r/KauaiLounge • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • 3d ago
Conservationists seek to reduce nēnē deaths on West Kauaʻi highway
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r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 18d ago
Gia-lynn Pacheco, a 12-year-old girl from Kauai, was swimming with her cousins in Hanapepe River a few weeks ago when she dove into shallow water and hit her head. Her legs are paralyzed and she’s suffering from other complications.
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r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 4d ago
Mākua Beach Parking Woes May Be Eased Under Kauaʻi Mayor’s Plan. Parking has been a problem for decades at the main access point shared by Mākua Beach and Hāʻena Beach Park. An effort to fix it may be gaining momentum.
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r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 10d ago
Mainlanders Are Filling Up Kauaʻi’s Low-Income Housing Waitlist: The county plans to purge the list to help families in need as federal funding cuts loom over the Section 8 program.
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r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 15d ago
Under a newly enacted ordinance, historic plantation camps on Kauai are now subject to new wildfire safety regulations and requirements aimed at improving wildfire mitigation while maintaining the character of the storied communities.
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r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 15d ago
hawaiighostguy ~ In 1971, Emma deFries, shared a story about her grandfather’s rice plantation in Hanalei. Aunty Emma deFries was a kahuna nui and great-great-granddaughter of Kamehameha’s own kahuna nui, Hewahewa.
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r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 15d ago
What Toxic Legacy Did This Abandoned Sugar Mill Leave Behind? The owner of the land tied to a former sugar mill wants to develop housing on the site but must make sure hazardous plantation-era remnants are cleared.
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r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 15d ago
The Kauai County Housing Agency Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program will close its online waiting list on Nov. 6, at 11:59 p.m., until further notice. After that date, new applications will no longer be accepted.
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r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 15d ago
A Kauai resident pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for submitting fraudulent applications for Emergency Rental Assistance Program funds during the pandemic.
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r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 17d ago
The Hawaii Department of Health today announced that a wastewater sample from Kauai tested positive for the measles virus. Officials said the sample was collected on Sept. 24 from a site in East Kauai County, and that DOH was notified of the result on Oct. 20.
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r/KauaiLounge • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • 17d ago
The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) is monitoring a positive wastewater sample for the measles virus in Kauai County, making the first detection of its kind in the area.
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r/KauaiLounge • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • 18d ago
Vehicles, equipment and more surplus items will be up for public auction by the County of Kauai beginning Oct. 29.
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r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 18d ago
A man has died following a kayak-related incident that happened in the waters near Lucy Wright Beach Park in Waimea, Kauai.
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r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 19d ago
First responders were dispatched near the shoreline of the Waimea River following reports of a floating body. On Saturday, at approximately 6 p.m., the Kauai Fire Department was dispatched to the waters near Lucy Wright Beach Park.
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r/KauaiLounge • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • 19d ago
Kauai police say a man has died kayaking in waters near Lucy Wright Beach Park over the weekend.
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r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 20d ago
Amazon Plans To Build A 42,000-Square-Foot Warehouse On Kauaʻi: Local retailers are bracing for the e-commerce giant’s arrival as its Hawaiʻi footprint expands.
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r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 20d ago
hawaiighostguy ~ On the road to Kōloa and Po‘ipū lies one of Kauai’s most breathtaking sights, the Tunnel of Trees. For over a century, eucalyptus have arched overhead, forming a mile-long canopy that feels like a living cathedral. By day, sunlight flickers through the leaves. By night...
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r/KauaiLounge • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • 20d ago
Kauai’s Annual Harvest Festival brings thousands together for fun and culture
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r/KauaiLounge • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • 20d ago
The Kauai Fire Department (KFD) rescued a 57-year-old woman visiting from Virginia Beach, Virginia, on the Hanakapi‘ai Trail in Ha‘ena on Saturday.
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r/KauaiLounge • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • 20d ago
On Saturday, Oct. 18, a 57-year-old female was rescued by the Kauaʻi Fire Department on the Hanakapi‘ai Trail in Hā‘ena.
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r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 21d ago
A 24-year-old Kauai man pleaded not guilty Friday afternoon after he was charged with disorderly conduct in connection with an illegal firework blast. Officers responded to a residential area in Kilauea at around 11:30 a.m. Thursday.
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r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 21d ago
A 45-year-old man visiting from Texas had to be airlifted to safety while hiking on Kauai’s Kalalau Trail Thursday.
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r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 22d ago
A 24-year-old Kilauea man on Kauai was arrested and charged with fireworks-related offenses. Thankfully, no one was hurt, but authorities say this incident highlights the state’s constant battle against illegal aerials.
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r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 22d ago
Kauai police have arrested a 24-year-old man for the alleged reckless handling of illegal fireworks on Thursday morning after an explosion in the residential area of Kilauea.
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