Kaua‘i News

After assessing ocean conditions Saturday afternoon, Polynesian Voyaging Society leadership decided it is still unsafe for voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia to sail to Hilo, so they will not depart today.

Researchers and content experts at Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum are gearing up to launch the Hawai‘i Master Naturalist Program — a certification that promotes active environmental stewardship through broad science and place-based training, as well as education and outreach in the natural and cultural history of Hawai‘i.

Darla Sabry has been named vice president of patient services and chief nurse executive at Wilcox Medical Center, the organization announced this week.

On April 2, the provider hosted a MedFest event for Special Olympics Kaua‘i athletes, where almost two dozen sporting men and women from across the island received free screenings for vision, height, weight, blood pressure, and cardiovascular and musculoskeletal health at the Kaiser Permanente Līhu‘e Clinic.

The Department of Water, Department of Public Works and its contractor Maui Kupuno Builders announced that a portion of Ōma‘o Road near the Eke Road intersection will be closed on April 12, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m..

The state Department of Transportation announced its weekly list of road and lane closures for April 9-15. Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice.

In observance of the Good Friday and Easter holidays, County of Kaua‘i offices will be closed on Friday, April 15, and Sunday, April 17.

In a decision-making meeting today, the Senate Committee on Ways and Means voted to pass a measure that would establish the Mauna a Wākea stewardship authority as the sole authority for management of state-managed lands on Mauna a Wākea.

An annual gauge of homelessness found there are more than 400 homeless people on the island.

The state is warning residents about an increase in fraudulent schemes targeting those filing for unemployment benefits.

Kaua’i County is rescheduling its weekly video briefings so residents can get the latest and most up-to-date COVID-19 information.

A Waimea man who tried to skip town is back behind bars, being detained on a warrant issued by the Hawaiʽi Paroling Authority.

The University of Hawaiʻi is now part of a team of hydrologic researchers throughout the United States and Canada, whose mission is to help the nation get water and weather ready.

The county Department of Public Works is informing the public about lane closures planned for or beginning next week on some island roadways.

The U.S. Senate made history when they confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court by a vote of 53-47.

Public high school graduation ceremonies have been scheduled for the Class of 2022.

The 2022 election notification postcards were mailed today and should begin arriving over the next several days, the county of Kaua‘i announced on Wednesday.

The Kaua‘i Police Department (KPD) is asking for the public’s help in locating three juvenile runaways ̶ Laryah Maloney, 15, of Kōloa, Zipporah Ceda, 15, of Kōloa, and Jayden Bernardo, 15, of Hanamāʿulu.

An overnight water service shutdown is scheduled to allow contractor, Grace Pacific, LLC to conduct valve relocation work.

Portions of Lolo Road, Niho Road, Nanakai Road, and Waha Road in Kalāheo will be closed through April 14 on weekdays, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., weather permitting.