Kauai News

Accomplished songwriter Jason Blume has won an Emmy, but he said none of his achievements compares to his latest: the publication of “Happy Tails,” a book inspired by his time as a Kaua‘i Humane Society volunteer.

This remarkable journey started in Monterey, California, and traversed 2,800 miles across the Pacific Ocean, with the teams rowing in custom made ocean rowing boats, up to 28 feet long.

Wright will bring her “I Could Use a Beach” tour, featuring special guest Tavana, to Anaina Hou Community Park on Kaua‘i’s North Shore on July 15.

Kaua‘i Fire Department personnel received a report from Kaua‘i Police Department Dispatch shortly before 4:50 p.m. of swimmers in distress in waters off Keālia Beach.

“This is our opportunity to share with our members what has transpired over the past year and what we can look forward to, while receiving questions and feedback from them as well,” said KIUC’s President and Chief Executive Officer David Bissell.

Requested items include backpacks, colored markers, colored pencils, composition notebooks, crayons and more.

Archipelago Research and Conservation, which is based in Hanapēpē on the South Shore of Kaua‘i, found the Ta‘i‘o burrows in conjunction with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Department of Marine & Wildlife Resources, Conservation Metrics and the National Park Service.

The dilapidated Coco Palms property is currently slated to be replaced by a new 350-room hotel. But many community members are opposed to developers’ plans.

Work is anticipated to take approximately one week and will conclude by July 19.

A 25-year-old man from Kalāheo who allegedly was under the influence of an intoxicant was arrested for a Saturday night hit-and-run in Po‘ipū that critically injured two teenaged girls visiting Kauaʻi.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health recently released an update of comprehensive K-12 school guidelines regarding COVID-19 protocols.

There will be closures on Kaumualiʻi Highway (Route 50) beginning Monday for tree trimming work.    

The Kaua‘i Committee on the Status of Women is proud to announce Skylar Stewar is the second place winner in this year’s Women’s History Essay Contest. This year’s essay contest theme was “Your silence will not protect you.”

Kūhiō Highway (Highway 560) will be intermittently closed at the Wainiha double bridges while emergency repairs are made to Wainiha Bridge No. 2 early this week. The repairs and closure are scheduled between 5:30 and 10:30 p.m. July 10.

Blaine Miyasato and James Kunane Tokioka will serve four-year terms, ending June 30, 2026, on the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority Board of Directors. They succeed Hawai‘i Tourism Authority Board Chairman George Kam and member Keone Downing.

I Ola Wailuanui members Pua Rossi, a professor of Hawaiian studies, and Fern Holland, an environmental consultant, will discuss the possible impacts of halting the 350-room resort on Kauai’s East Side and restoring the wetlands in the area, culturally and environmentally.

Kahanu Blackstad and Kiana Mertz will travel next week to Gillette, Wyoming, where they will compete the National High School Rodeo Association team finals.

Hawai’i Pacific University research scientists and students have simulated rainfall on Hawai‘i’s first plastic road to determine if the created stormwater runoff contains harmful leached microplastics and/or synthetic chemicals.

Twelve international scientists from eight countries traveled to the Big Island to resume a training course about volcano hazards monitoring.

Native Hawaiians shared their stories about securing suitable housing and offered valuable perspectives to government officials about how to better address these pressing issues for current and future generations of Native Hawaiians.