Kauai County

... he has been in Hawaii for 32 years ....

... akamai readers will remember that fire officials were at a summit like this when Lahaina burned ....

... first release of sterile male mosquitoes into a state forest reserve on the vast Alakaʻi Plateau ....

...zoning complaints led to the market’s closure in January, and now, other farmers markets across the county face a similar fate unless the Kauai County Council takes action....

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

“How to facilitate more homebuilding in Hawaii”

... QAnon-adjacent beliefs like satanic child sex trafficking, the Luciferian agenda, aliens, reptilian overlords; advice on how to detach from your “family cult” ....

... it is harmless to other creatures, including people ....

... Kauai Bill 2919 would allow one guest house per dwelling unit in most of the county’s residential districts and commercial, agriculture, open and university districts ....

... The Kauai SHOPO chapter released the results of a comprehensive membership survey which unsurprisingly says Raybuck is a bad bad person ....

... Kauai, Maui and Hawaii County cable TV subscribers will now have a choice between Hawaiian Tel and Spectrum ....

... KIUC has de-energized lines in Hanapepe and Kaumakani due to the brushfire ....

"...if you really want things to change substantially, you gotta let the private sector do it, not the county be a developer, not the state be a developer....”

... Cowden had made the entire incident about herself ....

... affected by severe storms, flooding, and landslides from April 11 to April 14, 2024 ....

... Despite the bill's timidity, passage of the bill was still a welcome move .... 

... Solar contributed 38.1% of KIUC’s generation in 2023. Almost one-third of the solar production came from members’ rooftop systems. Other renewables contributing in 2023 were hydropower (12%) and biomass (7.8%) ....

... It was mostly a good year for Hawaii at the 2024 Legislature, and policy experts from Grassroot will explain how that came to be ....

... a $3.49 million tax increase on hotels and resorts and a $4.15 million increase on vacation rentals ....

... The cruise line elected to include Nāpali Coast sailings after being unable to make port calls at Lahaina due to last year’s wildfires ....

... One of the most persistent myths in Hawaii politics is that you can target a single group with a tax hike and not affect anyone else ....

... Hawai‘i State Department of Health awards ground ambulance contracts to American Medical Response ....

... Navy’s and NASA’s proposal to retain the use of 8,348 acres and 23 acres, respectively, of State lands presently utilized pursuant to leases and easements on Kauai ....

... replacing the RFPs that were canceled on Oct. 23, 2023, after concerns were raised ....

... The driver of the vehicle failed to stop to render aid and was last seen making a U-turn toward Kapa‘a ....

... projects seeking FEMA reimbursement could be subject to an Office of the Inspector General’s (“OIG”) audit ....

... To prevent tourists from seeing muddy water, West Kauai seed farms will be required to get federal NPIDES permits ....

... Delays caused by lawsuits filed by Earthjustice have resulted in critical project deadlines being missed ....

... This is only the second time in KIUC’s 20-year history – and the first time in 12 years – that a rate increase was sought ....

... Hiranaka repaid the State of Hawaiʻi $75,633.25 in restitution ....

... unemployment on Maui Island stands at 7.4% ....

... Were you fooled when the Carpenters Union pretended to end its opposition to panelized construction after the Lahaina Fires?  Sucker ....

... a sweeping reform of Kauai’s property tax system ....

... releasing incompatible male mosquitoes to try and stop the near-certain extinction of at least four species of Native Hawaiian honeycreepers ....

... testimony to the Honolulu, Maui and Kauai county councils about measures that could increase the supply of housing ....

... following a protest by the incumbent service provider that was not selected, American Medical Response (AMR) ....

... IIT is a way to control insect pests, like mosquitoes, without using harmful chemicals ....

... allowing homebuilding on lot sizes smaller than currently allowed ....

... Bill 2901, Draft 1, which would increase the homeowner exemption by $60,000 and repeal miscellaneous property tax exemptions ....

... Bills on the move: Honolulu, Hawaii County, Kauai County ....

... a new tax classification specifically for long-term “gap” rentals ....

... While conservation partners wait for final approval of a proposed mosquito birth control, also known as the Incompatible Insect Technique (IIT) ....

... The continuing shortage of qualified school bus drivers statewide will suspend bus transportation services at ten of Oʻahu’s 24 high schools and four schools on Kauaʻi when the new school year begins ....

... Kauai Police and outside agencies working on forensic evidence and DNA testing ....

... Implementing cutting-edge strategies to control and eradicate invasive mosquitoes that spread avian malaria, which has ravaged Hawaiian forest bird populations ....

... draft environmental assessment for the use of Wolbachia-based incompatible male mosquitoes on the island of Kauaʻi to stop the spread of avian malaria ....

... This situation has left the owners of many long-term rentals stuck with much higher tax bills ....

... following the signing of a bill by Governor Josh Green, M.D., facilitating the continued community-based management of this 65-acre state park ....

... In a 2014 investigation, the division discovered the employer failed to pay overtime when required and recovered $33,612 ....

... Making Hawaii’s county property tax systems more simple is the best way Hawaii’s counties can provide tax relief ....