Kaua‘i News

Firefighters airlifted an injured 57-year-old Florida man from Queen’s Bath, in Princeville, on Friday afternoon.

The Agency on Elderly Affairs held a ceremony on Friday, May 6 at the Līhu‘e Civic Center, recognizing this year’s Outstanding Older Americans.

Less than two years after being elected to Congress, U.S. Rep. Kai Kahele announced on Saturday he’s launching his run for governor.

A portion of Kūhiō Highway in Kīlauea was closed in both directions for two and half hours on Friday following a traffic collision that left one person in critical condition.

The play courts at Anne Knudsen Park, also known as Kōloa Park, on Maluhia Road, will be closed to the public starting May 23 to allow the Department of Parks and Recreation to begin renovations.

Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation announced weekly lane closures for May 7-13.

After 17 days at sea sailing down Kealaikahiki, the ancient searoad to Tahiti, the Hōkūleʻa crew sighted Arutua, one of 80 islands and atolls in the Tuamotu Archipelago of French Polynesia.

The State of Hawaiʻi will conduct the annual 2022 Makani Pahili series of exercises to test statewide hurricane preparedness and response capabilities from Monday, May 9 to Friday, May 16.

The County of Kaua‘i’s Office of Economic Development announced the recipients of its Innovation Grants for the Fiscal Year 2021-22.

Gov. David Ige announced today, May 6, that $247,385,979 was released in April for Capital Improvement Projects across the state.

Repairs to Waimea Swinging Bridge after a rockslide in January are finished ahead of schedule and Menehune Road as reopened to all motorists, county officials announced this morning.

The population of Hawaiian monk seals is on the rise after decades of decline, authorities confirmed. This year, the population surpassed 1,500 for the first time in more than 20 years.

During the county’s weekly info briefing, Mayor Derek Kawakami said the seven-day average on new cases on the Garden Isle is 27, up from 25 last week. Two weeks ago, the average was at 10. 

The 2022 state legislative session wrapped up Thursday, May 5, but not before lawmakers infused more than $1 billion into projects and initiatives that will benefit Native Hawaiians.

Kaua‘i Girl Scout Troop 008 donated a total of $6,000 to help rescue animals on the island.

The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center will be on-site at the Kaua‘i Resource Center at 3460 Ahukini Road, in Līhu‘e, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, May 20.

The Native Hawaiian Legislative Caucus announced today that the Hawai’i State Legislature has appropriated over $1 billion in funding to projects and initiatives set forth by the caucus.

Readers of all ages are invited to join the state’s public libraries in celebrating Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

Two measures that were priorities for the state Senate Women’s Legislative Caucus that will help uplift women in the islands were approved by both houses of the state Legislature.

State legislators on Tuesday, May 3, took a stand for working families in Hawai‘i, passing several key measures including an increase to the state’s minimum wage.