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IRS reminding more than 9M people they could be eligible for key tax credits
The Internal Revenue Service is sending special reminder letters to more than 9 million people who still could be eligible for a variety of key tax benefits.
Search suspended for missing swimmer
The 19-year-old American Samoa resident who went missing this past weekend while swimming at a Kaua‘i beach has become the island’s 11th drowning victim of 2022.
Decomposed body discovered in Big Island home
Police think foul play could be involved in the death of a male victim whose badly decomposing body was discovered Tuesday afternoon at a Puna home on the Big Island.
Search for missing swimmer to continue
The search for a missing 19-year-old swimmer on Kaua‘i’s North Shore will continue for a fourth day.
California couple located safe in Kōke‘e
A missing couple from the mainland have been found safely on Kaua‘i.
Lane closure scheduled for portion of Olohena Road in Wailua
The one-lane closure is necessary to allow Hawaiian Telcom to conduct vegetation maintenance work on utility lines.
Kauaʻi County approves proactive bill to regulate development in areas prone to sea level rise
Kaua‘i County unanimously approved a proactive bill to regulate development in areas that scientific models project will be affected by sea-level rise.
Daytime road work scheduled for Kūhiō Highway
Motorists using Kūhiō Highway later this month will notice a change — state crews working during the day.
UH research to help better predict dangerous storms
A long-term partnership between the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology and philanthropist Jonathan Merage is expanding to help meteorologists better understand and predict dangerous severe weather.
Kauaʻi fishers urged to take part in state’s overhaul of nearshore water management
The State of Hawai’i is in the planning stages of overhauling nearshore water management on all major islands through a sustainability initiative called Holomua: Marine 30 x 30, which will affect fishers for decades to come.
Participants sought for UH Shape Up! Keiki study about childhood obesity
A research team at the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center is looking to recruit nearly 400 children, ages 0-5 years old, for a study that will create advanced body shape models using 3-D scans.
UH study: Hawaiian corals select algae partnerships to help survive climate change
Teamwork is even more important for coral trying to survive an increasingly warming ocean.
More lane closures scheduled for sections of Kapa‘a
Several roadways in Kapa‘a will once again experience traffic shifts as construction of a new roundabout continues.
COVID Weekly Update: 90 New Cases Reported on Kaua‘i
The state Department of Health reported 1,273 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, Oct. 5, bringing the statewide total to 357,232. Eight new fatalities were reported.
UH team to lead $40M grant project for climate-smart food production
A research team at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa will lead a $40 million grant project, which includes a sub-award of at least $10 million to the UH-Mānoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, to help underserved producers throughout the islands.
Waimea wastewater treatment plant project honored by American Society of Civil Engineers
The county Department of Public Works Division of Wastewater Management was recently honored for its work on an optimization project at one of the island’s wastewater treatment plants.
Kauaʻi Mayor Signs Bill To Increase Benefits to Farmers
Kauaʻi County Mayor Derek S. K. Kawakami signed a bill on Monday that updates the county’s Agricultural Dedication program to provide increased benefits to farmers and lessen the burdensome red tape.