Kauaʻi

There's pushback against a request to use taxpayer funds to help the recovery effort for Aloun Farms and Kauaʻi Shrimp following the recent storms that struck the state.

A center dedicated to supporting teen’s wellbeing and futures is making its way to Kauaʻi through the Boys & Girls Club of Hawaiʻi.

HPR is breaking down the meaning of the charter amendments and explaining them in easy-to-understand terms. This story covers the lone Kauaʻi County measure.

The island’s Kekaha Landfill is expected to reach capacity in 2030, and the search for a new landfill site is underway. A proposed county bill would not allow new landfills within a six-mile radius of one that has accepted waste in the last 30 years.

The Hawaiian Council is offering assistance to those who opened their homes to residents impacted by the Hurricanes Lala and Lowell. Eligible hosts can receive $500 per displaced person each month, with up to $2,000 per household per month.

Measure 3008 would create a new property tax program called an ʻĀina Kūpuna dedication that would let Hawaiʻi families, who can trace their land back to being continuously owned before statehood in 1959, pay a fixed property tax for 10 years.

Forecasters expect the storm to become a major hurricane of Category 3 or higher this weekend. HPR breaks down the weather forecast for each island.

Whether travelers should visit Hawaiʻi communities struck by disaster has been a major issue as climate change-fueled disasters have multiplied in recent years.

In the days after Hurricane Lowell, officials asked tourists to stay away from Kauaʻi to let island residents recover and responders clean up. Now small businesses say they are struggling.

Gov. Green speaks after assessing storm damage on Kauaʻi after Hurricane Lowell.