Stories by Wyatt Haupt Jr.

Roadwork scheduled on Kaua‘i

LIHU‘E — A number of road-related projects are scheduled in the upcoming week with most of the work taking place on the east and north sides of Kaua‘i, the Hawaii Department of Transportation said in its weekly update.

Hiking visitor falls to death

HA‘ENA — A New York man was identified as the hiker who died after he apparently had a misstep and fell off a section of trail at Hanakapi‘ai Falls.

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.