Kaua‘i News
Hawai‘i Department of Transportation releases weekly lane closures
Hawai‘i Department of Transportation announced weekly lane closures for the week of Jan. 28 to Feb. 3.
21-year-old on Big Island indicted for murdering grandparents with knife
Cheryl Ho called Hawai’i Island police and told them her 21-year-old schizophrenic son Joshua was having an episode and yielding a knife, but by the time police arrived it was too late.
Ex-deputy prosecutor who opposed local judge sues Kaua‘i County
Robert Christensen worked in the Kaua‘i prosecutor’s office for about six months before accusing a current judge of witness tampering.
Portions of Kalihiwai roads to close next week
The county’s contractor, Maui Kupono Builders, will be resurfacing two roads on the North Shore of the island.
State Rep. Jeanné Kapela introduces sex trafficking bill to protect keiki in Hawaiʻi
House Bill 550 would would require the Hawai‘i Department of Education to offer training for teachers, educational officers and school-based behavioral health specialists on sex trafficking prevention and response.
Volcano Watch: Kīlauea’s magma reservoir weighed using gravity measurements
Scientists use microgravity surveys to find out if magma is accumulating in the magma reservoir of the Big Island volcano Kīlauea.
Whirlwind trip for Kauaʻi Mayor Kawakami to capitals of Hawai’i, United States
Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami’s whirlwind schedule included meetings with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of Homeland Secuity and Hawai‘is congressional delegation.
Virus discovered in dolphins, whales across the Pacific could be fatal
Prior to its discovery in 10 whale and dolphin host species across the Pacific, the virus was found in only a single marine mammal worldwide, a Longman’s beaked whale stranded on Maui in 2010.
Hawai’i State Environmental Legislative Caucus introduces 2023 bill package
The 2023 Environmental Legislative Caucus package includes bills to establish green fees, create a tax credit for cesspool conversion and implement a soil health initiative.
Hawaiian monk seal found with shark bite injuries on Kauaʻi dies
A Hawaiian monk seal died at Ke Kai Ola, the Marine Mammal Center’s hospital in Kailua-Kona after suffering a severe shark bite.
With endangered nēnē being killed by humans, state urges residents to be mindful
Fifty years ago nēnē, a rare goose and the Hawaiʻi State bird, was a species on the brink of extinction, with fewer than 30 geese in the wild statewide. They are still endangered and federally protected.
Kaua‘i planning director ‘shocked’ by Coco Palms resort revelations
Kaua’i County Planning Director Kaʻāina Hull vented during a meeting that saw developers and opponents of a new hotel address the Kaua‘i Planning Commission.
Update: High surf advisory canceled for Kauaʻi, Niʻihau
The National Weather Service has canceled the high surf advisory for Kauaʻi and Niʻhau.
UPDATE: Kūhiō Highway near the vicinity of the Hanalei Bridge reopens
At 4:26 p.m., radar indicated heavy rain over the north shore of Kauaʻi. Rain was falling at a rate of up to 2 inches per hour.
Kauaʻi residents urged to participate in survey for 2023 Hawaiʻi Housing Planning Study
The County of Kaua‘i Housing Agency urges residents to participate in a telephone and email survey conducted by SMS Research as part of the 2023 Hawai‘i Housing Planning Study.
UPDATE: High surf advisory for portions of Kauaʻi and Niʻihau canceled
The waves on Kauaʻi and NIʻihau have fallen below the surf advisory levels.
Gov. Green outlines plans to address Hawaiʻi’s problems in State of the State
Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green delivered his inaugural State of the State address Monday to a joint session of the 32nd Hawai‘i State Legislature, pledging to take on housing, climate change, homelessness and poverty; and he presented his plan about how to tackle these long-standing, challenging issues.
Oʻahu lifeguard beats out world’s best big-wave surfers to win ‘The Eddie’ at Waimea Bay
Oʻahu lifeguard Luke Shepardson won the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational held Sunday at Waimea Bay on Oʻahu’s North Shore.
UH publishes study about aggressive breast cancer in Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women diagnosed with breast cancer have higher rates of Inflammatory Breast Cancer, which is rare but aggressive.
Public may weigh in as Kaua‘i utility seeks 50-year permit
The 50-year permit, if approved, would follow several 5-year incidental take permits granted to KIUC by the United States Fish & Wildlife Service.
