Kauai News

The state Department of Health reported 3,689 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, Aug. 3, bringing the statewide total to 329,633.

The 5th Circuit Court is seeking applicants for Independent Grand Jury Counsel. The compensation for independent counsel shall be as provided by law.

Authorities are warning the public of a recent scam involving the selling of counterfeit jewelry.

Testimony from within the department highlighted the need to address the well-being of those in and out of uniform.

A team from the Papahānaumokuākea Marine Debris Project, PMDP, a Hawaiʻi-based nonprofit organization, returned to Honolulu on Saturday aboard the 185-foot ship M/V Imua with 97,295 pounds of marine debris removed from reefs and beaches of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

Leeward portions of the state, including on Kaua‘i, remained under a red flag warning through most of Monday, Aug. 1, as fire weather conditions persisted. According to a hydrologist with the National Weather Service in Honolulu, the islands will probably continue to see drier weather through the rest of summer and into fall.

The Kapa‘a Swimming Pool will be closed to the public starting Aug. 13 for renovations, the The Department of Parks and Recreation stated Monday, Aug. 1.

Polihale State Park will reopen overnight camping beginning Aug. 14, 2022.

Applications are now being accepted for a grant program that supports innovation on Kaua‘i.

The Voter Service Center for the 2022 Primary Election opened at 8 a.m. today, Aug. 1, in the basement of the Historic County Annex Building in Līhu‘e.

Make-A-Wish Hawai‘i is marking 40 years of granting life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses, and to celebrate the significant milestone, the organization will host free anniversary events every Saturday in August throughout the state, including on the Big Island.

The red flag warning in effect for Kaua‘i has been extended until 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1. However, the National Weather Service in Honolulu has canceled the wind advisory that was previously in effect, according to the county.

Several Kālaheo roadways will be closed beginning this week.

Microscopic life in lava caves and tubes on the Big Island that are hundreds of years old could help understand how life might have existed on early Earth and Mars.

An assistant professor at the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center has introduced a therapy to the islands that helps modify T cells, a type of immune cell, to make them more capable of fighting cancer.

AARP Hawai‘i wants to honor volunteers dedicated to community service.

Parts of two Kekaha roadways will be closed beginning this week.

A $498,660 award to the Purple Maiʻa Foundation for its Mālama Design Studio is one of four grants in a $1.36 million grants package approved July 26 by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

A generous donation is giving Hawai‘i families the option to prepare their children for kindergarten at home and at no financial cost to them.

The Battle of The Food Trucks on Sunday, Sept. 11 will bring together food trucks from all over Kauaʻi for a one-day event where each participating chef will utilize two Kauaʻi made/grown ingredients to showcase their culinary talents.