Kaua‘i News

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation is hosting the second annual Pacific Summer Transportation Education Program and is accepting applications for 2022.

Your $100 won’t be worth as much this year as it was last year.

And that’s pretty much across the board, no matter what you buy. In fact, according to the Hawai‘i Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, that $100 will be about $6 less.

The Transportation Security Administration at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu celebrated the career and retirement of Bruno, a 4-year-old Labrador retriever, trained as an explosive detection canine, and his handler Kathy.

The county Department of Motor Vehicles will be closing early every other week beginning next week to accommodate for staff training for a project that will lead to better customer service.

Help improve Hawai‘i’s healthcare systems, and have a chance to earn $100 gas card in the process.

A Hawai‘i nonprofit that provides legal information and representation to victims of domestic violence will receive nearly $400,000 in federal funding to support a program it provides to help immigrants.

The county announced late Thursday morning, March 31, that the green waste facility has reopened.

An increase in a number of key statistics in the latest visitor’s report indicates that Hawai‘i continues its trajectory toward a full tourism rebound.

A Hawaiian cultural icon will be among five women honored on the U.S. quarter next year.

Various lane and road closures are scheduled to start next week in Kapaʻa.

Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami today filed his election papers, making his intention to run for re-election official.

The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System, coordinated with the test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System, is scheduled for Friday, April 1.

The Kauaʿi Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who was seen stealing approximately $2,000 worth of Milwaukee and other brand equipment at Home Depot.

The state Department of Health reported 1,187 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, March 30, bringing the statewide total to 240,778.

Investigators attributed bad weather as the cause of a plane crash along the Na Pali coast that killed two people.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health is adopting the most recent guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding COVID-19 booster shots.

Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia’s departure to Hilo before setting sail for French Polynesia has been rescheduled to Monday, April 4, 2022, at the earliest.

Portions of Kalāheo will be closed April 4-11, weekdays, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., for road projects, the Department of Public Works and its contractor Maui Kupono Builders announced.

Ocean Safety Bureau officials advise no swimming at Hanalei Bay until further notice due to a shark sighting.

A Kīlauea native returned to Kaua‘i has launched her own business on the Garden Isle.