Kauai News

Kaua‘i welcomed a total of 130,923 visitors in June, 0.8% more than in June last year but still 2.9% less than in June 5 years ago. Those June visitors spent a total of $265.9 million while they were here, an increase of 5.8% from last June and a whopping 35.6% hike from June 2019.

“Re: KCCC, the facility did not approve your request for an interview,” Bernardo wrote in an email response. 

Officials advise the public to call the following numbers if KPD’s non-emergency dispatch line is out of service: 808-755-8516 or 808-652-7837.

The free competition features a total of $5,000 in prizes – and demonstrates ways in which fishers can aid in fisheries research.

Work will take place from Aug. 5 to Sept. 27. The closure will be 24 hours, seven days a week.

The all-hazard Outdoor Siren Warning System for Public Safety is one part of the system used to notify the public during emergencies.

Tatiana Weston-Webb represents her birth country of Brazil in the Olympic Games.

For questions or more information, contact the Department of Parks and Recreation.

The Surfrider Kauaʻi chapter removed 39,581 pounds of marine debris from beaches around the island, and 10,200 pounds of land-based trash, for a total of 49,788 pounds in 2023.

The recognition comes from USA Today readers.

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are having a positive spillover effect, producing more “trophy-size” fish just outside of the fully protected areas, and the effect is growing stronger over time.

The two-day event will feature solo and group dance performances, drumming and a fire knife contest.

All projects are weather permitting.

The funding will also help restore Native Hawaiian fishponds, limu, and coral reefs to reinvigorate habitat, and help reduce risk and improve disaster resilience by establishing new green infrastructure projects and building capacity within at-risk communities, among other things.

The observatory’s tower on the edge of the Kīlauea caldera inside Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park will be demolished today after work was postponed from Thursday. It is the last remnants of the former observatory and museum complex that was closed after it was damaged beyond repair in 2018 during the 2018 eruption, lava flow and summit eruption of the Big Island volcano.

State crews will be paving an area near the pier.

This funding will be used to support Hawaiʻi’s teacher workforce by creating the first statewide registered apprenticeship program for K-12 teachers. The program will enable approximately 142 aspiring educators to ‘earn and learn’ while obtaining their bachelor’s degrees at no cost, avoiding student loans.

A full closure is necessary for crews to install a 24-inch drain line from the top of Hanalei Hill down the face of the slope.

This is the fifth case diagnosed this year in Hawai‘i and brings the total number of cases reported to the state health department since June 3, 2022, to 51.

The East Kaua‘i Community and Circulation Plan is intended to build on previous community planning efforts from the 2018 Kaua‘i Kākou General Plan with a focus on the unique challenges and opportunities of the East Kaua‘i district.