Kaua‘i News

A Hōʻike Night for the ages, with a tribute to the late Kumu Hula Johnny Lum Ho, kicked off the 60th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival on the Big Island.

More than 100 horses will be gussied up to carry women dressed in long, colorful skirts (pāʻu) riding sidesaddle or as part of a private mount group in Saturday’s Merrie Monarch Royal Parade in Downtown Hilo on the Big Island.

U.S. Senators Brian Schatz and Ted Budd introduced legislation to improve airport infrastructure across the country, making them more resilient to severe weather and natural disasters.

Three endangered Hawaiian monk seals have a second chance at life in the ocean after being rehabilitated at a marine hospital, Ke Kai Ola, in Kona on the Big Island.

The 60th Merrie Monarch Festival kicks off with Hōʻike Night during which generations of dancers of the late Kumu Hula Johnny Lum Ho will honor him.

The closures will run from 5 to 10 a.m. on the mornings of April 12 and 13.

Using ipu grown at his farm, Kalim Smith builds ipu heke, a double-gourd drum, and ipu heke ‘ole, a single gourd drum, which are used in ancient hula.

Through trucks are prohibited on Ōma‘o Road for the duration of this project.

The Hawai’i Department of Agriculture now is accepting Proposals for the Food Hub Pilot Program that offers grants between $50,000 and $250,000.

Hawaiʻi Gas is seeking proposals from local and national suppliers who can provide up to 2,300 kg per day of renewable hydrogen or up to 65,000 therms of renewable natural gas.

The National Tropical Botanical Garden will be giving away small ‘ōhi‘a trees as part of its ‘Āina Day festivities that will take place on April 22 at its South Shore Visitors Center in Po‘ipū.

The Merrie Monarch Festival began in 1964 as a way to boost the economy of Hawaiʻi island through tourism, but the event has come to serve a far greater purpose: perpetuating Hawaiian culture.

It is important when purchasing onion seeds to grow on Kauaʻi to select a short-day variety. Onions have their own sun clock.

Hawai‘i News Now – KFVE, the Merrie Monarch Festival’s official broadcaster, will carry the events live on-air and online each night, as well as include special coverage during newscasts and on streaming platforms and social media.

If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is, local police are advising prospective renters or homebuyers.

The Kaua‘i Emergency Management Agency is reminding residents to review the island’s tsunami evacuation zones.

The college has formed a working group to create a draft for community input. The draft plan is organized around University of Hawai‘i’s five areas of priority.

The Department of Public Works would have presented a design concept for possible roadway improvements along the project corridor.

All nine Hawaiʻi Walmart stores are participating in Walmart Wellness Day on May 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Over 50 businesses representing a variety of industries on Kaua‘i will offer employment opportunities.