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Lane Closures Scheduled For Portions of Kekaha Road, Akialoa Road

Parts of two Kekaha roadways will be closed beginning this week.

Road Closures, Bus Route Change Scheduled During Historic Kōloa Plantation Days Parade

Several roadways will be closed and a temporary route change is planned for The Kaua‘i Bus to accommodate for a parade this weekend in Kōloa.

Kaua‘i Deputy Police Chief Resigns For Personal Reasons

Kaua‘i Deputy Police Chief Stan Olsen has resigned.

‘Access to Care’ Data Shows Troubling Trends in Community Health

A statewide survey that involved nearly 3,300 residents this spring has revealed some troubling data.

Lane Closures Scheduled For Sections of Kapa‘a

The county is notifying the public that portions of several roadways in Kapa‘a will be closed at the beginning of next month.

Water Service Shutdown Scheduled in Wailua

The county is notifying water customers in a portion of Wailua that their service will be temporarily shutdown one day this week.

Firefighter Injured While Responding to Brush Fire

A Kaua‘i firefighter was injured after falling on a tree Sunday, July 24, while responding to a brush fire in Kealia.

First Installment of FY 2022-23 Real Property Taxes Due Next Month

The county is notifying and reminding Kaua‘i property owners that their first installment of real property taxes for fiscal year 2022-23 is coming due.

UH: Indigenous Museum Professionals Train at Oʻahu Landmarks

The inaugural four-week cohort of a new institute aimed at training Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders who work in museums and cultural heritage centers is underway.

Annual Juror Questionnaires to Be Mailed Soon

The state Judiciary will soon be sending out its annual juror questionnaire.

Official Primary Ballot Drop Boxes Deployed at Several Locations

Ballots for the 2022 primary election should be delivered to most mailboxes by the middle of this week and there are several locations around the island where they can be returned.

UH Awarded $700K to Study Role of Structural Racism in Lung Cancer Risk

The University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center will lead a study to examine structural racism to understand how persistent racial and ethnic inequities in Native Hawaiian, African American, Japanese American and Latino adults contribute to different smoking behaviors and lung cancer risk.

Applicants Sought For Board of Bar Examiners

The state Judiciary is seeking applicants to serve on the Board of Bar Examiners.

Giving Pump Campaign to Benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities

One of the state’s largest gasoline marketers and convenience store operators wants to help a nonprofit organization that assists seriously ill keiki and their families.

Free Job Training Offered Through UH Community Colleges

With many local employers seeking to fill vacant positions, University of Hawai‘i community colleges are continuing to offer free short-term training that leads to industry credentials in the sectors of health care, technology and the skilled trades.

Lane Closures Scheduled For Kawaihau Road in Kapa‘a

Continuing work to improve a roadway in Kapa‘a will again require portions of it to be closed.

New Boot Brush Stations Deployed on Oʻahu in Fight Against Rapid ‘Ōhi‘a Death

A new style of boot brush station could hep reduce the spread of a scourge that has wreaked havoc on Big Island ‘ōhiʻa forests.

Weekly Briefing: County Continues to Assess Damages After Historic South Swell

The county continues to assess damages following the high surf because of a historic south swell during the weekend and early part of this week.

Wilcox Medical Center Honored For Commitment to Cardiovascular Care

Wilcox Medical Center in Līhuʻe is one of three Hawai‘i Pacific Health medical centers to receive the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke quality achievement award.

US Congress Approves Funds For Community-Led Project on Kaua‘i

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved $8.8 million in community project funding for several projects throughout Hawaiʻi’s second congressional district, including one on Kaua‘i, that will benefit underserved communities and provide much needed funding to deserving nonprofits.
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