Kauai County News

Property owners who sustained damage to their real property as a result of the recent flood disaster may be eligible for disaster tax relief, Kauai County announced today.

Kauai County's Department of Water on Tuesday canceled its "boil water" notice for Hanalei residents.

Water customers in Hanalei and portions of Wailua Houselots are urged to conserve water after service has been disrupted because of heavy rains and flooding, Kauai County officials said today.

Kauai County has opened an emergency shelter at the Kilauea Neighborhood Center in case anyone needs a place to stay as a result of flooding and road closures on the Garden Island.

LIHUE - Due to budget constraints, the Kauai County today said it will soon stop subsidizing online payment user fees for county services.

WAILUA - The body of a man with apparent injuries was found in a car on Loop Road yesterday morning, a Kauai County news release said.

KOLOA - A public information meeting regarding the proposed construction of a roadway segment that would connect the two Koloa bypass roads is scheduled for Thursday, Kauai County announced today.

In one of the largest legal settlements in Hawaii in recent years, the families of seven people killed in the Kaloko Dam tragedy and several Kauai property owners will receive $25 million in an out-of court settlement, The Advertiser has learned.

LIHUE - The Kauai Aging and Disability Resource Center has launched a Web site, the county said today.

Monetary settlements have ended lawsuits stemming from the deadly 2006 Kauai dam breach but the amounts are being kept confidential.

Terms of the global settlement were not released. The suits were filed by the families of the victims and property owners against the state, as well as other landowners in and around the dam, including Kauai County and James Pflueger.

A 21-year-old Kalaheo, Kauai, man was found dead yesterday morning after a car plunged 40 feet into a ravine in mao.

The deadline for Kauai County residents to apply for the 2010 Sewer Credit Program is Dec.

Kauai County officials said they are considering charging a fee for residential trash pickup.

Republican Charles Djou has raised more than $60,000 in the third quarter of this year in his bid for a U.S. House seat, outpacing Democrat Ed Case in campaign contributions.

LIHUE - A land deal years in the making came to fruition yesterday when the Kauai County Council unanimously approved a plan that will secure 138 oceanfront acres on the Ninini Coastline near Lihue Airport for public use in perpetuity.

Kauai County officials reopened all of Poipu Beach after closing a portion on Sunday after a shark was spotted in the area.

A 22-year-old man was critically injured Monday after falling from the top of a 40-foot tree in Princeville, Kauai County officials said.

As all Hawaii counties soon may ban hand-held cellular phones while driving, the Legislature should make the prohibition uniform in its upcoming session.

The Kauai County Department of Parks and Recreation has closed Haena Beach Park in preparation for the construction of a new comfort station, the Garden Island newspaper reported.