Kauai News

Twelve aspiring pharmacists hailing from Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi Island, Kauaʻi and Puerto Rico are enrolled in the online program’s first cohort.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is asking boaters and water enthusiasts to be on the look out for the 40-foot female humpback.

Mayor Bryan Baptiste Bridge will be one lane each northbound and southbound during rehabilitation of concrete supports and pavement of the mauka bridge as part of the Wailuā Bridge Repair Project.

Kauaʻi County is enhancing its emergency response capabilities with the purchase of an Airbus H145D twin-engine helicopter to aid in search-and-rescue, firefighting, and disaster response efforts.

The Honolulu-based construction company was ordered to pay a $390,000 fine and perform corrective actions because of soil and vegetation discharges into two gulches as well as unpermitted earth-disturbing activities in Hanapēpē.

Five cases were reported to date, including four students at the school and one household member; all five cases were not vaccinated against chickenpox.

The drug trafficking ring was responsible for bringing methamphetamine, fentanyl and carfentanil — a fentanyl analogue and used as a tranquilizing agent for elephants and other large mammals — to the Hawaiian Islands for distribution.

Matthew Packard-Asai was last seen Wednesday, Jan. 28, fishing on rocks near the northern point of the Kīlauea beach before he was reportedly swept away by surf.

The Kauaʻi Police Department is urgently requesting the public’s assistance in locating 64-year-old Julius Krizon, who was last seen in November 2024.

The university’s flagship campus placed No. 62 out of the top 209 online master’s in nursing programs recognized in the 2025 U.S. News and World Report rankings of the nation’s best online programs.

The package includes five measures to be considered by state lawmakers, targeting issues such as child care, health care and cost-of-living relief.

Kauaʻi Fire Department’s Air 1 helicopter rescued a 51-year-old German hiker and a minor facing distress on Kalalau Trail, following a delay due to ongoing search efforts at Kahili Beach.

The lawmaker will discuss policies affecting Hawaiʻi, address concerns about the Trump administration and answer questions from community members.

U.S. Navy Region Hawai’i Commander Rear Adm. Brad Collins made a point to spend a good chunk of his time while on base speaking with sailors of all ranks and asking how U.S. Navy Region Hawai‘i can better support the Barking Sands facility.

Strong updrafts coupled with light winds blowing to the east and north sent lava fragments — called tephra — from those molten rock geysers over much of Puna, into Hilo and falling along the eastern edge of Kaʻū; learn more now!

According to union officials, thousands of healthcare workers are participating in a nationwide strike at Kaiser Permanente, now in its fifth day, to protest unsafe staffing levels and heavy workloads.

There are more than 300 registered actions and events set for today throughout the nation, calling on people, organizations and communities to “strike” and demand a stop to federal government-sponsored violence being inflicted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, agents against peaceful protestors in Minneapolis, Minn., and elsewhere.

The warning replaces a high surf advisory that was previously issued for the same shores; surf is expected to build to heights in the 20- to 30-foot range along north-facing shores and 20- to 25-foot range along western shorelines by this afternoon.

The exhibit expands to a statewide tour this spring, including exhibition dates at Kauaʻi Community College; it centers on Hawaiian history while inviting communities to actively engage with ea — life, air, breath, sovereignty, rural, independence.

The product was distributed nationwide, including by retailers such as Walmart, Target and Longs Drugs in Hawai‘i; recall was issued because the biscuits might have soft plastic and/or paper pieces inside that could cause injury or pose a choking hazard.