‘Ohana Zone coming soon
Kauai County officials are finishing up plans for a facility to provide homeless residents with affordable housing and social services, and hope to break ground on the project next month.
Five years in jail given for multiple crimes
A Kalaheo woman was sentenced Thursday to five years in jail for a series of crimes committed in late 2017 and early 2018.
Drive-by shooter gets 15 years
LIHUE — A Kapaa man who shot up a McDonald’s was resentenced Thursday to 15 years in jail, five less than the 20-year term he was given a decade ago.
Kauai Springs back in business
LIHUE — A family-owned water-bottling company in Koloa may have won its 13-year legal battle with the county Planning Commission.
Councilmember charged
LIHUE — Kauai County Councilmember Arthur Brun was indicted Wednesday on felony charges for allegedly running from police during a traffic stop two weeks ago and hitting an officer with his car in the process.
Two old friends happen to meet on Veterans Day
HANAPEPE — Lambert Naka‘ahiki went to the Kauai Veterans Cemetery Monday afternoon and ran into an old childhood friend, Byron Wong.
Lawmaker: New York homeless being ‘dumped’ in Hawaii
State Rep. John Mizuno (D-Kalihi Valley, Kamehameha Heights) is calling for the U.S. Attorney General’s office to investigate allegations that New York City officials are shipping homeless people to Hawaii.
3-year-old case resolved
County prosecutors are recommending 80 days in jail for a California man who pleaded no contest Tuesday to charges that he got behind the wheel while high on a cocktail of powerful drugs, caused an accident, left the scene and ignored orders from police to pull over until he crashed into a second car.
Meet Miss Kauai Veteran
Leslie Uri is a senior at Waimea High School and this year’s Miss Kauai Veteran.
Federal drug charge dropped
LIHUE — A Kauai woman is still unsure why federal prosecutors decided to drop a drug-trafficking charge pending against her for the past year, but she isn’t about to question it.
Councilman bails out
LIHUE — Kauai County Councilmember Arthur Brun was released from police custody after posting $10,000 bail Wednesday evening.
Spectrum says services fully restored
LIHUE — Kauai got its regular internet, phone and cable TV back Monday night, but exactly what went wrong with the undersea fiber optic cable connecting the island to Oahu and the rest of the world remains unclear, and there is no firm timeline for repairs.
Kauai back online
LIHUE — An undersea fiber optic cable between Kauai and Oahu malfunctioned Sunday evening and left most of the island’s residents without internet, cable TV or phone service, a spokesperson for Hawaii Telcom said Monday.
Fraud lawsuit settled
A Wisconsin-based insurance company recently reached an out-of-court settlement with a former credit union employee who, according to a federal lawsuit, intentionally approved dozens of loans to unqualified borrowers.
Police report includes several deaths
LIHUE — Every month, the Kauai Police Department provides the county Police Commission with a written summary of notable crimes and incidents. Last month’s issue was an interesting one.
Silt clogs Waimea River
Sediment buildup is obstructing the flow of the Waimea River, causing silt to accumulate in the county’s drainage system and increasing the likelihood of a flood that could endanger surrounding homes.
Changes for traffic tickets
Until a couple weeks ago, drivers on Kauai who either didn’t have a valid license or an auto insurance policy could get penalized twice — once for being uninsured or unlicensed and again for not being able to prove otherwise.
Pharmacies under investigation
LIHUE — Two pharmacies on Kauai are being investigated by federal authorities for allegedly distributing drugs without a prescription.
Judge: Search lacked probable cause
LIHUE — Drugs and weapons found by police officers who searched a house without a warrant will not be admissible as evidence in the case of a Kekaha man facing seven felonies.
New clue in massacre mystery
A group of volunteer researchers may have discovered the location of an unmarked mass grave containing the bodies of Filipino sugar cane workers killed in a horrific labor conflict nearly a century ago.