Kauai News

The closure will take place on Aug. 31 to Sept. 1 , and Sept. 8 to Sept. 9, from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m., weather permitting.

Whenever a grand jury is impaneled, an independent counsel is appointed to advise the jury’s members regarding matters it will consider.

The death toll in the deadliest U.S. wildfire in the past century remains at 115; a total of 38 victims have been identified so far.

Darryl Oliveira, the former Big Island civil defense administrator and longtime firefighter, will take over day-to-day operations of the Valley Isle’s emergency management agency, including response to the Maui wildfire disaster, as of Aug. 28.

Lane closure schedules can change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting.

Maui County officials released a list of 388 people who have been validated as missing since the Aug. 8 Lāhainā fire.

In addition, Kaua’i Humane Society is hosting a “Name Your Adoption Price” event through Aug. 27. All animals adopted this weekend will cost as much as the adopting family would like to pay.

Lis Gallant has spent the past two and a half years at the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory on the Big Island as a National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow and is joining the Department of Geology at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo as an assistant professor.

The Aug. 31 meeting will be an open-house format and include stations providing information about the vertical expansion, Kaua‘i’s landfill history, current landfill operations and community benefits and waste diversion.

The closure will begin Aug. 28 and runs till Sept. 1 from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

A total of 49 individuals killed in the deadliest U.S. wildfire in the past century have now been identified, with 22 still pending family notification. The number of unaccounted for is between 1,000 and 1,100, according to officials.

Eligible proposals include community programs that provide clinical mental health and/or substance abuse treatment and services.

With 100% of single-story residential properties searched in the disaster area, emergency responders continue to search multi-story residential and commercial properties for victims.

One of the humane society’s longest residents, Mrs. Incredible captured the hearts of a family during a recent trip to the Garden Island after taking her out on a field trip, a program that allows shelter dogs time outside the kennel while giving people their “dog fix.”

According to police, foul play is not a suspected factor in the cause of the man’s death.

An intermittent lane closure on Lauoho Road between Makua Place and Kaumuali’i Highway will be in place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to create a safe work zone.

As of Monday, 100% of the single-story residential properties were searched in the disaster area in Lāhainā, that spanned approximately 3.5 miles.

Through community-based planning and the utilization of brownfields assessment grant funds, the County intends to work with property owners and other stakeholders in repurposing opportunity sites for local-serving uses, such as housing, jobs, services, and civic amenities.

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will visit Maui today, to observe the impacts of three Maui fires ignited on Aug. 8.

Hawai‘i Foodbank Kaua‘i and The Food Basket on the Big Island also are lending their support this Food Drive Day to those impacted by the wildfires.