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The Waimea 400 Master Plan lays out a conceptual design and preferred uses of 417 acres in Waimea acquired in 2019 by Kaua‘i County. Affordable housing is proposed to comprise roughly 60 acres just west of Waimea Sunset subdivision. The final community workshop is Wednesday.

Port Allen-based tour and adventure company helps nonprofit reward its hardworking and dedicated volunteers with sunset Nā Pali Coast dinner cruise and then beecomes an Ocean Friendly Restaurant.

Lava fountains reach more than 1,000 feet, volcanic plume soars at least 5,000 feet before most recent phase of eruptive activity — that teased for several days — abruptly ends after just 6 hours and 10 minutes Sunday night.

Hawai’i U.S. Sen. Hirono, New York Rep. Meng introduce bicameral resolution officially marking May 2025 as Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, honoring the significant contributions the communities have made and continue to make to the United States.

The parade, which will cause road closures in Kalāheo, is to honor Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leināʻala and the 2025 Miss Aloha Hula, Jaedyn Janae Puahaulani Pavao.

32-year-old man visiting Garden Isle was rescued May 23 from beach after suffering an apparent leg injury in the famous areea of Nā Pali Coast along Kaua‘i’s North Shore.

Sen. Mazie Hirono, AARP will give updates and answer questions on the future of Social Security during a telephone town hall on Saturday, May 31.

As enthralling as each eruptive episode is, experts at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory watch just as closely at what’s happening between episodes.

In observance of Memorial Day on May 26, there will be no contraflow and lane closures unless otherwise permitted. Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice.

A U.S. District Court blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the Department of Education that would eliminate 50% of workforce.

US Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined in introducing a bipartisan, bicameral resolution designating May as “National Wildfire Preparedness Month.” The introduction of this resolution comes as recovery efforts continue following the devastating Lahaina wildfires in 2023 and the Los Angeles fires earlier this year.

The work is scheduled to occur from May 27-28, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., weather permitting.

Conservation groups and cultural practitioners are challenging President Trump’s April 17 proclamation that would allow U.S.-flagged vessels to fish commercially in the commercially protected Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument.

The Kauaʻi Animal Education Farm is hosting six weeks of a Summer Enrichment Program in Kapaʻa offers for children aged 8-14 to learn new skills and make friends.

Dr. Pascale Creek Pinner will be inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame next month, after a remarkable 37-year career at Hilo Intermediate School. dedicated to fostering a love for science among thousands of students.

Hawaiʻi residents are reporting a decline in their own health outlook and face escalating barriers to care, according to a new statewide survey released Wednesday.

Rehabilitated coral fragments damaged by a grounded luxury yacht more than two years ago were returned yesterday to Honolua Bay on Maui’s northwestern coast.

An update will be provided when the conservation request has been lifted.

While the Hawaiʻi Department of Health confirms no new measles cases, pertussis cases spike alarmingly with 108 reported, underscoring the critical need for vaccinations to curb these preventable diseases.

The Waimea and Kapa‘a swimming pools will also be closed in observance of the holiday.