Kauai News

43-year-old Michael John Sears was indicted Jan. 15 for second-degree murder, first-degree arson and abuse of a corpse in the Jan. 12, 2024, death of Paul Nicolas, who was determined to have been shot multiple times before he and his vehicle were set on fire at Anahola Beach Park.

Motorists are urged to make appropriate arrangements to accommodate crews with contractor Insituform Technologies who will be doing asphalt/concrete sewer work from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays through next week, weather permitting.

The two sides have been at odds since May 2024 over better staffing ratios of nurses to patients in the Wilcox medical-surgical unit.

The Princeville Farmers and Artists Market has closed following a complaint that revealed its location is not zoned for commercial activity.

One-lane and intermittent full road closures are for tree trimming and removal between Pu‘upilo Road and Makana Road.

Lane closures are scheduled 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays only, weather permitting.

Crews with contractor Pacific Concrete Cutting & Coring will resurface and make other upgrades at both play courts as part of Kaua‘i County’s $3.1 million Play Court Resurfacing Project.

Hawaiʻi state lawmakers in leadership outlined the priorities they hope to accomplish during the 2025 legislative session that runs though May 2.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation will explore best practices on the relocation plans for the Kauaʻi Community Correction Center on Jan. 25.

The Hawai‘i Nurses’ Association and Wilcox Medical Center have been at loggerheads since May 2024.

Crews were still on scene at 8:30 p.m. to extinguish remaining hot spots.

First detection was from wastewater sample collected Dec. 11, 2024. Samples collected Dec. 18, 2024, and Jan. 8, also had similar detections. They were so low that none were considered positive results; however, consistent very low detections indicate a high likelihood that H5 bird flu virus is on the Garden Isle.

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported the newest eruptive activity in the Big Island volcano’s summit caldera began at about 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, with a small lava flow exiting the north vent following low-level continuous lava spattering that started at about 5:40 a.m. from the same vent.

The yearlong campaign celebrates where we live, learn and play. It’s aimed at increasing awareness of community — and urban — forests while strengthening connections between people and these forests.

Kauaʻi Police Department investigators revealed that on Nov. 23, 2023, 38-year-old Robert Monroy entered the bank on Rice Street, approached a bank teller and gave the teller a note saying he was robbing the bank. The note also said he had grenades and no one would get hurt if the teller handed over the money.

Hawai‘i Board of Land and Natural Resources members last week approved the cancellation of a 1955 executive order that paves the way for the former Hanapēpē Dog Pound site to become a shared facility for the Kaua‘i Forest Bird Recovery Project, Kaua‘i Endangered Seabird Recovery Project and Research Corporation of the University of Hawaiʻi.

“The housing crisis is, I think by any measure, worse now than it’s ever been,” Rep. Luke Evslin (D-16) said.

The National Weather Service had extended the advisory until 6 p.m. today for Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau, but surf has fallen below advisory levels.

Kauaʻi agricultural producers are invited to learn about U.S. Department of Agriculture conservation programs, financial and technical assistance, farm loans and programs, crop insurance, soil health and more.

Unable to reach an agreement with hospital leadership, nurses with Hawaiʻi Nurses Association hit the picket line at 7 a.m. today