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‘A fiscally responsible budget’

LIHUE — Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami on Friday submitted a $242-million supplemental budget for the upcoming fiscal year to the Kauai County Council. “My whole…

Kauai receives $89M from state

LIHUE — The state House of Representatives adjourned its 2019 session last week and passed $89.1 million in capital improvement projects funding for fiscal year…

Prevent the spread

LIHUE — Even before Kauai’s native ohia trees started showing signs of the fungus that causes rapid ohia death, biosantitation was already top of mind…

Arrest log for Thursday, May 9, 2019

March 20 • Criminal contempt of court: 12:06 a.m., Kawaihalau, Wally Kailanipoinaole, 21, male, Kalaheo. • Driving without a valid driver’s license: 2 p.m., Bowers,…

Free legal clinic Friday

The Hawaii State Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division will provide free legal information at different pop-up legal clinic locations throughout the state. On Kauai, one…

Living by the ‘Golden Rule’

SAN DIEGO — Kauai sailor Connie Burton made history on Wednesday aboard a 34-foot sailing boat named Golden Rule bound for Hilo. It’s the original…

Kekaha fish kill

KEKAHA — State officials are saying an algae bloom killed hundreds of fish in a drainage canal between Waimea and Kekaha during the first week…

Kouchi recovering after surgery

LIHUE — Senate President Ron Kouchi is recovering after successful rotator cuff surgery on Oahu Monday. Kouchi is expected to take about three weeks from…

Miss Kauai contestants wanted

The Miss Kauai USA Organization is searching for contestants to compete in the 2019 Miss Kauai USA and Miss Kauai Teen USA pageant, which is…