Kaua‘i News

The new law will create a $10 million federal grant program to promote education of Japanese American internment.

The Kauaʻi County Committee on the Status of Women is seeking entries for the 2023 Women’s History Essay Contest from high school students in private, public, charter and home schools on the island.

On Tuesday when the 118th Congress convened, U.S. Rep. Ed Case (HI-01) began his fifth term and U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda (HI-02) began her rookie term in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The HIP Agriculture residential program offers a holistic approach to farming in Hawai‘i, featuring immersive learning that takes cohort members from managing soil health all the way through harvesting food from the land.

The Hawai’i State House Committee on Finance will hold its first informational briefings of 2023, during which various state department representatives will provide updates and requests on their budget proposals.

This year, a computer science club at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa will offer a free online or in-person 3-month introductory coding class for 6th to 12th grade students on how to create websites.

ConsumerAffairs recently published an analysis of which states have 2022’s worst (and best) roads for travel, and found that the bumpiest and potentially most dangerous rides occur in Hawaiʻi.

SNAP eligibility and benefit amounts are based on income limits set by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Food and Nutrition Services.

Kristine Norita had to watch the New Year’s Eve fireworks from her car as her husband drove her to Hilo Medical Center after going into labor with their fifth child.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ Iwi Kūpuna Repatriation and Reinterment Program is providing $50,000 over two years to The Hawaiian Church of Hawaiʻi Nei for a series of workshops.

Hawai‘i Department of Transportation weekly lane closures for Dec. 31, 2022, through Jan. 6, 2023.

In Hawaiʻi, a new statewide law banning the intentional release of balloons — and the strongest such measure in the country — went into effect Jan. 1, 2023.

Surf along north-facing shores is expected to rapidly rise to 20 to 30 feet and 15 to 20 feet for shorelines facing west.

There are as many different specialties within volcanology and as many paths you can take to get there as there are tools of the trade.

Roberta “Robin” Bush, a certified Zumba instructor who teaches at the Honolulu city parks with the Department and Parks and Recreation, will lead free online classes.

Several new State of Hawai’i laws are set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2023 that relate to areas including tobacco taxes, catalytic converters, ethics training, fireworks, ranked-choice voting and even balloons.

Jerry Jona, who has been employed at the correctional center since 1999, will become the facility’s next chief administrator effective Jan. 3, 2023.

The National Weather Service in Honolulu reports that surf has fallen below advisory levels.

The recently passed $1.7 trillion Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill includes several initiatives to strengthen Hawaiʻi’s dominant tourism and small business economies and assist Hawai’i workers with their retirements.

Fireworks permits can be purchased through New Year’s Eve, while supplies last, in person thanks to a pilot program launched by the Kaua‘i Fire Department.