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Kaua‘i firefighters respond to multiple blazes this week; no injuries were reported
The first fire was reported on Tuesday shortly after 9:40 p.m. in Kekaha.
Julie Moss returns to the Ironman in Kona ‘To be that fearless 23-year-old again’
Ironman World Championship competitor Julie Moss reflects on 1982 race and her relationship with Hawai’i ever since.
All-female Ironman World Championship in Kona features a mom trying for 2 wins in row
Starting at 6:25 a.m. HST, women will begin the grueling 140.6-mile race at Kailua Bay. Following the 2.4-mile swim, athletes will transition to the bike for 112 miles and finish the race with a 26.2-mile run.
Kaua‘i Chamber of Commerce donates to Pacific Missile Range Facility for Navy Birthday Ball
The donation makes the ball, which is today on the birthday of the U.S. Navy, free for all junior sailors and lowers the cost for the other participants.
Reminder: Disposal of lithium batteries available at centers in Puhi, Līhuʻe
Products containing lithium batteries should not be disposed of with regular trash. When damaged, lithium batteries can cause fires.
Volcano Watch: The Great Hawaiʻi ShakeOut and the earthquake energy budget
The Great Hawaiʻi ShakeOut is an annual event for kamaʻāina and visitors alike to practice and prepare for when a large damaging earthquake hits the Hawaiian Islands.
8th Kauaʻi Chocolate & Coffee Festival to showcase Hawaiʻi-grown products
There will be free pumpkin giveaways for the keiki, lots of sampling, exhibitor booths featuring a variety of chocolate and coffee products from throughout the state featuring plenty of Hawaiʻi-grown products, local crafters, food trucks and more.
Free build a wa‘a model event this weekend at Kaua’i Ocean Discovery
In celebration of the traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa’s Moananuiākea voyage around the Pacific Ocean, participants will sand, decorate, assemble and float their wooden canoe models at activity stations outside Kaua`i Ocean Discovery.
Two-time Kaua‘i breast cancer survivor urges Congress to prioritize cancer care, prevention
While in Washington, Uri Martos of Līhuʻe met with members of Hawaiʻi’s congressional delegation to discuss the need for support of an increase in federal funding for cancer research through the National Institutes of Health, among other issues.
North Shore artists to share work in 14th annual Princeville Community Fine Arts Exhibit
This is a non-juried art exhibit open to all artists older than 18 years old who live on the North Shore, from Kīlauea to Ke’e Beach.
Several Southern California stops planned for Hōkūleʻa on next leg of circumnavigation of Pacific
The traditional double-hulled canoe, revered for reviving the lost art of Polynesian voyaging and navigation, has been sailing from Southeast Alaska down the Pacific Coast of North America since June as part of the Moananuiākea Voyage.
Limited play available at Wailua Golf Course through the end of this week
The limited play is necessary to allow the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture to spray coconut trees for the coconut rhinoceros beetle.
‘Keep your trees’: Experts battle tree-cutting misinformation in wake of Maui wildfires
Healthy, viable trees, especially native species, enhance environmental health and help mitigate fire risk. However, social media posts following the wildfires seemed to fuel the notion, and the calls, that people should chop their trees down.
Ohio film student follows researchers’ desperate bid on Kauaʻi to save ʻakikiki from extinction
Ella Marcil, who grew up in Hawaiʻi and is a digital media student at the University of Cincinnati, was commissioned by the Kauaʻi County Office of Economic Development to document the plight of the endangered native Hawaiian songbird.
Reminder: Online climate forum tonight
University of Hawai‘i oceanographer and climate change expert Christopher Sabine, who will give a presentation tailored to Kaua‘i during the Zoom meeting.
Get rid of old medications during National Drug Take Back Day
The collection will consist of a drive-thru drop-off service in the breezeway at the parking lot roundabout.
Hawai‘i Department of Transportation intends to declare traffic emergency zone on Kūhiō Highway
A traffic emergency zone declaration allows the state to expedite procurement and permitting to take action to construct improvements to protect access to the state highway.
Gov. Green orders U.S. and Hawaiʻi flags to fly at half-staff for lives lost in Israel attacks
To honor the lives of those lost, including Americans, that began with the attacks on Israel over the weekend, Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green has ordered the United States and Hawai‘i state flags be flown at half-staff at state facilities.
Pilot project will allow on-the-spot tickets, fines for Hawaiʻi resource violations
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Land and Natural Resources is putting together a three-month pilot project that will allow state conservation enforcement resource officers to issue on-the-spot tickets and/or fines for rule violations.
Broken water line forces closure of Hanalei refuse transfer station
Customers are advised to use the Kapa‘a refuse transfer station during this period.