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The 32-unit project is modeled after the existing Kealaula Supportive Housing Project located on Pua Loke Street in Līhu‘e.

The images taken over a century ago helped document the activity people were viewing in that era. Today, technology allows us to monitor beyond the capabilities of the human eye.

Three years ago, 54-year-old Joddielynn Taylor was missing for eight days before her body was found by teenagers in bushes near where her parked car had been found.

Hawai‘i Department of Transportation announced weekly lane closures from Sept. 7 to Sept. 13. All projects are weather permitting. — KAUMUALII HIGHWAY (ROUTE 50) — 1) PUHI TO KOLOA (NIGHT WORK) Right lane closure on Kaumualii Highway (Route 50) possible in either direction, between mile post 3.5 to 4.5, on Monday, Sept. 9 through the […]

This viral illness has been identified as the cause of sickness for at least 37 backpackers who hiked the trail or were camping at a state campsite at Kalalau beach.

On Monday, the Kauaʻi House Delegation will host a community town hall about transitioning away from cesspools. Information will be provided about cesspools, alternative wastewater options, financing transitioning projects and the Kauaʻi County Cesspool Conversion Grant Program. The application period for the program began Aug. 28 and runs through Sept. 27. There is $2 million […]

RSV vaccination for adults is recommended for individuals ages 75 and older, or ages 60-74 who have certain chronic medical conditions, to protect against severe disease.

Ocean Conservancy is calling for volunteers worldwide to join the 39th annual International Coastal Cleanup (ICC), the world’s largest beach and waterway cleanup effort, launching on Sept. 21, 2024. With plastic pollution at crisis levels, ICC organizers invite everyone who loves the ocean to take action by joining a cleanup in their area.

The concert features a special arrangement of Gustav Holst’s early 20th century classic, the seven-movement suite “The Planets.”

The trail remains closed for seven days.

The road will be closed till Sept. 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.

The Kaua‘i Sea Scouts is a youth development program founded in 2009 by father-and-son team Larry and Max Richardson.

One of the sick hikers claimed she fell ill after drinking water in the area.

Survey observations using the Subaru Telescope’s ultra-widefield prime focus camera have revealed that there may be a population of small bodies further out in the Kuiper Belt waiting to be discovered.

The projects that will be funded this year include research on disease-resistant varieties of coffee plants, improving ʻawa and corn production, education and outreach activities for macadamia nuts and horticultural crops, as well as expanding markets for various specialty crops.

Since Aug. 14, the Department of Health received reports of acute gastrointestinal illness (nausea, vomiting and diarrhea) from 24 people who hiked the Kalalau Trail.

PUCI’s water conservation notice was implemented to avoid a water outage while they work to address an issue affecting their pump stations.

Gov. Josh Green, M.D., will travel to Japan on Monday, Sept. 2, to engage in cross-cultural exchanges, attend business meetings on behalf of the state of Hawai‘i, and sign a sister-state memorandum of understanding. Green will also lead a delegation of local businesses for the Tokyo International Gift Show, meet with the US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, and will meet with leaders from Fukuoka, Ehime and Hiroshima prefectures. 

The University of Hawaiʻi has reached a milestone in the US Department of Defense funded project that aims to create a living breakwater system to protect coastlines from erosion and create ecosystems where resilient corals and other ocean life can grow and thrive.