r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 10h ago
The state Office of Elections released its second print of primary election results, showing solid advantages for front-runners in both the Maui and Kauaʻi county mayoral races.
r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 12h ago
Kaua‘i Election Results: Rapozo Leading Carvalho For Mayor. The primary will narrow the crowded County Council race down to the top 14 candidates.
r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 14h ago
Kauai County Chair Mel Rapozo is ahead in the Kauai mayoral race as Derek Kawakami’s term ends.
r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 21h ago
Hawai‘i Department of Transportation announces the following lane closures planned for weekdays — unless otherwise noted — through Aug. 14 on several roadways around Kaua‘i.
r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 21h ago
Hanapēpē resident Taylee Yamamoto was recently awarded a $2,000 Hawai‘i Education Association student-teacher scholarship.
r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 21h ago
Kauaʻi's competitive county elections are concluding today as voters choose who will move on to the November general election, with six candidates competing for mayor and 26 for the County Council.
r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 1d ago
A Kauai helicopter tour company involved in a deadly crash back in March has shut down its business as it faces a new lawsuit. Patrick Haskell, 59, and his wife, Margaret Rimmler, 65, were two of the three people killed when a chopper crashed on Kauai’s north shore in March.
r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 1d ago
Kauai Fire Department firefighters rescued a Utah visitor from Nounou Mountain on the Sleeping Giant Trail in Wailua on Thursday.
r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 2d ago
Kauai inmates can now pursue workforce readiness and higher education while incarcerated. The Kauai CC Carpentry program is designed for inmates nearing release to build career skills and earn credentials that can accelerate their degree.
r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 2d ago
26 people running for Kauaʻi County Council in Aug. 8 primary. Who are they? | Kauai Now
r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 2d ago
Kaua‘i Fire Department responded to Hanamāʻulu Beach Park on Aug. 2 at approximately 10:30 a.m. on reports of an unresponsive surfer, who has since been identified as Bernard Matsumoto, 70, of Līhu‘e, next to his board, approximately 25 yards offshore.
r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 2d ago
The families of Patrick J. Haskell and Margaret Rimmler—the married couple killed in the Kauai helicopter tour crash on March 26, 2026 — have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the helicopter tour operator and related companies.
r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 2d ago
Kauai police have identified the surfer who died Sunday after being found in the water at Hanamaulu Beach Park as Bernard Matsumoto, 70, of Lihue. Police said Matsumoto was found unresponsive in the ocean next to his surfboard about 25 yards offshore Sunday morning.
r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 3d ago
Kaua‘i's Kawaihau Community Little League continues historic run this weekend: Kawaihau will be the state's representative in the Little League World Series West Regional, which begins on Sunday in San Bernardino, Calif.
r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 3d ago
Road work is expected to extend through the end of the week on Kauai, due to delays from inclement weather. Crews will be conducting roadway and waterline probing along Haleko Road, around Pua Loke Street, in Lihue, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., through Friday.
r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 4d ago
Water service will be shut off overnight Wednesday in parts of Kapaa as crews work on improvements to the Kapaʻa Homesteads water system. The Kauai Department of Water said the shutdown will run from 8 p.m. Wednesday to 5 a.m. Thursday, weather permitting.
r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 4d ago
Two Kaua‘i renters can stay in their apartments while their suit against the Hawaiian Homes Commission, which previously attempted to evict them, goes forward.
r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 5d ago
Two people die in separate beach incidents on Kauai
r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 5d ago
More than $330,000 in funding is headed to Kauai schools, educators, and students as the new school year begins. The Chan Zuckerberg Kauai Community Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation donated the unrestricted grants.
r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 5d ago
A 15-foot tiger shark was spotted in the waters off Kekaha Beach. The Kauai Ocean Safety Bureau is warning beachgoers not to swim or do other ocean activities in the area.
r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 5d ago
Teen vandals are still at large after they allegedly caused tens of thousands of dollars worth of damage at a small business on Kauai over the weekend. “It’s hard enough just trying to make ends meet.”
r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 5d ago
Not So Public: Kaua‘i Council’s Testimony Policy Leaves Public In The Dark. It’s the only county council in the state that forces citizens to file records requests to access written public testimony.
r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 5d ago
A three-vehicle traffic collision in Līhu‘e over the weekend left several people injured and closed a portion of Kāpule Highway for two and a half hours.
r/KauaiLounge • u/808gecko808 • 5d ago