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These new generators will increase Wilcox’s power capacity to provide uninterrupted electrical energy in the event of an emergency. #KauaiNow #KauaiNews

County officials are reminding Kaua‘i property owners that the second installment of real property taxes for the 2021-22 tax year are due Tuesday, Feb. 22. #KauaiNow #KauaiNews

Because rock scaling work has been completed, Menehune Road in Waimea reopened to all traffic on Tuesday, Jan. 25. #KauaiNow #KauaiNews

Ōma‘o Road will be closed at Kōloa Road to all northbound traffic. Only southbound traffic from Kaumuali‘i Highway will be allowed through the work zone. #KauaiNow #KauaiNews

“This is an important new project and represents the kind of innovative behavioral cancer prevention research we conduct at the UH Cancer Center.” — Joe Ramos, the center’s interim director #KauaiNow #KauaiNews #HawaiiNews

The county Office of Economic Development invites the public to review and comment on the recently received proposals for fiscal year 2021-22 Innovation Grants. #KauaiNow #KauaiNews

The state Department of Public Safety on Monday reported that 8 inmates at Kaua‘i Community Correctional Center in Līhu‘e have tested positive for COVID-19. #KauaiNow #KauaiNews

The county, in partnership with the state Department of Health, is handing out 15,000 free COVID home self-test kits this week. Distribution began Monday. #KauaiNow #KauaiNews

The National Weather Service in Honolulu has extended a high surf advisory in effect for north- and west-facing shores of Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau. #KauaiNow #KauaiNews

Kauaʿi police on Jan. 19 arrested 58-year-old Paul Bun Chung Say of Kapaʿa for numerous charges. #KauaiNow #KauaiNews

A crash involving a pickup truck and a moped Sunday at the intersection of Kūhiō Highway and Ohia Street resulted in a fatality.

Approximately 15,000 COVID-19 home test kits will be distributed, with a limit of five tests per individual/household, on a first-come, first-served basis. #KauaiNow #KauaiNews #HawaiiNews

The endowment will support UHERO’s research in the area of health economics. #KauaiNow #KauaiNews #HawaiiNews

A University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center researcher was awarded $3.1 million from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to further his efforts to provide new technologies to detect the risks of metabolic consequences of obesity among young children.

The state Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office announced 171 new COVID-19 cases Sunday.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology is getting a financial boost to help restore Hawaiʻi’s ocean health.

The state Department of Health reported 3,167 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, bringing the statewide total to 202,273. Four new fatalities were reported.

A high surf advisory is now in effect for portions of Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau.

The county Department of Public Works and Grace Pacific LLC. announced Thursday that lane closures for portions of Mailihuna Road and Kawaihau Road and the full closure of a part of Hau‘a‘ala Road are planned for next week.

Hawai‘i’s congressional delegation in Washington is urging President Joe Biden to approve a request from Gov. David Ige for a presidential disaster declaration in connection with the Kona low storm that ransacked portions of the state in December.