1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (287+ words) Lunchtime! Ethan Blouin, Thomas Sherman, Haley Martinez, Sonny Sousa, and Kauai Habitat for Humanity Construction Systems Manager Nicole Pacanas take a lunch break after raising the walls of one of five homes that were started on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, along Waena…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (1006+ words) MICHELLE BIR / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER / MARCH The Maui wildfires and recent Kona-low storms have sparked conversation around rethinking disaster-recovery efforts in Hawaii. Grace Blevins walked amid the wreckage of her home caused by the Kona-low storms. As communities across…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (346+ words) WAIPAHU — For the first time and in partnership with Hawaii’s Plantation Village, the public will be able to visit Honouliuli National Historic Site through limited, guided tours starting July 18, as the park marks 80 years since the internment camp closed in…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (264+ words) HANAMAULU — Kauai Fire Department firefighters extinguished two fires in Hanamaulu Saturday. No injuries were reported, and no structures were threatened by either blaze. The first fire was a 50- by 50-foot brush fire near Hanamaulu Beach Park. Firefighters were dispatched to…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1003+ words) Jamm Aquino / Star-Advertiser Hawaii’s economy should maintain mild growth this year, according to a new state forecast that notes recent spikes in inflation and personal income. The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism published its latest quarterly report assessing…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (358+ words) LIHUE — Kauai Fire Department firefighters extinguished two structure fires on Wednesday, the first at a residence near Anini Beach and the second at a home in the Kapahi area of Kapaa. No injuries were reported in either incident. In the…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (410+ words) KIPU — Everyone — the community, and friendly dogs of all experience levels — is invited to the Kauai Humane Society facility in Kipu when KHS celebrates 25 years of being in the facility on Kaumualii Highway near the entrance to the Kipu Bypass…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (898+ words) Cindy Ellen Russell / Star-Advertiser Government leaders led a media tour of devastation of Lahaina after the August 8, 2023 fire which destroyed the town. Pictured is an overall of what remains of the Lahaina Small Boat Harbor. Maui The Atlantis Submarines Maui…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (610+ words) Entertainers get a break on Sunday, June 7, 2026, when participants in the Ho‘omalu Ke Kai World Ocean Day celebration and beach cleanup at Nukoli‘i Beach engage in the culturally based opening protocol led by Kumu Pua Rossi of the…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (176+ words) About 200 people participated in the groundbreaking for the Kauai Full Gospel Temple on Sunday in the Kukui Grove West, immediately behind Gary’s Service. LIHUE — Under a veil of heavily overcast skies and a hint of misty rain, more than 200 people,…...