Kaua‘i News

Officials advise avoiding swimming at Salt Pond and Po‘ipū beach parks on Kauaʻi due to box jellyfish.

The parking lot at Lihue Airport on Kauaʻi is full. The airport has implemented a one-in/one-out policy.

The Landlord Summit, hosted by the Kaua‘i County Housing Agency in partnership with the Leadership Kaua‘i Class of 2023, is being held at the Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall on March 24, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Effective March 22, the Kaua‘i County Council will return to all in-person meetings and will no longer be accepting testimony via interactive conference technology, also known as ICT.

This discovery marks the first time astrophysicists have identified a patch of ancient gas  showing characteristics of the modern-day intergalactic medium.

It’s been nearly 13 years since a wild pig hunterʻs dogs discovered the badly decomposed remains of Amber Jackson hidden in a ravine in a remote wooded area in Keālia. Her friends, family and police are still seeking justice for her.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reports an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 occurred at approximately 2:56 p.m. in the vicinity of the Kermadec Islands. But there is no tsunami threat to the Hawaiian Islands.

Since taking office Dec. 5, 2022, not only has Gov. Josh Green diagnosed problems, he’s already prescribed and suggested solutions to treat many of Hawai‘i’s issues, including homelessness, affordability and climate change, as well as addressing government transparency and housing, among others. 

The K-PAL divisions include: Cubs (Kindergarten and 1st grade), Troopers (2nd 3rd grades), Bobcats (4th and 5th grades), Wildcats (6th through 8th grades) and Enforcers (9th through 12th grades).

Hawai‘i legend John Cruz will present a wonderful night of music and community connection April 29 at Porter Pavilion at the park in Kīlauea, with special guest Bronson Aiwohi.

The closures and detours are necessary so crews can proceed with clearing and grubbing, roadway excavation, sidewalk construction and roadway construction as part of an ongoing roundabout construction project.

“While we know we cannot solve all our island’s issues, our operating budget aims to meet the community’s expectations with a focus on infrastructure, infrastructure and infrastructure,” Kaua’i Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami said in his State of the County address.

Mayor Kawakami’s 2023 State of the County Address will be live-streamed online at  www.facebook.com/CountyofKauai. You may also view the State of the County at www.kauai.gov and Ho‘ike Kaua‘i TV, channel 53 at a later date.

The Kauaʻi Fire Department’s Chopper 1 helicopter was en route around 3:15 p.m. on Monday to rescue a female hiker who suffered a leg injury during a fall on Kalalau Trail just above Hanakapi’ai beach.

Hawaiian Telcom crews work to relocate utility poles for improvements of the Kuli and Lauoho Roads intersections.

The closure is necessary for an engineering study for future improvements of Wawae Road.

The “Reforest Hawaiʻi, Capture the Carbon” event on March 19 begins at 7:30 a.m.

The University of Hawaiʻi’s innovative academic program HealthCAST is celebrating 10 years of strategically bringing acting and nursing students together so both can improve their skills outside the classroom.

Ilima Shim, a mother of two who lives in Kapolei, O‘ahu, and grew up in Hōnaunau on the Big Island’s west side, finished in the top six of season four of the CBS reality TV competition show “Tough As Nails.”

At about 6 p.m. Friday, police were dispatched to a report of a man who fell and collided with a vehicle in the Hokulei Village parking lot in Līhu‘e. According to a preliminary report, the visitor was crossing the parking lot when he tripped and fell into a grey Toyota Tacoma operated by a 27-year-old man from Hanapēpē.