Kauaʻi County

Rural health advocate John Desfur talks about how transportation shapes health care in rural Hawaiʻi; Investigative reporter Guthrie Scrimgeour delves into Mark Zuckerberg's land holdings on Kauaʻi

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.

Author Kelsey Timmerman spoke to The Conversation's Maddie Bender about his new book, "Regenerating Earth: Farmers Working with Nature to Feed our Future," which was released today.

The Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative has submitted a wildfire mitigation plan to the Public Utilities Commission. It lays out KIUC's strategy for reducing wildfire risk, as well as its associated costs, over the next three years.

Illegal vacation rentals, federal funding uncertainties, budget plans and more were the topics of a live discussion with Kauaʻi County Mayor Derek Kawakami as he prepares to deliver his state of the county address Friday.

Kauaʻi Mayor Derek Kawakami responds to questions from HPR listeners; Members of the cast and crew of "Ride the Cyclone" share a preview of the "delightfully weird" musical premiering on Oʻahu

This fall, the tiny island of Ka’ula off the coast of Niʻihau was in the headlines when the Navy sought public input over its plan to increase training. The Conversation talked to Hob Osterlund, founder of the Kauaʻi Albatross Network, about her concerns.

Kauaʻi Mayor Derek Kawakami shared with HPR that he's considering running for governor or lieutenant governor sometime in the future. The Conversation talked with Kawakami on the Garden Isle about that and more.

The island's only landfill is estimated to reach capacity in 2027. The county is in the middle of expanding it, but that’s a short-term solution while officials figure out another way to manage the 80,000 to 90,000 tons of waste annually. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.

The Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative gave an annual update to its members on July 31. The update included plans to operate on 100% renewable energy by 2033.