Kauai News

Parades on the East and West sides of the Garden Isle will bookend the month full of festivities.

Warning for north and west shores of the two islands in effect until midnight tonight as surf of up to 25 feet along north-facing shorelines and 20 feet along west-facing coasts is still expected.

The public is reminded that the schedule can change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting.

State’s first woman Speaker of the House and Kauaʻi Rep. Nadine Nakamura, House Majority Floor Leader Rep. Dee Morikawa and Rep. Luke Evslin will provide a legislative update and provide a preview for the upcoming 2025 session of the Hawai‘i Legislature.

Warning signs were posted. Kaua‘i Ocean Safety Bureau officials will continue to monitor the area, and lifeguards will reassess the situation Saturday afternoon.

A bird sanctuary in Wahiawā on Oʻahu that held large numbers of waterfowl, mostly introduced species, has been identified as the epicenter of the outbreak.

‘Moana 2’ opened in movie theaters nationwide Wednesday and will hit the big screen on Kauaʻi in 2 weeks on Dec. 13 at the historic Waimea Theater.

State and The Marine Mammal Center partner for public outreach and education campaign for fishers and boaters at West Hawai’i harbor to remind them that some actions can make the endangered 5-month-old monk seal rely on people for food or get too close to fishing hooks, etc.

Kauaʻi police officer Alexander Lacson was named the department’s 2024 Top Cop and three other officers were honored for their role in apprehending a dangerous fugitive.

Residential rubbish pick-up will remain unchanged. The Kaua‘i Bus will also operate on its regular holiday schedule. County offices, services and facilities return to regular business hours Friday.

Hawai‘i Department of Transportation advises Thanksgiving air travelers to give themselves extra time with more people and limited parking expected.

This year featured just 2 tropical cyclones, pretty much right on the money as far as the Central Pacific Hurricane Center’s outlook issued in May, which called for 1 to 4 tropical cyclones and 50% chance of fewer than the 4 to 5 storms the basin sees in an average year.

Permanently Affordable Living Hawai’i is putting the donation toward its 11-unit Kauhale O Namahana project.

The advisory for exposed north- and west-facing shores of both islands is now in effect until 6 p.m. as a medium-period northwest swell continues to kick up surf of at least 10 feet today before it begins to steadily decline.

With the rebuilding of homes underway and the commercial cleanup nearly finished, businesses say the timing is crucial to rebuild and provide jobs for returning residents.

Ocean recreators in Hawai‘i Island’s waters are the worst offenders in the state of Hawai‘i when it comes to maintaining 50 yards from the dolphins.

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation reports that emergency shoring and temporary paving were completed Nov. 22.

Signs were posted and beachgoers were urged to avoid swimming in the area.

AAA Hawaiʻi is projecting 14.2 million residents of Hawaiʻi, Alaska, California, Oregon and Washington will head 50 miles or more from home over the Thanksgiving holiday travel period, a 2.8% increase over last year’s record number of travelers.

Environmental activists testified during a public meeting last week in Kekaha that Kauaʻi Shrimp, the island’s only shrimp farm, should not be issued a new pollutant discharge permit due to concerns about its effluent polluting waters and killing fish.