Kaua‘i Songwriters Music Festival is Saturday
Wordsmiths and musicians from throughout Hawai‘i are meeting Saturday at the Kaua‘i Songwriters Music Festival.
Reduced adoption fees at Kaua‘i Humane Society this week
PUHI — Ryan Pawsling, Moloa‘a Mike No. 9 and Squishy await your arrival at the Kaua‘i Humane Society this week, when pet adoption fees are reduced to $0 and $25.
New COVID death ‘somber reminder’ pandemic persists
LIHU‘E — A 70-year-old Kaua‘i man has died of COVID-19 and local case numbers have more than doubled, Mayor Derek Kawakami reported Thursday.
Mokihana Club hosting guitar, hula concert in May
LIHU‘E — Two Grammy-nominated guitarists and a kumu hula are set to perform at Kaua‘i Beach Resort the first weekend of May.
New Wainiha center design addresses community concerns
WAINIHA — Planners unveiled the Wainiha Community Resilience Center’s final design Wednesday, reviewing changes made since preliminaries were presented to the public two years ago.
Saving the threatened, iconic ‘ohi‘a lehua, 1 seedling at a time
Kauaians of all kinds celebrated ‘Ohi‘a Lehua Day on Monday, with a seedling giveaway at Tamba Surf Company in downtown Kapa‘a.
Scotty’s Surf Co. opens in Kinipopo Shopping Village
Two young entrepreneurs have moved up in the world and into Kinipopo Shopping Village.
Weekly COVID cases rising on Kaua’i
LIHU‘E — COVID-19 cases are rising on-island, statewide and nationally, the County of Kaua‘i reported Thursday.
Fishers, Surfrider collect derelict gear at harbors islandwide
LIHU‘E — Fishers can now find designated net bins at the Waika‘ea Canal (Lihi) boat ramp in Kapa‘a and Kikiaola Small Boat Harbor between Waimea and Kekaha.
Large-scale Lydgate Park cleanup is Saturday
WAILUA — Organizers are seeking more than 200 volunteers to clean up 65-acre Lydgate Park Saturday.
Most-polluted test site in April is Moloa‘a Stream
LIHU‘E — The Blue Water Task Force has released its April test results.
Aaron Hoff, Keala Foundation raising funds for youth wilderness camp
PO‘IPU — Aaron Hoff has completed another exercise in endurance.
Hurricane hardening happening at Kapa‘a school
KAPA‘A — Structures at Kapa‘a Middle School are months away from becoming community hurricane shelters.
Public transit mask mandates lifted
LIHU‘E — Mask use became optional for The Kaua‘i Bus riders on Tuesday, one day after a Florida judge nixed a national requirement for mass-transit travelers.
Endemic birds in ‘immediate danger’
Two Kaua‘i forest birds may go extinct in the next four years, even as state and federal agencies, backed by a new report, work to save them.
Bystander, lifeguards pull teen from Paliku Beach waters
KEALIA — A young girl in distress in waters off Paliku Beach, also known as Donkey Beach, was rescued by a bystander and lifeguards on Wednesday morning.
Kaua’i politicians and climate activists push, pull on policy
LIHU‘E — Local state representatives met with advocates on Wednesday, to discuss climate bills still alive near the end of the Hawai‘i State Legislature’s 2022 session.
Lihu‘e Airport runway relocation gets $3.9M boost
LIHU‘E — Lihu‘e Airport is the only airport in the United States without a standard runway safety area required by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Net Patrol marks 15 years of cleaning beaches
LIHU‘E — One child-size snow ski. Bowling balls, boats, bed springs, Jet Skis and shipping container panels. Countless international commercial fishing nets.
Legislators tackle climate change
The county’s four state lawmakers will tackle climate legislation and questions from their constituents at this Wednesday’s virtual Kaua‘i Climate Action Forum at 6 p.m.