Kauai News

All of the gauges on Kauaʻi had near- to below-average rainfall totals for 2025 through the end of February.

Kiane Prietto from Kanu o ka ʻĀina hopes to end Hawaiʻi’s tenure as the extinction capital of the world as she vies for the title of: “America’s Favorite Teacher.”

One class project at Kauaʻi High School expanded into a school-wide event that will offer performances, tours and interactive demonstrations.

Significant loss in staff and subsequent budget cuts would cripple the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to enforce the Clean Water Act and other critical environmental regulations.

Kaua‘i County Parks and Recreation hosts groundbreaking ceremony and blessing March 7 to kick off phase one of $12.2 million county improvement project at Vidinha Stadium in downtown Līhuʻe.

The playgrounds — one for preschool children and another for toddlers — feature a popular treehouse-style theme. New fencing, extra-large canopies for shade, new bike paths and fall protection also were part of the project.

A moderate, medium- to long-period northwest swell is forecast to hold near peak level into tonight before slowly declining into early next week, keeping surf above advisory levels through Saturday night.

Pride at Work-Hawaiʻi protest in honor of International Women’s Day seeks future where everyone, regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation, is treated respectfully and equitably.

The closure schedule can change at any time. All projects are weather permitting. Check to see if any of the planned closures will affect your commute during the next week.

Screening of 2014 documentary Saturday hosted by Kaua‘i County Committee on the Status of Women at Kaua‘i Community College Performing Arts Center in Līhuʻe celebrates perseverance, collaboration and breaking barriers.

The facility will be shuttered from March 10 to January 2026. Parking along the west side of Ola Road, from the tennis courts to Kaumuali‘i Highway, will be closed to the public during the project. Parking along Tsuchiya Road adjacent to the tennis courts will also be off-limits.

Several past eruptions of the Big Island volcano were characterized by similar lava fountaining episodes, including at the start of the Puʻuʻōʻō eruption in 1983, the start of the Maunaulu eruption in 1969 and the 1959 Kīlauea Iki eruption.

Fountains once again reached heights of 600 feet in the volcano’s caldera, which were sustained until the north vent in Halemaʻumaʻu Crater quit erupting at 8:26 p.m. March 4. Sustained fountains from the south vent saw heights of 200 to 400 feet throughout the night before decreasing. Just like the best season finale, however, the exciting, roaring eruptive event ended all too soon at 10:37 a.m. March 5, just less than 22 hours after it started.

The bill secures that no law or state action can interfere with the ability to obtain birth control, including methods like IUDs and emergency contraceptives. 

Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative said 60% of its electricity comes from renewables and rates on Kauaʻi range between 33 and 39 cents.

Statewide program that gives 3- and 4-year-olds an early start to learning has 92 classrooms on 74 Hawai‘i Department of Education campuses throughout the islands and hopes to add 50 more during the next 2 years.

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported Tuesday afternoon that the most recent eruptive activity of the ongoing eruption in Kaluapele, the volcano’s summit caldera, started at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday with sporadic small lava flows alternating between the south and north vents in the southwest portion of Halema‘uma‘u Crater. A transition to fountaining began at 2 p.m.

Phase 1 of the project at the popular 34-acre stadium in downtown Līhuʻe includes demolishing and removing the existing track, field, scoreboard and track implements. A new synthetic turf field, synthetic track, video board and track implements will then be installed.

Surf associated with a long-period west-northwest swell moving through the islands will continue to gradually diminish through the rest of the day as the swell eases.

Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees chairperson and former U.S. congressman returns to Washington for discussions with federal officials and lawmakers. He will also attend President Donald Trump’s address today to a joint session of Congress.