Lihue News

The small hive beetle, the serious honeybee pest which was first spotted in Hawaii on the Big Island in April 2010, has now found its way to Kauai.

The small hive beetle, which is a serious pest of honeybees according to agriculture officials, has been found on Kauai.

In this photo provided by the Kauai Invasive Species Committee, Pat Gmelin, mongoose response technician, holds a mongoose captured in a trap in Lihue, Hawaii on May 23, 2012.

Portions of Kalapaki Beach in Lihue have been reopened, officials said Tuesday, after water-quality tests found the areas safe following last week's major sewage spill.

Kalapaki Beach in Lihue will be closed indefinitely until state health officials receive results of water-quality tests following a sewage spill Wednesday, Kauai County said today.

LIHUE, Hawaii - The Kauai Planning Commission is approving a plan to expand nearly double the size of the Kauai Veterans Cemetery in Hanapepe.

Gertrudis V. Agmata April 30, 2012 Gertrudis V. Agmata, 63, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a Kauai Beach Resort housekeeping department employee, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital.

In this Aug. 27, 2008 file photo provided by the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, nene geese are seen through a fence in Lihue, Hawaii.