Kapaa boys, Kauai girls win KIF bowling opener
LIHUE — Kapaa High School bowler William Kimura rolled a trio of 200-plus games on Thursday to lead the Warrior boys bowling team to a 2571 pinfall for the win at the first game of the Kauai...
View ArticleWest Oahu refinery seeks to develop plant-based biofuels
HONOLULU — An over 50-year-old petroleum refinery in James Campbell Industrial Park plans to develop and commission what it deems will be the largest renewable fuel production facility in Hawaii. PAR...
View ArticleUniversity of Hawaii president search narrowed to 2 finalists
The two finalists to become the next president of the 10-campus University of Hawaii system are scheduled to meet with community members across the state later this month and early October, when public...
View ArticleVisitor spending tops $285 million in July
LIHUE — Visitor spending continued its torrid pace in the first full month of summer despite a swoon in the number of people who traveled to Kauai for holiday. Total visitor spending climbed to $285.9...
View ArticleKapi’olani nurses stage one-day strike as hospital vows lockout
Hundreds of union nurses at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children hit the picket lines this morning for a planned one-day strike as hospital management vows to lock them out unless they...
View ArticleHanapepe Massacre victims commemorated
HANAPEPE — More than 150 invited only guests gathered on Monday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Hanapepe Massacre at a site near the ambush, hosted by the county’s Planning Department. “The...
View ArticleGrad Elarionoff named HPD Officer of the Year
The Hawaii State Law Enforcement Officials Association recently honored Acting Lt. Grad Elarionoff of the Hawaii Police Department as Officer of the Year during their 68th annual conference on Kauai....
View ArticleDana Ireland murder investigation case revisited
The Hawaii Supreme Court heard oral arguments Thursday on a petition by the Hawaii Police Department asking the justices to order 3rd Circuit Judge Peter Kubota to vacate his Aug. 5 decision, which...
View ArticleSecond phase of Lahaina fire findings released
No “single factor” led to the devastation caused by the Lahaina fires that killed 102 people, left thousands homeless and decimated the visitor industry, according to the second phase of findings from...
View ArticleObituaries for Monday, September 16, 2024
Jade Sichae Boyd Jade Sichae Boyd passed away on Sept. 5, 2024, at the age of 57. She was born in Yong Gwang, Korea, on Sept. 16, 1966, and worked at ABC store as a shift manager. She was preceded in...
View ArticleReal Property Tax Relief and Exemptions deadline Sept. 30
LIHUE – The County of Kauai reminds the public that the deadline to file upcoming 2025 Real Property Tax Relief and Exemptions is Monday, September 30, 2024. If you are a primary resident of Kauai and...
View ArticleNavy hosts environmental assessment open house
LIHUE — The U.S. Navy will be hosting a meeting/open house on Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Kauai Veterans Center located on Veterans Memorial Highway adjacent to the Vidinha Stadium. The meeting is...
View ArticlePeace Day, everywhere
HANAPEPE — Peace Day falls on Saturday, but a multitude of events pertaining to Peace Day start observances and celebrations from as early as Wednesday. “International Day of Peace is a United...
View ArticleHappy Camper for Monday, September 16, 2024
Mango jam, Mango jelly, Guava jelly using guava from Jack Gushiken’s guava starters, and two different types of ulu chips. Kauai High School Future Farmers of America member Madden Labrador-Hardesty...
View ArticlePequignot tops leaderboard at HSJGA Kauai Junior Champs
LIHUE — Alexa Takai of Honolulu fired a 1-under 71 on Sunday to win the Girls 15-18 Flight of the Hawaii State Junior Golf Association 2024 Kauai Junior Championship that wrapped up on Sunday. Takai,...
View ArticleUndefeated Kapaa wins again
LIHUE — Kapaa High School girls volleyball improved to 4-0 on the Kauai Interscholastic Federation season, and Waimea High School picked up its first season win after winning in four sets against Kauai...
View ArticleRental housing tower for DHHL beneficiaries ready to rise
A long-planned rental apartment tower in Honolulu’s urban core for state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands beneficiaries is slated to begin construction next month after delays. The $154 million...
View ArticleHouse Speaker Scott Saiki leaves a legacy of addressing hard issues
It will be left to history to reflect the role of outgoing House Speaker Scott Saiki in legalizing same-sex marriage, helping to steer the islands through the unprecedented COVID-19 epidemic and his...
View ArticleHawaii County ready to rebuild highway overrun by lava in 2018
Hawaii County officials are ready to begin a nearly $18 million project to reconstruct a 3.64-mile section of Highway 137 that was claimed by lava from the 2018 Kilauea Volcano eruption in lower Puna....
View ArticleObituaries for Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Dee Milton Crowell Dee Milton Crowell, of Eleele, passed away peacefully at his residence on Sept. 1, 2024, at the age of 70. He was born on Sept. 17, 1953, on Kauai. He graduated from the University...
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