4+ hour, 33+ 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, 4+ 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…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (583+ words) Votes sat ready to be counted during mail-in primary ballots during the sorting process at the State Capitol on Monday, July 27, 2026. State lawmakers have wanted a “Plan B” in the event that the U.S. Postal Service could implement rules…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (335+ words) An ambulance rushes towards the Queens Hospital. Hawaii is set to get 34 new ambulances, thanks to federal funds from the Rural Health Transformation Program. The Hawaii Department of Health will receive $13 million out of an initial award of $58 million to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (386+ words) A hula group with Kumu Hula Yae Akagi of Mimasaki City, Japan visits the statues of King Kaumualii and Queen Deborah Kapule on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026 while waiting on their appointment to view the hula display at the Kauai Museum, and…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (341+ words) This graphic shows the wind-forecast map for Hurricane Lowell as of 11 a.m. Thursday. Gov. Josh Green signed a statewide emergency proclamation ahead of three hurricanes encroaching on the island chain this weekend. In an Instagram post today, Green cautioned that Lowell,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (679+ words) Sae Joon Park takes a selfie with his ohana in Hawaii. At left, Park as a young U.S. Army infantryman in Panama, where he was seriously wounded in a firefight when he was shot in the spine. He later received the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1375+ words) Protect Kahoolawe Ohana protesters outside federal courthouse before today’s trial, May 19, 1977. Cole Barash / SPECIAL TO THE HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISER Solomon Kolomoma Fernandez, Kahoolawe activist at Anahola Beach, Kauai., Thurs. Aug. 13. Nearly 50 years after two Native Hawaiian activists vanished at sea during…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (268+ words) Michelle Bir / Special to the Honolulu Star Advertiser University of Hawai’i President Wendy Hensel. University of Hawaii President Wendy Hensel on Wednesday withdrew a new “interim free expression policy” for all 10 UH campuses as classes began this week. Hensel’s decision…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (380+ words) Kauai Community Tennis Organization to Host Free Fall 2026 Tennis Event LIHUE — The Kauai Community Tennis Organization invites island residents to grab a racket and join the fun at its Fall 2026 Tennis Event, happening at the Kauai High School Tennis Courts…...