Kaua‘i News

The Kaua‘i Police Department finalized the revised application and permitting process for license to carry concealed and unconcealed firearms in response to the Supreme Court of the United States decision in the case of New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen, No. 20-843 and Hawai‘i Attorney General Opinion 22-02, dated July 7.

The county is reminding the public that the deadline to file upcoming 2023 real property tax exemptions is Sept. 30.

Astronomers using a telescope atop Maunakea on the Big Island have captured the most detailed and complete images ever taken of the zone where the constellation of Orion gets zapped with ultraviolet radiation from massive young stars.

The county Department of Parks and Recreation hosted a grand opening and blessing Wednesday, Sept. 7, at Laukona Park in Hanamā‘ulu to mark an improvement project at the park.

A snorkeler rescued last week from waters off Keālia Beach has been identified.

The state Department of Health reported 1,215 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, Sept. 7, bringing the statewide total to 340,729.

The County of Kaua‘i’s Office of Economic Development (OED) is inviting the public to review and comment on the recently received proposals for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Innovation Grants.

Taxpayers will start receiving their state tax refunds next week.

Due to muddy conditions, green waste is closed at the Kapa‘a refuse transfer station. All other services remain open.

Hawai‘i Attorney General Holly T. Shikada announced on Tuesday, Sept. 6 in a press release a $438.5 million agreement in principle between JUUL Labs and 34 states and territories resolving a two-year bipartisan investigation into the e-cigarette manufacturer’s marketing and sales practices.

Central Pacific Bank Foundation presented a check for $10,000 to the Honolulu Little League world championship team and CPB sent its sincere congratulations to the players and coaches who made all of Hawai‘i proud.

The National Association of Realtors selected Jim Edmonds, a Realtor from Kīlauea, among 10 finalists for its 2022 Good Neighbor Awards program.

The course began in Po‘ipū with the ten-time winner and local road-racing all-star, Tyler McCandless who finished first overall in the half marathon at 1:06:10 – nearly thirty seconds earlier than two years prior, while Pedro Paulino Pais Abreu of Sunnyvale, CA completed the full course at 2:59:54. 

Hawaiian Airlines employees this week were recognized with U.S. Air Force commemorative coins for their role in last year’s evacuation of thousands of Afghans fleeing the Taliban regime, the company announced Sept. 2.

A University of Hawai‘i Community Colleges program that serves unemployed and underemployed residents was recently expanded to include those who are employed.

A critically endangered ‘akikiki named Carrot, who has fathered at least two chicks, was rescued Saturday, Sept. 3, from a valley deep in the Alaka‘i Plateau on Kaua‘i and taken to safety at the Maui Bird Conservation Center.

Rumors that a portion of Pila‘a Reef on Kaua‘i’s north shore is to be detonated to make room for a private marina were made public Sunday, Aug. 28. County and State officials declare them unfounded.

Due to the closure of Po‘ipū Road during the Kaua‘i Marathon on Sunday, Sept. 4, services at the Kaua‘i Community Recycling Services (KCRS) HI5 Redemption Center in Kōloa will be delayed.

On Friday about 4:15 p.m. Deputy Sheriffs assigned to the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport arrested 37-year-old Alan Badua after he allegedly assaulted a deputy sheriff, the Department of Public Safety stated in a news release Saturday.

Hawai‘i Attorney General Holly T. Shikada joined a group of 20 Attorneys General in filing a friend of the court brief supporting the federal government’s efforts to regulate “ghost guns,” the AG’s Office announced Friday, Sept. 2.