Kauai News Scheduled Kaua‘i lane closures on state roadways for May 10-16
Community Spoil Mom during Mother’s Day Night Market at The Shops at Kukui‘ula
Kaua‘i students honored during 2025 Citizen-Scholar Awards
This year's top honor for the Garden Isle went to Kaye Marie Alvarez of Waimea High School. The event recognizes outstanding academic achievement and community service throughout the state. May 10, 2025 · 01:00am
54-year-old woman missing since last week of April; have you seen her?
Heather Diamond, who has no permanent address, was last seen April 25 in the Līhu‘e area. She is 5-foot-4, with brown eyes and long brown hair.Hawaii News Maunakea telescope tunes into stellar symphony of nearby star
Hawaii News Lawmakers pass bill protecting calm waters, preserving safety of Hanalei Bay
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Intermittent lane closures extended on Puʻuwai Road, Poʻohiwi Road in Kalāheo
May is Wildfire Awareness Month
Water conservation request continues for some North Shore areas until further notice
State urges parents of incoming 2025-26 seventh-graders to schedule well-child visits
Update: Kaua‘i Fire Department crews clear scene of Kōke‘e brush fire; state crews to…
Repair work on one-lane Kīpū Bridge to further reduce lane width
Kauaʻi Water Department to open late May 9
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54-year-old woman missing since last week of April; have you seen her?
Heather Diamond, who has no permanent address, was last seen April 25 in the Līhu‘e area. She is 5-foot-4, with brown eyes and long brown hair.
Scheduled Kaua‘i lane closures on state roadways for May 10-16
Lane closure schedules can change at any time without notice. All projects are weather permitting. Check to see if any of the planned closures will impact your commute during the next week.
DMV to launch electronic road test booking system
New system that goes live next week will allow Garden Isle residents to book driving road tests easily online rather than having to call the division.
Kaua‘i students honored during 2025 Citizen-Scholar Awards
This year’s top honor for the Garden Isle went to Kaye Marie Alvarez of Waimea High School. The event recognizes outstanding academic achievement and community service throughout the state.
Spoil Mom during Mother’s Day Night Market at The Shops at Kukui‘ula
Treat the main maternal figure in your life to an unforgettable experience that will include shopping with Hawai’i-made vendors, dining, live music, free activities and more.
Maunakea telescope tunes into stellar symphony of nearby star
Stars are not silent, and like musical instruments, stars resonate with natural frequencies that astronomers can “hear” with the right tools. Asteroseismology allows scientists to use these frequencies to probe the interiors of stars.
Lawmakers pass bill protecting calm waters, preserving safety of Hanalei Bay
Senate Bill 1511 limits the size of vessels allowed in the Garden Isle’s iconic Hanalei Bay in a move to ensure it remains a safe space for residents and visitors.
Volcano Watch: 20 episodes and counting — lava fountains continue in Kaluapele
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory remains steadfast and vigilant as lava fountaining episodes continue at the summit of the Big Island’s Kīlauea volcano, maintaining its monitoring and livestreaming of the volcano to document the eruption’s evolution, inform hazard assessments and apprise the public of ongoing volcanic activity.
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AARP expert coming to Maui to teach consumers about fighting fraud
AARP presentations in Lahaina and Pāʻia on May 13 to focus on steps to fight fraud.
13 join Maui Police Department ranks after graduating with 97th Recruit Class
The new officers are Cal Alexander, Eduardo Antonio III, Jaydon Borawski, Aaron Delima, Amber Donnelly, Troy Huber, Kade Mac Donald, Rachel-Lee Scott, Nathaniel Steadman, Thomas Stevenson, Kalae Tom, Sione Vaivela, and Austin Viloria.
Aloha ʻĀina in Focus: New speaker series launches with cultural leader Walter Ritte, May 20
A coalition of ocean and cultural organizations announces the launch of "Cultures & Coastlines," a new speaker series focused on exploring the intersection of cultural heritage and coastal stewardship. The series debuts with "A Conversation with Walter Ritte: The Past and Future of Aloha ʻĀina," on May 20, 2025, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Maui Ocean Center's Sphere Theater.
Big Island News
Aliʻi Drive’s 90-day trial as one-way street to create free parking also is creating traffic woes
The trial was put into place to address the skyrocketing parking prices and limited free spaces that have become a problem for the downtown business district.
U.S. Coast Guard medevacs captain from fishing vessel offshore East Hawai‘i
The 68-year-old man had been suffering from severe symptoms from some kind of illness, such as abdominal pain and fever, for 10 days before he called watchstanders at Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu on May 6.
Hawaii County Surf Forecast for May 10, 2025
Surf along south-facing shores will trend up above average this weekend as a long period south-southwest swell arrives. Forerunners will begin filling in this...
