TAX MAN: State workers have immunity – even without being Trump
As we watched the current Presidential election campaign this year, a decision popped out of the U.S. Supreme Court that made some of our eyes glaze over. It was about Presidential immunity, and the...
View ArticleKFD extinguishes multiple brush fires on Hanamaulu Sunday
LIHUE — Firefighters were preoccupied with several spot fires that sparked in the Hanamaulu area in Lihue on Sunday. Kauai Fire Department (KFD) firefighters responded to several small-scale fires this...
View ArticleNew state House member Iwamoto ready to serve
Kim Coco Iwamoto, 56, who will represent House District 25 beginning the next legislative session, pledged to be a strong advocate for marginalized voices and to provide the necessary resources her...
View ArticleAdam Beetles’ bike a 2X drag race winner in Mana
MANA — The Super Pro Shootout, presented by the Garden Isle Racing Association over the Labor Day weekend at the Kauai Raceway Park, paid out more than $10,000 in prize earnings over the two days of...
View ArticleWarriors open Kauai Interscholastic Federation season with a 31-6 win
KAPAA — Following a pair of preseason losses, the Kapaa High School football team entered the Kauai Interscholastic Federation field looking for a win on Friday before a good-sized audience at the...
View ArticleMichelin Guide awards Timbers Kauai at Hokuala
NAWILIWILI — Timbers Kauai at Hokuala was announced on Thursday, Sept. 12, as the recipient of one of 288 Michelin Key from Michelin Guide’s inaugural awards celebrating the North-America’s exceptional...
View ArticleHurricane Hone ends most of Hawaii island’s drought
One effect of Hurricane Hone’s passage to the south of the Big Island in late August was to take almost all of the island out of drought conditions. According to the National Weather Service’s drought...
View ArticleSuspect in Trump assassination attempt lived in Hawaii
The Oahu business owner who was arrested Sunday in connection with an alleged attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in Florida was seen as a “rogue” player by some people he worked...
View ArticleKilauea Volcano erupts in remote area
UPDATE: 8:45 p.m. Kilauea Volcano resumed erupting this evening on the middle East Rift Zone. The eruption, which began about 6 p.m., is occurring within a closed and remote area of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes...
View ArticleObituaries for Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Thomas Lewis Makanani Thomas Lewis Makanani, of Kapaa, passed away on July 27, 2024, in Kapaa at the age of 78. He was born on Oct. 17, 1945, in Honolulu. He was a retired heavy equipment operator with...
View ArticleFree hazardous household waste events this weekend
LIHUE — People are invited to participate in the free household hazardous waste events this weekend. The events kick off on Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Hanapepe Base Yard at 4380 Lele Road and the Kapaa...
View ArticleStructure fire causes $1.2 million in damage
KAPAA— An evening structure fire on Kauai’s Eastside prompted the partial closure of Ulu Street on Tuesday. The Kauai Fire Department (KFD) reports that firefighters with the Kapaa, Koloa, Lihue, and...
View ArticleHappy Camper for Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Congratulations to the representatives of the seven recipient organizations that received a portion of the proceeds from the recent 40th anniversary Kapena concert during the latest edition of Downtown...
View ArticleKauai boys, Kapaa girls win opening cross-country races
LIHUE — The Kauai High School boys team and Kapaa High School girls team captured top honors at the opening race of the Kauai Interscholastic Federation cross-country series at the Island School 3-mile...
View ArticleKikuchi Center opening features art at Kauai Community College
LIHUE — An artist showcase on Thursday will mark the opening of the Kikuchi Center which is located inside the Kauai Community College Learning Resource Center, more commonly known as the LRC. “It is...
View ArticleMokihana Festival starts Sunday
LIHUE — The Kauai Mokihana Festival presented by the Malie Foundation starts on Sunday, Sept. 22, with a Hawaiian church service at 10 a.m. at Kapaa First Hawaiian Church. The event is a wee-long...
View ArticlePearl Harbor shipyard works on 3 top-class submarines
The USS North Carolina fast-attack submarine pulled into a Pearl Harbor maintenance facility recently in an unprecedented situation expected to become more of a future norm. The North Carolina, which...
View ArticleKilauea Volcano erupts in remote area
Kilauea Volcano resumed erupting Monday evening in the middle East Rift Zone. The eruption, which began at about 6 p.m., is occurring within a closed and remote area of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park....
View ArticleGreen will not intervene in Kapi‘olani labor dispute
Gov. Josh Green issued a statement Monday saying he cannot legally intervene in the current labor negotiations between the nurses union and Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women &Children. Tensions...
View ArticleObituaries for Thursday, September 19, 2024
Eddiemar Balaan Sagisi Eddiemar Balaan Sagisi, of Hanamaulu, passed away on Sept. 7, 2024, at the age of 45. He was born in Lihue, Hawaii, on Oct. 31, 1978, and worked as a self-employed landscaper....
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