Kaua‘i News

Earlier this year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency approved Kauaʻi County’s application to the National Flood Insurance Program’s Community Rating System.

The suspect was arrested on charges of first-degree negligent homicide, accidents involving death, inattention to driving, and driving without a license.

Eric Roberts, who previously served as deputy superintendent of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument since September 2019, now is the new superintendent.

Flooded roads have led to two car rescues in Lawaʻi. The flash flood warning for Kauaʻi has been extended to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

The National Weather Service has canceled the flash flood warning, although there is a flood watch in effect until 6 a.m. Thursday.

At 7:41 a.m., a strong thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located 30 nm southwest of Southern Tip of Ni‘ihau, or 57 nm southwest of Barking Sands, moving northeast at 25 knots.

University of Hawaiʻi professor Tung Hoang is leading a team of researchers who are trying to make discoveries that will help cystic fibrosis patients avoid hospitalizations and increase their life expectancy.

Leihinahina Sullivan set up a nonprofit on Kauaʻi, offering tax and scholarship help, but instead stole refunds (many she inflated), scholarships and financial aid, and identification to drain bank accounts and rack up credit charges.

Tonight, Hawaiʻi’s Public Utility Commission will hold a public hearing about a proposed 9.4 percent electric rate increase at King Kaumuali’i Elementary School in Līhuʻe at 6 p.m.

Surveys done by the Healthcare Association of Hawai‘i found 60 open positions for social workers in healthcare settings.

The application deadline is April 17, 2023 to apply for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loans related to drought conditions in Kaua‘i County.

To honor the shooting victims at a Nashville elementary school, Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green has ordered the U.S. flag and the Hawaiʻi state flag to be flown at half-staff at the State Capitol, all state offices and agencies, and at the Hawaiʻi National Guard.

The watch goes into effect at noon today.

A dark-colored Toyota Tacoma turned left from Kūhiō Highway onto Kukui Street and struck and killed a pedestrian who was crossing Kukui Street in a hit-and-run.

Around 8:40 p.m. on Monday, Kauaʻi firefighters found a 26-year-old male hiker from California who had been reported missing in Waimea Canyon the night before by his mother.

Secret Beach is accessible only by sea or on foot down a steep, half-mile trail.

The image of the late kumu hula Edith Kanakaʻole is printed on the backside of the 25-cent piece as part of a 2023 commemorative series for the American Women Quarters Program by the U.S. Mint.

Graduation season is nearly here with ceremonies scheduled in May.

The PACT (Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics) Act is a historic new law that will help the VA presumptively provide care and benefits to veterans suffering from more than 20 toxic exposure-related conditions.

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus and the moon can be seen aligned in the night sky tonight, but the best date to view the celestial alignment is March 28, when the planets stretch from the western horizon to about halfway up the sky.