Kauai News

Available jobs include legislative aide, committee clerk, program budget analyst, data-entry clerk, receptionist, service aide, support staff for remote hearings and legislative attorney.

It has been a rite of passage for fourth graders at Island School on Kauaʻi to learn about the critically endangered searbird ‘A‘o, also known as Newell’s shearwaters.

The Association of Energy Engineers — Western U.S. Region presented Kauaʻi Island Utility Co-op with an award for Institutional Energy Management during the Association of Energy Engineers World Energy Conference & Expo last month in Nashville.

The new ‘Digital Detectives’ Connect Kākou initiative is aimed at mapping internet speeds throughout the state, ensuring federal funding is allocated to where it is needed most.

You should have received your general election packet in the mail by Oct. 18.

A 62-year-old man visiting from New York died Tuesday afternoon after being pulled from waters at Kauapea Beach in Kīlauea, more commonly known as Secret Beach.

Products include Kodiak Cakes, Good & Gather and Great Value brands sold throughout the United States, including at supermarkets and retailers in Hawai‘i.

The physical and chemical oceanography symposia feature future or recent PhD graduates at the top of their fields.

The facility will be shuttered through Nov. 7 as it undergoes renovations. Services are being offered at Port Allen Small Boat Harbor during closure period.

Nonfarm jobs in Hawai’i increased by 9,000, or 1.4%, compared with September 2023, including job gains in the leisure and hospitality and trade, transportation and utilities industries.

The closure went into effect a day earlier than scheduled because of field observations and will continue until further notice.

The Postal Service also urges customers to plan ahead and ship as early as possible during the holiday season.

Businesses can use, repay and reuse these low-interest loans over three years, after which time the money becomes part of a “forever fund.”

Hawai‘i stands out with 83% of its plant species being endemic to the state.

All projects are weather permitting.

The Rails to Trails Conservancy celebrated Ke Ala Hele Makālae as one of the top trails in the United States, noting its contribution to health, mobility, and the quality of life for Kaua‘i residents and visitors alike.

A total of 55 new preschool classrooms across the state have opened through the initiative, with three of them being on Kaua’i.

The quality of Hawaiʻi coffee has been known for years outside of the state, and now the home grown chocolate is gaining traction.

A 10- to 15-foot tiger shark was reported in waters off Po‘ipū.

While scenarios such as a new pit crater forming in the Chain of Craters or large seaward movement of the volcano’s south flank are less likely, current conditions provide an excellent opportunity to better understand what can happen in the long run.