Wyatt Haupt Jr., Author at The Garden Island

Roadwork scheduled for Kaua‘i through Sept. 15

Sep. 09, 2023

LIHU‘E — The summer roadwork season is nearing an end with a number of projects populating the schedule, including a lot of ongoing work in the Wailua area, the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation said in a weekly update.

Daily fire watch patrols necessary on Maui

Sep. 08, 2023

UPCOUNTRY, Maui — A daily fire watch continues on Maui, one month after a series of wildfires tore through parts of the island killing at least 115 people and devastating Lahaina.

Lane closures for the week of Sept. 3-9, 2023

Sep. 05, 2023

LIHU‘E — A variety of roadwork is scheduled to take place this week with night work in Hanama‘ulu, as well as the Wailua area, which continues to draw the most activity, the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation said in a weekly update.

Jobless rate falls to 2.5 percent in July on Kaua‘i

Sep. 03, 2023

LIHU‘E — A contracting labor force coupled with the addition of more jobs helped send the jobless rate down 1 full percentage point in July, as businesses continued to seek employees on Kaua‘i.

A note to our readers

Sep. 02, 2023

LIHU‘E — The unofficial end of summer is upon us, as evidenced by the tens of thousands of tourists embracing their Kaua‘i experience over Labor Day weekend.

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Caring for Lahaina’s historic banyan tree

Sep. 01, 2023 •

• Updated 6:45 p.m.

LAHAINA, Hawai‘i — The 150-year-old banyan tree, which was scorched during the Lahaina Fire last month, is showing signs of recovering amid an effort to keep it upright.

Ocean waters normal off Lahaina

Aug. 31, 2023 • Updated 1:45 p.m.

Water samples taken on Wednesday in the nearshore ocean off Lahaina found physical parameters, such as temperature, pH, salinity and dissolved oxygen were in normal ranges.

Fire weather watch issued for Hawaiian Islands

Aug. 30, 2023

LIHU‘E — The National Weather issued a fire weather watch for the leeward portions of all Hawaiian Islands due to gusty winds and low humidity through Thursday afternoon

Three more Lahaina Fire victims identified

Aug. 29, 2023

The death toll of the Lahaina Fire remained at 115 with 99 percent of the disaster area searched, the County of Maui said on Monday.

Lane closures for the week of Aug. 27 – Sept. 2

Aug. 27, 2023

LIHU‘E — The summer road construction season heads into its final few weeks with numerous projects on tap around the island, including a lot of work taking place in the Wailua area, the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation said in its weekly update.

Tourist found after going missing in Koke‘e

Aug. 25, 2023

KOKE‘E — A male visitor got a little more out of his Kaua‘i experience than he was probably going for when a sightseeing adventure turned into an all-nighter on Monday.

Underwater recovery efforts continue in Lahaina

Aug. 24, 2023 • Updated 1:27 p.m.

An underwater search and recovery effort continued Wednesday in near-shore water in close proximity to the Lahaina Small Boat Harbor and the Front Street breakwater.

Lahaina Fire death toll rises to 115

Aug. 23, 2023

LAHAINA, Hawai‘i — The death from the Lahaina Fire rose to 115 as of Monday evening, roughly two weeks after a wildfire ripped through the town on Maui.

Experts: Water unsafe in burned areas of Maui

Aug. 21, 2023 • Updated 2:04 p.m.

The language is stark: People in torched areas of Maui should not try to filter their own drinking water because there is no “way to make it safe,” Maui County posted on its Instagram account this week.

Lahaina Fire death toll at 114

Aug. 21, 2023

The death toll from the Lahaina Fire stood at 114 as of Saturday evening, nearly two weeks after the blaze tore through the town on the leeward side of Maui.

Road lane closures set for Kaua‘i

Aug. 20, 2023 • Updated 1:42 a.m.

LIHU‘E — A number of lane and shoulder closures are on tap this week around the island with the heavy lifting being done in the Wailua area, according to a weekly update from the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation.

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Maui residents fill philanthropic gaps while aid makes long journey

Aug. 17, 2023 •

• Updated 3:23 p.m.

After learning that 100 pounds of insulin was stuck, grounded last week at Kona International Airport on the big island, volunteers at Maui Brewing Company, Hawaii’s largest craft brewery, got to work. They spent several hours trying to link health officials with a general aviation pilot who could complete the medical delivery to their community.

President Biden and first lady to visit Maui on Monday

Aug. 17, 2023 •

• Updated 1:49 p.m.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are heading to Maui on Monday to join the state in mourning the loss of life and land that occurred across the island last week.

Lahaina death toll climbs to 110

Aug. 16, 2023

LAHAINA, Hawai‘i — Governor Josh Green on Wednesday afternoon added four more people to the list of people killed in a fire that decimated the town of Lahaina on Maui last week.

Schools reopening, traffic moving again; death toll rises to 106 on Maui

Aug. 16, 2023 • Updated 12:48 p.m.

LAHAINA, Hawai‘i — Public schools on Maui started the process of reopening and a major access road reopened in signs of recovery a week after wildfires demolished a historic town and killed over 100 people, even as officials raised concerns Wednesday that the very young and old were among the dead on Hawai‘i’s second-largest island.

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