Two keiki injured, after e-bike collision
KEKAHA — A collision involving a vehicle and two children on an electric bike on Saturday, remains under investigation on Kauai’s West Side. Officials with the Kauai Police Department (KPD) reported...
View ArticleObituaries for Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Anastacia Narito Villanueva Anastacia Narito Villanueva, of Kapa‘a, passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 4, 2025, at the age of 93. She was born in Lahaina, Maui, on Dec. 21, 1931. Affectionately...
View ArticleHOOSER: 2025 — Time to pivot
Where were you, “Pop Pop”? Where were you in 2025 when it started? Did you fight back or did you look the other way? Did you help build the walls or did you help tear them down? That’s the question our...
View ArticleFree school meals on legislative menu, once again
Hawaii lawmakers are once again pushing to expand access to free school meals through new House bills after facing setbacks in previous sessions. State Rep. Scot Matayoshi (D, Kaneohe-Maunawili), a...
View ArticleHappy Camper for Wednesday, February 5, 2025
The Pau Hana Market supports Chinese New Year, said Laurie Ho, the president of the Kauai County Farm Bureau who distributed free good fortune fruits and candies from behind a cute Chinese New Year...
View ArticleTrump’s executive orders prompt Coast Guard ‘surge’ in Hawaii
Under Donald Trump’s second presidency, U.S. Coast Guard crews in Hawaii and the Pacific are set to be busy. But it’s not entirely clear what that will actually look like amid major shake-ups across...
View ArticleRFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard win Senate committee votes
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard won the backing of Republican-led Senate committees Tuesday in party-line votes as President Donald Trump appeared to be on the cusp of winning confirmation of...
View ArticleLihue man encounters shark at Lydgate Beach
LIHUE — In a scene right out of “Jaws,” a local surfer’s encounter with a shark prompted shark signs at Lydgate Beach over the weekend. Chris “Shewy” Shewman of Lihue recounted his frightening...
View ArticleObituaries for Thursday, February 6, 2025
Michael Maes Michael Maes passed away on Jan. 25, 2025, on Kauai at the age of 77. He was born on Jan. 13, 1948, in Southern California. He was a retired bartender with the Hyatt. He was preceded in...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Bill is affront to journalism, public
Senate Bill 1618 was introduced on Jan. 23, tucked neatly away among a raft of bills filed before this session’s deadline for new legislation. Perhaps this was by design; a bill so brazen, so...
View ArticleUH campus stadium proposal is revived
A state House bill similar to one in 2024 that died in the Senate intending to move $350 million earmarked for the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District to building a stadium on the University of...
View ArticleHawaii fourth graders show math gains nationally
Hawaii’s fourth grade students made significant strides in mathematics on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as “The Nation’s Report Card,” positioning the state among a...
View ArticleSixth person dies from Aliamanu fireworks explosion
A 30-year-old woman critically injured at an Aliamanu New Year’s Eve party when a stockpile of illegal aerials accidentally detonated died this morning. At about 5:59 a.m., the 30-year-old woman died...
View ArticleKauai, Island School KIF swim champions
LIHUE — Kauai High School Swim team earned top honors, and the Red Raider boys topped their division on Saturday during the Central Pacific Bank Kauai Interscholastic Federation Swim Championships that...
View ArticleKIF releases Girls Volleyball All Stars
LIHUE — The Kauai Interscholastic Federation recently released its 2024 KIF Girls Volleyball All-Stars. The all-stars are derived from the four member KIF schools that participated during the season....
View ArticleBlessing honors helicopters used to save native birds
LIHUE — The Kauai Forest Bird Recovery Project blessed helicopters this week as the annual field season commences efforts to save native Kauai birds. In collaboration and attendance was the staff from...
View ArticleWarriors, Raiders boys basketball win on Tuesday
KAPAA — Kauai High School boys basketball announced itself with a 20-7 showing over Island School on Tuesday during the Kauai Interscholastic Federation boys basketball games. Over at the new Kauai...
View ArticleKilauea eruption persists, lava covers half of the crater floor
Kilauea’s ongoing eruption within Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park continued Tuesday morning with vigorous lava fountains reaching heights of up to 160 feet from the north vent and 115 feet from the...
View ArticleBreathing to levitation at the science fair
Dan Matthews has been serving as the volunteer director of the Kauai Regional Science and Engineering Fair, Awards Ceremony for five years. The term is “volunteer” which means Matthews and the numerous...
View ArticleObituaries for Friday, February 7, 2025
William Martin William Martin, 92, of Kekaha, was called to his Heavenly Home on Dec. 21, 2024. Willie, a retired Kekaha Sugar Company Paniolo, worked as a ranch cowboy and heavy equipment operator...
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