The Kaua‘i Public Land Trust recently received $700,000 in funding through the Legacy Land Conservation Program that will complete the $3.4 million purchase of a 20-acre parcel in Kilauea that borders Kahili Beach.
The LLCP, a new program within the state Department of Land and Natural Resources, provides funding from the Land Conservation Fund for the [...]

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Hawaii is probably not the first place that comes to mind if wildlife is your cup of tea.
But if visitors look long enough in the right places, the rewards are worth the effort, especially when it comes to Hawaii’s state bird, the nene.
Kilauea Lighthouse on Kauai is the northernmost point of the main Hawaiian Islands. [...]

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Attorneys yesterday streamlined a quasi-judicial hearing over a California resident’s plan to build an estate on environmentally and culturally significant land on the North Shore.
The county Planning Commission must decide whether to approve the zoning, use and special management area permits that Charles Somers needs for a proposed 8,700-square-foot single-story home, 2,600-square-foot barn and 1,400-square-foot [...]

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Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge will celebrate the 95th anniversary of the Kilauea Point Lighthouse/Station on Saturday, May 3, from 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Lighthouse Day is an annual event that offers kama`aina and visitors a rare opportunity to receive a special guided tour to the top of the Kïlauea Point Lighthouse to see the [...]

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Motorists mired in Kilauea traffic lately may have some relief soon as four portable traffic light units and two accompanying warning signs appeared over the weekend near a bridge construction project.
Flashing yellow and red, the lights are in place, and once activated, should allow safe exits from the intersection of Kolo Road and Kuhio Highway, [...]

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Community Emergency Response Team training is set to begin today and Wednesday in Kilauea and Kekaha, respectively.
Space is available at both locations for the free training.
The sessions are part of the county’s efforts to establish a CERT in every community on the island. In Kilauea, the CERT training will be held Tuesday nights, 5:30 to [...]

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