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    • Three candidates have filed so far for Kauaʻi Mayor in the 2026 election: L-R Mel Rapozo, Felicia Cowden and Bernard Carvalho Jr. (Photos: Kauaʻi County)

    3 candidates now running to replace term-limited Derek Kawakami for Kauaʻi mayor

    County Councilmember Felicia Cowden officially entered the Kauaʻi mayor race, joining former mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. and County Council Chair Mel Rapozo.

    Kauai News UPDATE: High surf advisory for east-facing shores of Kauaʻi canceled

    Kauai News Okinawa and Kauaʻi lifeguards spend week exchanging lifesaving knowledge, culture

    UPDATE: Flood watch extended through tonight for Kaua‘i, Ni‘ihau as unstable weather conditions persist

    Heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms will continue to be possible overnight. The trough axis should lift north of the area by Sunday morning, which should diminish the flooding threat. February 21, 2026 · 05:15pm

    Resource hub to support Kauaʻi against the growing threat of coconut rhinoceros beetle

    A new website is providing Kauaʻi residents with essential information on pest identification, prevention, and treatment options consolidated together from local experts.

    Business US Supreme Court strikes down Trump tariffs for being unconstitutional

    Business Insights: Is Hawaiʻi being left behind

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    UPDATE: Flood watch extended through tonight for Kaua‘i, Ni‘ihau as unstable weather conditions persist

    Heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms will continue to be possible overnight. The trough axis should lift north of the area by Sunday morning, which should diminish the flooding threat.

    3 candidates now running to replace term-limited Derek Kawakami for Kauaʻi mayor

    County Councilmember Felicia Cowden officially entered the Kauaʻi mayor race, joining former mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. and County Council Chair Mel Rapozo.

    UPDATE: High surf advisory for east-facing shores of Kauaʻi canceled

    National Weather Service in Honolulu reports surf along eastern shorelines has fallen below advisory levels.

    Okinawa and Kauaʻi lifeguards spend week exchanging lifesaving knowledge, culture

    Okinawan lifeguards completed a weeklong Lifeguard Exchange Program with Kauaʻi ocean safety personel that fostered international collaboration in ocean safety.

    Resource hub to support Kauaʻi against the growing threat of coconut rhinoceros beetle

    A new website is providing Kauaʻi residents with essential information on pest identification, prevention, and treatment options consolidated together from local experts.

    US Supreme Court strikes down Trump tariffs for being unconstitutional

    Hawai‘i’s U.S. Sen. Mazie K. Hirono praised the high court’s decision, saying: “They were conceived as another lever for Trump to consolidate power and intimidate our global partners — including some of our closest allies.”
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    UPDATE: Flood watch extended through tonight for Kaua‘i, Ni‘ihau as unstable weather conditions persist

    Heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms will continue to be possible overnight. The trough axis should lift north of the area by Sunday morning, which should diminish the flooding threat.

    Insights: Is Hawaiʻi being left behind?

    Data suggest it is, though not in the same way as traditional left-behind regions.

    Measure aimed at hiking DUI penalties for highly intoxicated drivers advances

    Hawai’i House Committee on Transportation moved House Bill 1708 ahead with 7 yes votes; the bill would make a second DUI offense with a blood-alcohol content more than 0.15% — and within 10 years of a driver’s first DUI conviction — a Class C felony.

    Volcano Watch: A sight to see; maintaining Hawaiian Volcano Observatory’s webcams during a historic eruption

    Visual observations have been a backbone of volcano research more than 2,000 years and remain fundamental to understanding how volcanoes work; advancements in technology even allow eruptions to be viewed from anywhere around the world.

    Social Security services in Hawaiʻi at risk with staffing down to 66 workers in field offices

    Hawaiʻi now has a 1 to 4,772 ratio of Social Security Administration field office employees to beneficiaries, one of the most challenging workloads in the nation.

    Students seeking degree in business, related fields can apply for 2026 Fukunaga Scholarship

    Students who are selected each receive $20,000 throughout 4 years — or a pro-rated amount for fewer years — that can be applied to tuition, books, housing and other educational expenses; deadline to apply online is Feb. 23.

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    Hawaii County Weather Forecast for February 22, 2026

    An upper level trough anchored over the islands will maintain high chances for periods of statewide moderate to locally heavy rainfall. Weather conditions...

    Hawaii County Surf Forecast for February 22, 2026

    Surf along exposed east facing shores will steadily lower through Sunday as the winds diminish locally and upstream of the state. Surf along exposed north and...

    UPDATE: Winter weather advisory extended as hazardous conditions persist atop Big Island summits

    An upper level disturbance will continue to produce periods of the hazardous wintry mix through tonight to the summits. Up to 2 inches of new snowfall is possible along with the icing mix.

    UPDATE: Police report Hawaiʻi Belt Road is reopen to all traffic at Kaʻawaliʻi Gulch

    Part of the roadway south of Paʻauilo was closed several hours while materials from an unsecured load that fell and blocked one lane had to be removed.

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    Maui Surf Forecast for February 22, 2026

    Surf along exposed east facing shores will steadily lower through Sunday as the winds diminish locally and upstream of the state. Surf along exposed north and...

    Flood Warning until 11 p.m. for Maui; Flood Advisory until 8:45 for Molokaʻi

    The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for the island of Maui in Maui County until 11 p.m. At 8:16 p.m., radar showed heavy rain over Hāna, falling at a rate of 2 to 4 inches per hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

    Seabury Hall Performing Arts presents Kodachrome by Adam Szymkowicz

    Seabury Hall Performing Arts will present Kodachrome, a thoughtful and engaging play by Adam Szymkowicz, directed by Marsha Kelly, for one weekend only, March 6–8, at the ʻAʻaliʻikūhonua Creative Arts Center on the Seabury Hall campus in Makawao.

    $4.6M to restore coral reef in American Samoa

    A new $4.6-million multi-institute collaborative project to help grow coral restoration capacity in American Samoa will begin in early 2026, leveraging more than two decades of coral heat tolerance studies to inform a restoration with resilience approach.