Kaua‘i News

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, through its contractor Esaki Surveying & Mapping, is scheduled to begin field survey work at its Piʻilani Mai Ke Kai Subdivision in Anahola.

The state Department of Health reported 92 new COVID-19 cases Monday, bringing the statewide total to 237,455. No new fatalities were reported.

Hawai‘i’s Class of 2022 graduating high school seniors can now apply to the University of Hawai‘i Community Colleges through an app.

Search for a New Jersey man swept out to sea off the North Shore over the weekend continues.

With just two months left of the rainy season, only December has so far provided wet conditions, according to a National Weather Service hydrologist. And Kaua’i hasn’t escaped the dry conditions.

A team of researchers led by two University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa oceanography professors has revealed that an array of phytoplankton is not just using the light from the sun.

A group of future military leaders studying at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa recently had the chance to learn about the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor in a different way.

The state Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office announced eight new COVID-19 cases Sunday, March 6.

The search for a missing man off the North Shore continued Sunday, March 6.

A new institute aimed at building the next generation of indigenous museum professionals throughout the Pacific region is launching its inaugural cohort.

The state Department of Health reported 196 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, bringing the statewide total to 237,363. One new fatality was reported.

A University of Hawaiʻi organization is optimistic about the state’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, predicting a broader recovery in the first several months of 2022 in its March report.

The Kaua‘i Board of Water Supply recently honored several employees of the county Department of Water.

Members of the Hawaiʻi State Legislature displayed their support for Ukraine by collectively wearing blue and/or yellow representing the Ukrainian flag. The demonstration was organized by both Senate and House members in an effort to show solidarity with the people of Ukraine.

Restrictions at Wilcox Medical Center on Kaua‘i ended on Tuesday, March 1, in line with the County of Kaua‘i’s lifting of Emergency Rule 28.

The nonprofit Kaua‘i Housing Development Corporation was awarded a $130,000 grant from the Nareit Hawai‘i Community Giving Initiative to support the building of a new affordable home for a family on Kaua‘i.

The state Department of Health reported 184 new COVID-19 cases Friday, bringing the statewide total to 237,167. Five new fatalities were reported.

The state Department of Public Safety reported Friday, March 4, three negative COVID-19 tests among inmates at Kaua‘i Community Correctional Center in Līhuʻe.

The state Department of Transportation announced its list of road and lane closures for the week of March 5-11. Lane closure schedules can change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting.

Residents affected by the January rockslide in Waimea will continue to get the help they need thanks to a move by Kaua‘i County Mayor Derek Kawakami.