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Annual holiday Check-Out Hunger program supports Hawaiʻi Foodbank Kaua’i
This year’s Check-Out Hunger program will take place in supermarkets on Kauaʻi, Maui and O‘ahu from today through Jan. 20, 2023.
West Maui wildfire now 80% contained after burning for seven days
The fire has burned 2,100 acres since it was first reported in Kauaʻula Valley on Nov. 8.
Hawai’i Medical Service Association invests $25,000 for Hale ‘Ōpio Kaua‘i youth program
Hale ‘Ōpio Kaua‘i will use the funding for its Ke Kahua O Ka Malamalama after-school and intercession program.
Pacific Media Group and Hawai’i Visitors & Convention Bureau to launch Official Island Visitor Guidebooks
In 2023, Pacific Media Group will publish: Experience Maui, Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi; Experience Kauaʻi; Experience Oʻahu; and Experience the Island of Hawaiʻi.
Hawaiʻi surfing scientists conducting 3D research at epic Cloudbreak in Fiji
The team takes high-resolution images of the reef and uses a technique called photogrammetry to create 3D reconstructions that can be studied to help provide a better understanding of reef systems.
Lane closure scheduled for portion of Kōloa roadway
A portion of Maluhia Road will be closed from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 14-18, weather permitting.
Additional lane closures scheduled as Kapa‘a roundabout construction continues
The intersection of Mailihuna Road, Hau‘a‘ala Road and Kawaihau Road will experience temporary traffic shifts and temporary traffic control plans will be in place.
Learning Endeavors hosting free virtual GIS event for Hawaiʻi students in grades 5-12
The event features GIS professionals presenting live to students and educators about their work that uses GIS – Geographic Information Systems, also known as digital mapping software.
High surf advisory in effect for west-facing shores of Kauaʻi, Niʻihau
Impacts are expected to be moderate, with strong breaking waves and strong currents making swimming dangerous.
A UH Hilo study may find out if invasive gorse can help lower feed costs
At the University of Hawai’i at Hilo Farm in Pana’ewa, a new study in the works that would take a stab at trying to cull the scourge that is invasive gorse by investigating if it could make a viable feed for livestock.
Small brush fire in Kokeʻe quickly extinguished
The fire was reported near mile marker 4 along Waimea Canyon Drive.
Kauai Surf Forecast for November 12, 2022
A moderate size, short period north northeast swell (20-30 degrees) has been filling in this morning but has been a little underwhelming with relation to…
700-pound planetary rover in Hawaiʻi operated by drivers in California
PISCES program head Christian Anderson said it isn’t easy to drive a rover: “There’s planning and patience needed so you don’t go off a cliff.”
Oʻahu barge damages 15,000 corals in Honolulu Harbor; company to pay $1.1 million settlement
In May 2021, while dredging Honolulu Harbor, the anchors and cables of a barge operated by Healy Tibbitts Builders broke or damaged more than 15,000 corals and 140 square yards of live rock.
Service members thanked on Veterans Day by Hawaiʻi US Sen. Hirono and US Rep. Kahele
Members of Hawaiʻi’s congressional delegation thanked the US Armed forces for their service as the nation honors them on Veterans Day.
Dilapidated Uncle Billy’s Hotel in Hilo to be demolished next year
A condemned four-story building, which used to be Uncle Billy’s Hilo Bay Hotel on touristy Banyan Drive, is one step closer to being demolished.
Kaua’i police celebrate its five forensic nurses
The forensic nurse honorees were: Erin Carrington, Stephanie Huhn, Chelise Kaaihue, Charlene Ono and Ceisha Judd.
Kaua‘i Community College names Margaret Sanchez as interim chancellor
Margaret Sanchez succeeds Joseph Daisy, who is retiring on Dec. 30 as Kaua’i Community College chancellor after a 44-year career in education, including 21 years in higher education.
Are we alone? Keck Planet Finder on Maunakea captures first data in ‘exciting chapter’
On Wednesday night, a new planet-hunting instrument at the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea achieved “first light,” capturing its first data from the sky, a spectrum of the planet Jupiter.
Hawaiʻi respiratory virus rates rising early in flu season
The Hawai‘i Department of Health is reporting that cases of Respiratory Syncytial Virus and influenza are increasing in Hawaiʻi, in line with trends observed across the country.
