Happy Camper for Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Killarney Swim Club Coach Mike Meldrum said there are snow warnings for Thursday in Calgary, Canada. Meldrum, a swimmer in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, has been bringing his KSC swimmers to Kaua‘i since 2008 to participate with Swim Kaua‘i Aquatics athletes at the SKA meets.
Homers spark Kapa‘a sweep in KIF girls softball
LIHU‘E — Kapa‘a High School softball swept Kaua‘i High School with a pair of 5-inning shortened wins, 27-9 and 14-1, on Saturday during the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation contests that were played at Isenberg Park on the same night the Red Raider girls were involved with the school’s prom.
Halau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leina‘ala heads for the Merrie Monarch Festival
LIHU‘E — Kumu Hula Leina‘ala Pavao Jardin and Halau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leina‘ala left Kaua‘i on Monday, bound for the 61st annual Merrie Monarch Festival on the Big Island.
Raiders sweep KIF golf matches in Princeville
PRINCEVILLE — Renyn Lee was the sole Kaua‘i High School boys individualist to make the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation Top 5 boys list on Saturday at a golf match contested at Princeville Makai Golf Course.
Red Raiders sweep KIF tennis; Warriors split
LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i High School tennis swept its series over Waimea High School — 5-0, 5-0 — and Island School split its series against Kapa‘a with the Voyagers taking a 3-2 win over the Warrior boys, and the Warrior wahine getting a 3-2 edge during the Saturday matches contested at the new Kaua‘i High School tennis courts and the Po‘ipu Kai tennis courts.
Happy Camper for Monday, April 1, 2024
The roads were still wet on Saturday, so that meant we had a rain delay while the new tennis courts at Kaua‘i High School had to dry off before Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation tennis could resume
Kapa‘a splits at Raiderdome in KIF boys volleyball
LIHU‘E — Kapa‘a High School boys volleyball split their series by dropping the junior varsity contests 2-1 before coming back with a 3-1 win in the varsity matches on Friday night during Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation boys volleyball matches at Kaua‘i High School gymnasium.
Ocean Count wraps up in Hawaiian Islands
AHUKINI LANDING — During the final Sanctuary Ocean Count for 2024 held on Saturday, a grand total of 855 whales were seen from the shorelines of Kaua‘i, O‘ahu, Moloka‘i, Hawai‘i Island, Lana‘i and Maui.
A volunteer effort at Boys & Girls Club, West Kaua‘i
WAIMEA — More than two years have passed since the Boys & Girls Club, West Kaua‘i moved into its current location in the old Waimea Dispensary building, or the Easter Seals Building, located adjacent to the Waimea High School campus.
Waimea softball gets a “W”
LIHU‘E — Waimea High School player Tavina Harris’ big bat and Kaua‘i High School miscues pushed the Menehune to an 11-4 victory over Kaua‘i High School in a Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation softball contest on Wednesday night at Isenberg Park.
Happy Camper for Saturday, March 30, 2024
Kudos to the King’s Chapel for hosting “Hawai‘i’s Biggest Easter Egg Hunt” on Saturday at the North Vidinha soccer fields! Volunteers said there were 10,000 plastic candy-filled eggs prepared for the more than 1,000 youngsters who preregistered for the event where former Miss Kaua‘i Filipina (that scholarship pageant is right around the corner) Tiffany Sagucio was doing photo duty, saying the youth age group leaders were pretty cool.
Easter egg hunters let loose in Lihu‘e
LIHU‘E — More than 1,000 keiki, their parents and siblings braved the threatening showers on Friday morning to participate in the event labeled “Hawai‘i’s Biggest Easter Egg Hunt” at the Vidinha Stadium soccer fields.
Happy Camper for Friday, March 29, 2024
Kudos, congratulations and mahalo to Noah and Lauryn Gordines for bringing Spectra Fest (that Adobe workshop sounded interesting if there was no Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation event to attend …
Menehune volleyballers get a taste of winning
LIHU‘E — Following losses at the hands of both Island School and Kapa‘a High School, the Waimea Menehune were ready for a taste of victory on Tuesday during the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation boys volleyball games contested at Kaua‘i High School gymnasium.
Pacific Missile Range Facility adopts a highway
MANA — Working under the Adopt-A-Highway Program, about 60 volunteers from the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Mana collected approximately 50 bags of trash on Friday morning along a 2-mile stretch adjacent to the PMRF Navy base.
Coco Palms restoration underway
WAILUA — From the tops of the protective dust screens installed around the perimeter of the former Coco Palms Resort, the only things that can be seen are the tops of excavators and cranes moving against a skyline of concrete skeletons of dilapidated buildings.
North Shore pancakes and hula are back
KILAUEA — The Kaua‘i North Shore Lions Club is bringing back its popular pancake breakfast following a five-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Makoa Chong blasts through Hokuala wind
LIHU‘E — Kapa‘a High School golfer Makoa Chong fired an impressive 77 in the windy conditions on Saturday at the Ocean Course at Hokuala golf course during the latest Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation golf match.
Hanamatsuri takes place on April 7
LIHU‘E — The birth of the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni is on April 8, and the week starting April 1 is called Hanamatsuri Week, states a proclamation issued by Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami to members of the Kaua‘i Buddhist Council and associated temple members at the Lihu‘e Civic Center, Mo‘ikeha Building on Monday.
Murals sprout around Koloa town as a result of Spectra Fest 2024
KOLOA — A collaborative effort between art and music groups gave birth to a variety of murals dotting walls around Koloa town.