Kauaʻi

A storytelling retreat on the Garden Isle has drawn close to a couple of dozen international storytellers. It just kicked off at Kōkeʻe and will feature three public shows over the next week. The Conversation talked to Jeff Gere about what's in store.

With soaring revenues on Kauaʻi, Mayor Derek Kawakami continues his promise to invest in infrastructure and development, while opting to pay off debts and decrease some residential taxes in the upcoming fiscal year budget. HPR's Sabrina Bodon reports.

A controversial bill to repeal a community-based subsistence fishing area on Kauaʻi quietly died after lawmakers failed to schedule a hearing on the bill by a legislative deadline. Sen. Lorraine Inouye said that if fish populations flourish, fisheries should open up at some point. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi has more.

Hawaiʻi has been using the power of water to keep the lights on a lot longer than you might think. HPR’s Savannah Harriman-Pote explores the history of hydropower to find out what role it may play in Kauaʻi's green energy future amid talks of a new hydropower plant on the Waimea River.

Kagawa replaces Luke Evslin, who Gov. Josh Green appointed to represent House District 16 within the state House of Representatives earlier this month.

The nonprofit organization Waipā Foundation will acquire the Halulu Fishpond on Kauaʻi from the Waioli Corporation. Although Waipā has been stewarding the area since the 1980s, they haven’t owned it until now.

The National Weather System issued an official flood watch across the state on Thursday morning, predicting heavy rain into the weekend as a Kona low approaches the eastern Hawaiian Islands.

HPR's The Conversation regularly checks in with Hawaiʻi's four county mayors to get a pulse on the communities across the islands. Their concerns ranged from affordable housing to finding a new landfill site. Take a listen to our interviews with Bissen, Roth, Kawakami and Blangiardi.

With about a third of the session underway, the state House of Representatives will finally be fully occupied by next Tuesday. Gov. Josh Green has appointed two new representatives to fill vacancies representing Mililani on Oʻahu and Līhuʻe on Kauaʻi.

Housing, early education, broadband, and combating climate change are all priorities of Gov. Josh Green's administration and Kauaʻi County. Kauaʻi Mayor Derek Kawakami spoke to The Conversation about his goals in his second term.