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Kaua’i residents attending the town hall asked about many issues, including Immigration & Customs Enforcement operations, rising costs for farmers and the possible federalization of elections.

Men and women 65 years old and older who made meaningful and lasting contributions to the Garden Island are eligible.

Several local spots are expected to tune in with big screens, cold drinks, and game-day atmospheres for the Super Bowl beginning at noon today.

Recipients of the scholarship offered by Hawaiʻi LGBT Legacy Foundation are awarded $2,000 to support education-related expenses; applicants must be rooted in Hawaiʻi LGBT Legacy Foundation’s vision of hope, equality, unity and service to the betterment of Hawaiʻi and the people who live here.

The closures, in the vicinity of Kaua‘i Christian Fellowship, are necessary for the public’s safety and to allow The Cutting-Edge Land Clearing Solutions to conduct tree trimming along the roadway.

This session will focus on the security and privacy issues associated with artificial intelligence, providing a clear roadmap for integrating artificial intelligence tools ethically and effectively to stay one step ahead of sophisticated cyber threats.

While text messages disappear, a Valentine’s card endures; a handwritten message also carries thought — and heart — spanning miles.

Cooperative agreement between Navy and Friends of Kauaʻi Wildlife Refuges supports a multi-year project focused on expanding habitat for native seabirds and water birds as well as aviation safety at Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, all in an effort to reduce bird-aircraft strike hazards and advance long-term conservation on the Garden Island.

Using this new option reduces the risk of missed deadlines and will help ensure payments are on time; the partnership also reflects the county’s continued commitment to modernizing services and improving customer convenience.

More than 165 Hawai‘i public school students took part in the long-running civic leadership program, debating legislation, drafting testimony and meeting directly with state lawmakers about issues that affect their daily lives.

This project — which will require alternating one-lane closures from Kali Road to Ahukini Road from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday through Friday — involves replacing aging water main infrastructure to meet current water system standards, including fire flow requirements.

Committee members also moved forward Senate Bill 2203, which would prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing a mask or facial covering.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health reports a sharp increase in chickenpox cases on Kauaʻi, with infections doubling to 10 across four schools.

Phone scammers impersonating state officials and government agencies make false threats of investigations in an attempt to obtain sensitive personal information.

The Department of Health has canceled the notification of high bacteria after retesting the waters.

The annual Nā Leo Hiehie o ke Koʻolau, an annual hoʻokūkū ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, Hawaiian language speech competition, at Windward Community College on Oʻahu had 120 student participants from kindergarten through high school sharing memorized passages and original speeches delivered entirely in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi during the event at Hale ʻĀkoakoa (Campus Center), and hundreds of more are registered to participate in upcoming competitions on other islands, including Kauaʻi.

AlohaCare members — or their family members — are eligible to apply; the application period is open through March 16.

The discussion will focus on the national wildfire insurance crisis, triggered by wildfires throughout the United States during the past 5 to 8 years.

Village Harvest doesn’t just glean, or gather, from trees — it makes them, and you can help with their creation, too; air layering events are happening islandwide.

Residents, businesses, and other organizations can bring unwanted or unneeded items for reuse — including clothing, small furniture, kitchen items, children’s toys, books, and shoes — to the event from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 13 at Kaua‘i Resource Center, located at 3460 Ahukini Road, in Līhu‘e