Kauai mayor delivers final State of the County address

Weather disrupts Mayor’s final State of the County speech

LIHUE — The biggest feature of Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami’s final State of the County speech was that no one came to watch. The in-person feature of Wednesday’s speech was canceled due to the impacts of the Kona low pressure system that parked itself northwest of the Hawaiian Islands this week. “Out of an abundance of caution, we made the decision not to gather in-person today, and I’ll begin with something you do not hear very often at public ev…

Kauai mayor delivers final State of the County address

Mayor Derek Kawakami delivered his final State of the County address Wednesday, reflecting on seven years leading Kauai while outlining major challenges the island still faces.