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The new data suggests the population of akikiki — a honeycreeper bird found only on Kauai —  may be declining faster than previously thought. 

Wild rose-ringed parakeets feast on fruit and corn crops, screech noisily and attract rats. Researchers say native birds are at risk.

Some island leaders say it’s time to implement smarter visitor management strategies that don’t involve large fleets of rental cars.

Health authorities say the island has moved from largely isolated clusters to “sustained community transmission.”

A decomposed body believed to be Amy Carlson, who was revered as a god by her followers, was found in a house occupied by the cult in Colorado.

Kauai County officials on Friday publicly disclosed for the first time details of the disciplinary action taken against Police Chief Todd Raybuck for violating a county discrimination policy.

Kauai Police Chief Todd Raybuck spent the last two years building community goodwill and fixing problems within his department.

Kauai County Councilwoman Felicia Cowden says a Board of Ethics complaint against her is politically motivated.

The county’s shelter-in-place program granted some homeless people a measure of stability. Now that it’s over, they say they have nowhere to go.

The military is weighing putting a $1.9 billion defense radar on Oahu or Kauai after Hawaii’s congressional delegation thwarted a Pentagon attempt to defund the project last year.