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The test supports ongoing efforts to strengthen Kauaʻi County’s emergency communication system, including the integration of new 4-1-1 data to improve the delivery of public information during emergencies

Community’s help needed to find infestations of ramie moth caterpillars, which are voracious feeders of māmaki leaves that quickly defoliate entire plants.

Hawai‘i Tourism Authority invests in locally driven initiatives that heal, restore and reconnect people with place.

Schools, public agencies, churches and private nonprofit organizations can apply to be Summer Food Service Program sponsors; organizations receive reimbursements for serving healthy meals and snacks at approved sites to children and teenagers, 18 years old and younger.

Members of the Kaua‘i House delegation will be taking leadership roles on the House floor and in committees, including House Speaker Nadine Nakamura and Majority Floor Leader Dee Morikawa.

“I wanted to come out here this year and start hot and not work my way into the season,” said reigning Charles Schwab Cup winner and PGA TOUR Champions Player of the Year Stewart Cink after his victory in the tour’s 2026 season opener.

Goal is to protect Hawaiian law, history and future generations; the case also is now even more significant considering the recent American invasion of Venezuela, threat to invade Colombia, Cuba and Mexico and threat to annex Greenland.

The association included in its 2026 legislative priorities proposed measures to establish statewide gun buyback programs and raise public awareness efforts along with better implementation of the state’s gun violence protective order law.

Joseph Himongala, a traffic crash reconstructionist and drug recognition expert with Kaua‘i Police Department, was off duty and on his way home only a couple of days before Christmas 2025 but still responded to the scene of the crash in which the child was ejected from the vehicle and in critical condition.

Five of the university flagship campus subject areas placed in the top 1% around the globe while another four garnered 2% honors in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject.

The community water quality event will focus on understanding harmful pollution affecting Kauaʻi’s coastal waters and how community-led efforts are turning data into solutions.

Small particles of volcanic glass strands called Pele’s hair and ash could be remobilized in areas downwind of the two eruptive vents at the Big Island volcano; widespread tephra fall also was reported in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park and surrounding areas, including communities to the north.

Kaua‘i Ocean Safety Bureau officials have posted warning signs and advise no swimming or other ocean activities at the beach park; they continue to monitor the area.

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

The Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts will select the grantee with the federal funding part of the America 250 celebration.

New University of Hawaiʻi research confirms that “Sharktober” is real, revealing a statistically significant spike in shark bite incidents in Hawaiian waters every October.

The resort in Līhuʻe is spotlighting local culture, cuisine and environmental stewardship with events open to guests and residents that include craft fairs and beach cleanups.

Since the ongoing eruption began a year ago, the Kīlauea summit region has been remarkably quiet from an earthquake standpoint, but that is changing.

The strike is scheduled to start at 7 a.m. Monday at the Moanalua Medical Center in Honolulu and will continue until a labor agreement is reached, according to the United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals.

The Division of Motor Vehicles staff continues to work with its vendors to restore full functionality as quickly as possible.