Kaua‘i News

The National Weather Service in Honolulu says a large northwest swell causing the high surf will begin to gradually decline later today, with that trend continuing through the weekend.

Hawaiian Historical Society has received $25,000 from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs as part of the Kākoʻo Grant Program awards. This award is intended to strengthen community organizations, like HHS, in order to strategically plan for the future of better serving its Native Hawaiian communities.

Kari Yamashiro’s appointment follows the retirement of longtime Chief Court Administrator David Lam.

The emailed threat appears to have originated from the same source responsible for the evacuations of several state capitols, including in Honolulu, throughout the nation.

The purchase of HOH Utilities’ wastewater system assets on Kaua‘i marks the entry of Hawai‘i Water onto its fourth island.

Volunteers must register in advance, and participation is limited for each Sanctuary Ocean Count site.

The closures were originally scheduled for Jan. 8 through Jan. 12.

Sanna Muñoz was recently sworn in to her new position for the program, which is part of the new Hawai‘i Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Forty-two legends of the game will tee it up at Hualalai Golf Course in Ka’upulehu-Kona on the Island of Hawai‘i, including six past champions.

The annual meteor shower that happens from the end of December to the middle of January peaks tonight, with up to 120 bright fireball meteors possible streaking through the center of the sky.

On Jan. 2, Diagnostic Laboratory Services opened its outpatient Patient Service Center in the Kawaiola Medical Building at Kaua‘i Veterans Memorial Hospital. The Patient Service Center lab at Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital will open in early 2024.

On Tuesday, lines at the airport snaked outside the building with travelers reporting waiting up to two hours before going through the Transportation Security Administration screening checkpoint.

The free webinars will be led by expert financial educators at Hawaiʻi State Federal Credit Union who will provide financial tips during interactive  lessons.

To accomplish the project, the work must occur during the late night/early morning hours when wastewater flows are at their lowest.

HVO continues to monitor unrest in the summit and Southwest Rift Zone regions of Kīlauea, with increased rates of earthquakes and ground deformation indicating magma is moving in the area

The siren test will be coordinated with a test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System.

Dillon Ancheta, whose drag persona is Mallibu Del Rey, is hoping to be on stage in April with the first Native Hawaiian transgender person to ever be crowned a winner of “RuPaul’s Drag Race”

Strong currents will make swimming dangerous.

The newly established Professor Barbara Barnard Smith Endowed Chair supports the university’s desire and commitment to revitalize its ethnomusicology program.

The fireworks were discovered Friday during a routine tariff inspection of a shipping container in transit from the mainland to Hawai‘i