Kaua‘i News

he Department of Public Works announced its contractor, Maui Kupono Builders, will begin repaving work along a portion of Hanalei Plantation Road, in the vicinity of the Hanalei Fire Station, in Princeville, on Wednesday, May 4

The state Department of Transportation issued its weekly list of road and lane closures for April 30 to May 6. Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice.

The Office of Economic Development and Ho‘ohana Kaua‘i are conducting an employer survey to assess the current hiring and retention needs of businesses on Kaua‘i.

re rebate program approved by lawmakers Friday, April 29, taxpayers earning less than $100,000 annually and their dependents could each receive a $300 payment. Those earning more than $100,000 could get a rebate of $100. It all means under the plan, a family of four could get back up to $1,200, the news agency reported.

Beginning Sunday, May 1, all real estate transactions conducted in Hawai‘i must include disclosures about the risk of sea level rise to the property. The mandate, enacted in 2021, requires disclosure about sea level rise, up to and including 3.2 feet.

Beginning next Tuesday, May 3, the DLNR Division of State Parks (DSP) will issue a limited number of overnight permits for camping in Kalalau in the Nāpali Coast State Wilderness Park on Kauaʻi.

Officials said Thursday during the county’s weekly briefing that new highly contagious subvariants are likely the reason infection counts increased this week following Easter weekend, April 18.

Last week, workers from the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife, the Kaua‘i Endangered Seabird Recovery Project, and volunteers from Archipelago Research and Conservation took the first steps to create a new colony of Band-rumped Storm Petrels on Moku‘ae‘ae.

After a two-year suspension because of the pandemic, the state Legislature has resumed awarding grants-in-aid, and 12 Kauaʻi organizations have been chosen to receive funds.

Hawai‘i residents and visitors can help clean up the ocean and save marine life by making a simple phone call when they see debris washed up on the shoreline.

According to preliminary visitor statistics released by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, total spending by visitors who came to the islands in March 2022 was $1.53 billion, which was higher compared to the $1.49 billion reported for March 2019.

The Department of Public Works Roads Division announces one-lane closures for a portion of ‘Anini Road, from Kalihiwai Road to ‘Anini Park, May 2-13, weekdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Two traditional voyaging canoes making their way to Tahiti have made it halfway.

More than $200 million is included in the final version of the state budget for several capital improvement projects on Kauaʻi.

While the state is transitioning from emergency response to a more traditional public health approach to managing COVID-19, health officials and Gov. David Ige stressed Wednesday, April 27, during a press conference that the pandemic is not over.

An emergency water service shutdown is scheduled this afternoon in Wailua for urgent repairs to a mainline break.

In an effort to ease weekend traffic congestion on an island highway, new Saturday contraflow hours will take effect this week.

Portions of Mailihuna Road, Hau‘a‘ala Road, and Kawaihau Road will be closed the first week of May for clearing and grubbing work, roadway excavation, and sidewalk construction.

The state Department of Health reported 3,370 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, April 27, bringing the statewide total to 248,405. Eleven new fatalities were reported.

Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia are approximately 1,120 nautical miles into their journey to French Polynesia and about 90 to 95 miles west of the reference course to Tahiti.