Kauai News
Reminder: Līhu‘e Refuse Transfer Station to be closed for renovations through Nov. 2
Officials held a blessing and groundbreaking ceremony for the Līhu‘e Refuse Transfer Station on Monday.
Finalists for University of Hawai‘i president named, public visits to islands scheduled
Wendy F. Hensel and Julian Vasquez will be introduced through a series of open houses and public forums scheduled in each of the four counties.
State agencies issue survey to Nāpali Coast park visitors following norovirus outbreak
The highly contagious norovirus was identified last week as the cause of illness among dozens of park visitors.
Update: Service status of Kaua‘i refuse transfer stations
On Monday, Kaua‘i County officials held a blessing and groundbreaking ceremony for the Līhu‘e Refuse Transfer Station.
Emergency water service shutdown on portion of Rice Street due to mainline break
The estimated timeline for repairs may be extended, if necessary to complete the mainline repairs.
Wall Street Journal ranks UH Mānoa within the top 500 best colleges in the US
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is one of the top universities in the country, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). UH Mānoa was one of 500 universities that made the WSJ/College Pulse 2025 Best Colleges in the US rankings released in September 2024. The schools were selected out of more than 2,600 four-year colleges.
Kaua‘i remembers Hanapēpē Massacre 100 years later
The Hanapēpē Massacre of 1924 is remembered as a tragic moment in the history of labor movements in Hawai‘i, a flashpoint, but not representative of the labor movement.
Flags lowered in remembrance of September 11
Congress passed a joint resolution on Dec. 18, 2001, to declare September 11 as Patriot Day.
Road resurfacing work scheduled in Līhu‘e
Motorists are advised that full closures may be intermittent.
Two injured following two-car crash on Kūhiō Highway
Speed and impairment appear to be factors in the crash.
Renovations to refuse transfer stations to begin starting with Līhu‘e location
On Monday, Kaua‘i County officials held a blessing and groundbreaking ceremony for the Līhu‘e Refuse Transfer Station.
Garden Isle sees little rainfall despite passing hurricane in August
All of the gauges on the Garden Isle posted below-average monthly totals.
Officials highlight cesspool conversion funding for Kaua‘i homeowners already feeling the pinch
The Kaua‘i Philippine Cultural Center was filled by an overflow crowd, a number of whom expressed anger and frustration.
Reminder: Kaua‘i officials holding town hall meeting on cesspool conversions tonight
Cesspools, alternative wastewater options, financing and the Kauaʻi County Cesspool Conversion Grant Program will be discussed.
Kaua‘i family’s Nāwiliwili bakery and café, The Jammin’ Banana, celebrates one-year anniversary today
The business is the brainchild of co-owner and baker Emily Szurgot, who spent early 2023 selling homemade banana bread from a VW van on the Shore Shore of Kaua‘i.
Water service shutdown scheduled for portion of Olohena Road on Tuesday
The Kauaʻi County Department of Water and Earthworks Pacific has scheduled a water service shutdown on a portion of Olohena Road, near the vicinity of Olohena Road and Waipouli Road, on Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Weather permitting, work will be done to tie-in a waterline to the existing system. Customers located in […]
Haʻena residents file lawsuit against proposed 5G cell tower
The lawsuit claims the tower would pose an unreasonable risk and nuisance for nearby residents, but AT&T said the tower would be an important part of its nationwide first responder network.
Kaua‘i Fire Department rescues injured New Jersey visitor from Queen’s Bath
The visitor was transported to Wilcox Medical Center.
