PAL receives anonymous $5M donation
The leadership at Permanently Affordable Living (PAL) Kaua‘i decided at a January meeting to give up on plans to purchase a 14-unit Kekaha apartment building.
How proposed DHHL funding could affect Kaua‘i
LIHU‘E — A bill in the state Legislature could have a significant impact on housing for Native Hawaiians on Kaua‘i.
Flags half-mast for late Kaua‘i state Rep. Ezra Kanoho
LIHU‘E — Flags will fly at half-mast at state agencies and offices today in memory of late Kaua‘i state Rep. Ezra Kanoho.
State legislature weighs flavored tobacco ban
LIHU‘E — Valerie Saiki remembers walking her son to school with a group of kids when a passing car filled the air with the smell of cotton candy-flavored e-cigarette smoke.
OPA candidates Like and Iseri discuss policy ahead of election
LIHU‘E — With ballots for the county prosecutor special election sent out in the mail last week, candidates Rebecca Like and Shaylene Iseri took to the airwaves to share their vision for criminal justice on the island.
Emmalani Park boasts refurbished pickleball, basketball courts
It was a celebration Sunday morning as the newly refurbished Princeville pickleball and basketball court at Emmalani Park opened to the public.
Navigating loss and death with Kaua‘i ‘death doulas’
LIHU‘E — Rose Hayes begins a typical morning as a death doula by helping one client color-code their closet, coaching another through physical therapy, then sitting forehead to forehead with another, talking and singing duets.
Kaua‘i statesman Ezra Kanoho remembered
Solomon Kanoho remembers his father Ezra Kanoho as a man who would stop to help strangers broken down on the side of the road, who would greet people on the street whether he knew them or not, and who — in the interest of public safety — would make his relatives practice CPR at family get-togethers.
Officer honored for lifesaving act
LIHU‘E — David Banquel’s decision to drive a different route may have saved a man’s life.
Bill for $18 minimum wage quickly passes state Senate
LIHUE — The Hawai‘i State Senate has passed a bill incrementally increasing the minimum wage to $18 by 2026, passing the bill to the state House of Representatives next.
Kaua‘i restaurants navigate latest in omicron surge
LIHU‘E — Until two weeks ago, Kaua‘i Beer Company Marketing Director Larry Feinstein felt like a bullet was dodged.
Unemployment trending downward on Hawai’i, Kaua‘i still highest in state
LIHUE — Slowly but surely, Kaua’i residents are getting back to work.
Kapa‘a man to be arraigned on drug, weapons charges
A Kapa‘a man charged with promotion of illicit drugs including fentanyl and the possession of illegal firearms will be arraigned in state court in Lihu‘e today at 1 p.m.
Bill for $18 minimum wage clears first hurdle
State legislators voted Monday to pass a historic bill raising the minimum wage to $18 an hour by 2026 through the Senate Committee on Labor, Culture and the Arts, the first step in a long process to make to bill a reality.
In final State of the State, Ige proposes universal tax rebates
Gov. David Ige proposed sending out $100 tax rebates to every Hawai‘i taxpayer and dependent in his State of the State address on Monday.
Suspect in Wainiha stabbing pleads not guilty
LIHU‘E — The suspect in a Wainiha stabbing that left a man hospitalized has pled not guilty to a felony assault charge.
County of Kaua‘i seeks to avoid Kekaha Landfill crisis
LIHU‘E — With the Kekaha Landfill nearing its capacity, the county is scrambling for solutions to avoid a potential garbage disaster.
State receives $337 million for bridge improvements
LIHU‘E — The Biden-Harris administration announced the appropriation of $26.5 billion for bridge repair and rehabilitation, including $339 million for Hawai’i.
State Legislature returns with ambitious agenda
LIHU‘E — The state Legislature convened Wednesday, with leaders from the House and Senate presenting a bold vision for the upcoming session.
A message of unity at Princeville MLK day event
PRINCEVILLE — “We must learn to live together as brothers and sisters — or perish together as fools.” So said the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.