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A new website is providing Kauaʻi residents with essential information on pest identification, prevention, and treatment options consolidated together from local experts.

Hawai‘i’s U.S. Sen. Mazie K. Hirono praised the high court’s decision, saying: “They were conceived as another lever for Trump to consolidate power and intimidate our global partners — including some of our closest allies.”

Data suggest it is, though not in the same way as traditional left-behind regions.

Projects include a housing subdivision in ‘Ele‘ele, a housing expansion project in Kīlauea Town, and a shared-use path from Waimea to Kekaha.

Hawai’i House Committee on Transportation moved House Bill 1708 ahead with 7 yes votes; the bill would make a second DUI offense with a blood-alcohol content more than 0.15% — and within 10 years of a driver’s first DUI conviction — a Class C felony.

Visual observations have been a backbone of volcano research more than 2,000 years and remain fundamental to understanding how volcanoes work; advancements in technology even allow eruptions to be viewed from anywhere around the world.

Honorees are Albert Cadavona, Chrysanthemum “Christine” Erorita and Joseph “Jay” Perreira Jr.; they were recognized Thursday (Feb. 19) during the monthly meeting of Kaua‘i County Board of Water Supply.

A water service shutdown is scheduled from 9 p.m. Feb. 24 to 5 a.m. Feb. 25, affecting Poʻipū Road from the intersection of Waikomo Road to 3123 Poʻipū Road; and also on Pāʻānau Road and Hīkina Road.

Trash pickup is delayed due to staff shortages, but is still expected today.

Alternating traffic will be routed through the open lane from 8:30 p.m. Feb. 23 to 5 a.m. Feb. 24 for the crosswalk installation as part of the Rice Street Improvement project.

Conservation Dogs of Hawaiʻi demonstrated how specially trained canines are becoming indispensable allies in the fight against the invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle.

United States ProMiniGolf Association for the first time will host its annual U.S. Open in Hawai‘i, with the 28th contest hitting the greens at Kaua‘i Mini Golf & Botanical Gardens in Anaina Hou Community Park in Kīlauea, and you can even be part of the historic fun.

Postponed from Monday, Feb. 16, the full closure will take place on Hanalei Hill from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Feb. 23 through Feb. 27.

Hawaiʻi now has a 1 to 4,772 ratio of Social Security Administration field office employees to beneficiaries, one of the most challenging workloads in the nation.

The changes will take place now through June 15 during construction related to employee parking lot improvements.

Students who are selected each receive $20,000 throughout 4 years — or a pro-rated amount for fewer years — that can be applied to tuition, books, housing and other educational expenses; deadline to apply online is Feb. 23.

Those interested in serving in the vacant commission seat should submit an application along with a résumé and three letters of recommendation attesting to the applicant’s character and integrity no later than March 13.

The study reveals the origin and evolution of turbulence in the corona, a process long linked to coronal heating and the acceleration of the solar wind.

The planned $227 million resort called The Ohia, with an 84-room boutique hotel, a spa and 115 residential units, never broke ground.

The new deadline is March 13. Applications were originally due Feb. 13 for the two seats, which each is for 4-year terms from July 1 through June 30, 2030.