Kauai News

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health Food and Drug Branch is following up with local pet stores to ensure the recalled products are no longer available for sale.

The event at the Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall in Līhu‘e centered on issues for women, children and the local community.

The Kauaʻi Police Commission is considering disciplinary measures for Police Chief Todd Raybuck after he left his gun unattended in a bathroom earlier this year. The incident occurred in March when Raybuck reportedly left his gun between the handicapped assist railing and the wall in a police station bathroom. A Kauaʻi police officer found it […]

Nearly 90 Hawaiian monk seals were entangled in ghost nets between 2006 and 2014 in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

The Kaua‘i Fire Department is partnering with the Kaua‘i Philippine Cultural Center to host the event, which will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

“By granting the department with the ability to process these permits independently, we relieve the counties of this burden, fast-tracking [the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands’] ability to expedite services to its beneficiaries,” said Department of Hawaiian Home Lands program specialist Timothy Hiu.

Sparks from a broken overhead line ignited unmaintained vegetation off Lahainaluna Road morning of Aug. 8, 2023, leading to chain of events that leveled historic West Maui town and killing at least 102 people, according to an official origin-and-cause report released today by the Maui County Department of Fire and Public Safety.

Crews from the Kaua‘i County Department of Parks and Recreation and Department of Public Works will be working Thursday and Friday.

“We encourage all voters to sign up for ballot notifications. This will let voters know when to expect their mail ballot packet to be delivered, as well if their voted ballot has been received and accepted for counting.” — Hawai‘i Chief Election Officer Scott Nago

The extension was made to accommodate excavation and waterline work as part of the Kalāheo Water Systems Improvements Project.

Attorney Keith Kiuchi — who is representing a mortgage broker who claims he’s owed $1 million by previous developer Coco Palms Hui  — filed a motion asking Fifth Circuit Court Judge Randal Valenciano to grant a preliminary injunction ordering current developer Reef Capital Partners to stop all work at the property.

Second partial solar eclipse of the year will already be underway as the islands gree the dawn.

An autopsy is pending to determine the exact cause of death; however, foul play is not suspected.

The Hawai‘i Office of Elections says the in-person test was administered by official observers who serve as “the eyes and ears” of the public and represent various political parties, community groups and interested individuals.

The officers on June 22 found a vehicle precariously situated partway down a North Shore cliffside.

Julian Vasquez Heilig is in the midst of a three-day campus tour. Wendy F. Hensel made the same statewide trip last week.

Local community organizations on Kauaʻi are hosting two public forums this week to give residents an opportunity to hear from the candidates running for County Council before the General Election on Nov. 5. The forums will be held Oct. 2 and 3, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Kaua’i Memorial Convention Hall in […]

Few are familiar with a key participant in local emergency response, Hawai‘i Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster.

Music legend Kris Kristofferson who is remembered as an artist, singer, songwriter, actor and activist, passed away peacefully surrounded by family in his home on Maui, Saturday, Sept. 28. He was 88 years old.

There will be no exercise or drill accompanying the test.