Kaua‘i News

Gov. David Ige today, Friday, July 8, signed HB2171 establishing a new Department of Law Enforcement.

A Līhu‘e man was arrested Friday after barricading himself in an apartment for six hours following an apparent stabbing.

The family event will feature an obstacle fun run/walk approximately 5k in distance with a community expo, silent auction, and live entertainment.

Hawai‘i leaders expressed sorrow and shock at the assassination today of Shinzo Abe, Japan’s former prime minister, a leader with whom local officials worked closely with over the years as the two islands share strong cultural and economic ties.

The Department of Public Safety is currently looking for qualified applicants, on all islands, interested in becoming an adult corrections officer (ACO).

The Kaua‘i Police Department is responding to an incident at Sun Village Condos in Līhu‘e, involving a person who has apparently barricaded himself alone in an apartment.

COVID-19 case counts continued their decline on Kauaʻi and statewide during the past week, according to Mayor Derek Kawakami in this week’s county briefing video Thursday, July 7.

A collaboration of individuals and organizations dedicated to Native Hawaiian youth civic engagement is hosting a Republican gubernatorial candidate forum tonight (Thursday, July 7).

Employees of an O‘ahu home improvement store got a slithery surprise from a pallet hitchhiker earlier this week.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health has received 357 doses of the JYNNEOS vaccine, which is used to prevent monkeypox.

The county Public Works Solid Waste Division is reminding the public that bottle caps are not accepted at HI5 redemption centers or in Kaua‘i Recycles green drop bins.

The DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation is asking boaters to help conserve water at harbors around Hawaiʻi.

Island residents are invited to help build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular disease and stroke, during an upcoming event.

The state Department of Transportation is reminding the public that a new child passenger safety law is now in effect.

Gov. David Ige on Wednesday, July 6, outlined three line-item vetoes he intends to make to the state budget bill.

The Kaua‘i Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying a female captured on video surveillance on Monday, June 13, 2022, in Līhu‘e.

The state Department of Health reported 4,381 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, June 29, bringing the statewide total to 313,076.

A former state legislator has been sentenced to serve time in federal prison for wire fraud.

At the direction of the President of the United States, Gov. David Ige has ordered that the United States flag and the Hawai‘i state flag will be flown at half-staff immediate, until sunset on Saturday, July 9, as a mark of respect for the victims­­­­­­­­­­­ of ­the Highland Park shooting in Illinois.

Gov. David Ige signed into law a package of bills that advance the governor’s priorities to fight climate change and transition to a clean energy economy as soon as possible, Ige’s office stated in a news release Tuesday.