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On Monday, the Kauaʻi House Delegation will host a community town hall about transitioning away from cesspools. Information will be provided about cesspools, alternative wastewater options, financing transitioning projects and the Kauaʻi County Cesspool Conversion Grant Program. The application period for the program began Aug. 28 and runs through Sept. 27. There is $2 million […]

Ocean Conservancy is calling for volunteers worldwide to join the 39th annual International Coastal Cleanup (ICC), the world’s largest beach and waterway cleanup effort, launching on Sept. 21, 2024. With plastic pollution at crisis levels, ICC organizers invite everyone who loves the ocean to take action by joining a cleanup in their area.

The concert features a special arrangement of Gustav Holst’s early 20th century classic, the seven-movement suite “The Planets.”

The Kaua‘i Sea Scouts is a youth development program founded in 2009 by father-and-son team Larry and Max Richardson.

During the most recent test on Aug. 17, the Surfrider Foundation revealed most of the streams were polluted with human wastes from cesspools.

Three questions in the survey asked about Coco Palms, but only the responses to the final question were included in the published public opinion report. 

Kaua‘i competitors registered as Corey Medeiros and Alexei Daunis now hold the lead for longest tilapia and third-longest roi, respectively.

The circumnavigation of the Pacific aims to begin a movement of “planetary navigators” who will work to ensure a better future for Earth.

“If you don’t deal seriously with climate change … If we don’t have some kind of ability to deal with the impact of climate, we’re gonna see this again,” Green said of the 2023 wildfires on Maui.

The Materials Research and Education Consortium will focus on challenges including reliance on costly imported fuels, resource and waste management, mitigation of the effects of soil erosion and ocean contamination.

Every market vendor will donate a portion of their proceeds to the Kaua‘i Humane Society.

The man was snorkeling about 100 yards offshore at 6:40 p.m. on Saturday, when he was separated from his party and went missing, according to the county report.

“Our DNA is trying to keep the lights on, but the world’s changed and we’re trying to adapt with it,” said Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative President and CEO David Bissell.

“KIUC may also choose to de-energize certain circuits based on changing weather conditions. These actions would be taken to prevent wildfire ignition and could occur without prior notice,” the electric company said.

In July, 93% of Wilcox Medical Center’s 159-member nursing team signed a petition calling for safe staffing ratios at their hospital.

County representatives first made the announcement in a 4:30 p.m. press release stating a fire had started mauka (inland) of the Kūhiō Highway, across from the post office.

When the police ended their two-day search on Aug. 9, family and friends of Dylan Wagner formed their own volunteer team and located Wagner’s body in just over one hour.

“You did not follow generally recognized professional standards, did not serve as a positive role model, did not maintain an appropriate adult/child relationship, and did not behave in a manner that contributed to a safe and healthy learning environment for students,” wrote DOE Superintendent Daniel Hamada.

The free event at Anahola Beach Park highlighted limu, or edible algae, important to Hawaiian culture and cuisine.

Below are excerpts from separate interviews with the four candidates in sixth through ninth, presented in order of their ranking in the primary election.