Kauai News

The advisory is now in effect until 6 a.m. Monday (Jan. 12); however, another extra large northwest swell expected to swiftly build surf heights along the same shorelines above warning levels Monday.

The Anahola Epic 2026, the first mountain bike event held by MTB Kauaʻi, will be held Feb. 7 at Anahola Beach Park.

National Weather Service monthly rainfall summary shows nearly all locations around the island reported near to above average rainfall for December, with only a handful ending the year with above annual average rainfall.

The U.S. Navy installation on Kaua‘i earned the honor for excellence as the leading multi-domain integrated test and training range, providing vital support in the Indo-Pacific Region.

Proclamation kicks off a year-long campaign filled with opportunities for education, responsible recreation and volunteerism with goal of encouraging people to celebrate rich diversity of life in coastal habitats.

Spectre, an integral field spectrograph named as a nod to a connection with Olympic weightlifter and actor Harold Sakata of Kona, who played OddJob in the James Bond film ‘Goldfinger,’ after first light in 2028 will also deepen mankind’s understanding of explosive phenomena beyond our solar system.

Funding in the bill the U.S. House District 1 Hawai‘i congressman voted in favor of and passed by the House cover commerce, justice, science, environment, energy management and more that will help fight crime, protect natural resources and boost tourism throughout the islands.

Hawaiʻi Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program now shares monthly referrals with Women, Infants and Children via a new referral process to help identify families who might qualify but are not yet enrolled.

A total of $1 million will be awarded for fiscal year 2026-27; funding supports prosocial and prevention programs for Kaua‘i youth. Deadline to apply is 4 p.m. Feb. 17.

Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting.

Grow Aloha is continuing its free monthly plant adoption program until June 2026, providing residents access to native plants and Hawaiian heritage crops across the islands.

Hawai‘i Democrat while speaking on U.S. Senate floor condemned president’s illegal incursion into Venezuela.

The Conservation Dogs of Hawai‘i’s Kaua‘i Response Team trains canines to identify the scent of beetle breeding sites.

New study co-led by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and Southern California Superfund Research and Training Program for PFAS Assessment, Remediation and Prevention Center show synthetic compounds PFAS have potential to hike risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease by 3 times.

A total of 19 island businesses and entrepreneurs will be featured by Hawai’i Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism during the event Jan. 11-13 in San Diego.

The detour is associated with the state’s roadwork on Waimea Canyon Drive, which will require temporary traffic modifications during active construction.

Another NASA mission and experiment flying over the frozen continent that received heavy University of Hawaiʻi involvement seeks to decode universe’s mysteries.

“Never forget that leadership is earned every single day,” Interim Chief Kalani Ke told the promoted officers of the Kauaʻi Police Department.

While the mid-20th century episodic eruption and current ongoing eruption within the summit caldera of Kīlauea volcano on the Big Island share similarities, there also are several differences.

Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation reports Mayor Bryan Baptiste Bridge will be one lane each for northbound and southbound traffic beginning the night of Jan. 12.