Kauai Hawaii

Airline makes inaugural flight between Vancouver and Kauai today WestJet today announced the launch of new, seasonal non-stop service between Vancouver and Lihue/Kauai, Hawaii. The inaugural flight departs Vancouver International Airport at 3:15 p.m ...  

LIHU'E, Kauai — Leaders at Gay & Robinson and Pacific West Energy on Friday signed what G's Alan Kennett called a "term sheet" enabling Pacific West to lease the Kaumakani mill and boiler, and the Nawiliwili shipping and storage terminal.  

LIHU'E, Kauai — Calling his story "unbelievable," 5th Circuit Judge Randal Valenciano last week sentenced Ronald Frances Luna to 10 years in prison, with a 40-month mandatory minimum, on burglary and indecent exposure charges.  

HONOLULU » A 70-year-old Utah woman has died after she was caught in a rip tide at Anini Beach on the island of Kauai. Kauai County Fire Department authorities said in a statement Thursday the unidentified woman from Manti, Utah, was snorkeling with her husband about 15 feet from the  

WAILUA, Hawaii (AP) — The shuttered Coco Palms resort on Kauai made famous by Elvis Presley has been hit by fire and sustained about $80,000 in damage. Presley filmed his 1961 movie "Blue Hawaii" on the resort's lush grounds. A Kauai County statement says firefighters were notified early Thursday. They controlled the blaze in about an hour, but were called back later to douse a flare-up. About 1,000...  

Warm up this winter in Kauai, Hawaii. Hotels all over the Garden Isle have decreased their rates this winter season. Following are four great deals that have come across my desk; rates listed don’t include tax. Aston Kauai Beach at Makaiwa On 10 oceanfront acres in Kapaa, this hotel is promoting its “Winter Specials,” through which rooms [...]  

Kauai Island Utility Cooperative, the electric utility serving the Garden Island, said the existing contract between it and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1260 has been extended while the two sides work on a new labor contract.  

LIHUE, Kauai — A federal appeals court has affirmed a lower court's rejection of a lawsuit filed by former Kauai Police Chief K.C. Lum against then-Mayor Bryan Baptiste and other county officials.  

LIHUE — Kauai Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. has decided that a planned multi-use coastal path should extend along Wailua Beach, a route opposed by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, some other Native Hawaiians, who consider Wailua Beach sacred, and the Sierra Club's Kauai group.  

A high-surf warning is in effect until 6 p.m. tonight for north- and west-facing shores of Oahu, Kauai, Maui, Molokai and Niihau. There is a high-surf advisory for east-facing shores on Oahu and for northeast and west-facing shores of the Big Island.  

Traditionally part of high season on the Hawaiian Islands, the period encompassing Christmas and New Year’s Day usually comes with markups, rather than markdowns, at many resorts. But the 48-unit Hanalei Colony Resort, on five acres along Kauai’s north shore, is offering a discount to lure holiday-minded  travelers. Deal: Under the “Hanalei Holiday Special,” you can [...]  

LIHUE, Kauai -- After Kauai shot itself in the foot with four turnovers in the first half, Jamen Kealoha-Albarado presented the harsh reality of the Red Raiders' seniors possibly playing their last half of football in the team's locker room.  

LIHU'E, Kaua'i — A long-awaited dredging project on Kaua'i has bogged down in permitting issues, leaving Kíkíaola Small Boat Harbor all but unusable to the more than 100 recreational boaters and 18 commercially permitted fishing or tour boats it serves.  

November 29-30, 2009 Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Sunday afternoon: Lihue, Kauai -  77 Honolulu, Oahu – 81   Kaneohe, Oahu – 78 Kaunakakai, Molokai – 80 Kahului, Maui – 80 Hilo, Hawaii – 79 Kailua-kona – 90 Air Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level [...]  

Kauai is Hawaii's "Garden Isle", with amazing natural beauty, and a slower pace. The beautiful Napali Coast (pictured at right) is just one of the highlights; you can explore the Napali Coast by hiking, or by boat tour (and dolphins may swim beside you); or be awed by the great views from a helicopter ride. Families visiting Kauai can also try ziplining, surfing, and a tube ride through tunnels that's very cool. Have a look at a bunch...