Ocean Safety officials warned beachgoers on Tuesday to stay out of the water on Kauai’s North Shore after sharks were spotted.
A whale carcass was found drifting offshore of ‘Anini Beach at a surf spot known as “Wires,” the Kauai Fire Department said.
Sharks and other sea creatures were spotted at different spots between Kalihiwai and ‘Anini [...]

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Bethany Hamilton advanced to Round 3 and Roy Powers won his heat yesterday in the Drug Aware Pro at Margaret River in Australia.
Hamilton surfed the 9- to 10-foot waves to finish second to Australia’s Nicola Atherton and will face New Zealand’s Paige Hareb.
Other Hawai‘i surfers in the competition were Alana Blanchard, Megan Abubo, Paige Alms, [...]

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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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High school and college students 16 years and older are encouraged to apply for the Kaua’i County’s Summer Youth Employment Program.
The deadline for turning in applications is April 18. Applications can be downloaded from the county’s Web site, www.kauai.gov, in the What’s New section on the home page.
Applications can also be picked up at the [...]

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The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a high surf will affect shores facing east on all Hawaiian islands except Niihau and Kahoolawe until noon Saturday.
A swell created by a distant storm will arrive today, building the surf to the advisory level by this afternoon along shores facing east. This swell from the north [...]

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New position requests to be clarified next week
County Council members Shaylene Iseri-Carvalho and Mel Rapozo claim Mayor Bryan Baptiste’s proposed $155.7 million operating budget for the next fiscal year contains “deceptive” requests for new positions in several departments.
“Let’s call a spade a spade,” Rapozo said, noting that the administration simply wants to continue its sputtering [...]

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