Blues icon Taj Mahal and bluegrass legend Peter Rowan will headline Kauai’s first large folk festival at the Grove Farm Museum.

County officials agreed that giving up park land for the proposed affordable housing was more than the community would tolerate.

The $5.3 million sale of agriculture land could be used for recreation, housing or economic uses, Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami said.

The Jewish Community of Kauai will also celebrate the completion of a new Torah during the High Holidays.

Health department surveys provide the most detailed assessment yet of how people are responding to new state preparedness recommendations.

The Kauai County prosecutor is betting a new policy for some traffic violations will help ease his overcrowded jail.

The steepened penalty is expected to deter problematic illegal parking near popular beaches, trailheads and attractions on Kauai’s secluded North Shore.

Pesticides, heavy metals, sediment and other pollutants have been discharged by a state agency through an illegal plantation-era ditch system since 2015.

Confidential questionnaires will be conducted at random across Kauai to assess how ready residents are for an emergency.

Crowd control measures at the renovated Haena State Park will help state parks officials respond to staggering tourism growth.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources also hopes to cut in half the number of daily visitors to Haena State Park and its famed beaches and trails.

A federal grant to reconfigure roads in the core of this island’s county seat could spur enough private investment to bring back the good times.