Kauai County

... many homeowners do not know these programs exist ....

...HDOT will begin limited barge operations at Kaumālapa‘u Harbor on Lāna‘i on Sunday, Sept. 13....

... video shows shoreline houses shattered by wave action ....

...Chief Judge Watson also highlighted Biggs’s inappropriate post-trial communication with a minor victim while incarcerated and awaiting sentencing, as well as his complete lack of remorse for his criminal activity....

“...Overspending leads to tax hikes that increase cost of living — something no one in Hawaii needs....”

...Q-Anon adjacent cult leader, ex-con and convicted fraudster Liana Shanti, aka Liane Wilson, Inmate #11866-122, has lost again in Federal Court....

... PILF is suing the county clerks of Maui and Kauaʻi, alleging that the counties violated the National Voter Registration Act ....

"Executive Director/Principal Kanoe Ahuna gave special treatment to her husband Dan Ahuna (OHA Trustee) when she failed to reprimand him for multiple instances of using foul and abusive language toward middle school students while he was a KPCS teacher during the 2024-25 school year...."

... David Kalahiki and Linda Twitchell allege that the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands’ blood-quantum rule violates their rights by conditioning housing on ancestry ....

... she’s been trying to add an additional building to run an infant-toddler center for seven or eight years, but on the island, the process is lengthy ....

...Kauaʻi District Health Office (KDHO) has released its report of the 2026 Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) survey....

"...New legislation will help psychologists provide an integrated model of care for patients, APA says...."

... Rapozo leads the field (31%), followed by Carvalho (24%) and Cowden (22%) ....

...The scheme is being led by developer Reef Capital Partners....

... “Please come forward with any information about Gregory Glaser, past or present. No detail is too small or insignificant.” ....

... how Watson pressured Hawaiian Homes Commissioners to approve purchase of Kauai condo complex ....

"...the world’s largest instrumented multi-environment range...."

...Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) achieved a 52.8% Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) for 2025, second highest in the state behind Hawai‘i Island....

...Biggs was a serial, self-described “groomer” who targeted children, many of whom were mentally and emotionally vulnerable....

... Under Hawaiʻi law, permit applications are required to be issued or denied before the 40th day ....

"...116 person decrease in shelter utilization on Maui...."

... Kaiawe fraudulently obtained at least approximately $126,026 in CRUA assistance benefits ....

... The Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations ....

... Judge Annalisa Bernard Lee, Maui and Judge Michael Soong, Kauai ....

... Patronage capital is created when KIUC’s annual revenues exceed expenses ....

... along with $1,409,964.35 in restitution to the Small Business Administration ....

Bill 2987 would reduce the risk of farmers and ranchers paying more in property taxes than they should for having certain commercial structures on their lands, including food processing facilities or slaughterhouses.... 

... flash flooding ....

...All of Hawaii’s county mayors have released their proposed budgets for the next fiscal year, and most appear to be fiscally responsible....

... five nominees for Kauai, none for Maui ....

...The issue:  Would voters favor Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami over incumbent Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke in the August 8, 2026 Democratic Primary race....

... state and county testimonies submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii in the first half of March 2026 ....

...manipulated computer records that tracked her time and attendance between October 1, 2021 and June 20, 2024, in order to receive more than $64,000 in unearned compensation....

... Born and raised on O‘ahu, Chief Tai brings more than 35 years of law-enforcement experience with the San Diego Police Department ....

...Char served as a deputy public defender on Oʻahu and Kauaʻi and later as supervising deputy public defender for the Kauaʻi office....

... All five cases were not vaccinated against chickenpox ....

... Henderson is one of eleven defendants charged in three separate indictments for crimes related to the operation of a trans-Pacific drug trafficking network, nine of whom have pled guilty with the remaining awaiting trial ....

... 150 pounds of methamphetamine, several kilograms of fentanyl and carfentanil, eight firearms, ammunition, and over $150,000 in cash ....

... the department’s first apartment acquisition aimed at beneficiaries interested in a rent-with-option-to-purchase program ....

...Grassroot Institute of Hawaii and Hawaiʻi Appleseed Center for Law & Economic Justice have teamed up with the Rice Street Business Association....

... a case testing manufacturer immunity under a 1994 federal law ....

... Notice of Judicial Vacancy – Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Fifth Circuit (island of Kauai) ....

"...Ahuna is responsible for a five-year decline in K-12 enrollment and using school funds for improper personal expenses benefiting herself, her family, and associates...."

... Firefighters were dispatched to a report of batteries bursting on Hekili Road in Kapa‘a ....

... feds again doing the job the state cannot ....

... Due to the potential for hazardous conditions ....

... U.S. Navy and NASA release Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for proposed, continued use of state lands on Kauai ....

... Increasing 11% per year over a 5-year period -- The Honolulu Council apparently used this as a model. ....

... To share your input, please respond to the Police Chief Desirable Traits survey between now and June 30 ....

... testimony before Hawai‘i, Honolulu, Kaua‘i and Maui county councils or planning commissions ....