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Should Kauai’s Police Commission Get More Time For Investigations? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Should Kauai’s Police Commission Get More Time For Investigations?

A proposed county charter amendment would start the clock after the investigative report is received.

Civil Beat Election Pop-Ups On Maui, Kauai This Week

Civil Beat Election Pop-Ups On Maui, Kauai This Week

We’re hosting election forums with a slew of county council candidates.

Kauai Council Candidates Agree County Can’t Ignore Housing Crisis 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.

Should Kauai County Spend Money To Save Money? 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.

Hawaii’s Popular Kalalau Trail Reopens After Norovirus Outbreak 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.

Project Back On Track To Buy Kauai Condos For Hawaiian Homelands Waitlisters 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.

Cesspools: Too Environmentally Harmful To Keep, Too Expensive To Get Rid Of 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.

A Stomach Bug Outbreak Brings Uncomfortable Scrutiny To One Of Hawaii’s Most Beautiful Places 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.

An Overlooked Factor In Hawaii Wildfires: They’re Fed By The Houses In Their Paths 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.

Kauai Council Incumbents Advancing To General Election 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.