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The 30-year-old cello is now an important player in Kauai’s fledgling chamber music scene.

Hanalei’s flood-ravaged taro fields are a defining part of the landscape on Kauai’s north shore.

But a UH archaeologist says the Russian presence was minimal — and any plan should focus on the fort’s place in Native Hawaiian history.

For those living beyond Hanalei, it’s tough to get to jobs or shop, but many feel liberated with the tourist mobs gone.

Fixing Kuhio Highway will be costly and complicated, but may provide impetus for a long-term plan limiting daily visitors in the area.

A Kauai dispensary plans to open soon, but Big Island dispensaries have yet to start growing their first crop.

Kauai County had already cracked down on hundreds of remote visitor rentals. The flood might have doomed many more.

Kauai has historically allowed development along rivers and in coastal areas vulnerable to flooding.

The Garden Island already uses renewable energy sources for 43 percent of its electricity, with more solar and hydropower on the way.

The state’s detailed assessment of damage includes destroyed homes and roads, lost tourism dollars and PTSD among residents.