Police, state support legislation to monitor parts for ghost guns
Honolulu police and state law enforcement officials are hoping a proposed piece of federal legislation will help stop the proliferation of untraceable, homemade firearms in Hawaii. The so-called ghost...
View ArticleSurfrider issues water quality report
LIHUE — Surfrider’s Blue Water Task Force has been sampling the waters of Kauai’s ocean, beaches and streams every month since 2007 and presenting this data to the community and the Hawaii Department...
View ArticleISLAND HISTORY: Rita Hayworth, Nancy Kwan, and France Nuyen acted on Kauai
The 1953 film “Miss Sadie Thompson,” with its exterior scenes filmed on Kauai, was based on William Somerset Maugham’s short story masterpiece “Rain,” first published in 1921. Actress Rita Hayworth...
View ArticleTwo earn Kiwanis scholarships
LIHUE — The Kiwanis Club of Kauai, sponsors of the Key Clubs at the public high schools, presented $1,000 scholarships and a Kiwanis mascot with appropriate ribbons to two students — Michaela Alcaraz...
View ArticleWAFF hands out 63 scholarships
WAIMEA — The Waimea Alumni and Friends Foundation distributed 63 scholarships totalling more than $90,000 during its 2020 WAFF Scholarship Dinner held Tuesday in the school’s cafeteria. Of these...
View ArticleNOAA predicts less active 2025 central Pacific hurricane season
Forecasters with NOAA’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center and Climate Prediction Center have announced a 30 percent chance of below-normal tropical cyclone activity for the upcoming central Pacific...
View ArticleElder fraud on the rise
LIHUE — From phishing emails and text messages to phone call hoaxes, scams targeting local residents are on the rise. In response to the growing threat, the American Association of Retired Persons...
View ArticleERSOY: How much pesticides are in our food?
Eating more fruits and vegetables is one of the best things for improving our health. However, many of the healthiest plant foods are also sprayed with pesticides — chemicals used to prevent pests and...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Army’s Pohakuloa report inadequate
Plagued by omissions and outdated data that fell short of utmost due diligence, the Army’s final environmental impact statement (FEIS) toward retaining use of state land at the Pohakuloa Training Area...
View ArticleLane closures scheduled for portions of Kekaha next week
KEKAHA – The Department of Public Works and its contractor, Maui Kupono Builders, have announced a one-lane closure for portions of Kekaha Road, between Manu Road and Kaumualii Highway, from Monday to...
View ArticleReal Property Collections office to close May 22 from 9 to 11 a.m.
Real Property Collections office to close May 22 from 9 to 11 a.m. LIHUE – The Real Property Collections office will close from 9 to 11 a.m. on Thursday to accommodate the 2025 Real Property...
View ArticleHawaii DOT pushing speed cam expansion despite failed bill
The state Department of Transportation intends to use existing revenue streams to dramatically scale up an automated camera system to ticket drivers who speed or run red lights — even though a bill...
View ArticleGoodwill Industries of Hawaii to hold reuse collection event May 30
LIHUE – The next reuse collection event will be held at the Kauai Resource Center (KRC) located at 3460 Ahukini Road in Lihue from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 30. Residents, businesses and other...
View ArticleLihue Refuse Transfer Station lifts restrictions
LIHUE — The Public Works Solid Waste Division announced that the Lihue Refuse Transfer Station has lifted waste disposal restrictions on construction and demolition debris and trailer loads, which went...
View Article‘A Dream Once Sung’ opens Saturday
PUHI — Curtains for the Kauai Chorale spring concerts will rise at the Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center on Saturday at 6 p.m., and a matinee on Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets for “A Dream Once...
View ArticleObituaries for Saturday, May 17, 2025
Prisco Ancheta Prisco Ancheta, of Hanamaulu, passed away on April 3, 2025, at the age of 88. He was born in Bangui, Ilocos Norte, Philippines, on Dec. 24, 1936, and worked as an irrigation worker for...
View ArticleAnnual rainbow trout season at Kokee opens June 14
KOKEE — Open season for rainbow trout will begin June 14 in the Kokee Public Fishing Area (PFA) on Kauai. Anglers may fish daily from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. until Sept. 30. Trout are found in streams and...
View ArticleHawaii troops forge alliances in Philippines
APARRI, PHILIPPINES — Last week the annual Exercise Balikatan — Tagalog for “shoulder to shoulder” — officially wrapped up in the Philippines. The 40th iteration of the military exercise brought in...
View ArticleRoad closures for the week of May 18-24, 2025
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 Transportation...
View ArticleHawaii lawmakers seek to help farms provide more fresh produce for school meals
Small Hawaii farms would see greater opportunity to provide fresh produce to island school children under a bill that the Legislature sent to Gov. Josh Green. House Bill 1293 seeks to exempt state...
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