ISLAND HISTORY: Ghostly Hawaiian Night Marchers on Kauai
One night in 1930, Juliet Rice Wichman (1901-87) and her husband, Fred Wichman, were at home on their Wailua Ranch, located near today’s Hindu Monastery off Kuamoo Road, Kauai, when they heard the...
View ArticleHappy Camper for Saturday, April 26, 2025
Congratulations, Jaedyn Janae Puahaulani Pavao on earning the 2025 Miss Aloha Hula title at the 62nd Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo! (Karin Panui and Made Jiminez of Mailelani’s are there not to sell,...
View ArticleHawaii’s ‘bone collector’ caterpillar wears the body parts of dead prey
In a remote and lushly forested area of a single mountain range on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, scientists have discovered a carnivorous caterpillar species that makes a living in such a macabre way...
View ArticleAEA invites the public to attend the Older Americans Award ceremony
LIHUE – The Agency on Elderly Affairs (AEA) celebrates Older Americans Month and invites the public to attend the Older Americans Award Ceremony, taking place on May 15 at the Outrigger Kauai Beach...
View ArticleFirst Kubota Orange Day celebrated in Puhi
PUHI — Despite the lure of a YETI hardbody cooler, participants in the operator skills challenge did not overcome their shyness for media cameras on Friday at the Kauai branch of Bacon Universal in the...
View ArticleKauai marks its fourth water-related fatality
HANALEI — A California visitor was discovered unresponsive in the water off Hanalei Beach Park on Thursday. Investigators with the Kauai police announced that on April 24, at approximately 12:45 p.m.,...
View ArticleERSOY: The FDA’s new rules on ‘Healthy’ Food Labeling — what you need to know
It’s easy to get confused by what’s labeled as “healthy” in today’s food industry. For example, cereals marketed as heart-healthy might contain just a small amount of whole grains or fiber. Packages...
View ArticleCounty announces East Kauai Community and Circulation Plan workshops
LIHUE — The County of Kauai Planning Department invites community members to participate in a series of focused public workshops on the East Kauai Community and Circulation Plan. The workshops will...
View ArticleTAX MAN: When it comes to taxes, celebrate the small victories
At this time in our legislative session, in the chaos that is our system for making laws in this state, those interested in laws being made, like us in the Tax Foundation of Hawaii for instance, are...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Leave low-income rental fund alone
Does Hawaii need housing that’s affordable for people earning what the bulk of people in Hawaii earn? Yes, and it’s a matter of growing urgency that this housing is by and large unavailable, concerning...
View ArticleHawaii lawmakers still working on torture bill
Recent high-profile cases of child torture and neglect that led to the deaths of two children on Oahu have sharpened the focus for police officers and prosecuting attorneys pushing Hawaii lawmakers to...
View ArticleEnter to win a 50-gallon rain barrel from DOW
LIHUE – The Department of Water (DOW) reminds residents that there’s still time to enter the April grand prize drawing to win a 50-gallon rain barrel. Three rain barrels will be given out, in honor of...
View ArticleHanalei Refuse Transfer Station to accept bagged trash only
HANALEI—The Hanalei Refuse Transfer Station will accept bagged trash only (no loose mixed waste) from Monday through May 3, weather permitting. This is due to scheduled repair work on the facility’s...
View ArticleObituary for Saturday, April 26, 2025
In Memory of Esther Richman Esther Richman passed away peacefully on April 7, 2025. Esther, along with her husband Monroe, were long-time residents of Kauai. Esther will be remembered for her life...
View ArticleHART eyes Iwilei, Kakaako properties to condemn for rail
Four downtown area properties are being eyed for condemnation by the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation. The HART board of directors today is expected to review a request for approval to...
View ArticleHawaii auto sales fall amid economic uncertainty
Hawaii auto sales continued to fall this year and badly trailed the rest of the country — with an uncertain future ahead because of President Donald Trump’s economic policies, the Hawaii Automobile...
View ArticleTariffs ‘significantly’ hitting Hawaii businesses
Nearly 70% of Hawaii businesses have been “significantly” affected by President Donald Trump’s tariffs, and 27% have been “moderately” touched, according to preliminary results of a survey still being...
View Article9 HPD officers are named in civil suit alleging brutality
An amended federal civil complaint alleges nine Honolulu police officers beat a 25-year-old man after knowing he wasn’t the prime suspect in a Jan. 1, 2024, pursuit and gunfight with an attempted...
View ArticleFBI investigating allegation that HPD officer planted evidence
A sergeant with the Honolulu Police Department is the target of a federal investigation into allegations that there is recorded footage of him planting drug paraphernalia on the driver of a car during...
View ArticleKauai Police Department provides alternate contact numbers
LIHUE — The Kauai Police Department is advising the public of alternate non-emergency contact numbers as it continues to experience interruptions. On Friday, KPD notified the public of alternate...
View ArticleState fund eyed for workforce housing subsidies
State lawmakers are considering diverting a state fund used almost exclusively to develop low-income rental housing to build apartments for residents with higher incomes — topping out well above what...
View ArticleKapaa takes the Kauai Interscholastic Federation boys volleyball championship
LIHUE — The Kapaa High School boys volleyball team wrapped up the Central Pacific Bank Kauai Interscholastic Federation boys volleyball championship in straight sets on Friday at the new Kauai High...
View ArticleOhana Fun Fest comes together to celebrate families
PUHI — The Child and Family Service Ohana Fun Fest was old out at 300 people, but more than that took advantage of sunny, if windy, conditions on Sunday to enjoy event at the Puhi park open field....
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Colleges right to oppose overreach
The beauty of colleges is seen, quite literally, in a stroll through campuses: in the eclectic mix of students of varied colors and creeds, of varying intellectual and emotional abilities. This is a...
View ArticleEleele burglary suspect arrested
ELEELE – A 54-year-old man was arrested in connection with multiple burglaries in the Eleele area. Lincoln Kaehu, a 54-year-old resident of Puhi, was taken into custody on Thursday, Apr. 24, 2025, for...
View ArticleHappy Camper for Monday, April 28, 2025
According to the Merrie Monarch website, congratulations to Kumu Hula Leinaala Pavao Jardin and Halau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leinaala on earning Second in Overall wahine in announcements that followed the...
View ArticleHawaii leaders blast Trump’s order allowing seabed mining
Hawaii leaders are speaking out against an executive order by President Donald Trump that opens the door for large-scale mining of the ocean floor, both within U.S. waters and internationally. The move...
View ArticleHanalei, Anini water conservation
HANALEI – Water conservation measures remain in place for residents on Kauai’s North Shore. Department of Water (DOW) customers in the Hanalei community and Anini Beach areas are asked to continue...
View ArticleObituary for Monday, April 28, 2025
Darren T. Sanekane Darren T. Sanekane passed away at his home on March 29, 2025, at the age of 63. He was born on Feb. 11, 1962, on Kauai. He was a mechanic/service writer at PS&D Tires. He was...
View ArticleYoung isle-born people are moving back home, UH researchers find
Young adults who were born in Hawaii are moving back home, reversing pre-COVID-19 trends when more Hawaii-born residents left the state than returned, according to a preliminary report by the Economic...
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