Cold-case suspect Gideon Castro is released from Utah jail
A 66-year-old murder suspect, allegedly linked by DNA evidence to the 1977 strangulation death of a 16-year-old McKinley High School student, was released from the Salt Lake County Jail because...
View ArticleCanoe Race honors Prince Kuhio
LIHUE — The 55th annual Prince Kuhio long distance outrigger canoe race hosted by the Kauai Outrigger Association took place on Saturday, spanning the distance from Kalapaki Beach to the Salt Pond...
View ArticleDismantling of Department of Education raises concerns in Hawaii
President Donald Trump’s widely expected executive order Thursday to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education was met with alarm and contempt from Hawaii educators and the state’s Democratic...
View ArticleNew Kuleana.work space dedicated
What is AI, and how does it impact a small business, or one’s personal world? Jennifer Jones-Patulli, the director of Community Engagement at Kuleana.work, said those are good questions to start a...
View ArticleHappy Camper for Monday, March 24, 2025
Prince Kuhio Day is Wednesday, but there are a lot of events before the actual birthdate of Prince Kuhio. The Royal Order of Kamehameha and its women auxiliary hosted the formal protocol on Saturday at...
View Article‘Clean government’ bills have renewed support
A series of bills aimed at further cleaning up government ethics, lobbying practices and campaign contributions — while making it easier for new candidates to campaign for office — are suddenly...
View ArticleRep. Ed Case details Hawaii’s loss from Trump’s ‘heartless’ dismantling of DOE
U.S. Rep. Ed Case lashed out at President Donald Trump’s executive order Thursday to dismantle the federal Department of Education as “shortsighted and heartless,” and the Hawaii Democrat detailed what...
View ArticleHSJGA golfers to spring to it in Wailua
WAILUA — The Hawaii State Junior Golf Association (HSJGA) will conduct the annual Kauai Spring Classic on Saturday and Sunday at the Wailua Golf Course. The classic is a 36-hole stroke play event...
View ArticleMixed results for visiting Chargers in Spring Break volleyball
LIHUE — The Pearl City High School boys volleyball team needed four sets to escape the Kauai High School team on Saturday night at the new Kauai High School gymnasium. The Chargers’ varsity win in four...
View ArticleYukimura, TenBruggencate, Acoba new KIUC directors
LIHUE — The Kauai Island Utility Cooperative announced on Saturday afternoon that Peter Yukimura, Jan TenBruggencate and Edmund Acoba have been elected to the KIUC Board of Directors. The new directors...
View ArticleGlittering Belly Dance Gala to help the Kauai Humane Society
LIHUE — The 8th annual “Raqs Tiki” Kauai Belly Dance Intensive event is ready to open its cultural doors with workshops on Wednesday and continuing through March 30 at the Princeville Community Center....
View ArticlePrince Kuhio Day closures
LIHUE — In observance of the upcoming Prince Kuhio Day Holiday, many offices and establishments will be closed on Wednesday, March 26. Below is a list of the premises and services that will be closed...
View ArticleBlaisdell Concert Hall completes $10 million in phased renovations
The first phase of a planned years-long renovation of the Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall has largely been completed, city officials said. Reopening in early March after a nearly two-year closure, the...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Tap new city fund for cesspool help
Hawaii typically evokes visions of sandy beaches caressed by, for the most part, clean and clear Pacific waters. But in some areas, particularly those far from population-dense cities and suburbs, that...
View ArticleObituaries for Monday, March 24, 2025
Ronald Frank Silva Ronald Frank Silva, “Uncle”, 89, of Kapaa, Hawaii, passed away peacefully on March 12, 2025, in Astoria, Oregon. He was surrounded by his family and friends. Funeral services will be...
View ArticleIssha Rose Mata crowned Miss Hawaii USA 2025
Newly crowned Miss Hawaii USA 2025 Issha Rose Mata had good reason to celebrate as she posed for photos moments after receiving her title, sash and tiara Saturday at the Hawai‘i Convention Center....
View ArticleVisitor ‘green fees’ bill passes Hawaii House committees
Two House committees Thursday passed a bill that would impose more user fees to nonresidents who visit specified state parks and trails. The House Tourism and Water and Land Committee passed the latest...
View ArticleHawaii’s feral fowl continue ruffling feathers
The last bill aimed at controlling and reducing the population of feral chickens across Hawaii died this week in the Legislature, once again, as residents remain divided over whether the ubiquitous...
View ArticlePacific studies axed in Pentagon research cuts
Steven Mana‘oakamai Johnson, a Cornell University professor who grew up on Saipan, has devoted his life to studying the ocean and how people in the Pacific depend on the fish in it to feed themselves...
View ArticleMultiple rescues conducted Sunday
LIHUE — Officials with the Kauai Fire Department KFD reported conducting various rescues yesterday. On Sunday, March 23, KFD personnel received numerous calls regarding hikers needing rescue. The first...
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