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Nostalgia, Development And A Changing Honolulu Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Nostalgia, Development And A Changing Honolulu

Only when something old is destroyed can something new be placed.

How This Kauai Community Is Benefiting From Hosting The Island’s Landfill Ku‘u Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2022

How This Kauai Community Is Benefiting From Hosting The Island’s Landfill

The west Kauai community has received more than $2 million through a benefits fund that residents have used for solar projects, youth sports and more.

Starwood Hits Brakes On Controversial Kauai Glamping Resort Allan Parachini/Civil Beat/2020

Starwood Hits Brakes On Controversial Kauai Glamping Resort

The hotel developer said it plans to withdraw its county permit application to transform three holes of golf into a luxury glamping resort.

Trisha Kehaulani Watson: Returning Hawaiian Lands To Hawaiian Hands Malama Huleia

Trisha Kehaulani Watson: Returning Hawaiian Lands To Hawaiian Hands

A $4 million donation from Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan this week has boosted efforts to restore the Alakoko Fishpond on Kauai.

Kauai Homeowners Worry About ‘Black Slime’ Health Risks Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2021

Kauai Homeowners Worry About ‘Black Slime’ Health Risks

Residents say they feel trapped in new homes plagued by a mysterious water problem that they fear could be making them sick.

Former Kauai Councilman Pleads Guilty To Leading Meth Ring Kauai County

Former Kauai Councilman Pleads Guilty To Leading Meth Ring

Brun changed his plea as part of an agreement with prosecutors. A judge must approve the deal for it to move forward.

Controversial Former Kauai Prosecutor Wants Her Old Job Back

Controversial Former Kauai Prosecutor Wants Her Old Job Back

Supporters say Shaylene Iseri is a tenacious lawyer ready for a comeback, but there are people who question her ability to manage staff.

Kauai’s Special Election For Prosecutor Gets A Second Candidate

Kauai’s Special Election For Prosecutor Gets A Second Candidate

Kauai Prosecutor Justin Kollar, who steered the county’s criminal legal system away from mass incarceration, resigned in September.

Kauai’s First Prosecutor Candidate Files For Special Election Sophie Cocke/Civil Beat

Kauai’s First Prosecutor Candidate Files For Special Election

Rebecca Like describes herself as a reform-minded candidate who would work to continue former prosecutor Justin Kollar’s legacy.

Critically Endangered Fern Rediscovered On Kauai Courtesy: DLNR/2021

Critically Endangered Fern Rediscovered On Kauai

Scientists had not seen the imperiled native fern in the wild for years, leading some to believe it could be extinct.