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The Hā’ena Beach Park Siren Tower, one of 55 siren towers on the Garden Isle, is scheduled for testing on Friday after Tuesday’s tsunami warning.

Last Thursday, the Kauaʻi Sea Scouts departed from Nāwiliwili Harbor for a cruise around the Garden Isle before a tsunami warning halfway through the journey made them change plans and go a mile offshore to wait out the waves safely.

Elton Ushio, administrator with the Kauaʻi Emergency Management Agency, said while he thought the response went well, “real-world threats like yesterdayʻs Tsunami Warning always test our collective readiness and limits.”

A significant traffic pattern change is set to begin on Aug. 4 at the intersection of Ōlohena, Kaʻāpuni, and Kaʻehulua Roads in Kapaʻa.

Namahana School is poised to fill a critical educational gap for the remote communities of Koʻolau and Haleleʻa beginning this school year. Come welcome the inaugural cohort Aug. 4.

The County of Kauaʻi Housing Agency will hold the fourth community meeting for the Kīlauea Town Expansion Project at the Anaina Hou Community Pavilion on Thursday.

Registration is open for First Tee Hawaiʻi sessions on Maui and Kauaʻi.

Following a sold-out run earlier this year on Oʻahu, the university’s Department of Theatre and Dance is bringing the hit show –– that still resonates with audiences today, nearly 30 years after it debuted off Broadway in New York City before becoming a global cultural phenomenon –– to Kauaʻi Community College Performing Arts Center from Aug. 8-10.

One lucky winner will recieve a trip for 2 to the festival on O’ahu at the end of October, including airfare for two on Hawaiian Airlines, a 4-night stay at OUTRIGGER Waikīkī Paradise Hotel, two priority access tickets to the Hawaiian Airlines Presents Decanted grand tasting and two tickets to Cirque Du Soleil ‘Auana at OUTRIGGER Waikīkī Beachcomber Hotel, a prize package worth a total $5,700.

The full-scale all-day “disaster” simulation involved a variety of drills, including hazardous materials decontamination, response to natural or man-made disasters, survey and triage operations, communications testing, and coordination of emergency operations.

A tsunami alert, flooding in Hanalei and a road closure due to a traffic accident with injuries hit the North Shore on Saturday and Sunday.

The plant named Pua Pilo, which is Hawaiian for stinky flower, finally bloomed on Monday, a day later than expected.

2025 Annual Membership Meeting is an opportunity for members to be updated about economic climate the electric co-op faces now after federal tax policy, other measures passed, as well as learn more about the utility’s activities and accomplishments from the past year along with its goals and plans for the future.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health has canceled the brown water advisory issued for Hanalei Bay, which was issued on Monday.

More than 800 people gathered last month during at Kōloa Landing Resort in Poʻipū to celebrate Hawaiʻi’s signature dish, with 1,000-plus pounds of locally-sourced ʻahi.

Salvin Hilario, 54, appeared in court on July 21, 2025 for the start of his trial in a deadly hit-and-run case, but the trial was postponed until Oct. 6 due to a change in judges.

After a period of relative stability, COVID-19 activity again is on the rise in Hawaiʻi, according to the latest data from the Hawaiʻi Department of Health. The data show activity at a medium level, meaning the virus is circulating at higher levels than would be expected based on historic trends.

The state agency advises beach users to stay out of waters when the water appears brown or murky, especially following storms or heavy rain.

Nine high school students received invaluable clinical experience and hands-on medical training through the Neighbor Island Medical Scholars Program this summer.

To help reduce the number of reusable items going to the landfill while clearing space at local thrift stores, Kauaʻi Resource Center will be hosting six collection events this year.