Stories by Wyatt Haupt Jr.

Roadwork scheduled on Kaua‘i

LIHU‘E — A number of road-related projects are scheduled for the upcoming week with work ranging from cold planing and paving to grass cutting and guardrail clearing, the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation said in its weekly update.

Cold and snow from coast to coast

O’FALLON, Mo. — Icy winter weather blanketed the U.S. on Saturday as a wave of Arctic storms threatened to break low-temperature records in the heartland, spread cold and snow from coast to coast and cast a chill over everything from football playoffs to presidential campaigns.

A note to our readers

LIHU‘E — The Martin Luther King Jr. birthday edition of The Garden Island newspaper will not be delivered via mail because the United States Postal Service will be closed in observance of the holiday.

Nakamura named Act 279 Working Group chair

LIHU‘E — Hawai‘i House Majority Leader Nadine K. Nakamura of Kaua‘i (District 15) was named chair of a legislative working group, whose role will be to oversee the execution of millions of dollars aimed at whittling down a beneficiary waiting list for housing.

Roadwork scheduled on Kaua‘i

LIHU‘E — A number of road-related projects are scheduled in the upcoming week with projects ranging from storm drain installation in Kalaheo to deck replacement work in Hanalei, the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation said in a weekly update.

Visitor spending tops $200 million again

LIHU‘E — Visitor spending cracked the $200 million barrier for the 11th straight month in November, as tourists continued to funnel record sums of cash into the island of Kaua‘i economy in 2023.

Kuamo‘o Road stabilization work in progress

WAILUA — A stretch of Kuamo‘o Road has been designated as a traffic emergency zone because of signs of slope failure near the popular Opaeka‘a Falls Scenic Lookout, the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation said.

Roadwork scheduled on Kaua‘i

LIHU‘E — A number of roadwork-related projects are scheduled during the first week of the new year with the most extensive project taking place along Kuamo‘o Road in Wailua, the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation said in a weekly update.

Parking rates going up at Lihu‘e Airport

LIHU‘E — The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) announced on Thursday changes in parking rates for Lihu‘e Airport, Kahului Airport on Maui, Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole and Hilo International Airport.

A note to our readers

LIHU‘E — The New Year’s Day edition of The Garden Island newspaper will not be delivered via mail because the United States Postal Service will be closed in observance of the holiday.

Home sales hold steady, price eases

LIHU‘E — A weary housing market showed a spark of life in the penultimate month of 2023, as sales of single-family homes were on par with the same period a year earlier on the island of Kaua‘i.