Kauai News

The Kauaʿi Police Department (KPD) received a law enforcement reaccreditation award that is considered the “Gold Standard in Public Safety” from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) on Nov. 13.

The state’s two-week average for new cases is 96 daily, with a 2% test positivity rate.

Hawaiian Airlines is now offering drive-through and walk-up COVID-19 pre-flight tests for its guests traveling to the islands from Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Portland and Seattle.

The Coast Guard rescued a swimmer who was swept out to sea off Ninini Beach Sunday.

All of the cases are travel-related and had negative pre-travel tests before arriving on Kaua‘i.

Hawaii’s two-week average of new cases is 95 per day, with a test positivity rate of 2%.

The Kaua‘i District Health Office reported five new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, one adult resident and four adult visitors.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health on Saturday reported 163 new cases of coronavirus, raising the statewide total to 17,098 since the pandemic began.

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation announced weekly road and lane closures for Nov. 21-27.

The Kaua‘i District Health Office reported five new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, two adult residents and three adult visitors.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health on Friday reported 95 new cases of coronavirus, raising the statewide total to 16,936 since the pandemic began.

The Kaua‘i District Health Office reported four new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, in three adult residents and one adult visitor.

Air Canada and WestJet are partnering with the state to implement the program north of the border.

Hawai‘i’s Safe Travels coronavirus testing program will remain in effect, but with an important change beginning next week. 

The Hawai‘i State Senate in their second special session of 2020 has confirmed the judicial appointment of Stephanie R.S. Char to the District Family Court of the 5th Circuit.

No new deaths were reported.

A full closure of Mailihuna Road is scheduled for next month to thru traffic between Kuhio Highway and Silva Road.

The University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Manoa will receive $958,613 from the National Institutes of Health to increase the reach, access and uptake of COVID-19 testing among Pacific Islander communities in Hawai‘i and Guam, U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz announced Wednesday.

The Kaua‘i District Health Office reported one new case of COVID-19 on Wednesday.

A Kaua‘i resident has turned to neighbors in search of a sailboat he uses that has been missing from Hanalei Bay since August.

The statewide two-week average for daily new cases is 88, with a test positivity rate of 2%. 

Kauaʽi Police Department dispatchers moved into a newly renovated Communications Center at the Līhuʿe Headquarters on Wednesday.

Community input is sought on how to reduce fire fuels for Pu‘u Ka Pele Forest Reserve.

COVID-19 cases on Kaua‘i continue to rise with two new reports of male visitors testing positive for the virus on Tuesday.

The program has been very successful, sending almost 100 tons of material to O‘ahu for reuse that would otherwise be landfilled.

The proclamation requires that all “hotel operators shall publish the COVID-19 Health and Safety Plans of each property they operate.”

A total of 1,212 individuals have been hospitalized as a result of COVID-infection.

The Kaua‘i County mayor has proposed two emergency rules to Gov. David Ige requiring additional safeguards in an attempt to avoid lockdowns and an opt-out of the state’s Safe Travels program.

The 15th COVID-19 emergency proclamtion issued Monday also extends and clarifies the statewide mask mandate as agreed by all four counties and the state.

One new positive case of COVID-19 was reported on Monday, Nov. 16.