Kauai News

Motorists are advised to make appropriate arrangements to accommodate the work and lane closure on the Kalāheo roadway, which continues through Aug. 8, weather permitting.

With over 1,100 participants in Kauaʻi Police Activities League last year, the new facility will be a hub for enhanced and expanded youth programs.

Hawai‘i Department of Health says retesting showed enterococci levels no longer exceed the acceptable threshold level.

Kauaʻi DMV’s new online road test booking system is now live and both offices in Līhuʻe and Kapaʻa have reopened with their regular offices.

The Climate Action Pathways first draft was developed based on community feedback gathered at more than 80 public events throughout Hawaiʻi.

Essays or letters should be no more than 1,000 words and include a constructive proposal for how to maintain or improve their relationships with their parents. Submissions will be judged on bravery, reflection and their proposals.

Lava fountains reached as high as 300 feet at times during the most recent eruptive event of the ongoing episodic summit eruption within the Big Island volcano. Activity ceased abruptly at 12:55 p.m. Aug. 6.

Motorists are advised to make the appropriate arrangements to accommodate the necessary lane closures, use alternate routes, and allow extra time to get to destinations.

Across Kauaʻi, volunteers gathered to collect non-perishable donations to help keep stocked for the remainder of summer and ahead of the holiday season during this year’s Food Drive Day for the Hawaiʻi Foodbank .

July began with a typical summer trade wind pattern dominated by high pressure to the north and stable conditions aloft, the monthly report indicated.

American Savings Bank (ASB) is now accepting applications for its 2025 KeikiCo Business Plan Competition, a statewide challenge that invites Hawaiʻi public and charter school students in grades 3 through 12 to dream big, solve real-world problems and compete for up to $25,000 for their school – plus bonus cash for individual winners.

The hiker was with two minors at the time of the reported injury.

Surf is expected to be 7 to 10 feet, then fall below advisory levels by 6 p.m.

The new Namahana Public Charter School eventually will also be for high school students and have a permanent campus, which is under construction in Kīlauea Town

Innovation Grants aim to support forward-thinking community projects that address a clear need or problem within Kaua‘i.

This comes after Matson Shipping announced last month that it had temporarily suspended shipping of these vehicles due to a fire risk posed by the large lithium-ion batteries used to power the vehicles.

Damages to the structure and contents are estimated at $250,000. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Jason Momoa’s nine-episode miniseries “Chief of War” is set during the last decades of the 18th century when conflicts took place to unify the Hawaiian Islands.

With the 2025-26 school year beginning today, the locally made sweet treats can be found in a number of schools statewide, including Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy in Waimea.

Firefighters from the Waimea fire station used a litter and wheel to transport the woman off the trail.