Kauai News

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is launching the University of Hawaiʻi Pacific Center for Genome Research with a $10.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the genetic causes of diseases disproportionately affecting Native Hawaiians and Asian Americans.

Lifeguards will reassess the water Monday afternoon, at least 24 hours after the incident, to determine if it is safe for swimming.

Research from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa revealed that intense tropical cyclones, equivalent to category 4 and 5 hurricanes, are arriving three to four days earlier with each decade of climate change, increasing the risk of compounding extreme weather events.

The closures are scheduled from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 16-20. Dates and times are subject to change depending on weather and other factors.

After finishing second four times, Lucy Charles-Barclay of Great Britain wins the 2023 VinFast Ironman World Championship in Kona in a record time of 8:24:31.

The best female professional and amateur triathletes in the world are now battling it out in a bid to be crowned the next 2023 VinFast Ironman World Champion.

Kaua‘i County Prosecuting Attorney Rebecca Like has no doubt the collective projects of the awardees will save lives, reduce recidivism and increase public safety.

The university is one of two Hawaiʻi employers and only eight universities throughout the nation that made the global news magazine’s list of “America’s Greatest Workplaces for Parents and Families.”

Portions of Halehaka Road, between Akoki Street and Kalae Street, in Līhu‘e will be closed all week starting Monday to allow for road resurfacing work.

The first fire was reported on Tuesday shortly after 9:40 p.m. in Kekaha.

Ironman World Championship competitor Julie Moss reflects on 1982 race and her relationship with Hawai’i ever since.

Starting at 6:25 a.m. HST, women will begin the grueling 140.6-mile race at Kailua Bay. Following the 2.4-mile swim, athletes will transition to the bike for 112 miles and finish the race with a 26.2-mile run.

The donation makes the ball, which is today on the birthday of the U.S. Navy, free for all junior sailors and lowers the cost for the other participants.

Products containing lithium batteries should not be disposed of with regular trash. When damaged, lithium batteries can cause fires.

The Great Hawaiʻi ShakeOut is an annual event for kamaʻāina and visitors alike to practice and prepare for when a large damaging earthquake hits the Hawaiian Islands.

There will be free pumpkin giveaways for the keiki, lots of sampling, exhibitor booths featuring a variety of chocolate and coffee products from throughout the state featuring plenty of Hawaiʻi-grown products, local crafters, food trucks and more.

In celebration of the traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa’s Moananuiākea voyage around the Pacific Ocean, participants will sand, decorate, assemble and float their wooden canoe models at activity stations outside Kaua`i Ocean Discovery.

While in Washington, Uri Martos of Līhuʻe met with members of Hawaiʻi’s congressional delegation to discuss the need for support of an increase in federal funding for cancer research through the National Institutes of Health, among other issues.

This is a non-juried art exhibit open to all artists older than 18 years old who live on the North Shore, from Kīlauea to Ke’e Beach.

The traditional double-hulled canoe, revered for reviving the lost art of Polynesian voyaging and navigation, has been sailing from Southeast Alaska down the Pacific Coast of North America since June as part of the Moananuiākea Voyage.