Kauai News

From subtle shakes that feel like wind to abrupt jolting that knocks dishes off the counter, living on the volcanically active Big Island means accepting that the ground beneath your feet will not always keep still.

The Hawai‘i Nurses Association began negotiations with Wilcox Medical Center on May 6.

Ke Ala Hele Makālae, “The Path that Goes by the Coast,” spans 8 miles, providing a paved, scenic route ideal for walking, jogging, biking, and skating, stretching from Lydgate Beach Park to Kuna Bay.

The helicopter that crashed was a Robinson R44 from the Ali’i Kauaʻi Air Tours and Charters company in Kauai. The helicopter had one pilot and two passengers aboard.

This is the fourth year of the grant program, which provides support for small-scale gardening, herding and livestock operations to increase the quantity and quality of locally grown food in food-insecure communities.

Despite the dry conditions last month, nearly all of the gauges on Kauaʻi continued to show near to above-average rainfall for 2024 through the end of June.

Three people were on board. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate.

Power restoration began within an hour of the outage. KIUC officials say most members were restored by roughly 11:15 p.m.

Hawaiʻi is the only state where the strain of avian flu, H5N1, has not been detected.

Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, serving as Acting Governor, signed an Emergency Proclamation (EP) on Wednesday evening in response to the ongoing Crater Road Fire in Upcountry, Maui which began on July 10, 2024, and has since burned an estimated 410 acres.

According to police, these fraudulent activities bear “striking similarities” to incidents that occurred in 2022 when authorities apprehended four male suspects caught selling counterfeit jewelry.

Salaries for security officers start at $60,000 annually and come with full federal employee benefits, as well as a $2,000 hiring incentive for all new employees.

Power went out at around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

Officials ask drivers to make the appropriate arrangements to accommodate the necessary lane closures.

Officials with the Maui Fire Department and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives responded today to media inquiries about the timeline and process for releasing information on the cause and origin of the Aug. 8, 2023, Lāhainā wildfire.

Warning signs were posted Tuesday but lifeguards have since removed them as there have been no additional sightings as of this morning.

The 25th anniversary of the Molokaʻi 2 OʻahuPaddleboard World Championships (M2O), presented by the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority is set to welcome an international field of athletes who will cover more than 32 miles across the Kaiwi Channel, launching from the coastline of Moloka’i and finishing on O’ahu.

The effective date of appointment is July 19.

Seven bills were vetoed primarily due to legal and operational issues.

The supplemental budget bill, House Bill 1800, for fiscal year 2025 represents an increase of more than $480 million, with significant funding going to key state priorities.