Kaua‘i News

Experience the transformation of marine debris into art and music at the Kani Ka ʻOpala Summer Camp, organized by Anaina Hou Community Park in collaboration with the Surfrider Foundation Kauaʻi chapter.

The dealership’s Cap & Corolla Giveaway supports students, recent graduates and first-time vehicle buyers.

Kauaʻi County urgently seeks technical assistance because the Waimea River’s sudden westward shift threatens nearby homes and properties.

More than 52,000 breakfasts and 93,000 lunches were served as of June 30 at 74 participating public schools via U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Seamless Summer Option.

These reforms — which Hawai‘i Gov. Green signed during two separate ceremonies — help ensure people receive screenings, treatment and support they need without risking financial stability.

Residents on Kauaʻi are advised to prepare for minor coastal flooding through Tuesday, as the National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a Coastal Flood Statement.

The July 14-15 closure is necessary for scheduled maintenance, including installation of irrigation for new trees located along the Rice Street rock wall; it will only affect the basketball and pickleball courts.

Homestead Community Development Corporation invites food entrepreneurs to ‘be part of something local’ and join a vibrant food truck community at Anahola Marketplace.

A recent blessing commemorated the community-led effort by Hui Makaʻāinana o Makana and its nonprofit partner The Hanalei Initiative, in the funding and construction of the comfort station and accompanying septic system.

The 12th annual Mayor’s Event will highlight the leadership and impact of the outgoing term-limited mayor, who is now a Democratic candidate for Hawai‘i lieutenant governor.

New legislation, such as SB 2494 and SB 3253, aims to improve Hawaiʻi’s governance and support conservation efforts across the state.

W. M. Keck Observatory atop Mauna Kea on the Big Island and European Space Agency Euclid mission double known population of these extremely luminous distant galactic cores powered by supermassive black holes, including the two most distant ever found.

The training will require the department to be closed for the day.

June was a tale of opposite island sides for rainfall around Kauaʻi, with most windward rainfall totals near to just below average and leeward locations well below average.

“Every emergency response begins not with the arrival of police officers, firefighters or paramedics, but with the calm voice of an emergency services dispatcher, and today’s resolution recognizes that reality,” said Stacey Perriera, captain of Support Services Section and formerly the dispatch supervisor.

County of Kauaʻi residents can recycle automotive batteries for free at auto parts stores and retailers that sell these batteries.

Remember: Lane closure schedules can change at any time without notice; all projects are weather permitting.

The advisory was issued June 30 following a sewage spill of about 1,000 gallons at the facility located near Kūhiō Highway and Ma‘alo Road.

A quick look at news from throughout the state and beyond.

Though most of state’s day-to-day seismic activity occurs within volcanic systems, these widely felt — often offshore — deep earthquakes are not at all directly related to magmatic processes; learn more in today’s “Volcano Watch.”