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Kawakami’s Rule 17 clarifies quarantine locations

LIHU‘E — Yesterday, Mayor Derek Kawakami announced a new Emergency Rule 17 that clarifies quarantine periods for those traveling under critical infrastructure allowances. Gov. David…

UH Manoa in top 1% of worldwide universities

HONOLULU — The University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa is in the top 1% of more than 26,000 worldwide universities, according to the 2021 Times Higher…

County opens Rise to Work program for residents

LIHU‘E — Workers displaced by the COVID-19 pandemic can look for opportunities through the Rise to Work program that was established by the County of…

Decision on proposed Hanalei brewery deferred

LIHU‘E — The proposal for a new brewpub in Hanalei was before the Planning Commission Tuesday, but because of an influx of new public testimony,…

Multiple agencies contain airport fire

LIHU‘E — Firefighters contained a 100-acre brushfire that broke out near the makai side of Lihu‘e Airport on Monday afternoon. One firefighter was injured and…

Traffic advisories in Waimea on Sept. 9-10

WAIMEA — Maintenance work will be performed on Kaumuali‘i Highway at various locations in Waimea this week, according to a county press release. Work will…

Arrest log for Monday, September 7, 2020

August 10 • Theft 4, promoting a detrimental drug 3: 11:08 a.m., Angus Eugene McKechnie, 57, male, Hanapepe. • Terroristic threatening 2, harassment, disorderly conduct:…

Love Has Won escorted to airport

LIHU‘E — After three days of nearly nonstop protests at their Wainiha rental property, 15 members of Love Has Won received a police escort to…

David Taboniar is back to work

Pono Cleaners has been closed for two years, said Ken Kubota of Pono Coffee &Bakery. “The space has been empty, too,” Kubota said. “My brother…

HCDC creates jobs for the unemployed

ANAHOLA — Regardless of eligibility for leases on state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands parcels, unemployed Kaua‘i residents can participate in a five-month employment program…