What you need to know about the kona low Sunday on Kaua‘i: Power restored to most Kaua‘i Island Utility Co-op members with outages

The only weather-related advisory still in effect for the Garden Isle after it weathered the powerful kona low is a wind advisory for the east, west and mountain areas of the island that runs until 6 p.m. today.

A new research initiative on Kauaʻi’s west side has uncovered a disturbing rise in vehicle-related deaths of endangered nēnē along a 5-mile stretch of Kaumualiʻi Highway.

Waimea Canyon Middle School students experienced a behind the scenes view of careers at the military facility and gained insight into the skills and education needed for these professions. 

The County of Kauaʻi is allowing the Kauaʻi Interscholastic Federation to gain limited access to the track for scheduled events, but no spectators are allowed.

“Any gap in Title X funding could result in over 2 million patients losing access to contraception and preventative care, worsen maternal health outcomes and increase sexually transmitted infections,” says a letter signed by Hawai’i U.S. Sens. Mazie Hirono and Brian Schatz, plus 34 of their Senate colleagues to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Lane closure schedules may change at any time without further notice. All projects are weather permitting.

“Any gap in Title X funding could result in over 2 million patients losing access to contraception and preventative care, worsen maternal health outcomes and increase sexually transmitted infections,” says a letter signed by Hawai’i U.S. Sens. Mazie Hirono and Brian Schatz, plus 34 of their Senate colleagues to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Healing Horses Kauaʻi invites children to gallop into self-discovery at its 2026 Spring Horsemanship and Riding Camps.

State lawmakers say the 7 measures will modernize state’s criminal justice system; Hawai‘i County Prosecuting Attorney Kelden Waltjen expressed disappointment about three of them, however, saying they ‘will only further diminish the public’s trust.’

In an unusual creative collaboration, ʻIwi Nails and Kahua ʻĀina partnered with Friends of Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge to spotlight and fund the conservation of Hawaiʻi’s endangered birds.

Volcanic material as large as 6 inches was reported at Volcano Golf Course after being erupted from the Big Island volcano’s most recent lava fountaining episode Tuesday (March 10); fallout caused closures of a portion of Highway 11, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, swimming pools and at least one school, emergency shelter opening and new summit webcam getting ‘clobbered.’

Port of Nāwiliwili will close today at 11:30 a.m. because of heavy weather conditions, so all cargo destined for Honolulu must be in-gated no later; barge is returning to Honolulu and a recovery sailing is planned for Sunday (March 14), ocean and weather conditions permitting.