Kauai News

Health officials report that water sample retesting found enterococci levels no longer exceed the threshold level.

The closure of the office at the Līhu‘e Civic Center is because of unforseen circumstances. Payments can be made in the Real Property tax assessment office or online.

The Engineering Division staff and services will be unavailable on Monday and Tuesday next week.

The closure will affect the makai lane from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 16, through Jan. 18 and will then close 24 hours a day beginning Jan. 21 to Aug. 30.

Last year, the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands announced plans to purchase the Courtyards at Waipouli, which will force current tenants to find a new place to live.

Repairs are planned for Hanalei Black Pot, Hanalei Pavilion and both Waioli Beach Park lots fron 5 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

An agriculture inspector from the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture Plant Quarantine Branch in Kona retrieved the animal early Sunday morning and arranged for it to be transported to Honolulu. This was the second opossum in as many months to be captured in the islands.

First responders received the report about the injured hiker just before noon Monday and personnel from the Waimea Fire Station and Rescue 3 aboard Air 1 responded. Air 1 was unable to access the area because of heavy cloud cover, so Rescue 3 personnel and Waimea firefighters hiked the trail to get to the injured woman.

Area residents will only be allowed partial access through the closures scheduled through Friday as work continues from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily, weather permitting.

No injuires or damages to structures were reported. Kaua‘i Fire Department officials estimate the blaze that caused the evacuation of a few homes as a precaution burned fewer than 10 acres.

Connors — who served from Jan. 3, 2019, to Dec. 10, 2021, as Hawaiʻi attorney general — became U.S. attorney for Hawaiʻi on Jan. 3, 2022, after being nominated Sept. 28, 2021, by Biden and confirmed Dec. 7, 2021, by the U.S. Senate.

According to a press release from the university, UH Mānoa demonstrated research excellence across a range of critical fields, with several disciplines.

Three years ago, Maui Asphalt was fined $107,500 for discharging pollutants into state waters on Kaua‘i.

The collection event on Jan. 18 is part of a statewide drive to improve the vision of people around the world.

The 8-show residency was scheduled to begin Jan. 22 at the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, but was indefinitely postponed as the 77-year-old Santana recovers.

According to Kaua‘i police, callers claim to be police officers or other law enforcement officials and inform victims they have a warrant for arrest due to missed jury duty or unpaid fines.

As a fresh start to the new year, Hawaiʻi State Federal Credit Union has several upcoming free online eudcation opportunities to get your questions answered and support your financial goals.

Panel discussions will be aimed at collaboration to develop a process to build up and support the next generation of teachers. This year’s summit will also feature national board certified teacher Carla Warren, senior partner with the National Center for Grow Your Own, who will share information about nationwide trends in teacher cultivation and lessons for Hawaiʻi.

The woman is reportedly in stable condition after the crew of a 45-foot response boat and two Kaua‘i Fire Department firefighters located and recovered her from the bay 500 yards from the beach.

Before we get too far into 2025 and the headlines start rolling in about the people, research and work at the 10 campuses of the statewide University of Hawai‘i system, let’s review the top headlines from last year. University of Hawai‘i News posted nearly 1,500 stories in a very eventful 2024.