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The vacation rental property management firm partners with Aloha Island Rentals for special holiday event that includes food drive to benefit Kaua‘i Food Bank.

The ordinance reflects Kauaʻi County’s ongoing commitment to environmental stewardship, waste reduction, and public health, while promoting practical solutions that minimize human impact on Kaua‘i’s coastlines and natural habitats.

The latest positive sample was collected Nov. 30 and follows an earlier detection of measles virus in Maui wastewater from samples collected Nov. 18 in Central and West Maui.

The Hawai‘i Crime Dashboard displays police-level crime statistics produced through the state’s participation in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program, using data based on National Incident-Based Reporting System standards.

“Understanding water quality is a fundamental challenge for everyone: it is key to assessing coral reef health and it is inseparable from human health,” said study co-author Nyssa Silbiger.

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The satellite internet system will help with communications during natural disasters that include wildfires, floods and storms, said Kauaʻi County Mayor Derek Kawakami.

Enrollment for Foundational Safety course now open; registration due by Dec. 19 for in-demand production training starting in January 2026.

Surf will build to 12 to 16 feet along northern shorelines, with 8 to 12 feet forecast along western shorelines; strong breaking waves and strong currents will make swimming dangerous.

All 10 University of Hawaiʻi campuses throughout the state will host spring commencement services in May 2026.

Jess Kiesel Lee, 43, of Kula, Maui, was sentenced last week by US District Judge Jill A. Otake to 40 months of imprisonment followed by three years of supervised release for possessing, as a convicted felon, explosive powder.

The month brought notably dry weather to Kauaʻi, with gages at Hanapēpē and Waimea Heights marking their driest November on record.

The Kauaʻi Resource Center reuse collection will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 19 at 3460 Ahukini Road in Līhuʻe.

A joint operation led to the arrest of Charles Aban on Dec. 5, as a suspect in a series of 25 vehicle break-ins near Kapa‘a trailheads.

The V3cam on the south rim of Kīlauea was buried under 50 feet of tephra, abruptly ending its livestream.

Construction was planned from Dec. 9 through Feb. 1, 2026, but has been delayed for an unspecified amount of time.

Once on the ground, the hiker was evaluated by Waimea fire personnel and American Medical Response medics but declined further treatment and was released.

The project is aimed at protecting the people and ecosystems of the islands from threats such as wildfires, drought, flooding, hurricanes, tsunamis, water contamination and more.

The West Coast Health Alliance, alongside major health organizations, strongly recommends continuing routine hepatitis B vaccinations for newborns.

Join U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz in a statewide telephone town hall on Dec. 11 to discuss key federal issues impacting Hawaiʻi.