Kauai News

The proposed $50 annual green fee for visitors would fund conservation efforts across Hawaiʻi. 

It’s estimated another 20 to 30 feet of movement seaward will be needed before the luxury yacht is clear of the rocky coastline just outside the Honolua-Mokulē’ia Marine Life Conservation District on Maui.

Researches are studying the ‘io, which is one of two raptors native to Hawai‘i. The other is Pueo, the Hawaiian short-eared owl.

In the past, Hawaiʻi had 750 different species of kāhuli. Now, 60% have gone extinct and some entire families have disappeared from the islands.

On Feb. 5, red sprites briefly — and we mean briefly — danced before the eyes of people watching the Subaru-Asahi Star Camera at the Subaru Telescope atop Maunakea on the Big Island.

Over the past two decades, scientists and members of the public have anticipated the occurrence of slow slip events on Kīlauea’s south flank.

Visitors rating their most recent trip to Hawai‘i as “excellent” included U.S. West (87.5 percent), U.S. East (88.7 percent), Canada (79.5 percent), Japan (79.5 percent), Oceania (75.2 percent) and Korea (85.5 percent).

Volunteers from Kaua‘i, O‘ahu and the Big Island participated in the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Ocean Count while Maui volunteers were involved with the Great Whale Count by the Pacific Whale Foundation.

“Nakoa,” a 94-foot luxury yacht that grounded in a Maui bay now is defueled; and next is a $460,000 plus salvage operation.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center confirms there is no tsunami threat to Kauaʻi or the State of Hawaiʻi.

The skunk was believed to be the one spotted by stevedores at Hilo Harbor on Dec. 7, 2022 while cargo was being unloaded.

Weeds love dirt. Weeds grow great in dirt, but most garden plants are snobbish. They prefer soil.

Lead investigator Bryson Ponce hopes to recover the body sometime within next week – but stormy weather has kept recovery crews grounded.

The grounded luxury yacht named “Nakoa” had begun leaking fuel in the Honolua-Mokulē‘ia Bay Marine Life Conservation District on Maui.

The Kaua‘i Police Department reports that a dead body thought to be that of 22-year-old Kody Gardner, the suspect of an alleged Feb. 16 murder in Lāwa‘i, was observed by officials Thursday, Feb. 23, in Kōkeʻe. Foul play is not suspected, as preliminary findings suggest Gardner fell from height.

Thanks to more than 200 engaged residents, from farmers to ranchers and food access agencies and community members, who participated in the in-person phases of the process, there were a plethora of ideas and passions shared. Mālama Kaua‘i hopes the community will provide additional feedback on which objectives it wants to work on for the next several years.

The lane closure is part of an ongoing project to build a peanut-shaped roundabout and other roadway improvements.

Since its first edition in 2010, Ma‘ema‘e has evolved from a resource for media to a living toolkit for anyone who has a role in representing Hawai‘i.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health reports that 100,000 gallons of wastewater were discharged between 5 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. from Feb. 20 to 21 at the Poʻipū water reclamation plant at 2520 Poʻipū Road.

On Jan. 28, 2023, Kaimana gave birth to the first monk seal pup of 2023 in the main Hawaiian Islands. Peak pupping season usually begins in spring, so NOAA Fisheries said this early start is a welcome surprise.