23+ hour, 34+ min ago   (394+ words) LIHUE — The Grove Farm market manager on duty Saturday said the hurricane came by on Monday, but the farmers market still opened on schedule. “They said we didn’t have to come,” said Elena Camat of Gourmet Kauai Pretzels. “We can…...

23+ hour, 34+ 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…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (952+ words) Keaau High School ninth-grade teacher J. Elise Hannigan, second from left, was named last year’s Hawaii State Teacher of the Year. The ceremony was held at Washington Place. Sixteen educators from public and charter schools across Hawaii have been named their…...

3+ day, 23+ hour 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, 23+ hour ago   (168+ words) KALAHEO — On Wednesday, first responders found a deceased man along the ocean shoreline fronting the Nomilu Fishpond. The victim has been identified as a 74-year-old man from Kalaheo. His name is not available for release at this time. On Tuesday…...

3+ day, 23+ hour 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, 23+ hour 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, 23+ hour ago   (939+ words) Undeveloped land in Kapolei near Kalaeloa Harbor shown here is the proposed site for an Amazon warehouse and fulfillment center. Amazon, which bought 49 acres in the area, proposes developing the project on 16 acres. The Honolulu Planning Commission on Wednesday voted…...

3+ day, 23+ hour 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…...

5+ day, 5+ 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…...