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Hawaiʻi Helicopter Safety: Kauaʻi’s Waimea Canyon To Get Cameras Nathan Eagle/Honolulu Civil Beat/2013

Hawaiʻi Helicopter Safety: Kauaʻi’s Waimea Canyon To Get Cameras

Weather was the main cause of aviation accidents in Hawaiʻi over the past 20 years. The FAA hopes a network of remote cameras can make the skies safer.

West Kaua‘i Residents Want This Remote Beach Park Reopened Noelle Fujii-Oride/Civil Beat/2026

West Kaua‘i Residents Want This Remote Beach Park Reopened

Polihale State Park’s dirt road needs to be cleared of debris and resurfaced.

Hawaiʻi Slashes Pay For Autistic Student Aides On Neighbor Islands Courtesy: Shana Cruz

Hawaiʻi Slashes Pay For Autistic Student Aides On Neighbor Islands

The education department offered more money for specialists serving autistic students on the neighbor islands. Four years later, it’s retracting its offer.

Kaua‘i Community Beetle-Mapping Project May Be A Model For Hawai‘i Noelle Fujii-Oride/Civil Beat/2026

Kaua‘i Community Beetle-Mapping Project May Be A Model For Hawai‘i

Funded by a county grant, the project tracks coconut rhinoceros beetle feeding, breeding, treatment and trap sites.

Kauaʻi Voters Mandated A Watchdog. Auditor Seat Has Sat Empty For 11 Years Noelle Fujii-Oride/Civil Beat/2026

Kauaʻi Voters Mandated A Watchdog. Auditor Seat Has Sat Empty For 11 Years

Despite a charter mandate for an in-house auditor, Kaua‘i has had to hire outside firms to conduct the county’s financial and performance audits.

Kaua‘i Mayor’s $504 Million Budget Prioritizes Housing, Infrastructure Noelle Fujii-Oride/Civil Beat/2026

Kaua‘i Mayor’s $504 Million Budget Prioritizes Housing, Infrastructure

The proposed spending plan continues Mayor Derek Kawakami’s long-term focus on road resurfacing, bridge repairs and parks improvements.

Kaua’i Helicopter Crash: Here’s What We Know One Week Later Courtesy: U.S. Coast Guard/2026

Kaua’i Helicopter Crash: Here’s What We Know One Week Later

Survivors may provide investigators with valuable details about the March accident. That hasn’t been the case in fatal crashes over the past decade.

‘Pretty Unusual’: Big Changes Are Possible At The Kauaʻi County Council Noelle Fujii-Oride/Civil Beat/2026

‘Pretty Unusual’: Big Changes Are Possible At The Kauaʻi County Council

With four open seats, this election presents a chance for better gender and geographic diversity.

Kaua‘i Homeowners Can Soon Get A Free Wildfire Home Assessment Noelle Fujii-Oride/Civil Beat/2026

Kaua‘i Homeowners Can Soon Get A Free Wildfire Home Assessment

The county responded to more than 300 brushfires last year, and officials are making the issue a major focus going forward.

Kauaʻi Helicopter Crash: 3 Dead, 2 Injuries Reported Off Kalalau Beach Courtesy: U.S. Coast Guard/2026

Kauaʻi Helicopter Crash: 3 Dead, 2 Injuries Reported Off Kalalau Beach

Two Massachusetts residents are among the dead after a helicopter crashed Thursday.