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May 25, 2025 | 6 MIN READ

Recent headlines have raised concerns about microplastics in our bodies and the harm they may be doing.

May 25, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

LIHUE — A number of road-related projects are on tap in the days ahead with grass cutting, tree trimming and guardrail repair making up the bulk of the work, the Hawaii Department of Tra...

May 24, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

This June, the 43rd annual Haena to Hanalei race returns, inviting runners, walkers, and breakfast enthusiasts.

May 24, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

Memorial Day marks the unofficial start to summer— a timely reminder for island beachgoers and hikers alike to practice sun safety under Hawaii’s intense rays.

May 24, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

Hannah Kobayashi, a Hawaii woman who went missing from Los Angeles International Airport in November, kicking off an international search before resurfacing in Mexico a month later, spoke out...

May 24, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

Advocates and educators gathered virtually Tuesday evening to share critical guidance with Hawaii families and public school staff on how to respond if U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

May 24, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

Innumerable people attributed cures to Margaret Hattie Kuapahi Kupihea (1903-73) of Kapaa, Kauai, who had no conventional medical training, but instead practiced the art of Hawaiian healing th...

May 24, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

The Training Ship Golden Bear is coming to Nawiliwili Harbor starting today and staying until 8 a.m., Tuesday morning. However, Jessica Fowler from the California State Univer...

May 23, 2025 | 6 MIN READ

Learning to surf often includes a teacher gently pushing a rider’s board with the swell of a forming wave, which is kind of what Hawaii’s Legislature did this year to help expand s...

May 23, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

KILAUEA — With high school graduations knocking and some of the higher education institutions closing out for the summer, the North Shore Lions Club, with Stuart Cain, its Scholarship Ch...

May 23, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

LIHUE — Kapaa High School girls earned the Central Pacific Bank Kauai Interscholastic Federation 2025 Track and Field Championships, and senior Kanoe Haneberg captured four positions in...

May 23, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

NAWILIWILI — The Training Ship Golden Bear will arrive at Nawiliwili Harbor on Saturday morning, and the public is invited to tour the ship while it is docked there.

May 23, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

KEKAHA — Kokee Road, from the Kekaha Mini-mart to the intersection with Waimea Canyon Drive, will be closed to all vehicles from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, advised leaders of the Pedal...

May 23, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

Congratulations to all the high school graduates who are taking the big walk this weekend!

May 27, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

We continue our wrap-up of the 2025 Legislature by examining a report issued by the Office of the Auditor that should have gotten more attention, if not from the general public, at least from...

May 27, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

A hallmark of President Donald Trump’s campaign was his promise to cut off access to the U.S. by undocumented migrants, and since his 2024 reelection, the federal administration has ramp...