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The results are in and it’s again time to prepare to batten down the hatches and get storm ready as the National Hurricane Center and Central Pacific Hurricane Center — along with citizen forecaster and administrator of the Big Island’s Puna Weather public Facebook group Harry Durgin — concur that something wicked this way could be coming.

Minor coastal flooding is possible for Ni‘ihau and southwestern Kaua‘i shorelines, affecting vulnerable low-lying coastal roadways, docks, boat ramps and other coastal infrastructure.

Otherwise, it was a night during which incumbents cleaned up in other state and federal Democratic primaries.

Current County Council chair Mel Rapozo was the top vote getter in the six candidate field for mayor, garnering 1,441 more votes than second place finisher Bernard Carvalho Jr.

Preliminary results from the Kauaʻi County Council race as of 10 p.m.

Kaua‘i Now provides the latest 2026 Hawai‘i primary election results for Kaua‘i County, including updated vote totals, candidate standings and key race results across Kaua‘i.

Patients seeking answers about their health are urged to think twice before trusting health advice from social media as fake medical endorsements become increasingly convincing.

Yamamoto attended Kaua’i Community College and will student-teach at ʻEleʻele and Kekaha elementary schools while pursuing an elementary education degree through a University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa hybrid program.

As Maui marks the anniversary of the deadly blaze, residents see hope in the rebuilding of homes but sorrow in the 102 people who died that they can never bring back.

A quick look at news happening throughout the state.

Lane closure schedules can change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting.

Kauaʻi’s competitive county elections are concluding today as voters choose who will move on to the November general election, with six candidates competing for mayor and 26 for the County Council.

The reluctance to vote for OHA is a complicated mix of Native Hawaiians who don’t want to participate in an American election system, non-Hawaiians who feel like they shouldn’t decide the agency’s leaders and voters who simply don’t know what OHA does.

Scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory are tracking changes in Kīlauea’s magma chemistry, which could provide insights into the varying heights of lava fountains and indicate a new period of taller fountains.

Firefighters treated the hiker at the scene and used a wheeled litter to carry the patient safely down to the trailhead.

“If you know something, please tell us,” Crime Stoppers Kauaʻi Board President Ron Wiley said. “No one will know the tip came from you.”

A quick look at news happening throughout the state and beyond.

The students from the Kauaʻi Community Correctional Center learned practical skills while building a classroom that will provide work opportunities when they are released.

Due to low turnout for elections from Native Hawaiians, two Big Island-born students developed a resource that connects the history of civic engagement in the Hawaiian Kingdom to modern voting.

Kupu, Hawai‘i’s leading conservation and youth education organization, announced today that it received a grant of $1.75M from AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism.