Kauai News

“For too many years, Hawai‘i has seen deadly crashes of commercial air tour helicopters, including in residential neighborhoods, and far too many  dead from the crashes of commercial skydiving planes,” said U.S. Rep. Ed Case.

Water levels have begun to rise in the streams across much of the island, especially in the South Fork Wailua and Hanalei Rivers.

While there has been no official government confirmation of a big white balloon floating over Hawai‘i, pilots received alerts about it Sunday and the U.S. military has confirmed reports of its sighting.

A portion of Kawaihau Road and Pelehu Road will be closed from Feb. 21 to Feb. 24, from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The six-week program invites cancer survivors 60 years and older and their caregivers to participate.

The war in Ukraine and the international isolation of Russia has harmed biodiversity conservation according to a new study, published in Frontiers in Conservation Science.

For several years, Hulihe‘e Palace in Kona has suffered severe “physical trauma” — caused by tsunamis, earthquakes and high surf — that can be seen throughout the grounds.

When the Mauna Loa eruption began, on the night of Nov. 27, 2022, events unfolded similarly to the 1984 eruption.

The closure is temporary as there is no more space for public parking. Anyone heading to the airport on Kauaʻi is advised to get dropped off.

The National Weather Service in Honolulu reports that heavy rainfall has ended, and runoff levels are still elevated, but will recede during the next several hours.

Murder suspect Kody Gardnerʻs truck was found abandoned at the Waimea Canyon Overlook on Thursday and he has presumably ran into the mountains at Kōkeʻe State Park.

The 98-year-old decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family instead of receiving additional medical intervention following a series of short hospital stays.

Two hundred high school juniors and seniors and 40 staff members from seven high schools attended the annual Find Your Future event at Kauaʻi Community College

Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice.

In a unique situation, tournament officials declared University of California’s Sampson Zheng and Texas A&M’s Sam Bennett co-winners due to a lack of daylight remaining for a playoff and the high chance of rain on Saturday.

Long Beach State sophomore Ian Gilligan shot a record 61 (-11) in the opening round to take the lead in the 46th annual John A. Burns Intercollegiate golf tournament at the Ocean Course at Hōkūala on Kauaʻi. Action resumes today.

High surf advisory cancelled for Kauaʻi and Niʻihau due to strong to near-gale force east-southeast winds that will keep large and rough surf in place along east-facing shores during the next couple of days.

in April 2018. In April 2018 on Kaua’i, a record-setting rainstorm associated with a Kona Low inundated some areas of the island with nearly 50 inches of rain falling during a 24-hour period.

The public is advised not to approach 22-year-old Kody Kalei Gardner of Lāwa‘i.

The National Weather Service has announced heavy rain and flash flooding are possible from Thursday into the weekend.