Kauaʻi

What Toxic Legacy Did This Abandoned Sugar Mill Leave Behind? Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2025

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.

Ex-Kauaʻi Cop Accused In Airport Death Lacked Security Guard License Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Ex-Kauaʻi Cop Accused In Airport Death Lacked Security Guard License

The case underscores concerns about oversight of the 1,100 private security personnel at the state’s airports.

Amazon Plans To Build A 42,000-Square-Foot Warehouse On Kauaʻi Getty Images/iStock.com

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.

Religious Waivers Soar For Child Vaccines On Kauaʻi Getty Images/iStockphoto

Religious Waivers Soar For Child Vaccines On Kauaʻi

The low immunization rate at Kauaʻi schools is tied to a rise in easy-to-obtain religious waivers.

Kauaʻi Water Utility Hawks $1.3B Plan To Overhaul Century-Old System (Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2015)

Kauaʻi Water Utility Hawks $1.3B Plan To Overhaul Century-Old System

The repairs are needed to protect the island’s drinking water and ensure sufficient supply to face the growing wildfire risk, officials said.

Night Football Games Return To Kaua‘i With A Plan To Protect Native Birds Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2025

Night Football Games Return To Kaua‘i With A Plan To Protect Native Birds

Students stationed outside of stadiums to watch the lights for disoriented shearwater and petrel chicks have satisfied federal environmental requirements.

Fixing Up Homes From Kauaʻi’s Plantation Past Could Ease Local Housing Woes (Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2025)

Fixing Up Homes From Kauaʻi’s Plantation Past Could Ease Local Housing Woes

The county was able to help cut development costs by changing its zoning and subdivision codes.

Civil Beat Launches Survey Of Neighbor Island News Needs David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

Civil Beat Launches Survey Of Neighbor Island News Needs

We’re seeking input from residents of Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi island about how we can best meet their current and future information needs.

Use It Or Lose It? Kauaʻi Wants Robinson Resort Land Back To Agriculture Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Use It Or Lose It? Kauaʻi Wants Robinson Resort Land Back To Agriculture

Developers have failed to start construction on the 250-room project for the past two decades.

Kauaʻi Man Died On His Birthday After Airport Staff Encounter (Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2025)

Kauaʻi Man Died On His Birthday After Airport Staff Encounter

In a lawsuit, the homeless man’s mother says her son was beaten to death.