Lihue News

Real life-and-death situations that a teenager might confront - ranging from abortion, suicide, extreme sports, self-defense, even rescuing strangers - are among topics to be explored in a new weekly class sponsored by Chabad of Hawaii.

LIHUE - A young woman who was at the home of a suspected drug dealer when police raided the home could get five years in prison for having drugs on her.

The amount of money in the settlement remains secret, while owner James Pflueger still faces criminal charges By Craig Gima LIHUE>> The families of seven people who died in the Ka Loko Dam breach on March 14, 2006, and property owners who suffered damage reached a settlement with the state, dam owner James Pflueger and the Mary Lucas Trust, and ...

William Cope Moyers says he did not know what it meant to be addicted when alcohol became his "new best friend" as a college freshman and he began using other drugs.

LIHUE - Harold "Tex" Spear III, the former Kauai physician accused of two counts of distributing prescription narcotics to people without getting proper patient identification and documentation, will plead guilty to those charges, his attorney said.

LIHUE, Hawaii Lee Enterprises has named Randy Kozerski publisher and editor of The Garden Island newspaper, as well as president of Kauai Publishing Co.

LIHUE, Kauai - There will be no civil trials for wrongful death of seven people killed by the Kaloko Dam breach of 2006 or for property damages caused by the disaster.

LIHUE - A 150-pound feral pregnant sow and her 50-pound baby pig were killed Tuesday morning when they were struck by a car on Kaumualii Highway near the entrance to Kahili Mountain Park.

LIHUE - A 24-year-old Kalaheo man accused in the fatal shooting of his mother's boyfriend has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge but still could face life in prison when he is sentenced early next year.

LIHUE - A 21-year-old Kalaheo man died this morning in a single-car crash in Omao.

Two ingredients that don't mix well with tropical cyclones are waters cooler than 80 degrees Fahrenheit and wind shear.

Tropical Storm Neki is moving north in the central Pacific with little change in strength expected.

This is the story of a place once known as Lihue. Not Lihue, Kauai - but Lihue, Oahu.

The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite captured an infrared image of Hurricane Neki on October 22 at 2:59 a.m. local time.

Hurricane Neki has weakened to a Category 2 storm far out in the central Pacific Ocean.Neki's maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 100 mph and additional weakening is expected.The hurricane was centered late Thursday about 435 miles west-southwest of Lihue, Hawaii and moving north-northeast near 9 mph.The storm isn't expected to threaten ...

LIHUE>> A Kauai man accused of stabbing his wife to death is trying to reach a plea agreement with prosecutors.

LIHUE - The murder case of Joseph Hoapili Sr. might not go to trial if a deal can be reached within the next few weeks.

LIHUE - Almost two years after originally granting approval for Joseph Brescia to construct a controversial single-family home on burial grounds at Naue, the Kauai Planning Commission Tuesday set a January hearing date to determine if terms of that permit have been followed.

"There are a thousand trails in life. However there is only one trail that matters and that is the trail of a real human being ...........that is all that matters.

LIHUE - The lowered speed limit on Kuhio Highway between Hanamaulu and Wailua, from 50 mph to 40 mph effective yesterday, was not implemented to prevent accidents, a state Department of Transportation spokesperson said.