Kaua‘i News

The SSBCI program brings to Hawai‘i up to $62 million in federal funding to expand access to capital for small businesses, startups, and entrepreneurs. Hawai‘i is among the first states in the nation to be approved for participation.

The bill will increase the penalty for first-degree negligent homicide from a class B to class A felony, when certain aggravated factors are present, including a prior conviction for impaired driving, driving with a license that was suspended for impaired driving, or when the offender is considered a highly intoxicated driver.

Registration for summer swim classes takes place May 21 at 3 p.m. at the Kapa‘a and Waimea swimming pools.

Keith Hayashi, the interim Department of Education superintendent, was selected by the Board of Education to officially serve in the top post.

As the community prepares to celebrate this year’s graduates and the beginning of summer break, the Kaua‘i Police Department encourages motorists to drive safely and urges parents and the community to help prevent underage drinking and unsafe driving.

The state Department of Transportation issued its list of weekly road and lane closures for May 21-27. Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting.

In an effort to create a healthier Hawai‘i and increase use of local produce, the Wilcox Health Café will institute “Meatless Mondays” starting May 23.

The Kaua‘i Bus announces free bus service during Tropic Care from June 13-20.

Former Department of Public Safety Director Nolan Espinda died Thursday, May 19. He was 65.

The Department of Water and Princeville Utilities Co. has lifted the water conservation in Kilauea.

A water service advisory for customers on ‘Anini Road in Kīlauea has been changed to a water conservation notice. The revision is the latest update following several other notices earlier today.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health is adopting guidance from the CDC recommending boosters for children ages 5 through 11 and strengthening booster recommendations for others.

One new COVID-related death occurred earlier this week, Kaua‘i County Mayor Derek Kawakami announced during the county’s briefing Thursday, May 19.

The Department of Water has issued an immediate water conservation request for customers in Kīlauea located on Anini Road, until further notice due to a power outage.

An 80-year-old man is in critical condition following a three-car crash on Kaumuali‘i Highway in Kōloa Wednesday afternoon.

Registration is now open for the the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement’s 21st annual Native Hawaiian Convention.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Hurricane Iniki making landfall on Kaua‘i as a major hurricane, devastating the Garden Isle. And while the outlook for the 2022 hurricane season in the Central Pacific, which begins June 1, is for below average tropical cyclone activity, officials warn it only takes one hurricane or tropical storm to cause a tremendous amount of damage.

The National Weather Service in Honolulu extended the watch through Thursday afternoon.

A recently published study that was led by University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa researchers has revealed the mysteries of metamorphosis on the seafloor.

Construction work will require the closure of portions of three roadways next week in Kapa‘a