Kauai News

Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders between the ages of 20 and 49 had the highest death rate from any cancer, compared to 20 to 49-year-olds from other racial and ethnic groups.

Speakers will include Gordon LaBedz of Surfrider Kaua‘i and Sari Pastore of Understory Alliance.

Onishi will oversee day-to-day operations and ensure all departments within the Council are working to accomplish the organization’s goals.

The Kauaiʻi County Department of Public Works announced updates about lane closures on Weliweli Road in Kōloa to install new sewer line.

Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative announced it has maintained its position as the state’s top renewable generator by achieving 60.2% renewable in 2022.

The 1,257-acre Kapāpala Canoe Forest, the only state land designated for cultivating and providing koa for use in kālaiwaʻa, or traditional Hawaiian canoe construction, has a draft management plan that can be viewed online.

U.S. senators Brian Schatz, Tom Cotton, Chris Murphy and Katie Britt have proposed new legislation called the Protecting Kids on Social Media Act, aimed at safeguarding children from the harmful effects of social media.

Exercise caution and drive slowly when commuting through the work area.

McDonald’s of Hawaiʻi is showing appreciation for educators across the state by offering a free medium hot or iced coffee and two chocolate chip cookies from May 8-12.

Kealia Organics and Ohana Mana Juice Co are among the 13 within the cohort.

Kauaʻi Master Gardener Tom Timmons explains how to get rid of beetles, slugs and snails without chemicals in his latest Gardening on the Garden Isle column.

While mongoose populations are well-established on O‘ahu, Maui, Moloka‘i and Hawai‘i Island, the Kaua‘i Invasive Species Committee continues to successfully prevent the animal from gaining a foothold on the Garden Isle.

Hawai’i Gov. Josh Green nominated James Kunane Tokioka of Kauaʻi to serve as the Director of the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism.

Kauaʻi Mayor Derek Kawakami, a 2001 graduate of Chaminade University, will be the keynote speaker for the schoolʻs 2023 Commencement on May 6 at the Waikīkī Shell in Honolulu.

What happened at Kīlauea in 2018?Volcanic activity at the volcano on the Big Island dramatically changed when magma intruded into the lower East Rift Zone.

Robert A. Dora, 37 of Kīlauea, was arrested for first-degree sexual assault involving a minor under the age of 16, according to the Kaua‘i Police Department.

The public is advised to stay out of flood waters and storm water runoff due to possible overflowing cesspools, sewer, manholes, pesticides, animal fecal matter, dead animals, pathogens, chemicals, and associated flood debris.

Kīlauea began spewing lava five years ago that would prove to be the most destructive eruption in Hawai‘i in 200 years.

Servco Pacific has announced that Peter Dames will take over as president and chief executive officer on Oct. 1.

The National Weather Service has canceled the high surf advisory for Kauaʻi.