Happy Camper for Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024
There is less than five days before The Kauai Marathon and Half Marathon kicks off on Sunday at the entrance to the Po‘ipu Shopping Village … watch for the traffic advisories that will be posted on the...
View ArticleSchofield soldier faces 3 charges in pregnant wife’s disappearance
A 28-year-old Schofield Barracks soldier, who is the husband of a missing 19-year-old pregnant woman, is facing three charges, the U.S. Army in Hawaii announced Tuesday in a news release. But the...
View Article3 face federal charges in game room robbery
Three men are facing federal charges after they allegedly robbed an illegal gambling operation on Kawaiahao Street at gunpoint early Thursday morning. Rogelio Tadeo-Burrows, 24; B.J. Bakol, 19; and...
View ArticleKauai Independent Food Bank collects $6,600 and more
LIHUE — Speaking during the Kauai Chamber of Commerce Governor’s Luncheon on Tuesday, Kelvin Moniz, the executive director of the Kauai Independent Food Bank, announced the food bank collected $6,600...
View ArticleTennessee resident ID’d as unresponsive man Kalihiwai Beach
KALIHIWAI — A Tennessee man was identified as the person found unresponsive on the North Shore of Kauai on Wednesday, Aug. 21. The Kauai Police Department (KPD) identified the man as Jesse W. Eidson,...
View ArticleSearch suspended for missing Lihue man
WAILUA — The search for a Lihue man, who went missing on Saturday, was suspended on Tuesday. The three-day multiagency search for Gary Gushiken, 50, who went missing in water off Nukolii Beach in...
View ArticleYoung UH-Manoa voters have little enthusiasm for the presidential race
HONOLULU — Young voters could play a critical role in deciding who will be America’s next president, but as a new school year begins at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, there’s little enthusiasm in...
View ArticleFood Drive Day nets more than food
LIHUE — The Kauai County Council acknowledged and recognized Saturday as the Hawaii Foodbank Kaua‘i Food Drive Day, and the mission of raising funds for fresh produce and improving access to healthy...
View ArticleHundreds of people attend 26th annual Governor’s Luncheon on Kauai
LIHUE — The address started and ended with “Aloha.” In between, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green touched on a wide range of issues ranging from social health and homelessness to the visitor industry and climate...
View ArticleHooser: A challenge to Kauai incumbents?
On or about Oct. 11, General Election ballots will begin arriving in the mail boxes of each and every registered voter in the state. It will all be over with on Nov. 5, and by 7:30 p.m. or so we’ll...
View ArticleEwa Beach resort developer offers hotel site for sale
HONOLULU — The master developer of Ocean Pointe and Hoakalei Resort has listed for sale a lagoon-front piece of land for development of an initial hotel or timeshare complex at the 1,100-acre project...
View ArticleUHERO report spotlights rural health care needs
A first-of-its kind study from the University of Hawaii at Manoa examines the significant health disparities faced by residents in rural areas compared to urban areas of the state. Rural area residents...
View ArticleCourt clears path for aquarium fish collection permits
HONOLULU — The Hawaii Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled 4-1 that the pet industry’s environmental review of commercial aquarium fish collection in West Hawaii is legally adequate, permitting the state...
View ArticleGreen blasts State Farm for refusing to settle Maui claims
HONOLULU — In addition to addressing sea-level rise and climate change, Gov. Josh Green now wants income from a proposed visitor impact fee to help the state provide its own insurance to victims of...
View ArticleStadium Authority expects to award contract soon
HONOLULU — The state and Aloha Halawa District Partners still have some boxes to check off before a contract is signed to move forward on developing the new Aloha Stadium Entertainment District,...
View ArticleObituaries for Friday, August 30, 2024
Arnold Wai Fong Leong Arnold Wai Fong Leong, of West Kaua‘i, passed away peacefully in his Hanapepe home on June 22, 2024, at 78 years old. He is survived by his loving sons Corbin (Claudia), Quintin...
View ArticleLabor Day holiday closures
LIHUE — In observance of the Labor Day holiday, offices that serve the County of Kauai will be closed on Monday, Sept. 2. The Kauai Bus will be operating on its regular schedule, as well as the...
View ArticleLetters for Friday, August 30, 2024
Swimming program I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the Kauai County swimming program. And especially recognize lifeguards Andrew Barran and Graham Kovarik, helpers Ken Miyashiro,...
View ArticleMost surf sites test clean in August
LIHUE — A monthly analysis of streams, rivers and surf spots around the island found high concentrations of enterococcus bacterium — a federally recognized indicator of fecal presence in water — at a...
View ArticleHappy Camper for Friday, August 30, 2024
Kudos to Mark Periello and his Kauai Chamber of Commerce ohana for hosting the annual Governor’s Luncheon at the Outrigger Kauai Beach Resort on Tuesday. Kudos and mahalo to Chef Mark Sassone for the...
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