Kaua‘i News

An estimated 30 coral and live rock were damaged during the initial assessment of the grounded vessel Nakoa.

Police have not responded to media inquiries made over the course of the past week – and the Department of Land and Natural Resources isn’t talking.

Luke Evslin was sworn in alongside Trish La Chica, who will serve as the state representative of House District 37 on O‘ahu.

Donald G. Horner has assumed the role of board chair and interim CEO of Grove Farm, a community development and property management company headquartered in Līhuʻe.

In 2020, the Wave Glider, a remotely operated surface vehicle equipped with sound recorders, traveled 2,600 miles over 67 days, recording the presence of humpback whales throughout the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

Kūhiō Highway near the Hanalei Bridge remains closed due to high water levels.

“For too many years, Hawai‘i has seen deadly crashes of commercial air tour helicopters, including in residential neighborhoods, and far too many  dead from the crashes of commercial skydiving planes,” said U.S. Rep. Ed Case.

Water levels have begun to rise in the streams across much of the island, especially in the South Fork Wailua and Hanalei Rivers.

While there has been no official government confirmation of a big white balloon floating over Hawai‘i, pilots received alerts about it Sunday and the U.S. military has confirmed reports of its sighting.

A portion of Kawaihau Road and Pelehu Road will be closed from Feb. 21 to Feb. 24, from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The six-week program invites cancer survivors 60 years and older and their caregivers to participate.

The war in Ukraine and the international isolation of Russia has harmed biodiversity conservation according to a new study, published in Frontiers in Conservation Science.

For several years, Hulihe‘e Palace in Kona has suffered severe “physical trauma” — caused by tsunamis, earthquakes and high surf — that can be seen throughout the grounds.

When the Mauna Loa eruption began, on the night of Nov. 27, 2022, events unfolded similarly to the 1984 eruption.

The closure is temporary as there is no more space for public parking. Anyone heading to the airport on Kauaʻi is advised to get dropped off.

The National Weather Service in Honolulu reports that heavy rainfall has ended, and runoff levels are still elevated, but will recede during the next several hours.

Murder suspect Kody Gardnerʻs truck was found abandoned at the Waimea Canyon Overlook on Thursday and he has presumably ran into the mountains at Kōkeʻe State Park.

The 98-year-old decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family instead of receiving additional medical intervention following a series of short hospital stays.

Two hundred high school juniors and seniors and 40 staff members from seven high schools attended the annual Find Your Future event at Kauaʻi Community College

Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice.