Kauaʻi

Joell Edwards, the owner of Wainiha Country Market on the North Shore of Kauaʻi, spoke with HPR’s DW Gibson about the challenges facing small businesses as they begin the new year.

Consumers' declining confidence in the economy might dampen tourism, Kauaʻi's largest industry.

Twenty-three Kauaʻi families have moved into new homes under the county's Lima Ola Project Workforce Housing Development project.

The Boro-Harada family has been running the Kauaʻi farm since the 1950s and has no plans on stopping anytime soon.

Jon Parziale is the director of agro-ecology for an organization called Common Ground Kauai. HPR visited Parziale on the North Shore of Kauaʻi to find out what “agro-ecology” is and what it means for food sovereignty in the islands.

The state’s police union said it will work with the Kauaʻi Police Department’s new chief of police, but continues to call for more transparency about the selection process.

The Kauaʻi Police Commission has picked its new chief of police, though the selection process has been criticized by the state’s police union. At a meeting on Friday, the commission made a conditional offer to Rudy Tai, one of four finalists.

Kauaʻi Coral Restoration Nursery at Nōmilu Fishpond is the island's new and only coral nursery, housing its first coral specimens that will contribute to reef restoration and emergency response.

On today's program, we're sharing stories we reported on the scene and in the field, from rural Kauaʻi to downtown Chinatown.

The state Consumer Advocate hired the outside consulting firm Jensen Hughes to review the KIUC's wildfire plan. According to their findings, some areas of the plan need critical improvement.