Hawaii News
8.7% Social Security increase could affect SNAP benefits for some in Hawai’i
SNAP eligibility and benefit amounts are based on income limits set by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Food and Nutrition Services.
Kauaʻi weekly lane closures: Dec. 31, 2022-Jan. 6, 2023
Hawai‘i Department of Transportation weekly lane closures for Dec. 31, 2022, through Jan. 6, 2023.
Hawaiian Church of Hawaiʻi Nei to hold workshops about iwi kūpuna repatriation
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ Iwi Kūpuna Repatriation and Reinterment Program is providing $50,000 over two years to The Hawaiian Church of Hawaiʻi Nei for a series of workshops.
Balloon releases now banned in Hawaiʻi to protect marine life
In Hawaiʻi, a new statewide law banning the intentional release of balloons — and the strongest such measure in the country — went into effect Jan. 1, 2023.
UPDATE: High surf advisory for Kaua‘i, Ni‘ihau now through 6 p.m. Wednesday
Surf along north-facing shores is expected to rapidly rise to 20 to 30 feet and 15 to 20 feet for shorelines facing west.
Volcano Watch: ‘Your job sounds so cool! How does someone become a volcanologist?’
There are as many different specialties within volcanology and as many paths you can take to get there as there are tools of the trade.
New warden named for Kaua‘i Community Correctional Center
Jerry Jona, who has been employed at the correctional center since 1999, will become the facility’s next chief administrator effective Jan. 3, 2023.
National Weather Service cancels high surf advisory for portions of Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau
The National Weather Service in Honolulu reports that surf has fallen below advisory levels.
$1.7 trillion spending bill has provisions to help Hawaiʻi small businesses, tourism
The recently passed $1.7 trillion Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill includes several initiatives to strengthen Hawaiʻi’s dominant tourism and small business economies and assist Hawai’i workers with their retirements.
Fireworks permits available for purchase at two physical locations
Fireworks permits can be purchased through New Year’s Eve, while supplies last, in person thanks to a pilot program launched by the Kaua‘i Fire Department.
High bacteria count notification for Wai‘ohai Beach canceled
Water sample retesting results show that enterococci levels no longer exceed the threshold level.
Zoom forum to provide information about proposed Green Amendment
Maya van Rossum, founder and leader of The Green Amendment for the Generations Movement, will lead the discussion.
Nearly $3M in micro-grants to help tackle food insecurity throughout Hawaiʻi
More than 30 of the grants awarded through the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture’s Micro-Grants for Food Security Program are coming to Kauaʻi County.
Gov. Green appoints seven, including first director of Wellness and Resilience
Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green appointed former Kauaʻi County Councilmember Jimmy Tokioka as Deputy of the Department of Transportation – Airports Division.
Missing Washington State woman located and safe
The Kaua‘i Police Department thanks the public for its assistance in locating Jessica Rose Lucero.
Cooperation on stewardship of forest and crop lands spans more than 125 years in Hawai‘i
Although two separate state departments exist today, the Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Department of Agriculture continue to maintain similar land stewardship principles that complement one another.
Kauaʻi Island Utility Co-op asks state for rate increase
The increase is designed to provide the co-op with about a 9.42% increase in its electric revenues.
Search ends for California man who went missing while swimming Christmas Day at ‘Anini Beach
The search for 56-year-old Prakash Shroff was suspended Wednesday afternoon after a four-day effort by land, air and sea to find him.
Just days left to comment about proposed use of mosquito ‘birth control’ to combat avian malaria
The public has until Friday, Dec. 30, to comment on a request from the state to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for an emergency exemption from the federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act.
Emergency relief period extended in response to Hawai‘i Life Flight accident in waters between Maui and Big Island
The governor extended the disaster emergency relief period through Jan. 6, 2023.
