Starting Monday, bottomfishing in state waters of the main Hawaiian Islands will be temporarily closed, announced the Department of Land and Natural Resources, this week.
Bottomfishing for the snapper and grouper species, known as the “Deep 7,” which include ehu, gindai, kalekale, lehi, onaga, opakapaka and hapu‘upu‘u, will be forbidden during the closed season.
The state closure [...]

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The state and counties might receive less federal money to battle criminals in Hawaii
Cutbacks to a federal grant program could leave Hawaii with $1.5 million less in funding this year for fighting drugs and crime.
The cutback means some crime-fighting projects will have to be cut, causing officials to worry that crime and drug production could [...]

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Mixed martial artists return to the ring tonight for Kauai Cage Match VII at Hanapepe Stadium.
There are 15 bouts scheduled — 12 MMA and three kickboxing. Nine of the fighters will be representing Kaua‘i clubs. Yesterday, at the Kukui Grove Shopping Center’s center stage, the fighters stripped down for the official weigh-in.
“When people ask me [...]

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Most residents back county resolutions for cultural reasons
More than a dozen residents opposed to genetically modified taro hoisted the culturally important plant and flaunted “protect your roots” shirts behind farmers who testified before the Kaua‘i County Council, yesterday, at the Historic County Building.
The council has proposed resolutions supporting three bills pending at the state [...]

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Researchers at the nonprofit Cetos Research Organization have shown for the first ever that humpback whale calves make sounds.
The organization studied the whales off the coasts of Maui and Kauai, and said the squealing noises made by the young whales are messages to their mothers.
However, the sounds are not as complex as the continuous, repetitive [...]

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Kohler’s Whistling Straits and the Princeville Resort’s Prince course in Kauai are infamously known as two of the toughest resort courses in America.
I’ve had the pleasure to get sliced and diced on each in the last year.
They are similar in a lot of categories. They’re both magnificent, one-of-a-kind courses, but stressfully scenic, if you know [...]

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