52+ min ago   (482+ words) Traffic on Kaumualii Highway in Lawai is contra-flowed on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026 to allow line crews to remove branches that had fallen across utility lines during Hurricane Lowell. LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative was able to restore approximately 1,200 additional…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (290+ words) The five-day forecast track for Tropical Storm Norbert as of 11 a.m. Thursday. Tropical Storm Norbert strengthened slightly on Thursday in the East Pacific, with maximum sustained winds reaching 45 mph as it continues its westward track away from Baja California. At of…...

3+ day, 55+ min ago   (131+ words) HONOLULU — With most of the restoration work following Hurricanes Lowell and Lala completed on O‘ahu and Hawai‘i Island, Hawaiian Electric is shifting focus to assist with recovery efforts on Kaua‘i, which is served by a separate utility....

3+ day, 57+ min ago   (140+ words) LĪHUʻE — Food Distribution Sites will be set up at locations across Kauaʻi over the next several days to help residents affected by Hurricane Lowell, which caused extended and widespread power outages. The distribution events are being coordinated by the County…...

3+ day, 54+ min ago   (152+ words) WAIMEA — An estimated 20,000 gallons of wastewater overflowed into a drainage ditch next to the Waimea Wastewater Treatment Plant on Tuesday, said Kauai County officials. The spill occurred between 9 a.m. and 10:20 a.m. due to power outages and rainfall associated with Hurricane…...

3+ day, 56+ min ago   (898+ words) Kevin Knodell / Star-Advertiser Incoming Navy Region Hawaii commander Rear Adm. Rich Jarrett salutes at the end of a change of command ceremony on Wednesday at Pearl Harbor in which he relinquished command of Navy Region Hawaii. Navy Region Hawaii Commander…...

3+ day, 53+ min ago   (343+ words) GEORGE F. LEE /AUG. 17, 2025 A Hawaiian Electric crew works on power lines on Oahu in 2025. The company said about 440 customers remain without electricity today after Hurricane Lowell. Hawaiian Electric said about 440 customers remained without electricity this morning in the aftermath of…...

3+ day, 56+ min ago   (168+ words) HONOLULU — Bank of Hawai‘i reopened its Lihu‘e and ‘Ele‘ele branches on Kaua‘i and its Wai‘anae branch on O‘ahu Wednesday. The Lihu‘e and ‘Ele‘ele branches will operate on abbreviated hours of 9 a.m. to…...

3+ day, 52+ min ago   (1183+ words) The morning after Hurricane Lowell reveals greenery stripped from plants and other damage to property in Nawiliwili valley, Lihue, on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. Jerry Hirata of the Hanapepe Soto Zen Temple on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, speaks with an arborist via cell phone…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (218+ words) LĪHU‘E – The Kauaʻi Police Department is advising the public about road conditions in the aftermath of Hurricane Lowell, which has caused island-wide road closures. Crews from Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation and Department of Public Works are responding to road…...