Whale entanglement expert shares protection plans
LIHUE, Hawaii - In the last dozen years, Ed Lyman has helped free 22 humpback whales from entanglements, recovering buoys and more than 9,000 feet of fishing line that were once wound around the bodies...
View ArticleA dozen fans collected for Kekaha Elementary School
LIHUE, Hawaii - Students are helping cool hot classrooms by replicating a Kona fan drive for Kekaha Elementary School.
View ArticleHanalei restoration project to prevent flooding complete
LIHUE, Hawaii - State officials have announced the completion of a multi-million dollar project to prevent flooding and protect endangered species in the Hanalei Stream.
View ArticleVoyagers near completion of Kauai canoe
LIHUE, Hawaii - Three experienced voyagers from Kauai who set out nearly two decades ago to build the island's first long-distance Polynesian canoe in more than a century are almost ready to set sail.
View ArticleInmate's temporary release revoked, dad dies before visit
LIHUE, Hawaii - A Kauai inmate's get-out-of-jail card was revoked when his terminally ill father died hours before his son was scheduled to be released to say goodbye.
View ArticleResidents push for fence after cemetery vandalism
LIHUE, Hawaii - Residents want a fence and gate with a combination lock installed at the Hanapepe Hawaiian Cemetery after the site was vandalized.
View ArticleState conservation officers to get more weapons
HONOLULU - State conservation officers will be getting more assault rifles and shotguns for use in high-risk situations.
View ArticleKauai police to begin wearing body cameras
LIHUE, Hawaii - The Kauai Police Department will be the first department in Hawaii to outfit its officers with body cameras when it starts using the devices this week.
View ArticleKauai working on proposal for new landfill
LIHUE, Hawaii - Kauai County officials are drafting an environmental impact statement for a new landfill to replace the one in Kekaha that is expected to reach capacity in about 10 more years.
View ArticleKauai officers wearing body cameras as union dispute lingers
LIHUE, Hawaii - Kauai police officers are the first in the state wearing body cameras as a dispute lingers over whether the union should have gotten final say on the policy.
View ArticleGov. Ige allocates $9 million for Lihue Airport improvements
LIHUE, Hawaii - The district manager for Kauai Airports is hoping to secure enough state funding to support major upgrades at Lihue Airport.
View ArticleLihue jail could get $15 million for new housing unit
LIHUE, Hawaii - A Lihue jail in need of more space could get $15 million to expand housing for inmates under Gov. David Ige's executive supplemental budget proposal.
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Robert's begins 70th year
LIHUE, Hawaii - On Dec. 6, Robert's, located on Kress Street in Lihue, started its 70th year of business under the hands of Milton Ozaki, the second generation of the Ozaki family.
View ArticleSea turtle saved from drain in Lihue
LIHUE, Hawaii - A Hawaiian green sea turtle has been rescued from a storm drain in Lihue.
View ArticleOfficials report progress on vacation rental enforcement
LIHUE, Hawaii - Kauai County is looking at solidifying rules as enforcement officials shut down transient vacation rentals operating illegally.
View ArticleNew plan aims to improve management of Hawaiian monk seals
LIHUE, Hawaii - Federal scientists have released the final version of a plan to manage the monk seal population in the Hawaiian Islands.
View ArticleVolunteers work to rebuild forest damaged in 2012 fire
LIHUE, Hawaii - A group of volunteers is helping to restore the Hikimoe Ridge, three years after the forest was damaged in a fire that burned several thousand acres on Kauai.
View ArticleRescuers on Kauai were busy over the holiday weekend
LIHUE, Hawaii - Rescuers on Kauai were busy over the holiday weekend.
View ArticleStudy calls for updated pesticide laws on Kauai
LIHUE, Hawaii - A draft report on pesticides used by agribusinesses on Kauai is calling for updated pesticide regulations despite finding nothing suggesting the pesticides cause environmental harm.
View ArticlePublic not allowed at Kauai committee meetings on feral cats
LIHUE, Hawaii - A Kauai committee tasked with coming up with solutions for the island's feral cat problem has been holding its meetings behind closed doors, which Councilwoman JoAnn Yukimura says...
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