Kaua‘i News

Gov. David Ige today, Friday, July 11, signed into law the most consequential allocation of funding for the implementation of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, in its 100-year history.

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researcher and Department of Chemistry professor emeritus Roger Cramer is a part of a team that developed a synthetic way to transform nitrogen into a bioavailable form that could allow for the production of ammonia fertilizer at a much lower cost and ultimately lead to greater food production across the globe.

The walk-up window for the Kaua‘i Police Department records division will be closed today due to staffing shortage, the department announced Monday.

A recent study on underwater noise pollution from seabed mining operations, which included scientists from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, found that noise from one mine alone could travel roughly 311 miles in gentle weather conditions, which could affect the understudied species living in the deep sea.

The Salvation Army is asking the Big Island community to step up and help keiki in need get the supplies they need for the upcoming school year.

Research involving four co-authors with University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa ties has revealed the origins of the inhabitants of Micronesia. Prior to the study, the inhabiting of this vast region was a mystery.

A new University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa study explains vaccine hesitancy among Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders in Hawaiʻi at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and researchers say the findings could provide a foundation for communication strategies for other health policies beyond the pandemic.

A University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa associate professor from the Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing has developed an oral health toolkit to teach nurses, doctors and health care students how to effectively integrate oral health into their practice.

Construction work will require the temporary closure of portions of a Kapa‘a roadway this week.

The Office of Economic Development is inviting residents and visitors to complete a survey to assess transportation preferences on Kaua‘i.

County and state agencies and other emergency response partners are conducting joint training and exercises on Kaua‘i that started this week with the Hawai’i National Guard’s 93rd Civil Support Team (CST).

A protest in front of the Department of Agriculture in Hilo is scheduled this afternoon over the state’s plan to introduce a mosquito-control approach to Hawai‘i in an effort to save the endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper species.

Bridge on Kūhiō Highway (Route 56) will be undergoing geotechnical drilling work on a nightly basis starting Monday evening, July 11. The work is scheduled between the hours of 9 p.m. and 5 a.m.

The Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority announced Friday, July 8 that Chief Administrative Officer Keith Regan will be departing the agency on Aug. 3 to assume a new leadership role at the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

The state Department of Transportation issued its weekly list of road and lane closures for July 9-15, Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting.

Drafted Bill No. 2873 aims for Kaua’i county to absorb the legal process of regulating and permitting construction.

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.