A popular hiking trail in Hawaii had to close this week after 24 hikers became sick from what is believed to be norovirus — an outbreak many blamed on illegal squatters defecating along the remote ...

WAIMEA, Kauai – On Friday, the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of State parks announced the closure of the entire Kalalau Trial on Kauai, a 11-mile remote hiking trail that is ...

The area has been closed since Sept. 4 after recommendations from the Department of Health. “During the temporary closure and in consultation with Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH), the Department of ...

KAUAI COUNTY, Hawaii (Island News) -- The DLNR Division of State Parks (DSP) elected to close the entire Kalalau Trail section for public health and safety from norovirus. This decision was guided ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Department of Health recommended DLNR close the Kalalau section of the Nāpali Coast on Kauai after they received reports about acute gastrointestinal illness affecting hikers to ...

The Hawaii Department of Health today said laboratory results confirmed norovirus to be the cause of multiple illnesses reported by campers at Kalalau Valley on Kauai. The Hawaii Department of Land ...

“This is a very concerning and rare occurrence, magnified by the extreme remote nature of the Kalalau Valley,” Division of State Parks Administrator Curt Cottrell said in a statement. “We appreciate ...

KAUAI COUNTY, Hawaii (Island News) -- The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) said it continues to receive reports of people who have fallen ill from a rare norovirus outbreak. Danielle Burr is one of ...

A part of the Kalalau Trail on the Kalalau Section of the Nāpali Coast State Wilderness Park was closed after hikers reported gastrointestinal illness. VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images A ...