Kauai News

“Supper That Sustains Us” is a new series of multi-course dining events that benefits island community groups at 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay.

The Hawaiʻi Medical Service Association was founded by social workers in 1938 and now has 780,000 members.

The University of Hawaiʻi System ranks No. 17 in the U.S. education industry on Forbes’ 2023 America’s Best Employers for Women list, highlighting the university’s commitment to an inclusive work environment.

Ocean swells interact with the ocean crust below, creating continuous ocean noise that travels around the Earth, including through our active volcanoes here in Hawai‘i.

Narcan is a nasal spray that blocks the effects of opioids to the brain and quickly restores breathing in someone experiencing an overdose.

Kupuna hours will occur as normal. There will be no walk-in services for the day after kupuna hour. Normal hours will resume on Friday.

Motorists wishing to access Po‘ipū and Kōloa towns during that time may do so via Waila‘au Road or Ala Kinoiki and Ala Kalanikaumaka.

Hawaiian Telcom marks its 140th year of service by committing $140,000 in digital equity grants to local nonprofits to expand broadband internet access across the state.

The Expanding Ridership to Educate Students in Schools program was piloted in the 2022-23 school year.

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation worked with Florida officials to clear any misconceptions about Hawai‘i’s limited-purpose driver licenses

Margaret Sanchez was appointed interim chancellor on Jan. 3, 2023 after the previous chancellor, Joseph Daisy, retired in December 2022.

Atlanta-based fast-food chain Chick-fil-A is recruiting franchise operators for Hawaiʻi; and is holding a webinar on Aug. 2 to provide more information.

This year also marks the 60th anniversary since Kaua‘i County and Ishigaki City established their Sister City relationship, which began in May 1963.

Ongoing school bus driver shortage to impact student transportation services on Oʻahu and Kauaʻi in upcoming school year. High school bus routes on Maui and Hawaiʻi Island have been modified due to the bus driver shortages, but school bus service will continue. School bus routes on Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi are currently not affected. School bus routes on all islands are subject to change should further staffing shortages occur.

Sam Potter took home awards for his roles of host, director, director of underwater photography, executive producer and editor of “Back to the Wild,” during the Northern California Area Emmys in San Francisco on June 3.

Torio is joining HILT’s Kāhili Steward & Educator, Ann Eu, at the 17-acre Kāhili Beach Preserve and will also work on other HILT projects on Kaua‘i.

The Royal Standard of Queen Lili’uokalani, Hawai‘i’s last reigning monarch, was returned to her Washington Place home in Honolulu on July 24, 2023 and placed on public view for the first time since it was illegally seized in 1893 during the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom.

Ka‘iulani Sodaro and Race Randle have been appointed as the new Hawai‘i board chair and vice chair, respectively, for Trust for Public Land.

American Savings Bank’s “This is HOME” program provides affordable financing solutions for first-time homebuyers, assisting hardworking kamaʻāina in buying a home in Hawaiʻi.

Portions of Kawaihau Road in Kapaʻa will be closed from July 24 to 29 for necessary roadway excavation and construction.