Household Hazardous Waste collection begins
LIHUE — The Public Works Solid Waste Division has announced it will once again begin collecting Household Hazardous Waste HHW as part of its continued effort to reduce pollution by diverting waste from...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Maui on mend, but aid needed
It’s been just over 18 months since the devastating Lahaina fire changed the face of life on Maui — displacing more than 10,000 people, torching hundreds of businesses and, in its wake, severely...
View ArticleObituary for Thursday, March 27, 2025
Stephanie June Rapozo Stephanie June Rapozo, 79, passed away at Wilcox Memorial Hospital on March 23, 2025. She was born on Oahu on June 6, 1945, and was a dedicated housewife and loving babysitter....
View ArticleWarriors, Voyagers win Kauai Interscholastic Federation boys volleyball
LIHUE — Kapaa High School boys volleyball needed four sets to walk out of the new Kauai High School gymnasium with a win on Tuesday during the Kauai Interscholastic Federation games. The Junior Varsity...
View ArticleDefense secretary stops in Hawaii as part of Pacific tour
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is on Oahu to meet with Pacific military leaders to discuss China and other security priorities in the region. It’s part of a Pacific tour that will include stops in...
View ArticlePrinceville’s expansion project gains fuel support
PRINCEVILLE—Aloha Petroleum Ltd. has opened the temporary Princeville Aloha Gas station, fueling excitement and curiosity about the expansion of the Princeville Shopping Center. Groundwork for the...
View ArticleContractors Association of Kauai accepting scholarship applications
LIHUE — The Contractors Association of Kauai (CAK) has up to $11,000 available for scholarships. Applications for the scholarships are currently being accepted, and the deadline is April 21....
View ArticleEveryone invited to Hanamatsuri
LIHUE — When Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami issued a proclamation on Tuesday announcing the birth of Siddhartha Gautama, no one in the audience remembered the last time Hanamatsuri festivities were held at...
View ArticleGirl Scouts help launch weather balloon
HONOLULU — The Girl Scouts of Hawaii (GSH) announced on Thursday that three Hawaii Girl Scouts have helped local science instructor and researcher Douglas Panee with the third balloon launch of the...
View ArticleFujita & Miura Public Relations scholarship applications open
LIHUE — Fujita & Miura Public Relations (FMPR) announced that applications are currently being accepted for the 2025 Fujita & Miura Public Relations Scholarships. Two scholarships of $1,000...
View ArticleFundraising golf tournament on Saturday
LIHUE — For four graduating high school senior rodeo competitors — Kahanu Blackstad, Taylor Langtad, Kiana Mertz and Meleana Tancayo — March 15 was their final rodeo for the Kauai District of Hawaii...
View ArticleLawsuit challenges Trump freeze on Maui funding
The state Department of Human Services will have to shut down its ongoing relief efforts for 4,431 remaining survivors of the 2023 Maui wildfires on April 4 unless the Federal Emergency Management...
View ArticleHappy Camper for Friday, March 28, 2025
Robin Goss said anyone stopping by her table discussing lei hulu, or feather weaving, were offered pua, or flowers, made with feathers in the colors of the Grand Hyatt Kauai. Kudos to Michael Murphy...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Poor timing for a state official raise
State officials are in for a healthy raise over the next six years after a state Commission on Salaries’ recommendation to boost pay for legislators, judges and department executives unanimously passed...
View ArticleObituaries for Friday, March 28, 2025
Walter Don Ines Walter Don Ines, of Kekaha, passed away on March 11, 2025, at the age of 86. He was born on Dec. 23, 1938, in Waimea, Kauai. He was a retired TSGT with Hawaii Air National Guard 150th...
View ArticleWaimea looking at big game on Saturday
HANAPEPE — There is just one baseball game scheduled for Saturday afternoon at Hanapepe Stadium when Waimea High School hosts Island School in a contest initially scheduled to be played on March 15....
View ArticlePandemic in Hawaii’s rearview mirror, but COVID ‘still with us’
More than five years since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, throwing Hawaii and the world into chaos, memories of the traumatic events for many have become a blur in the rearview mirror. There were...
View ArticleElliott Kalani Ke appointed Interim Chief of Police
LIHU‘E — The Kaua‘i Police Commission issued the following statement regarding their decision on Friday, March 28, 2025, regarding appointing an Interim Chief of Police. “Today, after considering and...
View ArticleOhio visitor airlifted off Kalalau Trail
KALALAU — A 35-year-old visitor from Ohio was rescued after suffering an apparent shoulder injury on the Kalalau Trail on Thursday. Firefighters from the Lihue Fire Station responded to the emergency...
View ArticleAt this Oahu clinic healing comes from the land
The air is filled with birdsong, the land a tableau of soft greens and gentle light. This is Ho’oulu ‘Aina, a 100-acre preserve with an unusual twist. Linked to a community health center, it is a place...
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