Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Kauaʻi Businesses Fear ‘Breaking Point’ With Interisland Shipping Rate Hike
Young Brothers is seeking approval from Hawai‘i regulators to significantly increase interisland shipping rates.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
Kaua‘i Helicopter Company Wants New Flight Rules Amid Public Opposition
Blue Hawaiian has petitioned federal regulators for a rule change but community members, worried about safety and noise, say they need more time to study the proposal.
Nathan Eagle/Honolulu Civil Beat/2013
It’s Your Money: Kauaʻi Hiking Hazards Could Cost Taxpayers $550K
The state has tentatively agreed to pay a pair of tourists injured at Waimea Canyon State Park in 2021 and 2023.
Courtesy: Alec Sou/2025
Hawaiʻi’s Imperiled Milk Industry Has A Rare Chance To Grow
Hawaiʻi is down to just one commercial dairy, mostly relying on imported milk. A new proposal looks at a West Kauaʻi site.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Kawakami’s Spending Plan For Kaua‘i Targets Roads, Workforce
The mayor’s $488 million budget proposal marks a more than 8% spending increase from the county’s fiscal 2025 budget.
(Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025)
Federal Cuts May Clip Wings Of Hawaiʻi’s Endangered Birds
Workers who had hoped to spend their careers supporting these at-risk local species have been let go. Now, who might take over remains up in the air.
(Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2025)
This Luxury Kauaʻi Hotel Is Housing Foreign Workers In Container Homes
The 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay also bought a multimillion-dollar home in a working class neighborhood to house upper management.
Courtesy: Kauaʻi Historical Society
Graveyard Of Kauaʻi Cows Killed By Anthrax Could Undermine Luxury Homes
A hearing is scheduled Tuesday in a lawsuit that Princeville residents have filed against the developer.
(Keani Andrade photo/2024)
Kauaʻi Lawmakers Target Housing, Recreation Woes In 2025 Session
With a median home costing $1.4 million on the Garden Isle, lawmakers look to Vail, Colorado, for a solution.
Courtesy: Desirea Hirani/2025
Recreational Use Only: Princeville Park Dispute Shutters Kaua‘i Farmers Market
A neighbor’s complaint triggered an investigation by the county Planning Department.