Roadwork scheduled in Kekaha
KEKAHA — The road through Kekaha is going to be more congested for motorists over the next several months.
Trio lauded for going above and beyond
LIHU‘E — Klayton Kubo, Eben Manini and Tim O’Rourke represented the numerous community volunteers and first responders in demonstrating the “courage, resolve, and altruism” during the trio’s volunteer search efforts to locate a missing Kaua‘i community member, stated a Kaua‘i County Council Certificate on Wednesday during the Committee as a Whole meeting at the historic County Building.
Culverts to be replaced on road through Kekaha
KEKAHA — The road through Kekaha is going to be more congested for motorists over the next several months.
Red flag warning issued for leeward side of Kaua‘i
LIHU‘E — A red flag warning was issued for the leeward side of Kaua‘i because of high winds that could produce gusts over 50 miles per hour.
Elite forces focus on protecting the region
HONOLULU — Last week members of the world’s most elite military units gathered in Honolulu for an inaugural conference on special operations forces — or SOF — in the Pacific region.
Potentially severe weather on the horizon
LIHU‘E — Due to the increase of activity in the Pacific, Kaua‘i officials are warning island residents to stay vigilant and prepared for any potential severe weather.
Street vendor bill debated, but unresolved
HILO, Hawai‘i — A Hawai‘i County Council proposal to issue permits to vendors allowing them to sell on county roads generated debate, but wasn’t resolved on Tuesday.
Food Drive Day on Saturday
LIHU‘E — The Hawai‘i Foodbank Kaua‘i will host its largest fundraising event of the year, Food Drive Day, on Saturday.
Kapa‘a Bypass rehabilitation work begins
LIHU‘E — The weekday closure of the Kapa‘a Bypass Road for rehabilitation started this week.
Hawai‘i woman killed in Seattle; lover charged
HONOLULU — A 25-year-old former Hawai‘i man has been charged with first-degree murder in last weekend’s grisly killing of his girlfriend, Zoey He, also 25, who was visiting him in Seattle from Honolulu.
City objects to proposed HPD reimbursement plan
HONOLULU — A plan to reimburse Honolulu Police Department (HPD) officers for the cost of purchasing uniforms, extra firearms and other on-the-job policing equipment is under scrutiny.
Jobless rate inches higher in July
LIHU‘E — The unemployment rate on Kaua‘i increased for the first time in 2024, when compared with the same month a year earlier, as more than one-half dozen sectors of the economy shed jobs in July.
DHHL apartment purchase plan draws demonstrators on Kaua‘i
A contentious plan by the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to buy a Kaua‘i apartment complex for homesteading attracted demonstrators on Monday and Tuesday outside a Hawaiian Homes Commission meeting in Wailua.
Mokulele gets Lanai subsidies, grounds planes
Southern Airways Express LLC, doing business as Mokulele Airlines, began grounding a portion of its fleet to inspect and address findings of a routine maintenance check on Saturday — a day after the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded it roughly $4 million per year for two years in federal subsidies to provide essential air service to Lanai.
Territorial Savings acquisition is pending
HONOLULU — A Los Angeles-based super-regional Korean American bank is poised to become the owner of Hawai‘i’s fifth-biggest financial institution.
Battle over evidence in Ireland case heads to state’s top court
HILO, Hawaii — Hilo Circuit Judge Peter Kubota has told the Hawaii Supreme Court that his decision to release new information about the Christmas Eve 1991 abduction, rape and murder of Dana Ireland to lawyers representing two men wrongly convicted two decades ago trumps the desire of the Hawaii Police Department to keep the evidence confidential.
Hilo zoo urges visitors to not throw food, objects into animal enclosures
The staff at the Hilo zoo is urging visitors to keep their objects and hands away from the animals at all times after a rising number of foreign items have been found in some enclosures.
Hawaii telescopes spot ‘wicked fast’ star blazing across galaxy
HILO, Hawaii — A telescope atop Maunakea and a host of backyard astronomers have detected a rare star racing toward the edge of the galaxy at nearly unprecedented speeds.
Hawaiian-Alaska airlines proposed merger clears main regulatory hurdle
HONOLULU —A proposed $1.9 billion merger between competitors Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines cleared its most significant regulatory hurdle Monday after federal antitrust enforcers ended their review period without blocking the deal.
Hooser: Legislative reform — a tipping point
Kim Coco Iwamoto’s win against 30-year incumbent, representative and Speaker of the House for the past six years, Scott Saiki, is a truly historic achievement.