Essay contests celebrate King Kalakaua’s birthday
LIHUE — Starting on Tuesday, Oct. 15, and running through Nov. 11, The Friends of Iolani Palace will be accepting essay contest entries from students in elementary school through high school. The...
View ArticleSea Scouts rescue sailboat at Nawiliwili Small Boat Harbor
NAWILIWILI — Commodore Larry Richardson, of the Kauai Sea Scouts, said the scouts aboard the USS Decisive “saved the day” on Wednesday at the Nawiliwili Small Boat Harbor. Taking advantage of fall...
View ArticleUH wahine bounce back with sweep of UC Riverside
Kate Lang’s first career start for the Hawaii women’s volleyball team was in its Big West Conference opener in 2021 against UC Riverside. Four years and 99 matches later, the fifth-year senior made her...
View Article5-set matches light up Friday night volleyball
KAPAA — Fans of Kauai Interscholastic Federation girls volleyball received the full value of their tickets on Friday when the games being played at Wilcox Gymnasium at Island School and Clem Gomes Gym...
View ArticleMatsuri overflows the convention hall
LIHUE — Hundreds of people braved congested parking and crowds to enjoy the 39th annual Kauai Matsuri event at the Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall on Saturday. “The fish didn’t come in,” lamented...
View ArticleFinalists for University of Hawaii president to meet regents, pick likely...
The two finalists to become the next president of the University of Hawaii — both mainland administrators with island ties — are scheduled for the first time to meet the full UH Board of Regents on...
View ArticleHawaii’s Marine Littoral Regiment trains for high-tech operations
Second Lt. Alex Willbanks first came to Hawaii as a rifleman after he enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2008 as a member of the 3rd Marine Regiment. Over the course of his career in the Corps, he did...
View ArticleElected officials and guests join picket line
Waikiki guests and the community are getting weary as more than 1,800 hotel workers represented by UNITE HERE Local 5 enter their 21st day of an open-ended strike at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki...
View Article2024 Kaua‘i Chocolate and Coffee Festival
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View ArticleHOOSER: One vote can make a difference
So who you going to vote for? Some will keep that answer private and others will wear it on their sleeve (or their car bumper or on the yard sign in front of their house). As a political columnist...
View ArticleObituaries for Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Albert John Souza Al “Johnny” Souza passed away on Sept. 8, 2024. He was born on Oct. 6, 1964, in Kauai, Hawaii. He was a retired CEO and independent consultant for medical services in California. He...
View ArticleLane closures scheduled on Kauai
LIHUE — A light list of road-related projects are scheduled through the rest of the week with work ranging from grass trimming and guardrail repairs to slope stabilization and landscape maintenance,...
View ArticleKauai County UPW to get COVID hazard pay
Kauai County United Public Workers members have voted to accept 15 percent of their base hourly pay for all the hours worked during the COVID-19 pandemic, the union announced Monday. Friday’s...
View ArticleHappy Camper for Wednesday, October 16, 204
Kahu Kerry Holder-Joffrion, of the West Kauai United Episcopal Church, offered to pay for the watermelon that decided it would suicide at the Pau Hana Market, but the offer was declined. Kahu Kerry,...
View ArticleRaising awareness for blind and visually impaired people
LIHUE — Automobile horns punctuated the air on Tuesday morning, accompanied by vocal banter between sign wavers and drivers of cars paused for the red light at the intersection of Umi and Rice streets....
View ArticleShell Va‘a dominates Molokai Hoe, makes it lucky No. 13
While it took its time getting started, Tahitian outrigger paddling powerhouse Shell Va’a provided yet another master class on world-class canoe competition and finished with its familiar combination...
View ArticleState agency helps reduce purchase prices of hard-to-sell units
Hawaii taxpayers are going to help the developer of a year-old Honolulu condominium and hotel tower complex make some of its required affordable housing more attractive to buyers. A state agency...
View Article2024 International Credit Union Day
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View ArticleObituaries for Thursday, October 17, 2024
Allan R. Domingo Allan R. Domingo, 59, of Lihue, passed away on Sept. 11, 2024, at Pali Momi on Oahu. He was born in Manila, Philippines, on Dec. 26, 1964. He was a musician for most of his life...
View ArticleWilcox Medical Center nurses take their battle to the streets
LIHUE — Dozens of nurses at Wilcox Medical Center in Lihue picketed on Wednesday in front of the hospital in a bid to draw attention to their call for safe staffing levels for quality patient care. The...
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