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The National Weather Service has extended the high surf warning through Saturday for the north- and west-facing shores of Niʻihau and Kauaʻi.

The medical school was one of 11 teams selected to receive funding from the association’s Transforming Lifelong Learning Through Precision Education Grant Program.

Because the Waimea and Kapa‘a swimming pools are closed on Mondays, staff will observe the holiday on Jan. 20.

The office and its partners Culinary Institute of the Pacific and Culinary Institute of America are supporting Native Hawaiian culinary professionals by offering the 5-day intensive program at Kapiʻolani Community College in Honolulu and assistance to attend.

Thousands of Kaiser Permanente nurses and healthcare professionals across Hawaiʻi have announced a potential strike starting Jan. 26, citing insufficient staffing and stalled contract negotiations.

The clinics are aimed at helping Hawaiʻi’s sole proprietors and small business owners fortify their operations against online threats; the inaugural clinic — focusing on ‘cyber hygiene’ — is Jan. 21 via Zoom.

Firefighters swiftly extinguished a late-night blaze in Hanalei on Jan. 14 that engulfed a storage tent and spread to a nearby shipping container.

Planned road and single-lane closures for portions of Kukui Street and Niu Street are now slated Jan. 28-30, weather permitting; they are necessary for geotechnical subsurface exploration for proposed traffic signal improvements and installation of a utility pole in the area.

Wendy Hensel, who began her tenure Jan. 1, 2025, as the university’s president, framed her inaugural systemwide speech as an opportunity to reflect on progress while charting a clear path forward for the university.

Kauaʻi County said if trash in these areas has not been serviced by 3:30 p.m., leave the bin out.

The publication offers data about defense spending, workforce trends and local business participation, plus more, throughout Hawai‘i.

Event is set for Sunday (Jan. 18) at Anahola Beach Park, where volunteers will clean up Anahola Beach and the rocky coastline south of Anahola Bay.

Local artist Trysen Kaneshige helped transform the Kauaʻi Veterans Museum with three large, vibrant murals that preserving the stories of those who served on the Garden Isle.

The site — housed at Kapa‘a Armory — is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. by appointment only Monday through Friday, except on state and federal holidays; services are limited to motor vehicle transactions and transactions for utility payments, bus passes and tipping coupons.

It is yet to be determined if temblor swarms following Episode 40 of the ongoing episodic summit eruption that began Dec. 23, 2024, will impact lava fountaining activity at the surface.

A portion of the road in Kōloa will be closed from Jan. 19 through mid-February, weather permitting, for the installation; the project was originally slated to begin in November 2025.

The National Weather Service has extended the wind advisory through midnight tonight and is forecasting powerful wind gusts of up to 50 mph.

The award from the nationally recognized financial technology company gives the county department national distinction, highlighting its excellence in public-sector cash and liquidity management; achieving benchmark reflects a high level of stewardship and strong commitment to maximizing the value of public dollars.

State superintendent of schools reports to board that changes at federal level are an unknown variable in the budget equation for state, causing difficulty for Hawai’i education officials to find a solution.

The hiker was rescued off the Cliff Trail.