Maui housing conversion endeavor stalls
An effort to help alleviate Maui’s dire shortage of affordable housing by having a state agency acquire and convert commercial buildings to partial residential use has come up short at this year’s...
View ArticleKapaa man dies after being pulled from waters at Lydgate Beach
LIHUE – A man died after being pulled from waters at Lydgate Beach Park yesterday morning. On Saturday, April 12, 2025, at approximately 10:45 a.m., first responders were dispatched to Lydgate Beach...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: A prudent pause to isles’ measles vaccine exemption
The religious exemption from Hawaii law requiring children who attend a childcare facility or preschool, public or private school to be immunized against measles has been suspended — effective...
View ArticlePartnership will bring air ambulance to Hawaii island
The Daniel R. Sayre Memorial Foundation and Life Flight Network have reached an agreement to operate an air ambulance on Hawaii island. “This partnership marks a significant step forward in enhancing...
View ArticleObituaries for Monday, April 14, 2025
Noewehikehauokalani Carlene Mahi Noewehikehauokalani Carlene Mahi passed away at her home in Anahola, Kaua‘i on Jan. 18, 2025, at the age of 57. She now joins beloved family preceded in death including...
View ArticleFour-way tie in Kauai Interscholastic Federation boys volleyball round 2
LIHUE — The Kauai Interscholastic Federation boys volleyball program presented an exciting set of matches over the weekend. On Friday night at its home court, the Clem Gomes Gym, Waimea High School...
View ArticleKupuna graduate paddling program
A paddle from the mouth of the Hanapepe River to the Swinging Bridge and back generated the electricity of excitement for a group of 1o or 12 kupuna outrigger canoe paddlers on Thursday along the...
View ArticleTraffic fatalities surge in 2025
Kailon Tyndzik, 30, of Kauai, was a well-loved surfer with an adventurous spirit, always willing to lend a helping hand, according to friends and family. Tragically, on the night of Feb. 12, Tyndzik...
View ArticleObituaries for Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Robert ‘Bobby’ K. Ho‘opi‘i Robert “Bobby” K. Ho‘opi‘i, of Waimea, passed away on Nov. 28, 2024, in Waimea at the age of 77. He was born on April 22, 1947, in Lihue. He was preceded in death by parents...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Halt state worker housing fund bill
Legislation to set up a “Government Employee Housing Revolving Fund Program,” along with dedicated taxpayer money to fill it, is a bad idea for one major reason: The state has no business setting up a...
View ArticleHoku Award finalists are announced
Four-time Grammy Award winner Kalani Pe‘a is among the front-runners as the Hawai‘i Academy of Recording Arts announces the finalists for the 2025 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards. Pe‘a’s most recent...
View Article80th anniversary of kamikaze attack on USS Missouri emphasizes reconciliation
On April 11, 1945, Flight Petty Officer 2nd Class Setsuo Ishino, age 19, took off from Kanoya Air Base in Japan’s Kagoshima prefecture. He was piloting a Zero fighter carrying a 500-kilogram bomb with...
View ArticleKauai girls get first win on final Kauai Interscholastic Federation golf round
LIHUE — Tight play on Saturday at the Puakea Golf Course resulted in some exciting golf action during the final Kauai Interscholastic Federation round. The Kauai High School girls team earned their...
View ArticleKauai Interscholastic Federation girls flag football title up for grabs
KAPAA — There are four Kauai Interscholastic Federation member schools participating in the girls flag football program, and any one of the four has a shot at claiming the Central Pacific Bank KIF...
View ArticleOver 2,200 are licensed to carry concealed guns in Hawaii
In the first-ever look at the number of people licensed to carry a concealed handgun in Hawaii, the state Department of the Attorney General announced Wednesday that 2,207 people can pack in public,...
View ArticleFirst Hawaiian Bank opens new branch at Hokulei Village
Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami cut short his surfing before work on Monday to participate in the blessing and opening of the First Hawaiian Bank at the Hokulei Village. FHB President, Chairman of the Board...
View ArticleObituaries for Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Shizuko Shimabukuro Shizuko Shimabukuro, of Eleele, passed away on March 10, 2025, at the age of 101. She was born in Lawai, Kauai, on Feb. 14, 1924, and was a devoted wife and loving mother,...
View ArticleBirths for Wednesday, April 16, 2025
• Nicole Santanello and Joshua Ghigliotty greeted their daughter, Harper Ghigliotty, weighing 6 pounds, 6 ounces, on March 4, 2025, at Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. • Jondelle Aceret-Ipac and Neil...
View ArticleHOOSER: ENOUGH ALREADY— Stop the madness
Kudos to Indivisible and the 50501 movement for organizing the “Hands Off” protest actions of April 5. It felt good to gather with friends and neighbors, hold signs, share stories, sign petitions, and...
View ArticleHappy Camper for Wednesday, April 17, 2025
Congratulations, Leland Kahawai and all those Kauai First Hawaiian Bank on the opening of the Lihue Banking Center that takes the place of the Lihue Branch on Rice Street … don’t park there, there are...
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