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The region of islands and atolls in the Central Pacific holds deep historical significance for Hawaiians, Marshallese, CHamorus and other Pacific cultures. They are also home to resilient coral reef ecosystems and threatened and endangered wildlife.

Assessors play a direct part in your everyday life by determining the value of real property which is used for taxation purposes. Revenue from real property taxes is used to provide services such as law enforcement and fire protection, road construction and many others that benefit the entire community.

Every fall during seabird fallout season, from roughly Sept. 15 to Dec. 15, the fledglings leave their nests to make their inaugural journeys to the ocean. When they do, they can become disoriented by artificial light, collide with man-made structures or become exhausted and fall, making them vulnerable to automobiles and predators.

Motorists are advised that full closures could be intermittent and are reminded to drive cautiously through the work area; heavy machinery and commercial vehicles will be present. Flaggers will be present to direct traffic.

Holomua Collective in collaboration with Kaua‘i County is hosting a free event Sept. 26 to teach Garden Island residents how their government works so they can have more engaging civic lives.

The Garden Isle otherwise followed the same trend as the rest of the state, where occupany rates, revenue per available room and average daily rates were all lower than August last year.

Hawai‘i will eliminate the “net income limit” for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, commonly called food stamps, which could extend benefits to 13,000 to 14,000 more households throughout the state by next year.

Up first is Wendy Hensel this afternoon with two events. Finalist Julian Vasquez Heilig follows next Monday.

Nicole Schafer Crane, who took the helm 4 years ago, led the organization through the COVID-19 pandemic and played a critical part in many of its recent intitiatives and successes, is stepping down and will return to the East Coast.

The center will offer comprehensive support services for Kauaʻi Community College students transferring to 4-year programs at UH campuses on Oʻahu in Mānoa and West Oʻahu and UH-Hilo on the Big Island.

Water drops continue from the air and firefighters have been able to access portions of the fire to assess hot spots.

The Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources is reopening the trail to Hanakāpīʻai for day use only beginning Sept. 21. Any hiking beyond Hanakāpīʻai could result in citations or arrests.

Kawakami’s office has confirmed he intends to run for the Kauaʻi Senate seat in 2026, with the support of the current seat holder, Ron Kouchi.

 A fire broke out at a local lawn mower store in downtown Kapaʻa late Monday evening, and Kauaʻi fire and police crews worked into the night to full extinguish the blaze.

The three children, estimated to be in eighth grade, have been charged with first-degree terroristic threatening for the video.

The nurses of Wilcox Medical Center are holding a candlelight vigil to stand in solidarity with the nurses of Kapi‘olani Medical Center on Monday, Sept. 16, who were recently “locked out” following a one-day strike amid contract contention. As reported by Hawai’i News Now, the one-day strike concluded Saturday, Sept. 14, at 6:59 a.m. About […]

“If you don’t deal seriously with climate change … If we don’t have some kind of ability to deal with the impact of climate, we’re gonna see this again,” Green said of the 2023 wildfires on Maui.

The Materials Research and Education Consortium will focus on challenges including reliance on costly imported fuels, resource and waste management, mitigation of the effects of soil erosion and ocean contamination.

Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for Hawai‘i residents. On average, almost 4 people die from suicide every week. A total of 1,050 island residents died because of suicide from 2019 to 2023.

When the police ended their two-day search on Aug. 9, family and friends of Dylan Wagner formed their own volunteer team and located Wagner’s body in just over one hour.