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Honolulu Star-Advertiser
April 20, 2018
A shark bit a 29-year-old male visitor who was body-boarding near Shipwreck's Beach on Kauai about 8 a.m. today. The man sustained non-life threatening injuries to his leg and was taken by a private vehicle to seek medical care, Kauai County officials said. County Ocean Safety officials closed KeoneloaÃâà...
KHON2
April 20, 2018
KAUAI (KHON2) - A Flash flood warning has been issued for Kauai County lasting until 4:30 a.m. Friday. Reports shown around 1:30 a.m. gage reports indicated the Hanalei River has risen rapidly to 7-feet due to moderate to heavy rainfall. Kuhio Highway at the Hanalei River bridge may be impactedÃâà...
Hawaii News Now
April 19, 2018
Kauai County Mayor Bernard Carvalho was at the state capitol on Wednesday to seek emergency funds, which he would be able to spend on relief efforts as soon as the bill is signed. "Our people are isolated in one part of our island, so it's very difficult to assure that we can assemble the team and provideÃâà...
Hawaii News Now
April 19, 2018
The Kauai Police Department and Kauai County prosecutors said Wednesday that they were investigating multiple extortion cases involving would-be rescuers during the island's historic rain and flood event over the weekend. More >>. The Kauai Police Department and Kauai County prosecutors saidÃâà...
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
April 18, 2018
5:40 p.m. Update. More than 125 people had been evacuated in airlifts Tuesday from the Hā'ena and Wainiha area on Kauai's North Shore by the Army, National Guard and Kauai County. Weather permitting, airlifts will resume from the Camp Naue landing zone between approximately 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.Ãâà...
Hawaii News Now
April 11, 2018
Kauai County is the first in the state to take legal action against the makers, marketers and distributors of opioid pain medications. MOREAdditional LinksPoll. It's a step forward in the ongoing battle against opioid addiction in the islands. “Opioid abuse is a serious issue and threat to our community, and theÃâà...
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
April 4, 2018
Update: 7:00 a.m.. A flash flood watch for Oahu and Kauai County has been canceled after heavy rains eased this morning. Weather officials at the National Weather Service said thundershowers were still possible in some areas, but the previously affected areas were no longer experiencing persistentÃâà...
Hawaii News Now
March 22, 2018
Cloudy and breezy conditions continue across the state this morning due to strong high pressure to the north and an upper level disturbance several hundred miles west of Kauai. Water vapor imagery showed plenty of moisture being drawn northward toward the islands, particularly the west end of the stateÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
December 31, 1999
Hanalei Bridge was open only to emergency vehicles Monday, so one busload of people from the shelter was moved to another shelter, said Kauai County spokeswoman Sarah Blane. Efforts to move others out of the shelter were temporarily hampered by a landslide on the highway, she said. There wereÃâà...
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
December 31, 1999
LIHUE >> State, military and Kauai County crews assessed the damage from this weekend's storm — and started the search for possible victims. Gov. David Ige, his Chief of Staff Mike McMcartney and Ige's security detail landed on Kauai around 7:40 a.m. today and immediately went to the Kauai CountyÃâà...
