Kauai News
Līhu‘e courthouse evacuated following bomb threat
The emailed threat appears to have originated from the same source responsible for the evacuations of several state capitols, including in Honolulu, throughout the nation.
Hawai‘i Water buys HOH Utilities assets on Kaua‘i
The purchase of HOH Utilities’ wastewater system assets on Kaua‘i marks the entry of Hawai‘i Water onto its fourth island.
2024 Sanctuary Ocean Count welcomes back koholā and volunteers
Volunteers must register in advance, and participation is limited for each Sanctuary Ocean Count site.
Wainiha slope stabilization work postponed
The closures were originally scheduled for Jan. 8 through Jan. 12.
Big Island woman is new deputy director for state Rehabilitation Services and Program Division
Sanna Muñoz was recently sworn in to her new position for the program, which is part of the new Hawai‘i Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualālai on Big Island set to open PGA Tour Champions 2024 season
Forty-two legends of the game will tee it up at Hualalai Golf Course in Ka’upulehu-Kona on the Island of Hawai‘i, including six past champions.
Quadrantids meteor shower peaks tonight, ringing in new year with cosmic fireworks
The annual meteor shower that happens from the end of December to the middle of January peaks tonight, with up to 120 bright fireball meteors possible streaking through the center of the sky.
Two Kaua‘i hospitals form partnership with Diagnostic Laboratory Services, Inc.
On Jan. 2, Diagnostic Laboratory Services opened its outpatient Patient Service Center in the Kawaiola Medical Building at Kaua‘i Veterans Memorial Hospital. The Patient Service Center lab at Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital will open in early 2024.
Screening machines down at Big Island airport results in long lines and delays
On Tuesday, lines at the airport snaked outside the building with travelers reporting waiting up to two hours before going through the Transportation Security Administration screening checkpoint.
Hawaiʻi credit union offering 7 free financial education webinars
The free webinars will be led by expert financial educators at Hawaiʻi State Federal Credit Union who will provide financial tips during interactive lessons.
Valve replacement for Coco Palms Sewage Pump Station scheduled for Jan. 10
To accomplish the project, the work must occur during the late night/early morning hours when wastewater flows are at their lowest.
Volcano Watch: Kīlauea volcano’s most recent Southwest Rift Zone eruption was on New Year’s Eve 1974
HVO continues to monitor unrest in the summit and Southwest Rift Zone regions of Kīlauea, with increased rates of earthquakes and ground deformation indicating magma is moving in the area
Outdoor warning siren system test slated for Jan. 2
The siren test will be coordinated with a test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System.
Līhuʻe native a finalist for spot in drag queen Sasha Colby’s Stripped tour stop in Honolulu
Dillon Ancheta, whose drag persona is Mallibu Del Rey, is hoping to be on stage in April with the first Native Hawaiian transgender person to ever be crowned a winner of “RuPaul’s Drag Race”
Record $3.5M donation made to UH-Mānoa music department
The newly established Professor Barbara Barnard Smith Endowed Chair supports the university’s desire and commitment to revitalize its ethnomusicology program.
Another 17.5 tons of illegal fireworks seized by state task force
The fireworks were discovered Friday during a routine tariff inspection of a shipping container in transit from the mainland to Hawai‘i
Update: High surf advisory canceled for Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau
Surf has dropped to below advisory levels.
Kaua‘i-made film ‘Too Much Life’ makes world premiere on Garden Island tonight
The film explores Kaua‘i teenagers dealing with cyberbullying, social media and online relationships.
State adjusting parking rates at neighbor island airports, including Lῑhuʻe Airport, effective Feb. 1, 2024
The last time parking rates for Lῑhuʻe Airport, as well as Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport and Hilo International Airport on the Big Island and Kahului Airport on Maui, were adjusted was in 2015.