Articles
-
Nov 23, 2024 |
kauainownews.com | Emma Grunwald
Environmental activists testified during a public meeting last week in Kekaha that Kauaʻi Shrimp, the island’s only shrimp farm, should not be issued a new pollutant discharge permit due to concerns about its effluent polluting waters and killing fish. No decisions were made during the Nov. 13 meeting held by the State Department of Health’s Clean Water Branch.
-
Nov 22, 2024 |
bigislandnow.com | Emma Grunwald
Community November 22, 2024, 7:52 PM HST * Updated November 22, 7:53 PM Both lanes of a portion of Queen Ka’ahumanu Highway (Highway 19), north of Kona airport, are closed due to a traffic incident. The closure is near the 84 mile marker on the highway, the Hawaii Police Department said in an announcement sent out at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23. The department says motorists can use Kaiminani Drive to Highway 190 (upper road) and Waikoloa Road to travel between Waimea/Waikoloa and Kona.
-
Nov 16, 2024 |
kauainownews.com | Emma Grunwald
A wastewater project that uncovered human burials during a propertyʻs septic installation in Wainiha remains on hold while state agencies continue to investigate. Controversy began last month when Native Hawaiian community members protested at the property at 4400 Oneone Road in Wainiha due to concerns of potential desecration of iwi kupuna (ancestral remains).
-
Nov 15, 2024 |
kauainownews.com | Emma Grunwald
The next Kaua’i County Council will have two new members, with the election last week of former council member Arryl Kaneshiro, who works for Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Kauaʻi compound, and first-time office holder Fern Ānuenue Holland, the fair and sustainable food systems director for the Hawaiʻi Alliance for Progressive Action. Incumbents Ross Kagawa and Billy DeCosta were voted off the 7-member council.
-
Nov 11, 2024 |
bigislandnow.com | Emma Grunwald
Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle feeding damage. Photo Credit: Hawaiʻi Department of AgricultureThe Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture has opened three requests for proposals to assist in the control and management of invasive pests, including the coconut rhinoceros beetle, little fire ants and two-lined spittle bug. The State Legislature and Gov. Josh Green authorized funding for the invasive species control project through the Biosecurity Act 231.
Journalists covering the same region
Scott Yunker
Reporter at The Garden Island
Scott Yunker primarily covers news in the Hawaiian Islands, particularly around the Big Island and surrounding areas, United States.
Dennis Fujimoto
Staff Photographer at The Garden Island
Dennis Fujimoto primarily covers news in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States and surrounding areas.
Bill Mossman
Executive Editor at MidWeek Kauai
Bill Mossman primarily covers news in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, specifically around the area of Nihoa, Hawaii, United States.
Guthrie Scrimgeour
Journalist at Freelance
Guthrie Scrimgeour primarily covers news in the Florida Keys and surrounding areas in Florida, United States.
Sara Mattison
Reporter at KHON2 News
Sara Mattison primarily covers news in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States and surrounding areas.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →