2+ day, 21+ 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…...

2+ day, 21+ 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…...

2+ day, 21+ 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…...

2+ day, 21+ 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…...

2+ day, 21+ 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…...

4+ day, 3+ 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…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (821+ words) Richard Stein / The Garden Island Residents examine two trees toppled by Hurricane Lowell in the parking lot between the old First Hawaiian Bank and the Lihue Post Office in the early morning hours Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. LIHUʻE – Hurricane Lowell brought damaging…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (384+ words) Courtesy of Jonah Stein Hurricane Lowell toppled several power poles near Kuhio Motors on Hoolako Street in Lihue in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. LIHUʻE — Hurricane Lowell caused significant damage to Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative’s transmission and distribution…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (504+ words) Courtesy of University of Hawaii The United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) on Maunakea helped establish Hawaiʻi as a global center for astronomical research. Wahine opponents of the TMT protest in 2019 on the Maunakea Access Road. The proposed updates would align…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (183+ words) UPDATE: Due to flooding, Kuhio Highway near the Hanalei Bridge is now closed. The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Kaua‘i, due to heavy rains occurring over the island. The warning may be extended, dropped…...