State flags at half-mast to honor Ginsburg
United States and state flags have been ordered to fly at half-staff at all state offices and agencies, including the Hawai‘i National Guard, to honor the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday at age 87.
State eviction moratorium extended through October
HONOLULU — Gov. David Ige said he plans to extend of the state’s moratorium on evictions through the end of October.
Ige: Pre-travel testing Oct. 15
LIHU‘E — Gov. David Ige has pushed back Hawai‘i’s pre-travel testing program to Oct. 15, and announced a new leadership team to realign the state’s COVID-19 efforts.
State to approve Kaua‘i resort bubble
LIHU‘E — Gov. David Ige is set to approve a voluntary “Resort Bubble” program on Kaua‘i in the hopes to bring tourism revenue back to the county this week.
Council discusses additional agriculture usages
LIHU‘E — Noting the impacts of the on-going coronavirus pandemic on farmers and ranchers, the Kaua‘i County Council is looking at a number of additional revenue options residents can utilize on agricultural land.
Council approves mixed-use property tax rate
LIHU‘E — To incentivize mixed-use developments, the Kaua‘i County Council has passed a bill establishing a new tax rate along with a special exemption for residential and long-term affordable units on commercial properties.
Small brush fire in Hanapepe Friday
HANAPEPE — Firefighters from the Hanapepe, Kalaheo and Waimea fire stations, along with Rescue 3 aboard Air 1 and the Kauai‘i Fire Department fire-training bureau responded to a brush fire in the Salt Pond Beach Park area, off Kuiloko Road and Lokokai Road, around noon Friday.
Styrofoam food container ban effective January 2022
LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i County, the last county in the state to pass a bill that would prohibit the sale and use of styrofoam foodservice containers, will join the others with it’s own ban in 2022.
Ige announces $100 million in rental assistance
LIHU‘E — The state’s moratorium on evictions is valid through the end of the month, but any missed payments during this pandemic are still owed to landlords.
Decision on proposed Hanalei brewery deferred
LIHU‘E — The proposal for a new brewpub in Hanalei was before the Planning Commission Tuesday, but because of an influx of new public testimony, all action was deferred to next month.
CARES grant funding collaboration among Kapa‘a businesses
KAPA‘A — The spirit of collaboration, with the help of some Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds, is rejuvenating some east side businesses through efforts of three different groups.
Love Has Won escorted to airport
After three days of nearly-nonstop protests at their Wainiha rental property, 15 members of Love Has Won received a police escort to Lihu‘e Airport Sunday in two waves.
Love Has Won protests continue into the weekend
WAINIHA — The arrival of the group Love Has Won has drawn protests that started Friday afternoon and continued Saturday.
Residents protest Love Has Won
WAINIHA — North Shore residents came out in force Friday afternoon, surrounding the home of a group of new arrivals staying at a rental house off Kuhio Highway.
KPD aware of Love Has Won group
LIHU‘E — The Kaua‘i Police Department is aware of a group currently moving to Kaua‘i that residents have raised concerns about throughout the week.
Unemployment fraud disrupting PUA
LIHU‘E — Steven Roy Carvalho submitted a full-page color print out of him holding up his driver’s license to his face. Surely, it’s him, but even that hasn’t been enough to prove his identity to the state.
State forecasting grim economic forecast
LIHU‘E — Pushing back the reopening of trans-Pacific tourism from September to October and the two-week lockdown on O‘ahu has the state forecasting an even-grimmer economic picture than before.
Fixing the water system in Moloa‘a Hui Lands
MOLOA‘A — In the summer months, Jeremy Hillstrom’s True Leaf Farm runs a water bill of about $900 a month.
Bill opens up Hawai‘i to hemp industry
‘OMA‘O — The team at Kaua‘i Hemp Company Farms and Nalu Botanicals Lab stand in front of the “Ka la hiki ola” mural overlooking its farm in ‘Oma‘o, thinking that it truly is a “dawning of a new day.”
Mayor lauds quarantine efforts
The Kaua‘i Police Department is currently monitoring more than 1,300 people in quarantine on Kaua‘i, Mayor Derek Kawakami said Friday.