Kaua‘i News

Kauaʻi ʻUkulele Festival will feature live entertainment including well-known and emerging artists along with an opportunity to meet and engage with the island’s local ʻukulele community; luthiers will also be onsite, and there are several workshops planned this year the day before the festival.

Annual Hoʻolauleʻa on Sunday, April 5, kicks off the weeklong celebration of everything Hawaiian on the Big Island in Hilo, with competition in the ‘Super Bowl of hula’ beginning Thursday, April 9, with Miss Aloha Hula contest.

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

First responders with Kaua‘i Fire Department Rescue 3 aboard Air 1 responded shortly before 4 p.m. April 3 to the incident involving 63-year-old woman visiting from New York.

Crews will be installing a water line as part of the Hanalei Water Line Improvements Project, weather permitting.

Celebrate, learn and be inspired by the people and practices that mālama the Garden Isle; there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

The state of Hawaiʻi has launched an interim Disaster Case Management Program, connecting victims of the recent Kona Low storms with 40 trained case managers to aid in assessing needs and developing recovery plans

Join the Pacific Birds Habitat Joint Venture and partners at the Kukui Grove Shopping Center on April 4 for a free community event celebrating conservation efforts for the endangered ʻalae ʻula.

After Episode 44 ends, assuming activity is similar to the first 43 episodes, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory will lower alert level and aviation color code for Kīlauea one level lower than the current norm, to Advisory and Yellow, respectively.

Kaua‘i first responders discovered the hiker at Hanakāpī‘ai Falls.

The project continues until May 1, weather permitting, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Kauaʻi County urging residents to familiarize themselves with evacuation zones and routes to improve preparedness in the event of a sudden tsunami for Tsunami Awareness Month.

An emergency relief program offers loans and payment deferrals to aid members grappling with the recent Kona Low storm floods and ongoing financial challenges.

According to the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center’s Hawaiʻi Tumor Registry, approximately 700 men and women are diagnosed with the disease, and 225 people die from it each year.

Specialty stores in Hawaiʻi – Down to Earth stores and Hanalei Market– sold the shredded and block forms of Raw Milk Cheddar Cheese, which was recalled for potential E. coli O157:H7 contamination.

Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship Program successfully recruits and nurtures professionals-in-training for the state’s most needed primary and mental health care disciplines; they are prepared to deliver quality, culturally informed health services.

Proof-of-concept launches statewide network to grow Hawai‘i’s healthcare workforce.

Gov. Josh Green announced the nomination of Vladimir Devens to serve as Chief Justice of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court. Devens, who has served as an associate justice since 2024, brings more than three decades of legal experience to the role, including extensive work in civil litigation and public service.

This is the third traffic fatality on the Garden Island this year.

The project focuses on a 5-acre riparian and pūnāwai area that feeds into the broader wetland system and ultimately into Alakoko loko iʻa; it is a key freshwater source that helps maintain the balance needed for the fishpond to function.