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Luxury Camping At $500 A Night On Kauai? A Glamping Resort Could Be Coming Soon Allan Parachini/Civil Beat/2020

Luxury Camping At $500 A Night On Kauai? A Glamping Resort Could Be Coming Soon

Three holes at the former Princeville Resort Woods golf course are being eyed by the developer for about 50 tent structures under a proposal quietly being discussed.

Kauai, Maui Councils: Incumbents Are Poised To Advance To General Election Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Kauai, Maui Councils: Incumbents Are Poised To Advance To General Election

Former Kauai Mayor Bernard Carvalho garnered enough votes to move on to the November election.

This Kauai Talk Show Is One Facebook Livestream You Don’t Want To Miss Screenshot/2020

This Kauai Talk Show Is One Facebook Livestream You Don’t Want To Miss

Some of the state’s most prominent figures drop by regularly to discuss island issues and the coronavirus pandemic.

Kauai State Park Closed Indefinitely Courtesy: Lesley Macpherson/DLNR

Kauai State Park Closed Indefinitely

State Parks Administrator Curt Cottrell said more state parks could face closure as the agency struggles to enforce park rules during the pandemic.

Kauai Back To Five-Day Work Week Courtesy: Léo Azambuja/2014

Kauai Back To Five-Day Work Week

The county shifted to a four-day, 10-hour work week in May to minimize the spread of COVID-19.

Kauai County Council Candidates Differ On How To Reopen For Tourism Claire Caulfield/Civil Beat/2020

Kauai County Council Candidates Differ On How To Reopen For Tourism

Only one candidate said the state should welcome tourists immediately without requiring some kind of testing or quarantine.

Incumbents Lead A Crowded Kauai Council Race Shaped By COVID-19 Screenshot/2020

Incumbents Lead A Crowded Kauai Council Race Shaped By COVID-19

The coronavirus pandemic has restricted campaigning and made the economic crisis the dominant issue.

Kauai Food Businesses Persist During Pandemic Thanks To Grant Allan Parachini/Civil Beat/2020

Kauai Food Businesses Persist During Pandemic Thanks To Grant

With money from Common Ground, two companies are finding ways to scale up and pivot away from tourism despite COVID-19.

Kauai Police Detective Arrested For Household Abuse Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Kauai Police Detective Arrested For Household Abuse

A 19-year veteran of the police department, Barry DeBlake was arrested while on duty following an incident that left a 29-year-old woman injured.

Airbnb Agrees To Drop Illegal Kauai Vacation Rentals Courtesy: DLNR

Airbnb Agrees To Drop Illegal Kauai Vacation Rentals

Kauai County forged a similar partnership with the vacation rental platform Vrbo last week. The deals are expected to help the county to enforce vacation rental rules.