Kauai News

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.

Following the 2018 historic flood that damaged the Hanalei Base Yard, a project was initiated to construct a new office and garage for the Public Works Roads Division. However, the project expanded to encompass several other additions.

Kauaʻi native Reiko Matsuyama will take over from Michael A. Dahilig as managing director of the County of Kauaʻi.

Edward “Luna” Kekoa, the recreational fisheries program manager with Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Aquatic Resources, was honored with the 2023 Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance Outstanding Leadership Award.

During the road closure, traffic will be diverted to Kōloa Road.

Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green on Wednesday signed seven bills into law to help combat climate change and work toward the state’s zero-emission goal of 100% clean energy by 2045.

Gov. Josh Green signed 10 bills into Hawaiʻi law that support local agriculture, including a bill that expands the coffee labeling and advertising requirements.

A 20-year-old man from Kailua-Kona died on the Fourth of July from a head injury following a fireworks incident on the Big Island.

A redevelopment challenge of Honolulu Harbor’s Pier 7 has been what to do with the Falls of Clyde, the historic vessel that was gifted to the museum but is now deteriorating in the harbor.

The announcement of the new Ka Lei Momi Redevelopment Project master developer follows Hawai‘i Gov. Josh Green signings bills that offer relief to the housing shortage, support for people facing homelessness and a supportive housing pilot program.

A University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researcher leads an international team of scientists to create a new approach to selecting key coral species for reef restoration.

The Hawai’i State Capitol will add metal detectors to its security measures on July 10, joining 37 state capitols that already have them.

Vandals damaged the restrooms and sports equipment at Waikomo Park in Kōloa.

The public is also advised that all aerial luminaries, also known as flying lanterns or flying luminaries, are prohibited in the State of Hawai‘i, per fire.

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology are now using drone photography to study the age-structure of free-ranging dolphin groups.