Stories by Sabrina Bodon

Waipouli residents against acquisition of land for path

WAIPOULI — Coastal erosion, disrupting shearwater seabirds and a waste of taxpayer dollars are reasons cited for resident protest against possible action by the county to acquire private land for the bike and pedestrian path, Ke Ala Hele Makalae.

Rep. Kahele tours Kaua‘i, meets nonprofits, talks proposed Radar system

U.S. Rep. Kai Kahele spent the past week on Kaua‘i, analyzing coastal erosion along the Wailua corridor, touring Hanalei and meeting with nonprofits and officials, including walking through the site of a proposed missile-defense radar at the U.S. Navy Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands near Kekaha.

County rejoins state’s Safe Travels

LIHU‘E — As of Monday afternoon, the state’s Safe Travels dashboard showed about 30,066 arrivals into the state yesterday, with about 3,871 registered trips to Kaua‘i.

Managing feral-cat populations

LIHU‘E — Artificial lights often disorient adult and fledging petrel and shearwater, causing the birds to fall out of the sky and drop to the ground, often becoming prey.

State moving forward with cuts to Kaua‘i tax office

LIHU‘E — Despite Gov. David Ige deciding against furloughs and layoffs after the passing of the federal American Rescue Plan, the state Department of Taxation is still moving forward with a reorganization of the Kaua‘i District Tax Office.

Wording mix-up defers use-permit application

LIHU‘E — An application to bring permitting compliance to the Longman Jiu-Jitsu Academy and add a juice bar to the Kilauea Old Mill Building brought dozens of testifiers out to a county Planning Commission meeting earlier this month.

County passes Ag use bill

LIHU‘E — While there remained slight reservations, a bill allowing various money-generating uses to agriculturally zoned land passed through the Kaua‘i County Council on Wednesday.

Kaua‘i County budget starts at $243M

LIHU‘E — The next budget spanning July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022, plays a key role in the county’s COVID-19 recovery. Mayor Derek Kawakami and his administration proposed a $243 million operating budget and $24.3 million capital improvement projects budget last week that proposes no layoffs or furloughs for county employees and no tax raises for residents.