5/24/2013 3:15:52 PM - DOW cancels community meetings on horizontal well project -
LĪHU'E – The Department of Water (DOW) has cancelled the community meetings regarding the Kahili Horizontal Directional-Drilled Well and Energy Savings Project that were scheduled over the next two weeks. Officials plan to continue to evaluate the project before taking further action.
5/24/2013 9:36:22 AM - Kauai police warns public of increase in counterfeit money - LĪHU'E – Kaua'i businesses are seeing an increase in counterfeit bills being circulated across the island and police officials are urging the public to be on alert.
5/24/2013 8:40:06 AM - Grand Jury Indicts Steven M. Wilson of Murder - LĪHU'E – On Thursday, a Kaua'i Grand Jury returned an indictment against former Alaska resident Steven M. Wilson, age 26, for Murder in the Second Degree in the April 2013 death of Kendra Lewis, age 21, also formerly of Alaska.
5/23/2013 1:42:46 PM - New Waha Road bridge railing to be replaced next week -
KALĀHEO – A Public Works crew will be replacing a railing along the new Waha Road bridge next week that was knocked down by a motorist who crashed into it about two weeks ago. The project is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, May 29 and is expected to be completed by June 5. The work will be done Monday to Friday, between 7 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
5/22/2013 4:49:20 PM - Jury finds Preston guilty of Theft in Second Degree - LĪHU'E – After a three-day jury trial and just under an hour of deliberations, a jury found Defendant Gregory Preston guilty as charged to the offense of Theft in the Second Degree, a class C felony with a maximum possible penalty of five years incarceration.
5/22/2013 8:42:40 AM - County announces holiday closures -
In observance of Memorial Day, County of Kaua'i offices will be closed on Monday, May 27, along with all refuse transfer stations, the Kekaha Landfill, all HI-5 bottle redemption centers, Puhi Metals Recycling Center, and Kaua'i Resource Center.
5/21/2013 9:14:58 AM - Man arrested for promoting drugs near middle school - LĪHU'E – Police arrested a middle school custodian earlier this month on multiple drug related offenses.
5/20/2013 5:45:15 PM - Volunteers needed for Junior World Qualifier -
WAILUA – With Hawai'i’s largest junior golf qualifier slated to take place June 6 and 7 at the Wailua Golf Course, officials are putting out a call for volunteers to help staff the event.
5/20/2013 - Public input sought on places that should be preserved and protected -
The public is invited to share their ideas at community meetings regarding places on Kaua'i that they feel should be preserved and protected. The Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Fund Commission is eager to hear the public’s perspective, so they can begin to draft their biennial recommendations to the County Council on which sites should be acquired using the Open Space Fund.