Chasing nene away
LIHUE — Take a walk through the 450-acre Timbers at Hokuala property and you’ll notice something’s changed over the past few months.
‘Unforeseen issues’ trouble for Loop Road
WAILUA — Repairs have been ongoing on Loop Road ever since the April 2018 floods wreaked havoc with falling trees and landslides and made it nearly impassable in some places.
Kauai Coffee certified non-GMO
Harvesters are getting tuned up and coffee cherries are transitioning from green to yellow and red as Kauai Coffee Company’s busiest season of the year approaches.
Fish, limu returning to restored stream
The Waipa Stream is coming back to life, thanks to a restoration project within the watershed.
Talk Story: Chantell Balaan
Chantell Balaan is on a mission to understand how the gut microbiome affects brain function and human behavior, particularly in people with autism spectrum disorder.
Corpse flower blooms
Friday afternoon, Janmarie Jouflas was driving out of the Princeville Botanical Gardens on an errand when she noticed “something different” about what is known as a corpse flower.
Opposing new species rules
The endangered species capitol of the world has thrown its weight behind a lawsuit targeting the Affordable Clean Energy rule, signed in June by Environmental Protection Administrator Andrew Wheeler.
Territory for turtles
Several organizations are gearing up to try to force the federal government to better protect green sea turtle habitat.
Southwest expands flights
Southwest has announced inter-island flights to and from Lihue Airport.
Chance to dance
Sadie Sanson has spent the past year dancing at the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington, D.C., and on Saturday, Aug. 24 she’ll be showing off what she’s learned at the Anaina Hou Porter Pavilion.
Rural electric association visits Kauai
LIHUE — The top executive for the nation’s electric cooperative network paid his first visit to Kauai last week and toured several of Kauai Island Utility Cooperative’s facilities.
Learn organic gardening
PUHI — Anyone who is curious about how to incorporate organic pest control and ecosystem management into farming and landscaping practices should stop by the Kauai County Farm Fair on Friday and Saturday.
Whales on the move
LIHUE — Hawaiian humpback whale activity is changing, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including where the whales choose to eat and breed.
Coral bleaching could be on the way
LIHUE — Another coral bleaching event could hit Hawaii in the next four months, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Coral Reef Watch.
Caring for the coastlines
The state is looking for input on coastal issues that aren’t covered by the laws and rules of Hawaii as part of an update to the statewide Hawaii Ocean Resources Management Plan.
Sustainable fisheries key to strong stocks
Sustainable fisheries were highlighted in the recently released 2018 Status of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s U.S. Fisheries Annual Report to Congress, outlining benefits of practices like those ongoing in Haena.
Trades back, El Nino leaving
Last week was a muggy one on the Garden Island, with almost no trade winds and record-breaking temperatures.
Too many tilapia
Kauai’s fishery managers are saying they are in full emergency-mode after a report of blackchin tilapia in the island’s nearshore ocean, a discovery that could have heavy implications.
Sugar Mill highlight of ‘Hobbs and Shaw’
The Old Koloa Sugar Mill was the perfect backdrop for the brawny battle between the two hunky heroes and their cyborg nemesis in the “Fast and the Furious” spinoff, “Hobbs and Shaw”.
Breadfruit on the air
For more than 30 years, National Tropical Botanical Garden’s Breadfruit Institute has been studying hundreds of varieties of the starchy fruit.