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See How Your Beach Stacks Up To Hawai‘i Water Pollution Standards Courtesy: Blue Mission

See How Your Beach Stacks Up To Hawai‘i Water Pollution Standards

Surfrider Foundation’s annual report on regular testing at 90 beaches reveals “a dismal situation.”

Kauaʻi Police Arrest Armed And Dangerous Man Wanted In Homicide Case Noelle Fujii-Oride/Civil Beat/2026

Kauaʻi Police Arrest Armed And Dangerous Man Wanted In Homicide Case

Police took the suspect into custody Monday morning after Kīlauea residents remained on edge during the manhunt over the weekend.

Kaua‘i Ups Funding For Homeless Services, Mental Health, Substance Abuse Noelle Fujii-Oride/Civil Beat/2026

Kaua‘i Ups Funding For Homeless Services, Mental Health, Substance Abuse

The funding is part of the county’s nearly $499 million spending plan for fiscal year 2027.

Amid Cesar Chavez Fallout, A Hawaiʻi Labor Leader’s Legacy Is Revisited Hawaiʻi State Archives via AP

Amid Cesar Chavez Fallout, A Hawaiʻi Labor Leader’s Legacy Is Revisited

Pablo Manlapit, who organized plantation workers for equal pay and an eight-hour workday, died in relative obscurity. Lawyers in Hawaiʻi hope to overturn his conspiracy conviction and elevate his place in history.

Kaua‘i Wants To Expand Its Only Landfill — Again Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2022

Kaua‘i Wants To Expand Its Only Landfill — Again

The island’s sole permitted landfill in Kekaha will fill up in just four years.

Maui’s Last Wild Beaches: Locals Fear Upgrades Will Sideline Them Erin Nolan/Civil Beat/2026

Maui’s Last Wild Beaches: Locals Fear Upgrades Will Sideline Them

Some members of the Maui community worry that proposed upgrades to Mākena State Park could pave the way for more transformative changes in the future.

Kaua‘i Looks To Triple Homeless Funding On Heels Of Lower Count Screenshot/2026

Kaua‘i Looks To Triple Homeless Funding On Heels Of Lower Count

The County Council also increased funding for invasive species mitigation and mental health programs as part of its ongoing review of next year’s budget.

AT&T Withdraws Controversial Kaua‘i Cell Tower Plan Cyril Fluck/Flickr

AT&T Withdraws Controversial Kaua‘i Cell Tower Plan

Community members on the North Shore overwhelmingly opposed a plan to build a cell tower less than 50 feet from one resident’s bedroom window.

Fixed It! Remote West Kaua‘i Beach Park Reopens Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Fixed It! Remote West Kaua‘i Beach Park Reopens

Polihale State Park’s access road has been cleared and resurfaced after a two-month closure.

Beginner Farmers Need Look No Further Than West Kauaʻi Noelle Fujii-Oride/Civil Beat/2026

Beginner Farmers Need Look No Further Than West Kauaʻi

Few instructional opportunities exist for Kaua‘i residents to get into commercial farming, and this program connects participants to a ready market.