“I believe Kauaʻi should be doing everything it can to put more locally grown food on family tables.”

Boosting recycling and other diversion efforts are top priorities while the Garden Isle gets its new landfill up and running.

Climate-fueled storms like Hurricane Lala may help spread invasive pests, plants and pathogens already on the islands and usher new ones into the state. Experts say Hawaiʻi needs more planning.

Widespread damage followed the tropical storm, including power outages, road closures and flash floods. Homes were damaged, and trees fell on cars and people.

Thousands faced power outages as these islands, home to more than 1.2 million people, remained under a tropical storm warning.

Part of the facility is expected to remain open during renovations, which are expected to cost $18 million. 

The primary will narrow the crowded County Council race down to the top 14 candidates.

The election drew both newcomers and veterans to the state’s voter service centers across the islands.

About half of the money spent by political action committees on neighbor island races went to Maui, where the future of short-term vacation rentals has dominated the political landscape.

It’s the only county council in the state that forces citizens to file records requests to access written public testimony.