Kauai News

Kaua‘i police identified the 25-year-old as Anastasi Brown of Līhu‘e. She died Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, after succumbing to her injuries.

“Inflation of the summit following the shutdown indicates that a resumption in activity is possible in the coming days, but not certain,” said Hawaiian Volcano Observatory in its daily Kīlauea update just after 9:30 a.m. today.

“This is a dream come true for us. We didn’t think that we’d ever have a house to come home to and to be able to come home for Christmas is the best gift we could’ve received.” — Department of Hawaiian Home Lands beneficiary Destiny Smith

The volunteer bird counters also helped set and replenish traps that help keep predators like rats, cats and mongoose away from the birds.

Vigorous fountaining from vents in the southwest corner of Halemaʻmaʻu Crater within Kaluapele, the volcano’s summit caldera, rapidly died down a few minutes just before 11 a.m. Lava then began draining back into tthe vent at nearly the same time summit tiltmeters started recording a change from deflation to inflation.

Thompson led efforts to solve several complex felony cases, which led to the arrest of multiple dangerous offenders and significantly contributed to the safety of Kaua‘i’s community.

The Records Section will be closed today, Christmas Day, Dec. 25, and New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, 2025. Regular business hours will resume following the holidays.

The array of young stars — all between 1 and 5 million years old — that is about 2,500 light-years, or 14.7 quadrillion miles, from Earth in the Milky Way. A composite image shows it in the shape of a tree with glowing steallar lights.

U.S. officials granted Claus and his team a special transit permit Monday. Don’t forget you can track the Big Man in Red’s every move, too, with NORAD’s official Santa Tracker or even on Google this year.

Fountaining of lava began to increase in vigor by about 11 a.m. today, signaling the onset of the second episode of the eruption, which started early Monday within and remains confined to the volcano’s summit caldera and downdropped block.

Kaua‘i County offices and services, as well as several other facilities, will be closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Regular business hours will resume the following day after each holiday.

The library in Kapa‘a also will have adjusted hours today, Christmas Eve, and on New Year’s Eve.

National Weather Service forecasters in Honolulu sent out the message just before 3 a.m. today saying surf, for the first time since early last week, finally dropped below advisory levels.

Hoʻōla Nā Pua (New Life for Our Children), which has offices and provides services and programs on the Garden Isle, is committed to preventng sex trafficking throughout Hawaiʻi while providing care for girls who have been exploited.

Rubbish on the Garden Isle increases by 25% between Thanksgiving and Christmas. That’s an extra 60 tons per day during the holidays. Items such as boxes, wrapping paper, plastic bags, food packaging, live Christmas trees and decorations, plus more, definitely add up.

The member services and communications manager at Kauaʻi Island Utility Coopeative oversees internal and external communications and services to more than 33,000 residential and commercial members. Her position includes community engagement and service projects, grants and legislative priorities.

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that at about 3 p.m. today, tilt at the summit stopped showing deflation and seismic tremor began decreasing. By 3:30 p.m., lava fountains were barely visible, and by 4 p.m. fountaining had stopped and seismic tremor was close to background levels. Visible volcanic gas emissions also decreased significantly.

A study commissioned by the Hawai’i Seaglider Initiative has found that 78% of Hawai’i residents support the introduction of an interisland sea glider service, according to an announcement.

The Hawai‘i Department of Taxation has updated its income tax withholding tables to reflect upcoming changes in a new state law.

Gov. Josh Green proclaimed 2024 “Makahiki o nā Manu Nahele: Year of the Forest Birds,” but it was complicated with troubling declines and new rays of hope.