Stories by Dennis Fujimoto

Warriors sweep to open KIF volleyball second round

LIHU‘E — Kapa‘a High School boys volleyball got the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation boys volleyball second round off to a good start after sweeping a tough challenging Kaua‘i program on Tuesday night at the Kaua‘i High School gymnasium.

Kapa‘a Middle School choir finds gold in California

KAPA‘A — The Kapa‘a Middle School Choir and ‘Ukulele Band returned to California for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, and wowed the judges with their performances to earn gold rankings during the WorldStrides Music Festival in Anaheim during the spring break.

Happy Camper for Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Now that E Kanikapila Kakou finished its 2024 run at the Outrigger Kaua‘i Beach Resort, the Garden Island Arts Council is looking to other ventures beyond Kat Ho’s Indigo project, which was part of the Boroboro Boutique at the craft fair component of Grove Farm Market.

Spring orchids return to Hanapepe

HANAPEPE — Neill Sams of Orchid Alley in Kapa‘a said on Monday that there are lots of Lady’s Slippers and just a few vanda because of the weather being on the cooler side.

Voyagers and Raiders take weekend KIF tennis matchups

LIHU‘E — The Kaua‘i High School tennis teams took the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation first round titles with 4-1 wins in both boys and girls competition against Kapa‘a on Saturday at the new Kaua‘i High School tennis courts.

Free parent and child fair on Saturday

LIHU‘E — Austin Heiser, of the Department of Health Family Health Service, said on Friday that it’s been a long time since there’s been a sequenced transition to education program that prepares a young child to enter the world of education for the next 12 years or more.

Happy Camper for Monday, April 8, 2024

Congratulations to Kumu Hula Leina‘ala Pavao Jardin and Halau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leina‘ala for finishing the 2024 Hula competition in solid second place, and mahalo to the Island School boys volleyball for nailing the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation first round title on Friday night so we could watch the second night, or Group Hula ‘Auana, not distracted on Saturday night.

Happy Camper for Saturday, April 6, 2024

Kudos to Heleolanimainamaka‘oha‘ena Haileejo Yokotake of Halau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leina‘ala, and Kumu Hula Leina‘ala Pavao Jardin on finishing as the third princess in the Miss Aloha Hula pageantry that took place on Thursday at the Edith Kanaka‘ole Stadium in Hilo

West Kaua‘i Lions Club host Easter fun in Kekaha

KEKAHA — According to Lion Eric Nordmeier of the West Kaua‘i Lions Club, the annual Easter Egg Project brought out nearly a hundred participants ages 1 through 12 years old on Sunday to the Kekaha Faye Park and Neighborhood Center Complex, or more commonly known as the Kekaha ball park.

Happy Camper for Friday, April 5, 2024

Didn’t you always want to get a Mustang when you were in high school, Cyndi Ayonon wanted to know as she showed off her new set of wheels (it’s electric!) at the Royal Sonesta Kaua‘i Resort parking lot where she parked (how did she score an end stall?) to represent the Kaua‘i Independent Food Bank (KIFB) that was the recipient of a food donation from Royal Sonesta.

Lady Warriors undefeated in first round of KIF softball

KAPA‘A — The Kapa‘a High School softball team plated nine runs in the third inning on Wednesday night en route to a 16-11 win over Waimea High School in a Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation single-game softball match at the softball diamond on the Kapa‘a campus.

Raiders nail down first round of KIF baseball

WAIMEA — Kaua‘i High School pitcher Joshua Rego threw a two-hitter and a pair of Red Raider batters conked a pair of home runs to lead an 11-1 win on Wednesday over Waimea High School in a Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation baseball game at Cook Field.

Kaua‘i ‘Ukulele Fest on April 14

LIHU‘E — Anything ‘ukulele, including the unique sound produced by four strings over a sound box, will fill the time between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. on April 14 at Kukui Grove Center at the free Kaua‘i ‘Ukulele Fest.