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Drivers should plan ahead for detours and traffic adjustments in the area of Pūhi Road between Hale‘ukana Street and Hanalima Street for necessary road work.

About $6.7 million is expected to be available for awards through the Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources program aimed at protecting and preserving land with natural, environmental, recreational, scenic, cultural, agricultural production or historic value.

Agency within Hawaiʻi Department of Accounting and General Services is still in the process of getting about 90,000 maps, some that go back to 1871, online so people can find them at their convenience for practical needs and to satisfy curiosity.

Kanoe Haneberg is pursuing an education degree to bring back to Kauaʻi and Keila Yael Santaella is bringing more opportunities to students through media production.

A preliminary Kaua‘i Fire Department report says firefighters — upon their arrival about 5 minutes after receiving the call Aug. 18 — discovered thick smoke coming from a shed; bystanders had quickly extinguished the fire with fire extinguishers.

The Department of the Attorney General urges nonprofits to exercise caution due to reports of scams involving fraudulent donation checks and refund requests.

The foundation, founded in honor of the late three-time world champion surfer Andy Irons, honored the inaugural recipients during a ceremony on Aug. 9 at Pine Trees in Hanalei.

As part of this outreach, officials from various county and partner agencies will be canvassing Kaumakani Camp, going door-to-door to share information on the “Be Ready, Be Set, Go Now!”

According to the National Weather Service in Honolulu, peak monthly high tides combined with water levels that are running higher than predicted will lead to minor flooding along the shoreline and in low-lying coastal areas starting as early as Tuesday afternoon.

On July 1, 2025, Cabral became the new  leader of Rotary District 5000, representing the Islands of Oʻahu, Maui, Kauaʻi, Lānaʻi, and Hawaiʻi, with over 1,500 members. 

A grand jury counsel is an attorney appointed to advise a grand jury on legal matters related to a case they are considering.

The Kaua‘i County Department of Public Works and its contractor, GP Roadway Solutions, will start work on Wednesday, which will continue through Friday.

Nine high school and college students spent the past 5 weeks in Hāʻena, performing community service work with Limahuli National Tropical Botanical Gardens and Hui Makaʻāinana o Makana during the monthlong paid internship.

Closures are scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 18-19, weather permitting, along portions of Hauʻaʻala Road, and are necessary to complete tree trimming and removal work.

The university’s statewide system of 7 community colleges — which includes Kauai’i Community College — is ranked 11th in the nation in a 2025 Wallethub analysis, which evaluated 653 colleges nationwide on 18 metrics, including tuition, graduation and transfer rates and post-graduation earnings.

Preliminary reports say the blaze consisted of trash and brush at an encampment on a hillside at the area outside Hanamāʻulu. It took firefighters about 10 minutes or so to get the blaze under control.

Friends of Kauaʻi Wildlife Refuges received $20,000 and Permanently Affordable Living — or PAL — Hawaiʻi was given $10,000 for its Beyond Housing program.

Yamasato, a former architect/building engineer in Japan, thinks effective science, technology, engineering and mathematics teaching should include learning experiences relevant and meaningful to the lives of students. She has made STEM commonplace at the elementary school.

Weeklong celebration at The Lodge at Kukuiʻula features global cuisine, exceptional wines and spirits, immersive wellness and movement experiences, along with live music from world-renowned artists.

Puhi Sewer & Water seeks the commission’s approval to increase total revenue by $1,183,858, or about 54% more than it collects now, which would represent a potential 7.82% rate of return.