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Ballot packets are only mailed to active voters.

Hawai‘i Department of Transportation installed “No Pedestrian Crossing” and “Use Crosswalk” signs fronting Kountry Kitchen in Kapa‘a.

The hiker was reportedly injured on the Kalalau Trail near the 1.5-mile marker.

Experience the transformation of marine debris into art and music at the Kani Ka ʻOpala Summer Camp, organized by Anaina Hou Community Park in collaboration with the Surfrider Foundation Kauaʻi chapter.

Kauaʻi County urgently seeks technical assistance because the Waimea River’s sudden westward shift threatens nearby homes and properties.

The safety events are an opportunity to have a one-on-one learning experience and become confident that your child’s seat is installed correctly.

New Kauaʻi Police Chief Rudy Tai and members of the criminal justice system attended a public meeting Tuesday to explain their actions and hear concerns involving a homicide, attempted homicide and 2-day manhunt of William “Billy” Sinclair.

“To the community of Kauaʻi and the consumers of Kauaʻi Coffee, thank you for making your voices heard … (and) reminding all of us how important Kauaʻi Coffee is, not only as a business, but as an employer, an agricultural institution, and part of the identity of this island,” said James Priestley, vice president of Brue Baukol Capital Partners that owns the land that has been leased by the coffee company.

“For the first time in state history, qualifying cancer patients will have the opportunity to access promising investigational therapies here in Hawai‘i, without traveling thousands of miles to medical centers on the U.S. mainland,” said Dr. Naoto T. Ueno, medical director of the new center.

The resort has donated more than $45,000 to the Visitor Industry Charity Walk, a statewide fundraising initiative that supports nonprofit organizations serving communities across Hawaiʻi.

KFD quickly responded to a brush fire near ʻAnanalu and ʻAnahulu Roads in Wainiha on Monday afternoon, which was a small controlled burn with no threat.

On July 4, the U.S. Postal Service will suspend operations throughout Hawaiʻi for Independence Day, resuming normal services on July 6.

The groups challenging the project have raised concerns about the size of the project, the impact of increased traffic, parking demands and emergency access on the narrow rural roads in the Kauaʻi town.

Hawaiʻi’s outdoor warning sirens will undergo their routine monthly test at 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday, July 1, in conjunction with the Emergency Alert System test.

Johnathan Anderson and Bradley McDermott-Sa of Kauaʻi were winners of one of those gold medals, winning the unified doubles bowling competition, during the last 2 days of the games that were hosted in Minneapolis, Minn.

A major fire at the Pacific Concrete Cutting & Coring Inc. scrap metal storage facility in Līhuʻe demanded a multi-agency response, as firefighters battled to control the blaze and prevent further damage on Wednesday.

Hawaii’s culinary scene was electrified as Chef Justin Firmignac of Oʻahu’s Haleʻiwa Joe’s claimed victory at the sixth annual Kauaʻi Poke Fest.

Kukui Grove Center will be giving away school supplies to keiki.

With a 70% forecast for an above-normal hurricane season in the central Pacific, the forum will provide information about threats and how to stay safe.

Kaua‘i Firefighters were dispatched to the blaze on Aliomanu Road in Anahola shortly after 6:10 p.m.