Kaua‘i News

The state Department of Transportation issued its weekly list of road and lane closures for Sept. 10-16.

Repairs to a bridge north of Wailua Homesteads Park are underway.

A man who founded the Hawai‘i chapter of a right-wing extremist group has pleaded guilty to a felony charge for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

A new burrow of an endangered Hawaiian sea bird was discovered in August at the U.S. military’s training facility on Hawai‘i Island.

The state Department of Health on Thursday, Sept. 8, reported three additional cases of monkeypox.

Gov. David Ige has ordered that the United States flag and the Hawaiʻi state flag be flown at half-staff at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol and upon all state offices and agencies as well as the Hawaiʻi National Guard in the State of Hawaiʻi immediately until sunset on the day of interment as a mark of respect for Queen Elizabeth II.

Queen Elizabeth the II, Britain’s longest reigning monarch, has died, according to officials from Buckingham Palace.

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.