Two familiar faces on the Garden Island have emerged as frontrunners, declaring their intent to run months before it's even ...

LĪHUʻE, Hawaii (KHON2) — Instability and uncertainty were the themes of Kaua‘i Mayor Derek Kawakami’s State of the County Address at the Līhu‘e Civic Center on Thursday, March 13.

KAUAI COUNTY, Hawaii (KHON2) — Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami gave his seventh State of the County Address on Thursday, March 13.

LIHUE, KAUAI (HawaiiNewsNow) - On Kauai, county Councilman and former State Rep. Derek Kawakami dominated the race for mayor — and he’s already getting to work on his new job. Not even 24 ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Incumbent Derek Kawakami has won reelection, beating his challenger Michael Roven Poiai in the race for Kauai County’s next mayor. The first election results showed ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) – Kauai County voters have decided to have Derek Kawakami and Michael Roven Poai face off on Nov. 8 in Hawaii’s Kauai County mayor election. Kawakami and Roven Poai were asked ...

Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami joined the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s “Spotlight Hawaii” livestream show today and answered viewer questions. This series shines a spotlight on issues affecting ...

They're entertained. "Our Mayor is bettah than yours!!" one woman commented, responding to Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami's stiff but earnest version of the Renegade to the rap song "Lottery," one of ...

Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami did not mince words when he shared his reaction to news of a Kauai couple arrested over the weekend for traveling on a flight from San Francisco to Lihue, after ...

LIHU‘E — Mayor Derek Kawakami is asking Gov. David Ige to temporarily opt-out of the state’s Safe Travel program beginning Dec. 1. Kawakami proposed the local emergency rule Tuesday in an ...

They're entertained. "Our Mayor is bettah than yours!!" one woman commented, responding to Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami's stiff but earnest version of the Renegade to the rap song "Lottery," one of ...