Planning Commission moves forward on Ag land use bill
LIHU‘E — A bill to amend the county’s zoning ordinances related to commercial uses on agriculturally-zoned land has moved through the Planning Commission and is headed back to the County Council.
Less than 4% of CARES funds remaining
LIHU‘E — The County of Kaua‘i has expended 96.1% of its COVID-19-relief funds, and still has some more time to exhaust the more than $28 million allotted by the state.
Vaccine rollout for educators begins
LIHU‘E — Tiani Kajiwara showed off her right arm proudly to her daughter, Tiare, Monday afternoon.
Kupuna over 75 can sign up for vaccines
LIHU‘E — Hospitals around the island are equipping to vaccinate kupuna over 75 beginning this Friday, Jan. 15.
County announces one new case of COVID-19 Monday
LIHU‘E — Monday, the Kaua‘i District Health Office reported one new case of COVID-19 in a female resident. The source of the infection is travel-related.
County fined $36K for water pollution in Waimea
LIHU‘E — The County of Kaua‘i Department of Public Works has been cited and fined $36,500 for violating water-pollution laws on three different occasions for a Waimea project conducted over a seven-month period last year.
7 travel-related cases Friday
LIHU‘E — In line with the state’s uptick in cases, the Kaua‘i District Health Office reported seven new COVID-19 infections Friday. This marks a single-day high for the county.
LUC continues HoKua Place case
LIHU‘E — Members of the Hawai‘i Alliance for Progressive Action mobilized a bulk of testimony to call against the HoKua Place subdivision’s Kapa‘a development that is before the state Land Use Commission.
Hawai‘i lawmakers respond to Capitol riot
LIHU‘E — Hawai‘i elected officials and lawmakers watched on with the world yesterday as hundreds descended on the U.S. Capitol Building Wednesday, some inside the walls of Congress.
Marriott changing ownership, 457 laid off
LIHU‘E — Donald “Hawk” Kawaihalau worked the graveyard shift as a valet and shuttle driver at the Kaua‘i Marriott Resort & Beach Club for over 21 years.
Kawakami shares 2021 goals, pandemic thoughts
LIHU‘E — Like others, Mayor Derek Kawakami spent the holidays at home with his family, ringing in 2021 differently than usual.
Vaccine rollout continues on Kaua‘i
LIHU‘E — Monday, the Kaua‘i District Health Office announced one new travel-related COVID-19 case in a child resident.
Inter-island travel returns, new resort bubble program starts
LIHU‘E — Tuesday marks the county’s return to kama‘aina travel and starts renewed options for those staying at a resort bubble property.
Kaua‘i to reinstate inter-island Safe Travels program
LIHU‘E — Those traveling from a neighbor island to Kaua‘i will soon be able to bypass the quarantine by using the state’s Safe Travels program beginning Tuesday, Jan. 5.
Kaua‘i first responders receive Moderna vaccine
LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i Police Department officer Kevin Kamakahi didn’t feel a thing on Wednesday getting his first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
Lawa‘i man arrested following fatal Christmas Eve crash
KOLOA — The Lawa‘i man involved in a fatal two-vehicle crash on Christmas Eve on Kaumuali‘i Highway near Knudsen Gap, east of the Maluhia Road junction, was arrested and released Wednesday.
County leaving single-use plastics in 2020
LIHU‘E — Starting Friday, a policy prohibiting county funds from being used for single-use, disposable plastics will go into effect.
Mural depicts Salt Pond’s origin
For over two weeks, artists have converged on the pavilion at Salt Pond Beach Park to tell the origin story of the Hanapepe salt beds and an imagined underwater seascape from the shores of the beach.
Fatal accident victim named
LIHU‘E — A 49-year-old Hanama‘ulu woman has been identified as a victim of a traffic crash on Kaumuali‘i Highway near Knudsen Gap, east of the Maluhia Road junction last Thursday.
County still waiting on resort bubble program approval
LIHU‘E — On Sunday, the county held its last free surge testing event, and now the focus is being directed toward vaccine clinics.