Community

The East Kaua‘i Community and Circulation Plan is intended to build on previous community planning efforts from the 2018 Kaua‘i Kākou General Plan with a focus on the unique challenges and opportunities of the East Kaua‘i district.

 According to recent data from Kaua’i Deputy Fire Chief Roger Mills, there have been a total of 122 brush fires so far in 2024. That can be compared to 196 brush fires in all of 2023, 262 in 2022, 211 in 2021, and 193 in 2020.

This proclamation authorizes the use of government resources to protect public health and safety, property and natural resources. It authorizes the Adjutant General to activate the Hawai‘i National Guard to deploy state resources, as needed, to aid in fire suppression and evacuation.

The body is in an advantaged stage of decomposition, making it more challenging to identify the body.

Updates will be provided as more information becomes available.

Ballot packets are only mailed to active voters.  If you have moved and have not updated your voter registration, you must do so before you can vote in this election.

Pilot Guy Croydon, 69, was flying a Robinson R44 helicopter operating with the tour company Ali’i Kaua‘i Air Tours and Charters, when it crashed for reasons currently under investigation, on Thursday, July 11. Also on board were passengers James Quintua, 60, and his wife Amy Nichole Ruark Quinta, 53. 

The federal government allocated $149.5 million to Hawaiʻi to fund internet infrastructure buildout to locations with no or substandard access.

Kaua‘i Habitat for Humanity is working on several projects across the Garden Island that will when completed, provide affordable homes for more than 300 Kaua‘i families.

“On Kauaʻi in particular, a twin-engine turbine helicopter seems to be the prudent thing to use, but very few operators do because they’re more expensive,” said attorney Ladd Sanger.

Ke Ala Hele Makālae, “The Path that Goes by the Coast,” spans 8 miles, providing a paved, scenic route ideal for walking, jogging, biking, and skating, stretching from Lydgate Beach Park to Kuna Bay.

The helicopter that crashed was a Robinson R44 from the Ali’i Kauaʻi Air Tours and Charters company in Kauai. The helicopter had one pilot and two passengers aboard.

Salaries for security officers start at $60,000 annually and come with full federal employee benefits, as well as a $2,000 hiring incentive for all new employees.

The 25th anniversary of the Molokaʻi 2 OʻahuPaddleboard World Championships (M2O), presented by the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority is set to welcome an international field of athletes who will cover more than 32 miles across the Kaiwi Channel, launching from the coastline of Moloka’i and finishing on O’ahu.

The public is encouraged to take the Prediabetes Risk Assessment and talk with a health care provider about the need for additional testing. For people with blood glucose levels in the prediabetes range, participation in a lifestyle change program, like the Beat Diabetes Prevention Program, can lower the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. 

Fishermen on Kaua‘i and the Big Island will trial a new method of tagging ‘ahi, or yellowfin tuna, this summer.

Yelp has given Kaua‘i Sushi Station top marks two years running, citing elaborate presentation and ingredients sourced from Japan.

“We are disappointed that the Department of Health ultimately reversed course after initially selecting Falck to provide enhanced emergency medical services to Maui and Kaua‘i counties,” said Troy Hagen, chief commercial officer of Falck USA.

Kōloa contractor Goodfellow Brothers will be taking on the $12 million project which will have a new drainage system and improvements for pedestrians.

Kaua‘i man Stanley Masao Oshima, a 92-year-old veteran, received his high school diploma only one month ago – due to a selfless and secret act.