Many people come to Kaua'i with high hopes of backpacking the 22-mile round-trip Kalalau Trail. This trail is so popular ...

UPDATE: 3:45 p.m. The Kauai Emergency Management Agency is recommending a voluntary evacuation of the Kokee and Waimea Canyon State Park areas due to extended road closures.

The Kokee fire that has burned an estimated 1,600 acres on Kauai since Thursday remains 85% contained as of 5:45 p.m. today, following efforts to address numerous hot spots throughout the day ...

WAIMEA, KAUA‘I—A fire that started on the drive up to Waimea Canyon State Park on Kauai’s westside quickly spread overnight on Thursday into Friday morning, according to the Department of ...

They can then continue on to Waimea Canyon State Park, often described as the "Grand Canyon of the Pacific." It's a scenic drive with plenty of trails and lookouts. "That's absolutely beautiful.

Meanwhile, the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources will open an alternate emergency access route from Waimea Canyon Drive, aka Panini Road, for first responders and residents only.

The Kauai Fire Department responded to the fire around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Officials said the fire broke out on Waimea Canyon Drive in Kokee.

Even during traditionally down times of year, crowds gather at trailheads in Waimea Canyon State Park in Kauai. Visitors are pictured here on Dec. 12, 2023.

KAUAI, Hawaii, Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Waimea Plantation Cottages Resort, nestled on the shores of West Kauai, is excited to announce 2024 as our 40th Anniversary as a historic resort.

According to initial reports, Kauai Fire Department received notice of a brush fire at approximately 5:30 p.m. The brush fire was near mile marker 3 on Waimea Canyon Drive.

A torched abandoned vehicle stand in the foreground on Waimea Canyon Drive, one of the two roads into Waimea Canyon State Park on the westside of Kauai Thursday. An estimated 1,200 acres burned ...