Kauai News

Road work and lane closures for Maluhia Road and Poʻipu Road have been extended through Friday, July 25.

A structure fire on Waialo Road resulted in no injuries at $116,000 in damage.

Riverbend Management’s groundbreaking of the Rice Street Apartments marks a significant stride toward alleviating Kauaʻi’s housing shortage, offering 66 affordable units in the heart of Līhuʻe while revitalizing its historic town core.

Lauren Greig, nursery and fern L lab manager at the National Tropical Botanical Garden, said its plant named Pua Pilo is almost ready to cause a big stink. (Photo Courtesy: The National Tropical Botanical Garden)

The Big Island volcano is now quiet, so it’s a good opportunity to remember its 1950 Southwest Rift Zone eruption — the volcano’s most recent eruption to cause significant damage.

The $23.3 million project will replace an existing 200,000-gallon water storage tank with the construction of two 500,000-gallon storage tanks, totaling 1 million gallons, along with necessary storm drain improvements.

Garden Isle law enforcement is investigating the overnight July 15 crimes and are looking into whether the incidents might be related, urging anyone with any information to call police.

Road work modifications required the extension through July 22 of the traffic modification between Maluhia and Waikomo roads in Kōloa; motorists should plan accordingly.

The bomb squad was called Wednesday to the Wailua Golf Course after a suspicious device was found in the parking lot.

Firefighters responded to the trail at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday.

The annual festival began in 1985, when the approximately 1,000 people of Kōloa celebrated the sugar mills’ sesquicentennial and their diverse backgrounds but common bond.

Free event at 2 p.m. July 18 is in celebration of Smart Irrigation Month, an initiative by the Irrigation Association aimed at increasing awareness about the importance of water usage and promoting water-saving products, practices and services.

Robin Marquez of North Kohala, owner and operator of Signature Auto Detail Hawaiʻi, was selected for the third time this year to participate in the prestigious Air Force One Detailing Project at the Museum of Flight in Seattle.

The modified traffic pattern will be in place from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. July 17, beginning at the Kolopua Road intersection and extending to the end of Kalili place.

A shifted lane traffic pattern will be in place through July 28 to accommodate electrical work, between Rice Street and Hardy Street, for the Rice Street Apartment Workforce Housing Project.

The 27-year-old hiker was located about 1.5 miles into the the famous 11-mile trail on Nā Pali Coast along the island’s northwest shore the morning of July 15 by first responders from Līhu‘e Fire Station aboard Air 1.

New study from researchers at University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology provides hope, however, that that impact could be manageable; meanwhile, five Indo-Pacific coral species received critical habitat protections this week, potentially preventing their mass extinction.

Broken electric vehicle chargers to be replaced at the Department of Parks and Recreation lot on Eiwa Street today and tomorrow.

Public invited to share their experiences with Garden Isle’s public transportation — which has long been a lifeline for the island, offering service from Kekaha to Hanalei and everywhere in between — and give feedback by completing the online 2025 Rural Transit Day Survey.

North Shore Give hosting event to raise awareness about disaster prep, including emergency communications, creating individual emergency plans, safety tips and more.