Happy Camper for Friday, November 3, 2023
It’s three days past Halloween, and for those who are getting tired of looking at the trick-or-treating overload, or eliminating some of the fuel from the sugar rushes, the Kalaheo Dental Group is extending its popular Halloween Candy Buyback by having a booth and weigh-in station at the Kaua‘i Veterans Celebration (2023 Miss Kaua‘i Veteran Mya Quarles will be there!) on Saturday at the lawn of the Historic County Building.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Kudos to all the many hands and souls that contributed to a mess of Halloween-themed activities like the Trunk or Treat at The Shops at Kukui‘ula, the Halloween Festival and Trunk or Treat event at Kukui Grove Center, and more, ending with the Halloween keiki parades at both the Kaua‘i Veterans Memorial Hospital and Wilcox Medical Center.
Happy Camper for Monday, October 30, 2023
And, you thought everything was going to quiet down (lost track of how many people said “Happy Holidays!” at the Ace Hardware Craft Fair on Saturday at the convention hall) after Halloween?
Happy Camper for Saturday, October 30, 2023
“It’s Halloween,” said Trineen Lopes (she said they still have the Angry Birds from the Grove Farm Bon Dance!) of the Kaua‘i Community College Cognitions Program. “We made learning a bit more fun.”
Happy Camper for Friday, October 27, 2023
It’s a good thing reservations are required for the Trunk or Treat event with Harvey Maeda and the Kaua‘i Classic Cars club, which happens Friday afternoon from 4 to 7 p.m. at The Shops at Kukui‘ula … maybe you’ll get lucky and see Pillare Mukai, working.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, October 25, 2023
You weren’t early enough to get one of those free pumpkins the Kekaha Agricultural people (remember when we didn’t grow our own pumpkins?
Happy Camper for Monday, October 23, 2023
Congratulations, Mia Lynn Ramos of Waimea High School — the “Central Pacific Bank” sign on Hanapepe Stadium looks really good.
Happy Camper for Saturday, October 21, 2023
The St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church is hosting its annual Holiday Craft Fair (you never know what kind of information is waiting to be discovered when participating in the YMCA candlelight vigil — kudos, Emma White, Ranae Hamilton-Cambeilh and YWCA staff for hosting the event!) on Nov. 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Happy Camper for Friday, October 20, 2023
Donna Fuji (do you still have your cookbooks available?) said the ‘Ele‘ele Elementary School is hosting its annual craft fair on Saturday in the school’s cafeteria and under the shady trees … definitely worth checking out if you’re on the westside.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Dr. Laurel Coleman (she’s planning to walk) said Arnold Leong of the Fah Inn (there actually is a ‘Fah Inn’ building in Waimea) is planning to cook pancakes for participants of the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, which takes place on Saturday with registration starting at 7 a.m. and the walk starting at 8 a.m. at the Ocean Course at Hokuala.
Happy Camper for Monday, October 16, 2023
The Kaua‘i High School Japanese Club has been busy during fall break, creating fresh floral arrangements (did you check out the ikebana displays at Matsuri Kaua‘i?) as a fundraiser for the club’s anticipated trip to Japan.
Happy Camper for Saturday, October 14, 2023
No, Mayor Derek S. K. Kawakami, I don’t think The Happy Camper is related to Suo Oshima Mayor Kiyotaka Fujimoto, who was on Kaua‘i to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Suo Oshima and County of Kaua‘i “sister island” relationships.
Happy Camper for Friday, October 13, 2023
Yikes! It’s Friday the 13th and Tiffany Dick and her Aloha Dance Studio ‘ohana open up the Freaky Friday Spooktacular at Kukui Grove Center starting this evening and continuing for the next two Fridays.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Another big weekend is in store when Mary Lardizabal of the Kapa‘a Middle School ‘ukulele band and choir takes on the fall break movie night on Saturday (Aloha Dance Studio starts its three-weekend Freaky Fridays this Friday evening, too) at Kukui Grove Center, where Kaua‘i Partea will have hot dogs (still haven’t tried the Bubble Hot Dog, Jean Souza said is really good) available for purchase.
Happy Camper for Monday, October 9, 2023
Kudos, Justin Kaeo Kinoshita (Fire Chief Michael Gibson said it’s all him!) and all those volunteers (even Sol Kanoho was there from the Kaua‘i Emergency Management Agency) on hosting a great Fire Prevention Week launch that had a line waiting for the 9 a.m. start (did the Swim Kaua‘i Aquatics have a break in their swim meet so the swimmers could enjoy some of that educational fun?).
Happy Camper for Saturday, October 7, 2023
October is a busy month and a test of good time management for those families and individuals wanting to maximize participation in as many events as humanly possible …
Happy Camper for Friday, October 6, 2023
Happy birthday to Tori Kagawa, who got help from Wayne Doliente (he had the day off) on Tuesday when she spent her birthday working the scorer’s table at the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation girls volleyball matches at Clem Gomes Gym … Waimea High School is next on the list to get a new gymnasium.
Happy Camper for Monday, October 2, 2023
Are you ready for Saturday?
Happy Camper for Saturday, September 30, 2023
Pink is showing up all over the place, as the Kaua‘i Committee on the Status of Women anticipate the Breast Cancer walk coming up on Monday at 11:30 a.m. from the Mo‘ikeha Building …
Happy Camper for Friday, September 29, 2023
Yes, Jules from Da ‘Aina is one of the more than two dozen craft vendors (some coming from outside Kaua‘i) that are participating in the Kaua‘i Mokihana Festival Craft Fair that’s squeezed between the Friday night kahiko hula and Saturday’s ‘auana hula …