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The limited-edition collection debuted at a public launch event on Aug. 20 at Bishop Museum’s Kaiwiʻula Night Market. The limited-edition collection is available online while supplies last.

Myoporum thrips were first discovered in the state in 2009, on Hawaiʻi Island, where they are now widespread. The invasive insect was identified on Oʻahu in 2018 and confirmed on Moloka’i in 2024.

Kaua‘i voters in 2024 approved an amendment to the Kaua‘i County Charter allowing high school juniors and seniors to actively serve and provide a youth perspective on county boards and commissions.

Kōloa, Po‘ipū, Lāwa‘i and Kalāheo roadways will be impacted by a combination of lane closures, full road closures and partial restrictions from early morning until early afternoon Aug. 31.

To celebrate Kaua‘i becoming the third island fully equipped with fiber, Hawaiian Telcom hired a local artist to work with students and beautify utility boxes across the Garden Isle.

Akemāmā Road users should plan to use an alternate route or allow extra time to get to their destinations because of the scheduled early next week.

Officer Arnold Cayabyab was awarded Employee of the Month for his work in high-impact cases a month before his retirement from the Kauaʻi Police Department.

Public can still submit testimony and comments online or by mail no later than Oct. 22.

Kauhale O Namahana is transforming Kīlauea with the construction of 11 new affordable homes, a project spearheaded by Permanently Affordable Living Hawaiʻi and Kauaʻi Habitat for Humanity, designed to keep local families rooted and connected.

A series of statewide events that aim to increase awareness, reduce stigma, and foster community support for Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month.

Officer Matthew VanAken rescued a hiker by carrying him over his shoulder for nearly a mile on the Kalalau Trail.

The Kauaʻi County Planning Department invites artists, designers, and architects to design a lasting monument honoring the victims of the 1924 Battle of Hanapēpē.

Nearly $172 million was given during fiscal year 2025, by nearly 18,000 donors, that will fuel student scholarships, faculty and academic research and more throughout the university’s statewide 10-campus system.

The Kaua’i Fire Department responded to a call regarding a distressed Illinois visitor on the Kalalau Trail.

Hawai‘i Department of Transportation is conducting an environmental study for these improvements to the highway between Anonui Street and Maluhia Road.

The celebration honored renowned Kaua‘i storyteller, historian and community leader Aletha Goodwin Kaohi, who died in 2024 at age 93, with a special screening of the documentary “Aletha.”

Participation in this year’s statewide Hawaiʻi State Public Library System’s Summer Reading Challenge surged 44%.

Firm sponsors three neighbor island squads, Including the Kaua‘i Flag Football team on the Garden Isle.

The new mural also will memorialize Eric Larson, a part of the Hawaiʻi State Public Library System on Kauaʻi for 14 years. He died in June just months after retiring.

Kanoe Haneberg is pursuing an education degree to bring back to Kauaʻi and Keila Yael Santaella is bringing more opportunities to students through media production.