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Flood advisory issued for parts of Kauaʻi
Some locations that will experience flooding include Kapaʻa, Princeville, Kīlauea, Hanalei, Moloaʻa, Wainiha, Wailua Homesteads, Hāʻena, Wailua, Nā Pali State Park and Kealia.
Pacific Media Group to purchase Kaua‘i radio station KFMN
Pacific Media Group, or PMG, has entered into an agreement to purchase KFMN on Kaua‘i. The purchase is pending Federal Communications Commission approval.
Get a free photo with Santa this weekend in Kapa‘a
Kris Kringle will be at the Kapa‘a Shopping Center during Kapa‘a Kalikimaka with Hawaiian Telcom on Saturday.
Coast Guard searching for missing medical transport aircraft in channel between Maui and Big Island
According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the missing aircraft is a Hawai’i Life Flight King Air twin-engine propeller plane that had three crew members aboard.
UHERO: Inflation will hinder Hawaiʻi’s economic growth in 2023
Rising interest rates, dwindling COVID-19 pandemic era savings and a coming U.S. downturn will cause a pause in growth next year for the state.
Kaua’i sees mostly below average rainfall in November
The Anahola rain gage posted its lowest November total in its 31-year data record. Līhuʻe Variety Station and Wainiha had their lowest November totals since 2012.
State orders updated COVID-19 vaccines for keiki as young as 6 months old
The Hawai‘i Department of Health has placed orders to supply participating health care providers with updated bivalent vaccines for children ages 6 months to 5 years old.
Case presented certificate from Hawai‘i Senate in honor of her service as DLNR chairwoman
Case completes her second term as head of the Department of Land and Natural Resources and also chairwoman of the state Board of Land and Natural Resources at the end of this year.
Mauna Loa eruption Day 10: Overflow breaks out upslope from flow front; lava still nearly 2 miles from Saddle Road
The question of when and if the lava flow reaches and crosses Saddle Road, the main thoroughfare between the east and west sides of the Big Island, is on everyone’s minds.
Summit participants craft policy priorities for 2023 aimed at making Hawaiʻi thrive
The summit aimed to break down silos and drive shared priority agreements that can catalyze sweeping policy shifts for all of the islands.
With prevalence of rat lungworm disease expected to increase, UH researchers hope to prepare the global medical community
A new review paper, led by University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa researchers, was recently published to educate medical professionals in the United States and around the world as they encounter an increasing number of patients suffering from the disease.
Watch: Wildlife camera catches fluffy fledgling endangered nocturnal seabird emerging from burrow on Big Island
The young ‘ākeʻāke was caught on camera making its way out of its high-elevation burrow on Mauna Loa about a month before the current eruption and lava flow began.
Registration for Mini, Junior Hoopster basketball leagues upcoming
The basketball season runs from January to February. Games will be held at the Kalāheo Neighborhood Center gym on Saturdays.
Liquor investigators checking Kaua‘i businesses
Minors working with officials will enter businesses to purchase alcohol, during the operation running through early January.
Update: High surf advisory canceled for Kaua’i
The National Weather Service in Honolulu reported high surf produced by a large west northwest swell has fallen below advisory levels this morning.
Register for Winter Fun this Friday
The program includes visits to neighborhood centers across the island.
Kapa‘a roads closed Dec. 5-10
Traffic control configurations around the Mailihuna, Hau‘a‘ala and Kawaihau roads intersection will change as construction progresses.
Hurricane season officially over
Kaua‘i’s South Shore was battered by a historic south swell this summer. The event was not related to the season’s only hurricane.
New videos provide tips to fight back against garden pests and diseases
Topics covered include proper methods for sharing sweet potato, recognizing banana bunchy top virus and disposal of different kinds of contaminated plant materials.
Work continues on Kapa‘a roundabout project; additional closures scheduled
Intermittent one-lane closures are planned during the week to allow road reconstruction at the roundabout. Other portions of the three roadways also will be closed and detours will be in place.