Kauaʻi Coffee Co. secures 15-year lease, ensuring future of the largest U.S. coffee farm

A 53-year-old woman was swiftly rescued from Waiapoʻo Falls Trail in Kōkeʻe State Park on Wednesday after suffering an ankle injury.

Society chief executive officer and pwo navigator Nainoa Thompson named first international ambassador of Tainui Ātea.

A major fire at the Pacific Concrete Cutting & Coring Inc. scrap metal storage facility in Līhuʻe demanded a multi-agency response, as firefighters battled to control the blaze and prevent further damage on Wednesday.

The agreement ends two years of negotiations between the parent company of the coffee farm and the Colorado-based landowner that purchased the 3,100 acres in 2022.

Fireworks and firecrackers are allowed to be ignited only from 1 to 9 p.m. July 4 on private property. The use of fireworks on public property — including streets, sidewalks and parks — is illegal.

New endowment will expand peer tutoring and empower student voices throughout the university’s flagship campus on Oʻahu.

Society chief executive officer and pwo navigator Nainoa Thompson named first international ambassador of Tainui Ātea.

The Special Olympics Hawaiʻi team — including Bradley McDermott-Sa of Kauaʻi, who placed sixth June 24 in the singles bowling competition — has 16 athletes, two Unified Partners and their coaches representing the Aloha State in Minneapolis, Minn.

However, number of non-agricultural jobs throughout the islands Increased by total of 4,000, or 0.6%, compared with the same month in 2025; nonfarm jobs jumped by 1,900 from April to May this year.

The Food and Drug Branch advises consumers to verify that they possess MorningStar Farms Buffalo Chik’n Nuggets and Hot and Spicy Sausage Patties and stop using them immediately.

Interisland movement restrictions change after almost every island with commercial coffee production is infested with the coffee berry borer.

“With [National Institutes of Health’s] continued support, we can now translate those lessons into evidence-based strategies that improve disaster preparedness, recovery and resilience for communities facing future disasters,” said University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Thompson School of Social Work and Public Health Dean Alex Ortega.