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Community members encouraged to attend family-focused Play Streets Bicycle Playground event

The purpose of this Play Street event is to give keiki the chance to ride their bicycles on a safe road, with a miniature roadway featuring intersections, roundabouts and other roadway features such as signs and street markings.

Public invited to community meeting next week at Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital

Updates about hospital improvement projects, Mahelona Transit-Oriented Development Master Plan update and environmental impact statement, relocation of Kapaʻa Public Library and Kauaʻi County Supportive Housing project will be provided.

Native Hawaiian civic engagement efforts to expand through Office of Hawaiian Affairs for 2026 elections

Office plans statewide congressional debate and trustee candidate forums.

Good Samaritans honored during Kauaʻi Fire Commission meeting

John Patt, Jim Leake, Victor Lawson and JC Crouch acted without hesitation to immediately perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation efforts and use an automated external defibrillator to help Howard Yamaguchi after he suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed last summer.

Discover, shop and savor from anywhere ‘Taste of Hawai‘i’ with first episode of new series this week

The series — an opportunity to discover, shop and savor the foods, makers and products highlighted — kicks off with Hawai‘i Island chocolate makers and cacao growers.

US Postal service to close post offices in observance of Juneteenth

Self-service options are available in many retail lobbies, however, when post offices are closed.

Update: Road closure on Olohena Road in Kapa‘a has been rescheduled

The road closure from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., weather permitting, is necessary for the pouring of a concrete retaining wall.

Ocean Safety Officials find no Portuguese man o’ war, reopen waters at ʻAnini

ʻAnini Beach reopens as Ocean Safety Bureau officials confirm the absence of Portuguese man-of-war, lifting the no-swimming advisory.

Grove Farm sells more than 620 acres since end of 2025

The historic sugar producer owned by AOL co-founder Steve Case also is still negotiating to sell another more than 1,000 acres to the state Agribusiness Development Corp.

Want to live like a rockstar? Former Carlos Santana estate up for sale on Kaua‘i’s North Shore

The 3.02-acre, 4,003-square-foot North Shore estate on a total of 131,595 square feet of property is priced at $13 million, and comes with all the breathtaking views you’d expect from a musical legend’s former home.

From Hawaiʻi to the world: Brothers soaring together at Alaska, Hawaiian Airlines

Aviation is more than a career for brothers Kaʻimi and Kekumu “Kumu” N. — it’s a shared journey that connected them across skies, time zones and two beloved brands they represent.

San Andreas fault reaches highest stress level in 1,000 years

The system is critically stressed, and that physics-based models such as this one give them a clearer picture of the range of scenarios for which to be prepared.

Kaua’i Police Department announces adjusted hours for firearms window

The firearms window will be open 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. only from June 16-18 to accommodate staff training.

Three new Hawaiian Airlines aircraft designs set sail this summer for Disney’s live-action ‘Moana’

The new “Moana” designs inspire guests around the world with a message of exploration — “Voyage beyond the reef” — on all three aircraft ahead of the theatrical release of Disney’s highly anticipated reimagining on July 10.

Kauaʻi community invited to invasive pest meeting

Stopping the invasive insect coconut rhinoceros beetle is an urgent priority.

Lane closures scheduled through June 19 on several state roadways around Kaua’i

Remember: Lane closure schedules can change at any time without further notice; all closures and roadwork are weather permitting.

Hirono secures numerous provisions in Senate Armed Services Committee draft of FY27 National Defense Authorization Act

However, she couldn’t — in good conscience — vote to advance a bill that paves the way for an up to 40% increase in U.S. Department of Defense spending, especially as the President Donald Trump Administration wages an illegal war in Iran with no plan or end in sight.

South-facing shores of Kaua‘i to be under high surf advisory beginning Saturday night

Surf of 8 to 12 feet is expected by late Saturday night and 10 to 14 feet by Sunday afternoon, June 14, through Monday night, June 15.

Junior Achievement of Hawai‘i launches search for next president and chief executive officer

The new leader will succeed David Earles, who recently announced plans to depart the organization to relocate out of state after 4 years of exceptional service.

Portion of Waimea Canyon Drive to be closed daily for resurfacing work

The first closure, between Maʻule Road and Kōkeʻe Road, is planned for Monday, June 22. Anticipated completion of this section is Monday, Aug. 17.
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