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A new study that included researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi is painting a more optimistic picture of how Hawaiian corals are faring in warmer, more acidic oceans.

A University of Hawaiʻi program aimed at providing direct access and a bridge between the Native Hawaiian community and higher education is being honored for its efforts.

The state Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office announced eight new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, March 13.

Have a small piece of furniture you don’t use anymore but think it might still have some value for somebody else? What about a few of your keiki’s toys they no longer use? Old books, clothes or shoes you might want to part with?

An affordable housing development in ‘Ele‘ele is getting a boost from the federal government.

Need help determining if your toilet is leaking? The county Department of Water can help.

Road resurfacing work will require lane closures on portions of Mahea Street in ‘Ele‘ele next week.

Manhole repair and adjustment work along portions of Kaneka Street in Līhu‘e will require lane closures next week.

Residents of Kaua‘i can now have certain vital records printed on island.

The search for a man from New Jersey who went missing Saturday, March 5, in waters off Lumaha‘i has been suspended.

Sidewalk construction and other work will require periodic one-lane closures on portions of Mailihuna Road next week.

The county Parks and Recreation Department is offering a chance for keiki to get on the basketball court.

Amid a global viral outbreak that was still gaining momentum, forcing educational institutions across the board to adapt and change how they delivered instruction, Kaua‘i Community College in Līhuʻe was not only able to provide what its students needed to succeed, it went above and beyond.

The state will continue to help those residents affected by the landslide in Waimea earlier this year.

The dry rainy season is starting to take its toll, with continuously monitored streamflow stations throughout the state flowing at record low rates. Some are even approaching the lowest flows ever recorded, according to the state Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Only negative COVID-19 test results among inmates across the board throughout the state’s correctional facilities were reported Monday, March 7, by the state Department of Public Safety.

With COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations continuing to decline, as well as changes made at the state and county levels, Wilcox Medical Center in Līhuʻe is updating its own COVID policies.

With just two months left of the rainy season, only December has so far provided wet conditions, according to a National Weather Service hydrologist. And Kaua’i hasn’t escaped the dry conditions.

A team of researchers led by two University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa oceanography professors has revealed that an array of phytoplankton is not just using the light from the sun.

A group of future military leaders studying at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa recently had the chance to learn about the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor in a different way.