HTA optimistic for international tourism for Hawai‘i
LIHU‘E — The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority presented its winter tourism update last week with optimistic predictions that 2022 international travel will improve significantly from last year.
16 Kaua‘i student science projects move on to state competition
Waimea High School’s Kylen Takakusagi was awarded top honors for his electronic braking system project at the island-wide science fair held at the Kaua‘i Veteran Center in Lihu‘e on Saturday.
Kaua‘i High School student taking fentanyl education across the island
A Kaua‘i High School senior is educating the island’s youth about the dangers of fentanyl with the help of the nonprofit Keala Foundation.
Hanalei celebrates Year of the Tiger
The Hanalei Business Association welcomed the Year of the Tiger with lions, dragons, music, dance and firecrackers Saturday at the Hanalei Center.
Kauaʻi sponsors sought for summer food programs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is seeking sponsor organizations on all islands to help provide children in low-income communities with free meals during the summer months.
County, HIDOE COVID cases decline; schools receive N95 masks donation
LIHU‘E- The Hawai‘i State Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office announced 118 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, Feb. 4.
Kaua‘i High students assist in evolutionary cricket research
WAILUA — After Monday’s sunset, a symphony of insects combined with the swooshing of rubber soles dancing across the matted grass resonated across Wailua’s Hawai‘i Agricultural Experiment Station.
Jewelry auctioned to benefit humane society
PRINCEVILLE — Lining the walls and stacked on nearly every flat surface of Penny and Tommy Thompson’s Princeville home are framed photographs from decades of their life and the pets they cherished.
Gong Hei Fat Choy celebration in Hanalei Saturday
HANALEI — The Hanalei Business Association is welcoming the Year of the Tiger on Saturday at the Hanalei Center, with music starting at 4:30 p.m. and a dragon dance at 5 p.m.
Good Fix to spay and neuter cats in Kaumakani and Anahola
Greater Good Charities’ Good Fix Program is back on Kaua‘i providing spay and neuter cat clinics in locations northeast and southwest.
Kaua‘i nonprofit accepting applications for coding boot camp
Nonprofit Dev-Island was designed to help Kaua‘i workers gain the skills necessary to secure local and remote-technology jobs and enable them to stay on the island and use skills to document local histories.
HIDOE cases decreasing, but remain high
LIHU‘E — The state Department of Education continues to report high numbers of COVID-19 cases in the school community, with 2,655 cases reported between Jan. 11 and 27. There were 305 cases on Kaua‘i during that period.
KFD fights Wailua fire Wednesday, Thursday
WAILUA — A structure fire in Wailua displaced one resident on Kihei Road Wednesday evening, according to officials.
OED seeks comment on innovation grant proposals
LIHU‘E — Kupuna disaster kits, wheelchair-accessible equine-assisted activities and a coding bootcamp are all part of a diverse array of projects under consideration for innovation grants of up to $50,000 from the county Office of Economic Development.
Wilcox Elementary School extends remote learning
LIHU’E — Wilcox Elementary School has extended its distance learning by one additional day. In-person classes are currently scheduled to resume next Monday.
Free test kits distribution continues on the North Shore
HANALEI — A line of people spiraled around the Hanalei Neighborhood Center Tuesday morning as community members waited to pick up free at-home COVID-19 tests.
Wilcox Elementary School transitions to remote learning
LIHU’E — Tuesday, Wilcox Elementary School transitioned to a distance-learning model that will last through and including Thursday.
HSTA requests collective bargaining again
LIHU‘E— Kaua‘i teachers and administrators are struggling to keep schools open for in-person learning.
COVID-19 testing options limited throughout island
KILAUEA — Thursday, the Hawai‘i State Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office announced 342 new cases of COVID-19, which brought the number of active, recorded cases to 1,089, with six hospitalized.
Kaua‘i home prices highest in state
LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i’s annual median single-family home price increased by over 35% in 2021 from the year prior to hit $1.1 million, the highest in the state, according to data from Hawai‘i independent real-estate firm Locations.