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A 25-year-old man from Kalāheo who allegedly was under the influence of an intoxicant was arrested for a Saturday night hit-and-run in Po‘ipū that critically injured two teenaged girls visiting Kauaʻi.

The weather got chilly during the 90-mile, 10-hour sail to Hydaburg, that included traveling alongside a pod of humpback whales.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health recently released an update of comprehensive K-12 school guidelines regarding COVID-19 protocols.

The Alumni Makers’ Market is scheduled for 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 9 at The Royal Hawaiian Resort in Waikīkī on Oʻahu, with with nearly twice the number of alumni-owned small businesses planning to participate compared to last year’s inaugural event.

The Kaua‘i Committee on the Status of Women is proud to announce Skylar Stewar is the second place winner in this year’s Women’s History Essay Contest. This year’s essay contest theme was “Your silence will not protect you.”

Discovery after discovery, and observation after observation, whether by a single observatory or in collaboration with others locally, throughout the state or around the globe, have shown that Maunakea’s front row seat to Earth’s atmosphere and the cosmos is unparalleled.

Kūhiō Highway (Highway 560) will be intermittently closed at the Wainiha double bridges while emergency repairs are made to Wainiha Bridge No. 2 early this week. The repairs and closure are scheduled between 5:30 and 10:30 p.m. July 10.

I Ola Wailuanui members Pua Rossi, a professor of Hawaiian studies, and Fern Holland, an environmental consultant, will discuss the possible impacts of halting the 350-room resort on Kauai’s East Side and restoring the wetlands in the area, culturally and environmentally.

Kahanu Blackstad and Kiana Mertz will travel next week to Gillette, Wyoming, where they will compete the National High School Rodeo Association team finals.

Hawai’i Pacific University research scientists and students have simulated rainfall on Hawai‘i’s first plastic road to determine if the created stormwater runoff contains harmful leached microplastics and/or synthetic chemicals.

The measures Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green signed into law Friday are measures meant to strengthen protections for kūpuna and those living with disabilities, support caregivers and provide funding for state departments and agencies that offer services and educational programs for elderly and disabled residents.

The event, the fifth in a series of regional economic summits launched by the Biden-Harris Administration in January, was held in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration, U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S. Department of Energy, the National Asian/Pacific Islander American Chamber of Commerce & Entrepreneurship and local leaders.

The Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program, a two-phase initiative, provides grant funding to states, local governments, tribes, and territories to develop and implement plans for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful air pollution.

The measures Hawai’i Gov. Josh Green sent back to state lawmakers included bills relating to issues such as the state water code, the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, special purpose digital currency licensure, certification of documents and more.

Twelve international scientists from eight countries traveled to the Big Island to resume a training course about volcano hazards monitoring.

The RISE makerspaces were inspired by the “make space” at the University of Utah’s Lassonde Studios.

Native Hawaiians shared their stories about securing suitable housing and offered valuable perspectives to government officials about how to better address these pressing issues for current and future generations of Native Hawaiians.

Following the 2018 historic flood that damaged the Hanalei Base Yard, a project was initiated to construct a new office and garage for the Public Works Roads Division. However, the project expanded to encompass several other additions.

The bills the governor signed Thursday included measures focused on a range of issues, including vehicle weight, Safe Routes to School, driver’s license renewal and others.

Kauaʻi native Reiko Matsuyama will take over from Michael A. Dahilig as managing director of the County of Kauaʻi.