Vierra is chief lifeguard of Kauaʻi Fire’s Ocean Safety Bureau, co-founder of the Kauaʻi Lifeguard Association and a former multi-world champion in tandem surfing.

Coppin is a producer of Ahi Lele Fire Show at Anaina Hou and former hotelier.

Get to know this farmer, rancher and former Kauaʻi County Council member.

The state’s only halfway house for people convicted of federal crimes closed six years ago so those who qualify for supervised release must stay on the mainland.

Rep. Ed Case, the lone holdout, said criticisms didn’t capture his or constituents’ views on immigration.

Aquaculture is projected to become Hawaiʻi’s strongest food industry, but the state may not be doing enough to ensure there are good jobs in the future for local teens already preparing for the field.

A Hawaiʻi County commission calls for a pause in the project until the state establishes rules regulating discharge of micro- and nanoplastics.

Don’t let other news developments distract you from the fact that rights are under attack across the nation.

Allegations filed with the Hawaii Occupational Safety & Health Division echo claims from a whistleblower lawsuit.

A government group and a nonprofit make use of lists of elderly to check on in a disaster.