Kaua‘i News

The public will get a chance this week to learn about planned improvements at an island beach park.

Residents of Kalāheo and surrounding communities are invited to have a cup of joe with law enforcement for a second time this year.

May 1-7 is Hurricane Preparedness Week in Hawai‘i and the National Weather Service in Honolulu wants everyone to be ready in the event a hurricane threatens the islands.

Crews will be cleaning catch basins and drainpipes this week on Hanapēpē Road, requiring occasional one-lane closures on portions of the roadway.

The state Legislature is making a substantial investment in affordable housing, securing $1 billion that will help the homeless, very low and moderate income people and working families with rent relief and housing.

Young musicians from Hawai‘i and around the globe once again have the opportunity to not only learn from distinguished faculty and advance their musical skills, they’ll also get a chance to make lifelong friends during an upcoming summer program.

Businesses representing a variety of industries will be on hand offering an assortment of job opportunities during a job fair scheduled later this month.

The new 2022-23 state hunting stamps feature birds — one brought to the islands in 1923 and the other a Hawai‘i native.

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands on Saturday, April 30, hosted its first in-person lot selection meeting since 2019, and residents of Anahola were the beneficiaries.

A new report co-authored by a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa oceanographer shows that microbes might be small, but they are highly impactful to environmental and human health amid a changing climate.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation will conduct emergency paving requiring a single lane closure on Kūhiō Highway.

Ocean Safety Bureau officials are advising no swimming at Salt Pond Beach in Hanapēpē until further notice due to a shark sighting.

The Office of Economic Development and Ho‘ohana Kaua‘i are conducting an employer survey to assess the current hiring and retention needs of businesses on Kaua‘i.

The U.S. Navy reported late Friday that at approximately 12:30 p.m. on April 29, a contractor was found unconscious under Hotel Pier on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

he Department of Public Works announced its contractor, Maui Kupono Builders, will begin repaving work along a portion of Hanalei Plantation Road, in the vicinity of the Hanalei Fire Station, in Princeville, on Wednesday, May 4

The state Department of Transportation issued its weekly list of road and lane closures for April 30 to May 6. Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice.

The Office of Economic Development and Ho‘ohana Kaua‘i are conducting an employer survey to assess the current hiring and retention needs of businesses on Kaua‘i.

re rebate program approved by lawmakers Friday, April 29, taxpayers earning less than $100,000 annually and their dependents could each receive a $300 payment. Those earning more than $100,000 could get a rebate of $100. It all means under the plan, a family of four could get back up to $1,200, the news agency reported.

Beginning Sunday, May 1, all real estate transactions conducted in Hawai‘i must include disclosures about the risk of sea level rise to the property. The mandate, enacted in 2021, requires disclosure about sea level rise, up to and including 3.2 feet.

Beginning next Tuesday, May 3, the DLNR Division of State Parks (DSP) will issue a limited number of overnight permits for camping in Kalalau in the Nāpali Coast State Wilderness Park on Kauaʻi.