Kaua‘i News

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.

A total of 1,121 whales were observed across the state by volunteers for the Great Whale Count on March 25.

Pedestrians should use alternative routes around the parking lot. No parking will be allowed in the work zones.

The Lucas CPR robot is controlled electronically and designed to do high quality chest compressions for as long as needed, which in some cases at remote locations on Kauaʻi can be for 30 minutes or more.

A nēnē gosling abducted from a Big Island state park in an onion bag is reunited with its parents due to the actions of a family that was enjoying the park.

U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono on Thursday during a meeting of the Senate Armed Services Committee questioned Gen. Glen VanHerck, commander of the U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, about the need for a robust, unified plan for missile defense of Hawai‘i.

The Kaua‘i County Public Works Solid Waste Division is hosting household hazardous waste collection events from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Anaina Hou Community Park behind the mini-golf course at 5-2723 Kūhiō Highway and the Kaua‘i Resource Center at 3460 Ahukini Road in front of the Līhu‘e refuse transfer station.

Master gardener Tom Timmons never realized that plants were fussy eaters until he was lollygagging in the garden shop rather than cleaning the garage like he promised his wife and discovered shelves piled with every imaginable kind of fertilizer. Check out Tom’s latest gardening column.