State eyes takeover of Kakaako condo project
HONOLULU — An affordable condominium project in Kakaako marketed as extraordinary boutique housing is facing the extraordinary prospect of foreclosure on unsold units nearly three years after opening....
View ArticleKIF air rifle season begins
LIHUE — Just 15 points separated the Kapa‘a High School girls and the Island School girls sharpshooters when the Voyagers hosted the first Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation air rifle matches on...
View ArticleAerial war targets avian malaria-spreading mosquitoes
ALAKAI PLATEAU — An aerial war is being waged above native forests on Kauai in an effort to save the near-extinct honeycreeper. The honeycreeper, also known as akikiki, has long been under threat from...
View ArticleObituaries for Friday, September 13, 2024
Stanley Rogers Gonsalves Stanley Rogers Gonsalves, of Lihue, passed away on Sept. 4, 2024, at the age of 84. He was born in Lihue, Hawaii, on Aug. 17, 1940, and worked as a truck driver and laborer for...
View ArticleBirths for Friday, September 13, 2024
• Laiekawai Tafua and Noah Alejandro greeted their son, Ansen Tanielu Leo Lenard Tafua, weighing 6 pounds, 11 ounces, on July 20,2024, at Kaua‘i Veterans Memorial Hospital. • Dominique and Bryce Boeder...
View ArticleSpy for China gets 10 years in federal prison
A former officer with the Central Intelligence Agency who admitted stealing classified information with his late brother and giving it to China in exchange for money, travel and other compensation will...
View ArticleDomestic passenger count tops 71,000 in August at Lihue Airport
LIHUE — The domestic passenger count weighed in at its third highest total of the year, as more than 71,000 people flew into Lihue Airport in the penultimate month of summer. A total of 71,352 people...
View ArticleHappy Camper for Friday, September 13, 2024
Congratulations, Leona Sa McDermott, Lisa Aki, and all the supporters of Kauai Special Olympic athletes for getting past the $25,000 goal for the Badges and Buckets event that brought some excitement...
View ArticleKapaa girls volleyball gets win No. 3
LIHU‘E — Kapa‘a High School girls volleyball picked up its third straight victory on Tuesday night to claim the lead in the Kauai Interscholastic Federation first round. Playing before a good-sized...
View ArticleVolunteers honored on Patriots Day
LIHUE — Gov. Josh Green said Wednesday was “fitting” to acknowledge and recognize the Kauai Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, the group’s sponsor, the Agency on Elderly Affairs and the many RSVP...
View ArticleNOAA ship Okeanos Explorer visits Hilo
HILO, Hawaii — A vessel dedicated to exploring the unknown parts of the ocean is docked this week at the Port of Hilo for the first time as the crew and scientists prepare for the next part of their...
View ArticleRep. Tokuda reads names of Maui victims into Congressional Record
U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda used her five-minute opportunity to address the House on Tuesday by honoring the 102 victims and two people missing from the Aug. 8, 2023, Maui wildfires by reading all of their...
View ArticleObituaries for Saturday, September 14, 2024
Cole Akio Forsen Beloved son, Cole Akio Forsen, age 42, of Wailua, Kauai, passed away in Portland, Oregon, on July 30, 2024. Born on Aug. 1, 1981, in Lihue, Kauai. He was preceded in death by...
View ArticleERSOY: How to improve your gut health naturally (part 2)
When Hippocrates said that all disease starts in gut, that really was not an understatement. It can be hard to think that different symptoms, such as a headache or joint pain, are connected. But they...
View ArticleCRITTER: How and why the hilu piliko’a fish fight
When you go out diving or snorkeling next time, relax and observe the fish on the reef and see if there seems to be any order involved in their movements. If we were on land in a large city we might...
View ArticleISLAND HISTORY: A history of the Wailua, Kauai Bell Stone
The Wailua Bell Stone, or Pohaku Kani (lava rock sound) is a fairly flat, oblong-shaped stone of roughly 12 square feet in area that produces a bell-like tone when struck with an object such as a hard...
View ArticleCockett to lead Waioli Corporation, Nuhou Corporation
LIHUE — Ike Cockett is the seventh Executive Director of the Waioli Corporation and Nuhou Corporation, effective Sept. 1, 2024. The Board of Trustees of the Waioli Corp. and Nuhou Corp. announced the...
View ArticleKauai Police Department seeks public’s assistance
LIHUE — Law enforcement is searching and requesting information from Kauai residents on the whereabouts of two criminal suspects wanted on outstanding warrants. The Kauai Police Department (KPD)...
View ArticleHappy Camper for Saturday, September 12, 2024
The free Ocean Clinic presented by Na Kama Kai on Saturday morning is not just for keiki, but for teachers — especially those in Grades 4 and 5 — to learn more about ocean-related activities including...
View ArticleRaiders sweep Menehune in KIF air riflery
WAIMEA — Kauai High School air riflery teams swept the first Kauai Interscholastic Federation match on Saturday when the Red Raiders visited the Waimea High School range. Just six points separated...
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