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Hawaii delegation urges FEMA

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senators Mazie K. Hirono and Brian Schatz, and Representatives Tulsi Gabbard and Ed Case wrote to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator…

Council candidates give ideas on disabilities

LIHU‘E — Candidates vying for one of seven seats on the Kaua‘i County Council participated in a virtual forum discussing policy and topics specifically geared…

Meet the candidates: Bernard Carvalho Jr.

• Editor’s note: The Garden Island sat down with all 14 candidates running for seats on the Kaua‘i County Council. Profiles will run in no…

Council candidates on immediate climate change

LIHU‘E — If elected to the Kaua‘i County Council, candidates running for office shared their ideas for how the next two years will be impactful…

Mayor Kawakami signs bill to ban polystyrene

LIHU‘E — Mayor Derek Kawakami Tuesday signed Bill No. 2775 into law, restricting the use and sale of polystyrene foam food-service containers. The bill, introduced…

Kawakami extends COVID-19 emergency

LIHU‘E — On Tuesday, Mayor Derek S. K. Kawakami signed the fourth supplementary emergency proclamation for the County of Kaua‘i, in order to provide for…

Businesses opt for compostable alternatives

LIHU‘E — From Hanalei to Lihu‘e, restaurant owners are making the switch from styrofoam to paper carryout containers before it becomes law. Although the county…