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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.

Resort on Kauaʻi’s South Shore near Poʻipū hosted its annual bon dance earlier this month; funds raised support educational journeys of its employees and their ʻohana.

Lane closure schedules can change at any time without notice. All projects are weather permitting. Will any of these planned closures impact your commute or fun? Take a look and plan ahead now.

The committee — which includes Kaua‘i and Ni’ihau lawmaker and Hawai‘i Senate President Ronald Kouchi — conducts neighbor island site visits every 2 years, using information members receive during the visits to guide future collective decision-making.

Residents can share their priorities for tourism with free, online input sessions this August to help shape the plans for the state and each island.

The grants-in-aid program is aimed at supporting distinctive cultural, social, or economic needs.

The Kaua’i County Department of Public Works and Hiʻilawe Construction LLC on Thursday held a blessing for the Hanapēpē road project that will enhance infrastructure and safety.

Suspects allegedly broke into Righteous Roots Smoke Shop during the early morning hours of July 10, 15 and 25 and stole merchandise with a total estimated value of several thousand dollars.

Some of the Big Island’s past explosive eruptions happened when magma erupted through groundwater or lake in a summit crater. Read this week’s ‘Volcano Watch’ to learn more now.