Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
      
      
				Kauai Council Candidates Agree County Can’t Ignore Housing Crisis
It causes young people to leave and contributes to social problems for residents who stay, YWCA forum audiences are told.
          
        Kuʻu Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2020
      
      
				Should Kauai County Spend Money To Save Money?
Updated: Voters will be asked to give a Kauai commission more options to save money.
          
        Claire Caulfield/Civil Beat/2020
      
      
				Hawaii’s Popular Kalalau Trail Reopens After Norovirus Outbreak
The area's popular cave will stay closed, however, because fecal matter was found there as part of the testing and cleanup.
          
        Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024
      
      
				Project Back On Track To Buy Kauai Condos For Hawaiian Homelands Waitlisters
DHHL has found alternative state and federal sources to pay for the Courtyards at Waipouli complex.
          
        Léo Azambuja/Civil Beat/2024
      
      
				Cesspools: Too Environmentally Harmful To Keep, Too Expensive To Get Rid Of
Kauai residents say a county program does far too little to solve the problem, and their elected officials agree.
          
        Claire Caulfield/Civil Beat/2020
      
      
				A Stomach Bug Outbreak Brings Uncomfortable Scrutiny To One Of Hawaii’s Most Beautiful Places
After norovirus tore through the remote Kalalau campsite, campers and locals say it needs better management.
          
        Kawika Lopez/Civil Beat/2024
      
      
				An Overlooked Factor In Hawaii Wildfires: They’re Fed By The Houses In Their Paths
Disasters like the one in Lahaina last year are often thought of as wildfires. In fact, experts say, they are urban fires whose spread depends on the way houses and neighborhoods are built.
          
        Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018
      
      
				Kauai Council Incumbents Advancing To General Election
UPDATED: Voters winnowed a field of 17 candidates down to 14 who will advance to the general election.
          
        David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
      
      
				Kauai Wildfire Shows How Other Hawaii Power Safety Shutoffs Might Work
It's a learning experience for the utilities and the communities they serve as emergency plans are developed.
          
        Ben Angarone/Civil Beat
      
      
				Evacuation Order Lifted After West Kauai Brush Fire Reported 100% Contained
More than 200 homes had been under an evacuation order Monday as the wildfire spread between Hanapepe and Kaumakani.