KIUC seeks input on water diversions
LIHUE — Kauai Island Utility Cooperative’s draft environmental assessment regarding the Waiahi hydropower plants has been published, and the public has until Nov. 7 to comment on it.
No answers in duck deaths
WAILUA — Near the end of September, Kilauea resident and avid golfer Barbara Trombley visited Wailua Golf Course to feed some domestic ducks dumped in the area.
Hawaii’s and Kauai’s, birthrates declining
LIHUE — Kauai is following the national trend with birthrates dipping over the past decade in the midst of a statewide trend of declining resident population, too.
First whale spotted
KE‘E — Tuesday started out as just another day on the water for Holo Holo Charter captains Aaron Pearlman and Casey Heaton, but they got quite a surprise when they reached the waters offshore of Ke‘e Beach.
NOAA, local commercial fishers partner survey
LIHUE — Hooks are in the water for the 2019 Hawaii bottomfish survey, an annual count of abundance done by researchers from the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center since 2016.
State approves Ho‘opi‘i permit
LIHUE — The state Board of Land and Natural Resources voted Friday to continue a permit that allows public access to Kauai’s Ho‘opi‘i Falls.
A farm for everyone
The 11-acre farm at Timbers Kauai at Hokuala isn’t just for luxury owners and vacationers. It’s an amenity for island residents, too.
Help keep Kauai clean
Kauai residents will be putting their hands to work with the rest of the world on International Coastal Cleanup Day this Saturday, Sept. 21, and there are plenty of opportunities to join in the effort.
Dive tournament supports two good causes, helps reefs
HAENA — Extermination was the name of the game at the KIX-Kauai Invasive Xtermination Dive Tournament in August, with 72 divers pulling 195 roi, 87 ta‘ape and 67 toau off the reef on Kauai’s Makua Beach, or Tunnels.
Sign-waving for the climate crisis
PUHI — Kauai’s youth are adding their mana‘o to the Global Climate Strike on Friday, Sept. 20 in front of Kauai Community College.
Public access to Loop Road scheduled
WAILUA — Starting Sept. 30, there is going to be a gate across Loop Road, the public access road to the Lihue-Koloa Forest Reserve.
Shearwater season to start
Sunday is the official start to the Newell’s shearwater fledging season, when chicks take their first flights from their burrows in the mountains and out to sea.
Waipa’s Eat The Invasives gathering is coming soon
Dishes and drinks inspired by wild pig and strawberry guava, apple snails and lilikoi, mango and Samoan crab will be on display at the Waipa Foundation’s third annual MAKANA: Eat The Invasives dinner on Saturday, Sept. 28.
Get your mud on
This Saturday, race through Kauai jungle trails and raise money for kids’ fitness programs on Kauai at the same time.
Bleached corals found
LIHUE — Corals in Hawaii have started bleaching, according to the Department of Land and Natural Resources, and local reports show concern for some of Kauai’s corals as well.
Hawaii investigates vaping illness
LIHUE — The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) is investigating the state’s first report of a possible case of vaping-associated severe respiratory illness in a resident under the age of 18 on Hawaii Island.
Restoring trust and the watershed
HANAMAULU — There’s a need to establish trust between hunters and gatherers on Kauai and the state that manages the forests upon which they rely to feed their families.
Mega-MASH is here
KOLOA — This time veterinarians and volunteers are going all-out in their effort to spay and neuter as many cats as they can on Kauai.
Ohia seed collection a success
LIHUE — A team of volunteers, state officials and county organizations combating rapid ohia death has just finished their first-ever seed-collecting event, and organizers are hailing it as a success.
Sediment sentiment
WAIMEA — Drive across the Waimea River and at any given time you could look to the ocean and see a different river mouth.