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.
Scotty’s Surf Co. opens in Kinipopo Shopping Village
Two young entrepreneurs have moved up in the world and into Kinipopo Shopping Village.
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.
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.
Most-polluted test site in April is Moloa‘a Stream
LIHU‘E — The Blue Water Task Force has released its April test results.
Large-scale Lydgate Park cleanup is Saturday
WAILUA — Organizers are seeking more than 200 volunteers to clean up 65-acre Lydgate Park Saturday.
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.
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.
Grants fund rental help, housing
Several anticipated grants will fuel more emergency rental assistance, affordable housing units and other community projects on Kaua‘i.
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.
Road work, closures for Kaua‘i April 11-17
HANAPEPE — The state Department of Transportation will institute a single lane closure of Kaumuali‘i Highway in the westbound direction near mile marker 16.6, Iona Road and Puolo Road, Wednesday through Friday, April 13 to 15, from 8:30 p.m. to 5 a.m., for Hanapepe bridge work.
‘Stand Against Racism’ with the Kaua‘i YWCA
LIHU‘E — There’s still time to join the YWCA of Kaua‘i’s first public Stand Against Racism Challenge, which enters its second week Monday.
DeCosta’s agriculture bills stir concern
LIHU‘E — A trifecta of land-designation bills dominated Wednesday’s Kaua‘i County Council meeting, as members and a local lawyer questioned the basis of the legislation.