Kauai News

The warning was canceled because trade winds are decreasing and humidity levels are recovering.

A federal team is on the ground in Lāhainā to assist with search and rescue efforts amid the devastating active wildfire in the Maui community.

Shortly before 4:40 p.m. Tuesday, first responders were notified of a 22-year-old female visitor from France who reportedly had difficulty breathing near Uluwehi Falls.

The Lahaina area remains closed to the public as there are multiple fires still burning in the area.

The Hawai‘i State Legislature passed a resolution recognizing Aug. 8, 2023 as the inaugural Honeycreepers Celebration Day that was inspired by the American Bird Conservancy, local artists, conservationists, students and teachers.

This beach has historically met the acceptable beach threshold level, and there is no known source of fecal contamination.

While Category 4 Hurricane Dora will pass well south of the Hawaiian Islands in the next couple of days, the storm will bring high winds of 30 to 45 mph, with gusts over 65 mph.

Scientists at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa for the first time have been able to estimate the ages of the most recent eruptions — as well as eight older eruptions going back about 2,000 years — of the submarine Hawaiian volcano formerly known as the Lōʻihi Seamount off the south coast of the Big Island.

As part of the Honor Flight Network’s Lone Eagle program, a group of 25 Veterans from Hawai‘i will travel to Washington, D.C.

As of 5 p.m. Sunday, Dora was about 890 miles east-southeast of South Point on the Big Island and 1,725 miles east of Johnston Island moving west at 22 mph. The hurricane had maximum sustained winds of 140 mph, with hurricane-force winds extending up to 25 miles out from the storm’s center.

Roadwork is scheduled on Kaumualiʻi Highway (Route 50)starting Aug. 7.

Kawaihau, Hau’a’ala, and Mailihuna roads will be closed from Aug. 7 to 11 for road striping, part of a project to help improve safety at the 5-way intersection.

Shortly after 2 p.m. Aug. 5, multiple Kaua‘i fire units were dispatched to a brush fire reported on a property owned by Gay & Robinson, adjacent to the Paʻulaʻula State Historic Site and the Waimea River mouth.

Brian Evans, the renowned singer, and advocate for Sleep Apnea awareness, has been honored with a Special Recognition from Gov. Josh Green.

The number of Kaua‘i-based craft breweries is now set to double by the end of 2023, due to the recent opening of Nā Pali Brewing Company in Wailuā and the planned opening of Mucho Aloha in Kōloa in November.

As of 5 p.m., Hurricane Dora was about 1,335 miles east-southeast of South Point on the Big Island, moving west at 18 mph. The forecast track continues to show the hurricane passing well to the south of the Hawaiian Islands.

Warmer climates in recent years have allowed mosquitoes to move to higher elevations, increasing the risk of disease to native forest birds such as the ʻakikiki and ʻakekeʻe, two critically endangered native Hawaiian honeycreeper species.

“Piliʻāina,” focusing on the connection between people and the land, is the theme of Hawai‘i’s Aloha Festivals, a month-long celebration of the islands’ diverse cultures on Oʻahu.

To investigate the presence of leptospirosis in Hawai‘i wetlands, taro patches and fishponds, Hawai‘i Pacific University has been awarded a $50,000 grant from IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health has received two reports of travel-related dengue cases in Hawai‘i: one on Kaua’i and the other on the Big Island.