‘Booming’ construction helps buoy Hawaii’s economy as tourism lags
HONOLULU — A booming local construction industry is expected to help Hawaii’s economy maintain about average growth this year, according to a new state forecast. The state Department of Business,...
View ArticleKapi‘olani threatens lockout of union nurses
Management at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children on Wednesday said after receiving a second strike notice from the nurses union, it is prepared to impose a lockout. The lockout would...
View ArticleObituaries for Saturday, September 7, 2024
Steven L. Absher Steven L. Absher, 65, of Koloa, passed away on Aug. 3, 2024, at Wilcox Memorial Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Woodstock, Illinois, on June 17, 1959, and was...
View ArticleJONES: Majestic muscularity: Beaming with balance
Aloha Doug, Mahalo for taking time to answer my quickie of a question. I was out on a long walk a couple of days ago, enjoying the fresh floral fragrance of a miraculous Kauaian day. After an hour or...
View ArticleISLAND HISTORY: A brief history of Puhi Camp, Kauai
Although previously published articles indicate that Grove Farm’s employee housing Puhi Camp (c. 1917-1980s) was built during the 1920s, newspaper accounts I’ve recently uncovered reveal activity at...
View ArticleRoadwork scheduled on Kauai next week
LIHUE — A boatload of road improvement projects are scheduled in the waning days of summer on Kauai, the Hawaii Department of Transportation said in an update on Friday. The following is a list of...
View ArticleHonolulu City Council OKs resolution for more water testing
HONOLULU — The Honolulu City Council adopted a resolution Wednesday urging the Navy and Department of Defense to immediately implement weekly testing of monitoring wells related to past fuel spills at...
View ArticleWaianae victims remembered as 3 caring women
Family and friends of the women fatally shot late Saturday night, Aug. 31, in Waianae struggled with the loss of three loving, caring people who were devoted to the people in their lives. The city...
View ArticleCourt ruling supports Hawaii gun restrictions
HONOLULU — State Attorney General Anne Lopez hailed a ruling of a panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that Lopez said reinstates restrictions on where people can carry firearms in Hawaii. In...
View ArticleObituaries for Monday, September 9, 2024
David ‘Kawika’ Cole August 20, 1954 — December 31, 2023 David “Kawika” Cole, born on Aug. 20, 1954, passed away peacefully on Dec. 31, 2023, at sunset, surrounded by his loving family. David graduated...
View ArticleCSL Kauai aiming to provide African drinking water
KAPAA — Tickets for a Center for Spiritual Living (CSL) fundraising event to raise funds to create and maintain a water well in Africa are available online at www.cslkauai.org. On Sept. 12, starting at...
View ArticleStudent atheletes honored at annual Kauai Pop Warner Football Association...
LIHUE — Robbie Tanita of the Hanapepe Colts, Kepa Pablo and Dryden Arbilera of the Kekaha Titans, and Takazee Thomas of the Kapaa Eagles were the exceptional standouts when the Kauai Pop Warner...
View ArticleHappy Camper for Monday, September 9, 2024
Grove Farm’s Coach Beau Acoba (Coach Beau also did the stadium announcing during the first Kauai Interscholastic Federation football game on Saturday night, too) said he needed to make sure he had his...
View ArticleWest Oahu is a new GOP stronghold
HONOLULU — The west side of Oahu has taken a political turn to the right after electing four Republican state House members, a state senator and two members of the Honolulu City Council. State Rep....
View ArticleWave of new faces coming to Legislature
HONOLULU — The state House and Senate will welcome at least 11 new faces for the next legislative session, even before the Nov. 5 general election, which could result in more incumbent upsets. No...
View ArticleSt. Francis pensions face chopping block
HONOLULU — The St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii may soon end a long-established pension plan for its current and former employees. In a July 23 letter to pension recipients, President and CEO...
View ArticleHawaii expands Japan ties as tourism slowly recovers
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green will return from Japan on Wednesday after signing a sister-state memorandum of understanding and engaging in cross-cultural exchanges and business meetings. Green also is leading...
View ArticleObituaries for Tuesday, September 10, 2024
David ‘Kawika’ Cole August 20, 1954 — December 31, 2023 David “Kawika” Cole, born on Aug. 20, 1954, passed away peacefully on Dec. 31, 2023, at sunset, surrounded by his loving family. David graduated...
View ArticleArt Kauai 2024 exhibit opens Friday
LIHUE — Artist Keith Orell needed an Artist’s Name on Saturday, the Artists’ Entry Day for the Art Kauai 2024, at the Kauai Society of Artists gallery at Kukui Grove Center. “KEO,” Orell said. “That’s...
View Article‘Lolly’ Kokubo is happy in Waimea
WAIMEA — Frecki Okada said her sister, Lolly Kokubo, is a true Waimea girl. “We were born in Waimea, we grew up and went to school in Waimea, and got married in Waimea,” Okada, who, at 97 years young,...
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