Kauai News

All statewide outdoor warning sirens sounded a 1-minute steady tone at 11:45 a.m. The public should contact Kauaʻi County Emergency Management at 808-241-1800 to report any siren operation issues.

Some Hilo and Mānoa campus students lost their research funding and educational stipends as a result of stop work orders and freezes on federal grant funds.

In preparation for the April 18 track meet, there will be a coaches meeting today at 5:30 p.m. at the Kaua‘i Police Department.

The Boys and Girls Club of Hawaiʻi held its 2025 Youth of the Year Luncheon to honor the finalists – Nainoa Hirokane, 17, from the Līhu‘e Clubhouse, Mathew Cargo, 15, from the Wai‘anae Clubhouse and Ladayna Aranas, 17, from the Nānākuli Clubhouse.

The educational program showcases higlights from the Hawaiʻi Floriculture and Nursery Association Fresh Look Educational Expo from Sept. 19-21, 2024, at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel in Hilo on the Big Island, with the theme “Fresh Look at Principles and Mechanics of Designing with Hawaiʻi’s Flowers.”

While tax cuts may provide some stimulus this year, the new administration’s actions — including tariffs, mass deportations and spending cuts — will impose significant drag thereafter, UHERO states in its first quarter forecast for 2025.

The nonprofit Hawai‘i Surf Association, which adopted the three-day Longboard Classic this year, will utilize it as a fundraiser.

National Weather Service in Honolulu says surf levels have fallen below advisory levels as the northwest swell moving through the islands continues to decline.

72-year-old passenger of Koningsdam transported by helicopter Thursday morning to The Queen’s Medical Center.

It was a dark and stormy night when the eruption near Nāpau Crater on Kīlauea’s East Rift Zone began Sept. 15, 2024. So much so that Hawaiian Volcano Observatory webcams were no help in detecting if there was an eruption or not. But you know who could? Residents of Volcano, who could smell sulfurous and burning odors.

Warning now in effect until 6 a.m. Saturday as large northwest swell rapidly builds from northwest through this morning, peaking later this morning and through the afternoon before gradually declining tonight through the weekend.

The bicyclist, who was not wearing a helmet at the time of the incident, veered into Kaumuali‘i Highway in Kekaha and was hit by the front passenger side of a 2007 Toyota truck at about 7:30 a.m. the morning of Feb. 27.

The 76-year-old from ‘Ele‘ele was identified as Ronald Valdez, who was traveling east Feb. 21 on Kaumuali‘i Highway when the truck he was driving struck a guardrail in front of the ‘Ele‘ele Shopping Center. Valdez was found unresponsive at the scene.

Lima Ola is a Kaua‘i County master planned workforce housing community with about 550 new affordable housing units comprised of single-family homes and multi-family rental units in ‘Ele‘ele.

The man was reported as being disorderly by airport law enforcement, who requested assistance from Kaua’i police with the man early Wednesday morning. He was already being detained by airport officers and in need of immediate medical attention when police arrived at the airport.

No foul play is suspected. An autopsy is pending to determine the exact cause of death. Aul’s body was found Feb. 26 near Salt Pond Beach Park.

Despite their outward differences, the fundamental engines that power volcanism in both regions are quite similar. There’s a lot of aloha in southern Idaho and northwestern Wyoming.

“It gives me great joy to collaborate with the Okinawan Lifesaving Association. This partnership is not just about sharing knowledge, it’s about embracing our diverse cultures and learning from one another.” — Kaua‘i Ocean Safety Bureau Chief Kalani Vierra

Work on Kōloa Road Bridge scheduled to begin toward end of next week, with repairs on Kīpū Bridge to start after that project’s completion. Shifting lane closures slated for March 6 through Nov. 1 to accommodate work from Po‘ipū Road to Maluhia Road on Kōloa Road.

National Weather Service forecasters in Honolulu report that the current large west-northwest to northwest swell did not get as large as expected. Advisory in place through Thursday morning.