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If a federal employee loses their job because of the shutdown, they might qualify for a forbearance on their home loan that would temporarily allow them to stop making payments.

Protests are scheduled in Princeville and Līhu‘e.

At Lydgate Park in Kauaʻi, local schools and conservation organizations gathered for a heartwarming return to the wild of three rescued Newell’s shearwaters during this fledgling season.

The nonpartisan initiative will help U.S. states and territories coordinate and address health threats across state lines.

After seven decades of filming every aspect of the natural world, the world’s leading natural historian and voice behind numerous highly acclaimed documentaries such as “Planet Earth” and its sequels “The Blue Planet” and “Our Planet” delivered his first-ever collaboration with National Geographic — the documentary “Ocean with David Attenborough.”

The cooperative as of Oct. 1 has partnered with Cooperative Response Center — a nationwide 24/7 contact center providing support to rural electric utilities — to accept after-hours and weekend customer service and emergency calls.

Keep in mind that these events are for residents only. Businesses, government agencies, nonprofits and farmers should not bring materials to these events and will be turned away.

This year’s fall fest featuring free keiki rides, inflatables, games, live entertainment, ‘ono food and beverages from local nonprofits and the Great Pumpkin Giveaway, is planned for Oct. 18 in Hanapēpē.

The lyrics of traditional Okinawan songs were found to record past climate and geological history of the Ryukyu Islands, now called Okinawa Prefecture, in Japan, according to a new study by a University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Earth scientist and fellow Ryukyuan music practitioners.

“By imagining a day without water, we gain a deeper appreciation for this vital resource and the importance of investing in the infrastructure that delivers it to our taps,” said Kaua‘i County Department of Water officials.

The County of Kaua‘i’s Department of Public Works and its contractor, Maui Kupono Builders, have begun road paving work on portions of Hoone Road in Po‘ipū. The project will run through Oct. 24 and require lane closures and single-lane contraflow traffic patterns. Motorists are urged to plan for delays, detours and limited access in the […]

The closure was in effect from Jan. 16 through Sept. 16 — a total of 8 months — and affected the Hāʻena-bound lane of Kūhiō Highway (Highway 560) at milepost 4.7.

The extension is because of delays in constructing the waterline and obtaining additional federal funding for unanticipated additional repair work.

Kauaʻi state lawmakers along with other Hawaiʻi and local officials will engage the public from 5:30 to 7 p.m. today in a discussion about new state legislation and funding, insights and steps residents and landowners can take together to strengthen the Garden Island’s resilience against wildfires.

The chocolate milk, marked with an Oct. 16 expiration date, was made and packaged outside the state and is being recalled because of potential quality control issues. It was sent to 11 schools around the Garden Isle.

Five unionized employees at Kaiser Permanente’s Līhuʻe Clinic have joined a nationwide strike, demanding improved pay and staffing solutions to protect patient safety following the expiration of their contracts on Sept. 30.

Dr. Alex Filippenko captivated about 330 astronomy enthusiasts on Kauaʻi with an engaging lecture exploring the universe’s earliest galaxies, discoveries made possible by the James Webb Space Telescope.

The goal of the project — which originated from a community visioning process in 2013 and was incorporated into the South Kaua’i Community Plan in 2015 — is to enhance safety and mobility for all roadway users.

Panel will accept community proposals for 2 weeks — through Nov. 1 — for how the new funding could be used to implement throughout the state.

Personnel with the Kapa‘a, Keālia, Princeville, and Līhu‘e fire stations as well as Fire Prevention Bureau, along with the on-duty battalion chief, responded to the incident, arriving just before 11 a.m. to discover a single residence in flames