PO‘IPŪ – Firefighters extinguished a fire that broke out early Thursday morning in the maintenance building of The Point at Po‘ipū resort.

LĪHU‘E – Firefighters responded to a structure fire that broke out Tuesday night on Ho‘olako Street in Līhu‘e.

LĪHU‘E – County officials on Tuesday morning discovered partially-treated sewage sludge that overflowed overnight from the Līhu‘e Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) to the drainage channel next to the facility.

LIHU’E – The Department of Water (DOW) announces that work has been completed on Kapena Street, between Ohiohi Street and Aloalo Place and normal traffic flow on Kapena Street may now resume. 

WAIMEA – The Waimea swimming pool is closed until further notice due to overnight vandalism.

LIHU’E – The Department of Water (DOW) will be closing Kapena Street, between Ohiohi Street and Aloalo Place, in order to replace a fire hydrant, which was damaged during a traffic incident.  

LĪHU‘E – The Kaua‘i Fire Department held a special ceremony Monday at the Līhu‘e Civic Center’s Mo‘ikeha courtyard to honor the community members and first responders involved in the rescue of Dino Pabre who was resuscitated after collapsing during a basketball game in May.

LĪHU‘E – The Department of Finance is announcing that Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) and motorcycle road tests will not be administered from July 8 to Aug. 21 at Vidinha Stadium due to the Kaua‘i Fire Department’s annual driver training of all firefighter personnel and the Kaua‘i County Farm Bureau Fair.

HANALEI – A public meeting regarding the reopening of Black Pot Beach Park is set for July 11, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Hanalei School cafeteria.

County officials are announcing that residentially-generated household hazardous waste (HHW) will be accepted free of charge on July 13 and 14.

KAPA‘A – The Department of Public Works is announcing portions of Kawaihau Road in Kapa‘a will be closed from July 8 to July 19 to allow Maui Kupono Builders to conduct road construction work from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays, weather permitting.

KŌLOA – The public is advised that Maluhia Road, from Kaumuali‘i Highway to Ala Kino‘iki junction, will be closed on July 13 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. for a community clean-up.

PUHI – Kaua‘i police responded to a single-vehicle crash Tuesday night on Hulemalu Road, east of the Puhi Road intersection.

KEKAHA – The Kekaha Fourth of July Celebration is scheduled for Thursday, July 4, at Kekaha Faye Park.

LĪHU‘E – The 30th Annual Kaua‘i Hospice “Concert in the Sky” is scheduled for Thursday, July 4, from 3 to 9:30 p.m. at the Vidinha Stadium Soccer Field in Līhu‘e.

LĪHU‘E – Kaua‘i Fire officials are reminding the public that a permit must be obtained by the fire department by Wednesday, July 3, to purchase and ignite firecrackers on the Fourth of July.

LĪHU‘E – In observance of Independence Day, County of Kaua‘i offices will be closed on July 4, along with all refuse transfer stations as well as the Waimea swimming pool.

KAPA‘A – Due to mechanical issues, the Kapa‘a swimming pool will be closed until further notice starting June 29.  

LĪHU‘E – Acting Mayor Michael A. Dahilig has signed a ninth supplementary emergency proclamation on Thursday, June 27, for the County of Kaua‘i, extending the emergency relief period for damages sustained during the April 2018 flood.

WAIMEA – A fire in Waimea on Wednesday displaced three people.

PUHI – A portion of Kaumuali‘i Highway in the vicinity of Kaua‘i Nursery was closed in both directions for under an hour on Tuesday, following a single-vehicle crash.

Ocean Safety officials are advising no swimming or snorkeling at Brennecke’s Beach and Po‘ipū Beach, as Box Jellyfish are washing ashore.

WAILUA – The search for 58-year-old Vladimir Sukhoparov of Ohio in waters off Kaua‘i’s Eastside in Wailua was suspended Wednesday afternoon following a three-day, multi-agency search.

KALĀHEO – The Department of Water has lifted the water conservation request for Kalāheo customers, as of 1:30 p.m., today. 

KALĀHEO – The Department of Water (DOW) has issued an immediate water conservation request for the Kalāheo area until further notice due to an electrical power outage that is affecting the Kalāheo well site and pump station. 

A portion Kaumuali‘i Highway in the vicinity of Maluhia Road in Kōloa was closed in both directions for over an hour on Sunday, following a three-vehicle crash.

 WAILUA – Various agencies are searching for Vladimir Sukhoparov, 58, of Ohio in waters off Kaua‘i’s Eastside in Wailua on Monday morning.

HANALEI  – The Hanalei Canoe Club will be hosting the 39^th annual Hā‘ena to Hanalei run on June 29.

LIHUE – The Department of Water (DOW) announces the release of its new, highly-anticipated Customer Account Portal (CAP), a new online service that offers customers convenient access to their account information, payment history, billing statements, and also includes an online payment option for customers who prefer to make bill payments using a credit or debit card.

KEKAHA – The public is advised that due to an equipment malfunction, the Kekaha Landfill is closed until further notice.

LĪHU‘E – The Department of Public Works is announcing that both lanes will be closed on Haleko Road, from Pua Loke Street to Rice Street, from June 25 to 28 to allow Maui Kupono Builders to conduct road construction work from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., weather permitting.

LĪHU‘E – Eleven students graduated from the Kaua‘i Police Department’s third Junior Police Academy class on Friday, June 14, at a ceremony held in the courtyard of Ka Hale Maka‘i o Kaua‘i, Police Headquarters.

LĪHU'E – The Kaua‘i PRIDE Parade is scheduled for Saturday, June 22, at 9 a.m. To accommodate the event, the Kaua‘i Police Department will close off all streets along the parade route from 9 to 10 a.m.

HANAPĒPĒ – On Tuesday June 18, park officials discovered the men’s restroom of the Hanapēpē Town Park comfort station vandalized and burned.

KOLOA – The Department of Water (DOW) reminds Kōloa customers of the overnight water service shutdown scheduled for Thursday, June 20th from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. on Friday, June 21st; weather permitting.  During the scheduled shutdown, water service will be unavailable for customers located in the following service areas: Waila’au Road, Emi Road, a portion of Ala Kinoiki Road; from Maluhia Road to Waila’au Road, Waihohonou Road, Aloha Place, Wailani Road, Ohuoho Road, Ho’olei Street, Olona Street,  Tapa Street, Mamaki Street, Ohuohu Street, Maki Street, Pala’a Place, Waikomo Road, Waoke Street, Waoke Place, A’alu Place, Puni Road, Kapau Road, Malino Road, including a portion of Weliweli Road; from Kōloa Road to Waikomo Road, a portion of Kōloa Road; from Waikomo Road to Po'ipū Road, a portion of Po'ipū Road; from Kōloa Road to Pa’anau Road and a portion of Maluhia Road; from Waila’au Road to Kōloa Road.

LĪHU‘E – Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami traveled to Washington, D.C., from June 9 through June 12 and met with federal agencies and the Congressional Delegation to discuss priorities for the County of Kaua‘i. In addition, Mayor Kawakami participated in the sixth annual Hawai‘i on the Hill, an event hosted by the Hawai‘i Chamber of Commerce and U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono.

KŌKE‘E – Fire officials estimate that roughly 2,100 acres have burned since Sunday, following a brush fire that broke out in Kōke‘e that morning.

LĪHU‘E – The Department of Public Works is announcing lane closures on Hardy and Umi streets starting June 20 and ending the following day to allow Maui Kupono Builders to conduct road construction work in the area from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., weather permitting.

KOKE‘E – Koke‘e Road and Waimea Canyon Drive remain closed Monday while firefighters continue to suppress the brush fire that broke out Sunday morning in Koke‘e.

KOKE‘E – Koke‘e Road remains closed while firefighters remain at the scene of a large brush fire in Koke‘e that broke out Sunday morning.

KEKAHA – A 53-year-old male visitor from Roswell, GA died Saturday afternoon while swimming in waters off Polihale Beach in Kekaha.

KOLOA – The Department of Water (DOW) announces an overnight water service shutdown in Kōloa, scheduled for Thursday, June 20th from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. on Friday, June 21st; weather permitting.  During the scheduled shutdown, water service will be unavailable for customers located in the following service areas: Waila’au Road, Emi Road, a portion of Ala Kinoiki Road; from Maluhia Road to Waila’au Road, Waihohonou Road, Aloha Place, Wailani Road, Ohuoho Road, Ho’olei Street, Olona Street,  Tapa Street, Mamaki Street, Ohuohu Street, Maki Street, Pala’a Place, Waikomo Road, Waoke Street, Waoke Place, A’alu Place, Puni Road, Kapau Road, Malino Road, including a portion of Weliweli Road; from Kōloa Road to Waikomo Road, a portion of Kōloa Road; from Waikomo Road to Po'ipū Road, a portion of Po'ipū Road; from Kōloa Road to Pa’anau Road and a portion of Maluhia Road; from Waila’au Road to Kōloa Road.

LIHUE – The Department of Water’s (DOW) 2019 Water Quality Reports, covering from Jan. 1, 2018 to Dec. 31, 2018, are now available to view on the DOW’s website, www.kauaiwater.org.

PUHI – Firefighters responded to a structure fire at the Halelani Village condominiums in Puhi Wednesday night.

PO‘IPŪ – Firefighters continue to battle hotspots at the scene of a large brush first that initially broke out Tuesday afternoon in Poipu, in the vicinity of Ala Kinoiki, Po‘ipū, and Old Mill roads.

LĪHU‘E – The Department of Public Works is announcing Fiscal Year 2019 Island Wide Road Resurfacing projects for the island of Kaua‘i.

KEKAHA – The public is advised that due to an equipment malfunction, the Kekaha Landfill is closed until further notice.

KEKAHA – Officials have announced that equipment repairs have been completed and the Kekaha Landfill has been reopened to the public.

‘ELE‘ELE – Kaua‘i police responded to a two-car crash Sunday afternoon, on Kaumuali‘i Highway, in ‘Ele‘ele, in the vicinity of the Hanapēpē Valley Lookout.

KEKAHA – The public is advised that due to an equipment malfunction, the Kekaha Landfill will be closed on Monday, June 10, until further notice.

KAPAHI – A 34-year-old man of Kapa‘a died Saturday morning following a traffic crash on Kawaihau Road, near the Kainahola Road intersection, in Kapahi.

HANAPĒPĒ – Firefighters responded to a brush fire that extended to a house in Hanapēpē Friday afternoon.

The Kaua‘i County Housing Agency urges Kaua‘i County residents to participate in a Needs Study that will help the County maintain eligibility for funding assistance and other federal programs that support housing, homelessness, and community development.

LĪHU‘E – In observance of King Kamehameha Day, County of Kaua‘i offices will be closed on June 11, along with all refuse transfer stations as well as the Kapa‘a and Waimea swimming pools.

LĪHU‘E – The Department of Public Works and Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. are announcing that a portion of Eiwa Street will be closed for reconstruction work from June 14 to August 15, weather permitting.

The Kaua‘i County Housing Agency is reminding Kaua‘i County residents to participate in a telephone survey being conducted by SMS Research to gather data on housing supply and demand as part of the 2019 Hawai‘i Housing Planning Study.

WAIMEA and HANAPĒPĒ – The public is advised that the Wastewater Management Division will perform additional smoke testing on its Waimea sewer collection system on June 6, from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., as well as its Hanapēpē sewer collection system on June 7, from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

LĪHU‘E – The Kaua‘i Fire Department held a special ceremony at Monday’s Fire Commission Meeting to honor the community members, first responders, and health care providers involved in the rescue of an off-duty firefighter who was attacked by a shark in February.

KEKAHA – The Kekaha HI5 Bottle Redemption site operated by Kaua‘i Community Recycling Services will be relocating to the Kekaha Neighborhood Center on Elepaio Road on Wednesday, July 3.

KŌLOA – Rental applications are now being accepted for Koa‘e Makana, an affordable workforce housing development located in Kōloa.

The County of Kaua‘i Department of Public Works Solid Waste Division in partnership with the State Department of Health Solid and Hazardous Waste Branch would like to congratulate all the schools that participated in the inaugural School Electronic Waste (eWaste) Recycling Contest which ran during the month of April.

HANAMĀ‘ULU and WAILUA – The public is advised that the Wastewater Management Division will perform additional smoke testing on its Hanamā‘ulu sewer collection system next week. This is a follow up to the smoke testing that

HANAPĒPĒ – Firefighters responded to two brush fires that broke out along the makai side of the Port Allen Airport, also known as Burns Field, in Hanapēpē, Tuesday afternoon.

HĀ‘ENA – Lifeguards rescued a 56-year-old Princeville woman from waters off Kē‘ē Beach, in Hā‘ena, Tuesday afternoon.

WAIMEA – Firefighters responded to a female hiker in distress Tuesday afternoon near Waipo‘o Falls in Waimea Canyon.

WAIMEA – On Wednesday, a blessing was held for the reopening of the Waimea swimming pool.

WAIMEA – The public is advised that the Wastewater Management Division will perform additional smoke testing on its Waimea sewer collection system next week.

KAPA‘A – The public is invited to participate in the 11th annual Mayor-a-thon scheduled for Saturday, June 22, at the Kapa‘a Beach Park.

KEĀLIA – Ocean Safety officials have closed Keālia Beach to swimming until further notice due to a whale carcass that washed ashore Saturday morning.

KEKAHA – A 70-year-old man died Friday in waters off Waiokapua Bay, also known as Major’s Bay, in Kekaha.

County officials are announcing that the last day of operations for the solid waste staging area located at Kepuhi Point will be May 31.

LĪHU‘E – In an effort to curb illegal activities in public restrooms, the Department of Parks and Recreation will commence a pilot program starting May 25 to close comfort stations nightly at Keālia Kai, Keālia Beach, and the Bryan J. Baptiste Sports Complex from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.

12:00 P.M.  WAINIHA – The Department of Water (DOW) announces that water service has been restored to customers located in Wainiha, following a break in a main line on Powerhouse Road.   Water conservation measures remain in place until 1 P.M. to allow the water levels in the Wainiha water tank to replenish.

9 A.M. WAINIHA – The Department of Water (DOW) has issued a water conservation request for customers located in Wainiha, until further notice due to reports of a possible main line break on Powerhouse Road in Wainiha.

LĪHU‘E – The official hurricane season in the Central Pacific basin, which includes Hawai'i, starts on June 1 and runs through Nov. 30.

LĪHU‘E – The County of Kaua‘i Agency on Elderly Affairs is announcing that registration is open for the “Better Choices, Better Health” workshop series.

KAPA’A – The Department of Water (DOW) announces intermittent road closures on the northern portion of Ka’apuni Road in Kapa’a during the working hours of 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday to Friday; except holidays, now through August 23, weather permitting, in order to continue water system improvements for the Kapa’a Homesteads Well No. 4 Project.  Motorists are advised to expect delays, use alternate routes or to avoid the area during the scheduled working hours, if possible.  

LĪHU‘E – In observance of Memorial Day, County of Kaua‘i offices will be closed on Monday, May 27, along with all refuse transfer stations.

LĪHU‘E – In a ceremony held Monday at the Līhu‘e Civic Center, Mayor Derek S. K. Kawakami along with Council Chair Arryl Kaneshiro honored the vital members of Kaua‘i’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and declared May 19 through 25 as National EMS Week.

LUMAHA‘I – Kaua‘i police recovered the body of a man found dead Wednesday morning in a remote area of Lumaha‘i Beach, on the North Shore.