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Registration is now open for the the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement’s 21st annual Native Hawaiian Convention.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Hurricane Iniki making landfall on Kaua‘i as a major hurricane, devastating the Garden Isle. And while the outlook for the 2022 hurricane season in the Central Pacific, which begins June 1, is for below average tropical cyclone activity, officials warn it only takes one hurricane or tropical storm to cause a tremendous amount of damage.

A recently published study that was led by University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa researchers has revealed the mysteries of metamorphosis on the seafloor.

Construction work will require the closure of portions of three roadways next week in Kapa‘a

Work to improve pedestrian access to King Kaumualiʻi Elementary School in Hanamāʻulu will require lane closures on sections of ‘Akuli Street and Hanamāʻulu Road.

A former employee of the Kaua‘i Police Department has been indicted for fraud and theft by a Kaua‘i County grand jury.

High school students have an opportunity to build their skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics while getting some help preparing for college through a program offered by the University of Hawai’i.

University of Hawai‘i community colleges are offering a way for island residents to gain valuable training for jobs in several sectors — for free — this summer.

Young women filmmakers in Hawai‘i with an interest in climate change and coastal resilience are invited to submit short films as part of a statewide contest.

Unconfirmed reports to Maui Now are saying fire crews are battling at least a half-dozen different brush fires of varying sizes in Central Maui.

The world now has an image of the giant occupying the darkness at the center of the Milky Way thanks to a collaborative effort among more than 300 researchers from 80 institutes from around the globe, including 11 observatories, two of which are on the Big Island.

Efforts by authorities to find a missing Lāwa‘i man have concluded.

COVID case counts on Kaua‘i continued increasing during the past week and now are the highest in the state, based on population, according to the county’s weekly video briefing.

Parents, mark your calendars. Registration for the county’s Summer Fun program opens next week.

April put more of the “rainy” back in the 2021-22 rainy season.

The state Legislature, among many other priorities during the 2022 legislative session, took action to be a better steward of the environment.

No matter what part they play, nurses are critical components of the medical facilities where they work — they are health care heroes.

Want to learn how to play an instrument? Want to learn from a professional who mastered their art? Then look no farther than your public library.

The state Legislature, for the first time in state history, is recognizing a holiday established during the Hawaiian monarchy.

Anyone looking to camp at Lydgate and Salt Pond beach parks can now apply for permits.