Kaua‘i Brewers Festival takes place on April 20
PUHI — The Kaua‘i Brewers Festival will be held on April 20 at the Kaua‘i Philippines Cultural Center (KPCC).
Online renewal for liquor licenses starts April 16
LIHU‘E — The County of Kaua‘i Department of Liquor Control will soon open online renewal applications for liquor licenses.
ISLAND HISTORY: Original Coco Palm Hotel employee Elsie Ho‘opi‘i
In 1953, Lyle Guslander (1914-1984) bought the Coco Palms Hotel, which was in operation until 1992, and hired Grace Buscher (1910-2000) as manager.
CRITTER: Female honu pick the sex of their babies
Just think how wonderful it would be if you had two boys in your family and you decided you would like a girl for your third child and the mom could just decide on her own what sex child she wanted.
ERSOY: How to get most benefit from exercise (part 2)
Do you exercise but are not getting the results that you would like?
Obituaries for Saturday, April 13, 2024
• William Neil Rapozo, Sr. • Betty Lu Rowe • Donald Dotario • Gregoria ‘Jeannie’ Oroc • Jonathan ‘Jon’ Steven Sabala • Elaine Kaleiohi Fernandez • Gilbert Ontoy Pacleb • Aaley Kauhanelani Pahulehua • Michael Wayne Kiyabu
Obituaries for Friday, April 12, 2024
• Evelyn Juan Cardinez • Jennelle Balmidiano • Gregoria ‘Jeannie’ Oroc • Eric Andrew Corn • Michael Wayne Kiyabu • Sandra Momilani Muragin • Aaley Kauhanelani Pahulehua • Jonathan ‘Jon’ Steven Sabala • Donald Dotario • Betty Lu Rowe • William Neil Rapozo, Sr. • Jason Rafael Olores
Happy Camper for Friday, April 12, 2024
Those crazy chickens are everywhere … Roger Lepley has written a book containing 21 chicken stories, “Kaua‘i Rooster Book,” and will be doing a book signing on Friday from 5 p.m. at Talk Story Bookstore, coinciding with the weekly Friday Night Art put on by the Hanapepe Economic Alliance.
La‘akea Chun nominated to Charter Commission
LIHU‘E — Local resident Alice Parker was so overwhelmed by the nomination of La‘akea Chun to a seat on the Charter Commission on Wednesday, she forgot the protocol of testifying before the Kaua‘i County Council.
Obituaries for Thursday, April 11, 2024
• Michael Wayne Kiyabu • Lloyd Ken Shimono
Jobless rate falls to 2.5 percent in February on Kaua‘i
LIHU‘E — A robust labor market turned up the heat in February, as it added hundreds of jobs across key sectors of the island economy in the final full month of the winter tourism season.
Hilo teacher surprised with $25K Milken award
HILO, Hawaii — A math teacher at Waiakea High School on Tuesday won a $25,000 national Milken Educator Award.
Obituaries for Wednesday, April 10, 2024
• George Lumabao • Thomas Galicinao Soriano • Frances Carreira • Florentino Salvador, Sr. • Eric Andrew Corn • Elaine Kaleiohi Fernandez • Gregoria ‘Jeannie’ Oroc • Aaley Kauhanelani Pahulehua • Jonathan ‘Jon’ Steven Sabala • Michael Wayne Kiyabu • Gilbert Ontoy Pacleb • Gladys Haruko Iha
HOOSER: Wisdom from a first grader
For Presidents’ Day, my incredibly smart 7-year-old granddaughter Isabella was asked by her first grade teacher to answer a single question: What would they do if they were president? My granddaughters response was: “If I were president I’d be kind to everyone.”
Head-on crash stymies highway traffic
HANAPEPE — Vehicular traffic flow on Kaumuali‘i Highway came to an abrupt halt after a collision between a school bus and pickup truck occurred in Hanapepe.
Restrictions placed on some cattle transfers into state
LIHU‘E — Due to the recent detection of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), which has been reported and detected on the mainland, the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) has restricted the transport of cattle into the state from premises where cattle infection has been detected.
Obituaries for Tuesday, April 9, 2024
• Gilbert Ontoy Pacleb • Michael Wayne Kiyabu • Jonathan “Jon” Steven Sabala • Aaley Kauhanelani Pahulehua
Obituaries for Monday, April 8, 2024
• Eric Andrew Corn • Moleni Koli • Irene Batalion Vigilia Michaud • Elaine Kaleiohi Fernandez
KPD chief addresses firearm issue
LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i Police Department Chief Todd Raybuck could be in some hot water after he left his “department-issued firearm” in an employee restroom last month.
Lane closures scheduled on Kaua‘i
LIHU‘E — A number of road-related projects are on tap in the days ahead with work taking place from Hanapepe to Princeville, the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation said in a weekly update on Friday.