Consumers in Hawaii prepare for tariffs’ impact
Fish sauce, a Chinese cooking staple and Hawaii favorite ingredient, is always on Sabrina Stephen’s shopping list. Stephen, 65, regularly buys the condiment and will continue to do so even though her...
View ArticleTAX MAN: The major raid that wasn’t
It’s around this time in our legislative session when surprises start happening. Some are good, some not so great. But you, the taxpaying public, are not alone when it comes to surprises. Sometimes...
View ArticleJONES: Dear Doug: Why are you a total teetotaler?
The question in the headline? This must be serious! A “teetotaler” is someone who refuses to imbibe any alcohol-containing liquids, whatsoever. Yes, this describes me to a T, as I have never had any...
View ArticleISLAND HISTORY: A brief history of Kauai’s songbirds
Songbirds colonized Kauai millions of years ago and flourished until the arrival of humans. Between the time of Polynesian settlement on Kauai as early as the 4th century AD, and 1778, the year of...
View ArticleHappy Camper for Saturday, May 3, 2025
Congratulations to Veronica Bonnie Nagahisa and her mom, Kimi, who will be participating in the Chaminade University commencement where Veronica will be receiving her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology....
View ArticleKauai Interscholastic Federation Tennis all-stars announced
LIHUE — The Kauai Interscholastic Federation released the KIF Tennis All-Stars on Thursday, ahead of the 2025 Island Insurance Hawaii High School Athletic Association Tennis State Championships that...
View ArticleThe Kauai Community Tennis Organization celebrates a successful Spring 2025...
PUHI — The Kauai Community Tennis Organization (KCTO) announced the resounding success of its Spring 2025 Tennis Event held on Saturday. The event took place at the Kauai Community College Fitness...
View ArticleKolo Road to reopen in summer
KILAUEA — The Hawaii Department of Transportation HDOT has scheduled Kolo Road to close for eight weeks beginning Monday. The intersection of Kolo Road and Kuhio Highway in Kilauea will be permanently...
View ArticleKilauea bus stop to temporarily relocate
KILAUEA — The Kauai bus announced the temporary relocation of the Kilauea bus stop to accomodate the ongoing construction work. Effective Monday, May 5, the Hawaii Department of Transportation will...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Students in debt face tough test
Pity the students who have jumped — wholeheartedly and with their bank accounts — into the promise that a college education will pay off financially in the long run. Yes, the statistics do support...
View ArticleObituaries for Saturday, May 3, 2025
Alfredo ‘Ped’ Cabacungan Alfredo “Ped” Cabacungan, of Waipi‘o, passed away peacefully on Feb. 24, 2025, at the age of 85 years. Born in Makaweli, Kaua‘i and raised in Kaumakani on Sept. 10, 1939,...
View ArticleOutrigger buys another Thailand resort in Asia Pacific expansion
The Hawaii-based resort and hotel chain Outrigger has bought its fourth hotel in Thailand on Phi Phi Island, another move in the company’s plans to expand its presence in Asia and the Pacific. The...
View ArticleDEI and student visa rulings seen as reprieves
In the wake of federal court rulings blocking enforcement of new federal rules threatening diversity, equity and inclusion programs and revoking certain student visas, the American Civil Liberties...
View ArticleThe music goes on
The tromp-tromp of Taiko Kauai blended with the toere from Tepairu Manea on Saturday at the Kukui Grove Center. “Today is the Marshall Islands Jemenei Day, or 46th Constitution Day Celebration,” said...
View ArticleHonolulu City Council scrutinizes empty-homes tax
The City and County of Honolulu’s $500,000 Ernst &Young LLP study over a proposed empty-homes tax measure asserts the city could garner tens of millions of dollars annually in new revenues. But...
View ArticleHawaii sues big oil companies over climate change
Hawaii sued major oil companies in state court Thursday, accusing them of a “successful campaign of climate deception” that has led to devastating impacts in the islands. The 196-page civil complaint...
View ArticleWaimea High School girls flag football gets hero’s welcome on Sunday
Members of the Waimea High School girls football team arrived home on Sunday from the 2025 Hawaii Dental Service Hawaii High School Athletic Association Girls Flag Football State Championships that...
View ArticleHawaii Legislature ends 2025 session on sour note
The last day of the legislative session ended Friday just like it did in 2023: with House Republicans snapping at one another on the House floor shortly after senators walked across the state Capitol,...
View ArticleHappy Camper for Monday, May 5, 2025
Happy Children’s Day! Happy Cinco de Mayo! What do we do on Cinco de Mayo? Barbara Guzman of the Sheraton Kauai at Coconut Beach said they have the Cinco De Mayo Beach Party from 1 to 4 p.m. with...
View ArticleKapaa baseball nabs No. 2 seed in states
HONOLULU — The Hawaii High School Athletic Association announced on Saturday that the Kapaa High School baseball earned the No. 2 seed at the Wally Yonamine Foundation HHSAA Division II Baseball state...
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