Kauai County

... 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 ....

... WANTED: Gregory Glaser, 57--last seen on the Big Island ....

... 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 ....

... Bill 2951, was proposed in response to a January zoning complaint that shut down the popular Princeville Farmers and Artists Market ....

“This bill recognizes that programs like the Hā‘ena State Park access and entry management program, which reinvests its proceeds into environmental and community benefits, shouldn’t be treated like traditional, for-profit carriers,”

... the Judicial Selection Commission is accepting applications and nominations to fill the following anticipated judicial vacancy ....

... Lawmakers on Kaua‘i and Maui are considering bills that would increase income opportunities for farmers and other small businesses ....

... state and county testimonies the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii submitted for consideration by the respective lawmakers in late March and early April 2025 ....

... demonstrated the ability to detect, track and perform a simulated engagement of an advanced maneuvering hypersonic target ....

... The appointment will take effect upon Chief Raybuck’s retirement this year. That date has not yet been determined ....

... 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 ....