Black Pot Beach Park in Hanalei was closed yesterday for clean-up and repair work, but it was pretty much business as usual for beachgoers and surfers.
Residents and visitors ignored a sign saying the park, pavilions and campground were closed for maintenance and continued to use the showers and other facilities.
According to one surfer who did [...]

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In an effort to clean up and do the necessary repair work on the park’s septic system, Black Pot Beach Park will be closed for two weeks from May 15 to 31, according to a news release from Kaua’i County.
“The county is working with the state to take care of a public safety issue at [...]

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Kee Beach at the end of the road on Kauai’s North Shore is undergoing a face lift thanks to the state.

State work at Ke’e Beach on Kauai aims to clean a once-neglected site
Ke’e Beach, at the end of the road on Kauai’s North Shore, has been, for decades, at the end of the list when [...]

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Anahola resident John Tyler is on a mission.
After learning that roughly 12 drownings happen annually on Kaua‘i, he had an idea to place rescue tubes at unguarded beaches.
“Our lifeguards do a great job, but they can’t be everywhere,” Tyler said. “That’s where the extra tubes can help.”
As a lifeguard trainer for more than 15 years, [...]

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Councilwoman Shaylene Iseri-Carvalho will have a new addition for her office wall.
A “No Lifeguard” sign that triggered her into action was removed as the final step marking the blessing and dedication of a new lifeguard tower at the Anahola Beach Park, yesterday morning.
Kalani Vierra of the Ocean Safety Bureau said the tower is a refurbished [...]

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