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Total requests for general funds amount to $10.4 billion in fiscal year 2026 and $10.5 billion in fiscal year 2027, which will be used to create a safer, more affordable Hawaiʻi.

The closures will affect Iwipolena Road, ‘Iwa Street, Moho Road and Nēnē Road, and are necessary for road resurfacing work. They are scheduled for 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., weather permitting.

The closure is necessary to allow division staff to move back to their offices at the Mo‘ikeha Building. The division and its services are scheduled to resume Dec. 23.

Applications for Mālama Kauaʻi’s 9-month cohort program, Hui Hānai ʻAi, are due Dec. 31.

The contractor will close laneways from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and intermittent 15- to 30-minute full road closures throughout the work day in the vicinity of Kaumuali‘i Highway.

“We thank all of you who accepted the challenge to contribute to the future success of the Kaua‘i Fire Department and [Kaua‘i County] Ocean Safety Bureau,” said Gibson. “These men maintain high morale and integrity, and our department is better because of that. When they learn together and train together, they reinforce each other. Everyone around them becomes better.”

The Brothers Cazimero emerged during the Hawaiian Renaissance of the 1970s to tour the globe for decades.

“We are deeply saddened to announce the suspension of our search efforts,” said Lt. Cmdr. Raphael Sadowitz, search and rescue mission coordinator with U.S. Coast Guard Sector Honolulu. “Our hearts go out to her loved ones and all those impacted by this heartbreaking event.”

Owners are strongly encouraged to read both sides of the notice and review the market valuation, tax classification, property status and exemption amounts.

With 2024 coming to a close, Kaua‘i Now is looking back at some of the top stories that this year shaped the Garden Island.

Volcanologists use interferograms to detect unrest by observing how the surface of a volcano is deforming in response to migrating magma beneath the ground. But while interferograms can be beautiful and informative, they are also difficult to interpret.

Best chance for impacts — which will include flooding of normally dry beaches, minor coastal erosion and saltwater inundation — will occur especially during the early morning high tides and daybreak from midnight through late Sunday.

Personnel with the Kaua‘i Fire Department, Ocean Safety Bureau, U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies have conducted search operations since Lauren M. Cameron of Anchorage, Alaska, was reported missing Wednesday afternoon.

Existing uses at the refuge are being re-evaluated and now include Native Hawaiian organization Mālama Hulē‘ia cultural and environmental stewardship programs.

Kaiaulani C. Kaiawe, also known as Coty K. Duhaylongsod, was indicted on 4 counts of wire fraud, 3 counts of aggravated identity theft and 1 count of money laundering.

Despite steady local forecast path so far, Hawaiʻi’s economic outlook becomes unclear as federal policy changes loom with incoming Trump Administration introducing broad uncertainty.

As winds begin to decrease and relative humidity rebounds, the threat of critical fire weather has diminished.

Kaua‘i Fire Department personnel responded shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday following the report of a missing swimmer at the beach. Kaua’i Fire Department and Ocean Safety Bureau personnel searched Wednesday afternoon, and U.S. Coast Guard personnel continued searching through the evening. The search resumed Thursday morning.

The proclamation enables rapid deployment of resources to mitigate risks in an effort to address existing and potential impacts caused by inclement weather conditions, in this case critical fire weather that could lead to wildfires.

The Kaua‘i County Department of Water scheduled the water service shutdown for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today so a new service lateral could be installed.