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Assessors determine values of real property, with property tax revenues collected based on those assessments funding essential services such as law enforcement, fire protection, road maintenance and many other programs that directly benefit the community.

The latest eruptive activity kicked off at 12:53 a.m. Oct. 1 from the north vent in the southwest portion of Halemaʻumaʻu Crater, with molten rock fountaining from the south vent as well within the next several hours.

Artists can submit their work online through Oct. 8 to be considered for the first University of Hawai‘i Insect Museum show, billed to be a celebration of insects and the powerful role they play in art.

The pool’s shuttering was caused by mechanical issues that have since been fixed by Kaua‘i County Parks and Recreation Department.

A shooting in Grand Blanc, Michigan resulted in at least 2 two deaths and eight injuries, prompting Gov. Josh Green to order U.S. and Hawaiʻi flags to half-staff from Monday morning to Wednesday night.

A nationwide recall of Southwind Foods’ frozen shrimp and Sprout Organics’ Sweet Potato Apple and Spinach pouches due to possible contamination affects products in Hawaiʻi stores.

Using over 2,000 pounds of locally source bok choy, tinola was served to students for the first time in Department of Education schools this month.

American Samoa is comprised of the easternmost islands of a volcanic island chain formed by the Samoan hot spot in the South Pacific Ocean, with its small islands the tops of volcanoes and an active volcanic seamount nearby.

A switch from inflation to sharp deflation, rapid increase in seismic tremor and intensifying lava fountains accompanying large lava flows onto the floor of Halemaʻumaʻu Crater marked the beginning of the latest eruptive episode of the Big Island volcano at 3:11 a.m. Sept. 19.

Four of the flags symbolizing the upcoming 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence were given to Kapa‘a High School JROTC, Waimea High School JROTC, Pacific Missile Range Facility and Kaua‘i County.

The 605-room resort overlooking Shipwreck Beach on the Garden Isle’s South Shore is home to the renowned 18-hole, 210-acre Poʻipū Bay Golf Course and is the only Kaua‘i-based resort to receive the honor.

The briefing — which will feature information from University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization professor Colin Moore — is part of a series of informational briefings about the rule of law in relation to the recent actions of President Donald Trump’s administration and how its decisions are impacting Hawaiʻi.

Peter Grewer was convicted by a jury in 2021 of second-degree murder for stabbing his 67-year-old landlord Joeleen Hartman 17 times and killing her at her Kōloa home.

Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green proclaims Sept. 17 as Constitution and Citizenship Day in Hawaiʻi, commemorating signing of U.S. Constitution in 1787 and highlighting enduring importance of constitutional governance throughout Hawaiʻi’s history.

Kaua‘i County Department of Public Works advises residents to leave their bins out if their trash is not collected by 3:30 p.m. Sept. 16; pickup is anticipated to be completed Sept. 17.

The Department of Public Works and its contractor, Maui Kupono Builders, are announcing lane closures along parts of Hailima Road, Iuka Place, and Aka Road in Kōloa next week. (Photo Credit: County of Kauaʻi)

Measure championed by three of Hawai‘i’s federal lawmakers comes after Trump Administration announced plans to cancel the lease for the essential government office connected with the station.

Garden Isle residents have witnessed the tragic consequences of unsafe roads firsthand — three lives have been lost in traffic-related incidents this year on Kaua‘i, a sobering reminder of the urgent need for safer streets.

Kaua‘i voters in 2024 approved an amendment to the Kaua‘i County Charter allowing high school juniors and seniors to actively serve and provide a youth perspective on county boards and commissions.

Recently spotted cracks in the delta on on the Big Island demonstrate the instability of solid lava along the coastal edge; the new cracks are alarming and have led people to wonder what they mean.