Kauai News

6 proposals were awarded for the 2024-25 fiscal year. A total of 13 proposals were accepted in the areas of small business support, energy and sustainability, creative industries, agriculture, destination management, cultural opportunities and circular economy.

Increase would provide an extra $40 a month in benefits to a family of 4 in the islands getting help through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, often still referred to as food stamps.

Longtime Kaua‘i County councilmember Mel Rapozo was confirmed as chair, and KipuKai Kuali‘i was named as vice chair at the inauguration of the new council.

“I don’t even know what to say right now, except that these kids deserve it,” Kapa’a head coach Mike Tresler said.

The airline that entered the interisland market in 2019 is reducing its flights between islands by as much as 30% beginning in April of next year and also reshaping it services between the mainland and Hawai‘i beginning in the summer.

The Big Island is “such a dynamic environment that I think we take for granted because most places on Earth don’t have those dramatic changes,” said Steve Lundblad, geology professor at University of Hawai‘i at Hilo.

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

While old-fashioned eyes and a notebook are used when field teams are near a volcano, modern volcano observatories also use rapidly collected data and computers to support monitoring. Hawaiian Volcano Observatory computers are ‘trained’ to look for activity and send alerts when a volcano is changing or becoming active.

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.