Kaua‘i News

The state Department of Health reported 7,149 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, May 18, bringing the statewide total to 265,571.

Weather conditions force temporary closure of green waste at the Kapa‘a Transfer Station.

Work to improve pedestrian access to King Kaumualiʻi Elementary School in Hanamāʻulu will require lane closures on sections of ‘Akuli Street and Hanamāʻulu Road.

A former employee of the Kaua‘i Police Department has been indicted for fraud and theft by a Kaua‘i County grand jury.

Tropic Care will return to Kauaʻi on June 13 and will operate at several sites through June 20. The eight-day event will provide no-cost health care services to the community, including physical exams, eye exams, dental exams, fillings, and extractions.

The Hawai‘i State Teachers Association’s Board of Directors on Saturday, May 14 approved hiring veteran Hawaii teacher, administrator, union and student advocate Ann Mahi as the HSTA’s next executive director.

Federal dollars are headed to Hawai‘i to help address the extinction crisis facing at least four species of native Hawaiian birds.

High school students have an opportunity to build their skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics while getting some help preparing for college through a program offered by the University of Hawai’i.

University of Hawai‘i community colleges are offering a way for island residents to gain valuable training for jobs in several sectors — for free — this summer.

State Sheriffs and Honolulu Police are searching for one inmate who escaped from the Waiawa Correctional Facility Saturday evening on O‘ahu.

Gov. David Ige is considering signing House Bill No. 1486, HD2, SD1 into law, which would increase the penalty for felony theft of motor vehicles and motorcycles from a maximum five-year prison term to a maximum 10-year prison term.

Portions of Mailihuna Road, Hau‘a‘ala Road, and Kawaihau Road will be closed from May 16-20 for clearing and grubbing, roadway excavation and sidewalk construction.

The state Department of Transportation announced its weekly road and lane closures for the week of May 14-20. Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice.

The Kaua‘i Fire Department held a special ceremony Friday, welcoming 11 new firefighters at the Līhu‘e Civic Center’s Mo‘ikeha courtyard.

For 21 years, the Paniolo Heritage Rodeo at CJM Country Stables in Po‘ipū, has opened the Kōloa Plantation Days Festival in July.

Maui Fire Department confirmed that the seven fire calls today between a 90-minute time span in Central Maui are suspicious in nature and under investigation, Mauai News Now reported.

A Lāwaʿi man reported missing on Sunday in the trails off Miloli’i Ridge Road in Kōke‘e State Park, was found dead Thursday afternoon at Ku‘Ia Natural Reserve area in Kōke‘e State Park.

Young women filmmakers in Hawai‘i with an interest in climate change and coastal resilience are invited to submit short films as part of a statewide contest.

Unconfirmed reports to Maui Now are saying fire crews are battling at least a half-dozen different brush fires of varying sizes in Central Maui.

The world now has an image of the giant occupying the darkness at the center of the Milky Way thanks to a collaborative effort among more than 300 researchers from 80 institutes from around the globe, including 11 observatories, two of which are on the Big Island.