Kauaʻi

Investigative reporter Guthrie Scrimgeour spoke to HPR’s Maddie Bender about his article published in WIRED about the Zuckerberg compound on Kauaʻi.

Kauaʻi County officials are calling on local artists to design a public monument for the historic Battle of Hanapēpē, also known as the 1924 Hanapēpē Massacre.

The Kauaʻi County Council is moving along Bill 2969 primarily to address a county-level exemption for beachfront properties that has allowed owners to make repairs to their homes without adhering to setback rules.

Kerry Ling, the project manager overseeing the U.S. Navy’s environmental impact statement for the Pacific Missile Range Facility, spoke with The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the document and upcoming community meetings.

The survey revealed that over 80% of residents know they should have an emergency 14-day supply of food and water, but only 17% actually have one.

When a thunderstorm brought record-breaking rainfall to Kauaʻi in April 2018, the county didn't have a formal plan for how it would address the impacts of global warming. After seven years, that's about to change. The Kauaʻi County Planning Department is on track to finalize its Kauaʻi Climate Adaptation Plan at the end of this summer. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports.

Kauaʻi this week became the first of the major islands in Hawaiʻi to be fully fiber-enabled. It's part of Hawaiian Telcom's plan to make Hawaiʻi the first state in the U.S. to be fully fiber-enabled by the end of 2026. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor-in-Chief Janis Magin.

Kauaʻi Police Chief Todd Raybuck has announced he will retire on June 12. The Kaua‘i County Police Commission is seeking public input as it begins its search for a new chief.

Kauaʻi councilmembers have proposed some budget changes that divert money from projects that have stalled or don't have solid plans going forward.

Competition kicked off Thursday night at the 2025 Merrie Monarch Hula Festival in Hilo with the soloist competition. Thirteen contestants competed for the title of Miss Aloha Hula, including Jaedyn Pavao, who represented Kauaʻi's only hālau in this year's festival. HPR contributor Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi has more.