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The supportive housing model is intended to provide low-cost rental housing to Kaua‘i residents experiencing homelessness or who are at imminent risk of becoming homeless.

While hula is emblematic of Hawai‘i, it is far less known that puppetry is a tradition within the world-famous form of dance.

The workday marks the first anniversary of a wildfire that threatened nearby neighborhoods when fast-moving flames prompted the precautionary evacuations of area homes.

Assessors play a direct part in your everyday life by determining the value of real property which is used for taxation purposes. Revenue from real property taxes is used to provide services such as law enforcement and fire protection, road construction and many others that benefit the entire community.

Holomua Collective in collaboration with Kaua‘i County is hosting a free event Sept. 26 to teach Garden Island residents how their government works so they can have more engaging civic lives.

The Kaua‘i Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating a 37-year-old woman from Washington, was last seen in Kōloa Saturday morning, Sep. 21.

GoFarm Hawai‘i promotes the production of fresh, locally-grown produce in a state that imports about 90% of its food.

State personnel and partners will get to work building a $384,400 coral nursery on the Garden Isle this January.

Nicole Schafer Crane, who took the helm 4 years ago, led the organization through the COVID-19 pandemic and played a critical part in many of its recent intitiatives and successes, is stepping down and will return to the East Coast.

The center will offer comprehensive support services for Kauaʻi Community College students transferring to 4-year programs at UH campuses on Oʻahu in Mānoa and West Oʻahu and UH-Hilo on the Big Island.

Annalise ‘Anna’ Kindstedt will support HILT’s conservation projects and ʻāina-based learning experiences.

Kawakami’s office has confirmed he intends to run for the Kauaʻi Senate seat in 2026, with the support of the current seat holder, Ron Kouchi.

 A fire broke out at a local lawn mower store in downtown Kapaʻa late Monday evening, and Kauaʻi fire and police crews worked into the night to full extinguish the blaze.

The three children, estimated to be in eighth grade, have been charged with first-degree terroristic threatening for the video.

The nurses of Wilcox Medical Center are holding a candlelight vigil to stand in solidarity with the nurses of Kapi‘olani Medical Center on Monday, Sept. 16, who were recently “locked out” following a one-day strike amid contract contention. As reported by Hawai’i News Now, the one-day strike concluded Saturday, Sept. 14, at 6:59 a.m. About […]

Several small brush fires were extinguished by firefighters in the area of Kalepa Ridge in Hanamā‘ulu on Sunday, Sept. 16, which the Kauaʻi Fire Department believes were intentionally set. “Wildfires remain a top concern for communities statewide,” said Kaua‘i Fire Chief Michael Gibson in a statement. “There really is no excuse for this type of […]

This is the first forum in a series of online and in-person events that will lay the groundwork for a broader understanding of Hawaiʻi’s State Budget.

In addition to this fun event, The Hanalei Initiative also has worked on local improvement projects, including a planned building conversion into workforce housing.

Proposals must identify a deficiency, problem, or need within the Kaua‘i community and deploy an innovative community project.

The Wai‘oli Nuhou corporations preserve the Grove Farm and Waioli Mission House museums, and other properties, buildings and collections on Kaua‘i.