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However, the service is NOT available at Kapa‘a transfer station since it remains closed through December, and it is only for residential use; businesses must bring metal materials to Puhi Metals Recycling Facility for a fee.

The Hā’ena Beach Park Siren Tower, one of 55 siren towers on the Garden Isle, is scheduled for testing on Friday after Tuesday’s tsunami warning.

61-year-old Joy Pigao of ʻEleʻele, a former board member and executive director for the Kaua’i nonprofit, received 90 days in jail plus 4 years probation, and was ordered to pay more than $34K in restitution to the nonprofit.

Last Thursday, the Kauaʻi Sea Scouts departed from Nāwiliwili Harbor for a cruise around the Garden Isle before a tsunami warning halfway through the journey made them change plans and go a mile offshore to wait out the waves safely.

Tsunami waves generated by distant earthquakes take hours to reach the Hawaiian Islands, giving people time to evacuate vulnerable areas. Local tsunami, however, do not need to travel far to reach our shores, leaving a much shorter time to respond.

Hawai‘i U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz launches online guide to learn more about how major changes to health care, food assistance and other services, as well as education and taxes, will affect thousands of island residents because of the new fedeal tax law.

Elton Ushio, administrator with the Kauaʻi Emergency Management Agency, said while he thought the response went well, “real-world threats like yesterdayʻs Tsunami Warning always test our collective readiness and limits.”

Shipping company’s operations at ports in Hilo, Kawaihae on Big Island and Nāwiliwili on Kaua‘i are open again; barges from Honolulu arrived at Kawaihae and Nāwiliwili on July 29, but not all cargo was discharged and none was loaded back from either port.

“Our hotels’ ability to mobilize even before an official warning was issued, and their seamless coordination with state and county officials, truly highlights our unwavering commitment to the safety of our guests, employees and our communities,” said Hawai‘i Hotel Alliance President Jerry Gibson in a release.

Aimed at helping communities recover from major disasters more quickly, the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act was introduced and written by Hawai‘i Democrat U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz and Maine Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.

The new laws range from rental vesseel registration requirements and vessel access to Hanalei Bay along the Garden Isle’s North Shore to size limits for wastewater services and a public lottery to lease public lands for recreation-residence use.

Based on all available data, a tsunami is not expected to strike the State of Hawai’i.

Green said earlier Tuesday afternoon that the state was bracing for “significant damage along the coastlines.”

A significant traffic pattern change is set to begin on Aug. 4 at the intersection of Ōlohena, Kaʻāpuni, and Kaʻehulua Roads in Kapaʻa.

Both Division of Motor Vehicles offices will be temporarily closed all day for staff training on Wednesday, Aug. 6.

Namahana School is poised to fill a critical educational gap for the remote communities of Koʻolau and Haleleʻa beginning this school year. Come welcome the inaugural cohort Aug. 4.

Matson announced the decision in a July 14 letter to customers, citing a fire risk posed by the large lithium-ion batteries used to power the vehicles.

The County of Kauaʻi Housing Agency will hold the fourth community meeting for the Kīlauea Town Expansion Project at the Anaina Hou Community Pavilion on Thursday.

First responders completed a complicated rescue of a visitor from Hanakāpī‘ai Falls Sunday afternoon.

Public can call (808) 755-8516, or (808) 652-7837 in an emergency while Hawaiian Telcom works to resolve the issue.