Ho‘ike launches four nights of hula
The 61st annual Merrie Monarch Festival shifted into high gear on Wednesday night with the Ho‘ike, an exhibition of hula and folk dance from around the Pacific Rim at Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium in Hilo.
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.
Groups distribute free feminine hygiene products
PUHI — There were a lot of people milling about the special tent set up Saturday morning during the Grove Farm Market at the Puhi park open field.
Kaua‘i United Way gets federal emergency funds
LIHU‘E — The Kaua‘i United Way (KUW) announced on Tuesday that it has once again secured federal funds for emergency food and shelter for Kaua‘i.
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.
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.
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
CRITTER: Dangerous man o’ wars washing up on our beaches
While surfing at Makaha on O‘ahu’s South Shore one day, I went through a wave and felt like I had been bit by a huge shark. My entire body was in intense pain but when I surfaced I could not see any wounds and I was really confused as to what was happening.
ISLAND HISTORY: The harlots of Wailua Homesteads, Kaua‘i
In his book, “Kaua‘i As It Was In the 1940s and 1950s,” Mike Ashman (1921-2018), a radio broadcaster at KTOH radio, Lihu‘e, during 1940 and 1941, and later during 1948 through 1952, wrote a chapter about the harlots he’d heard tell of residing at Wailua Homesteads, Kaua‘i in 1940.
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 …
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.
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.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Congratulations, Tomoko Ouchi (her kitty is depicted on this year’s Kaua‘i Society of Artists promotional poster!) on earning two awards — the People’s Choice Award and the special Steve Lim Award (also deemed “Best in Show” by KSA) — for her “Sumo Ramblings Vol. 4” piece.
‘Six Degrees of Separation’ opens Friday at Puhi Theatrical Warehouse
PUHI — Tickets for the opening show of John Guare’s “Six Degrees of Separation” presented by the Kaua‘i Community Players on Good Friday at the Puhi Theatrical Warehouse are sold out, according to the Kaua‘i Community Players’ website.
Easter Egg Project happening in Kekaha on Sunday
KEKAHA — Keiki from ages 1 through 12 years old are invited to participate in the free Easter Egg Project that will take place at Kekaha Ball Field, formerly known as Kekaha Faye Park and Neighborhood Center Complex.
Spectra Fest starts Tuesday in Koloa
KOLOA — Starting Tuesday, and centered around the Koloa Village, the inaugural Spectra Fest is slated to transform Kaua‘i’s South Shore into a vibrant canvas that merges art and urban life, said Noah Gordines of CreativeMornings Honolulu.
Happy Camper for Monday, March 25, 2024
Chef Judy Capertina of Haole Girl Island Sweets was off-island on Friday, but Chef Judy’s stand alone croissant shop (with coffee!) and a store is within walking distance of the new Garden Island Federal Credit Union, Kapa‘a Branch. Who could resist a visit?