Kaua‘i News

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.

Pothole work for Olohena, Kawaihau, Ka‘apuni, and Kamalu roads in Kapa‘a will take place from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the Department of Public Works announced. 

A detainee at the Federal Detention Center in Honolulu pleaded guilty in federal court to assaulting an officer, which resulted in bodily injury.

Researchers are transitioning from data collection to analysis as the whale watching season winds down.

Health Director Janet Berreman said there are a few things to keep an eye on. The FDA is considering recommending a second booster shot, although it hasn’t done so yet. Also, the Omicron BA-2 variant has been detected in wastewater in Hawai‘i, but any impacts of that on hospital stays or infections isn’t known.

Hawai‘i’s in-door mask mandate and Safe Travels program into state ended after March 25, but students are still required to wear masks inside classrooms for the foreseeable future.

The upcoming ILO-X mission is set to launch later this year – taking the first Hawaiʻi-based organization’s cameras to the moon and capturing some of the first ever images of the Milky Way Galaxy from the moon surface.

As part of National Fair Housing Month in April, the Kaua‘i County Housing Agency and other state and county agencies will be providing free training opportunities for landlords and tenants to learn about the most current federal and state Fair Housing laws.