Warriors looking for girls volleyball coach
KAPA‘A — Kapa‘a High School Athletic Director Greg Gonsalves announced on Thursday that Coach Tori Tuttle has stepped down after capturing the 2023 Central Pacific Bank Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation Girls Volleyball Championship.
Three men rescued from remote Pacific atoll
Three men stranded on an uninhabited Pacific island survived for more than a week and used palm fronds to spell out HELP on the beach — leading to rescue by U.S. Navy and Coast Guard aviators who spotted the sign from several thousand feet in the air.
Happy Camper for Monday, April 15, 2024
Mahalo, Garden Island Orchid Society on getting the long-awaited Spring Orchid Show and Sale off the ground following overnight rainfall that messed up traffic (Ron Wiley said it was “very slow going” in the area around Wailua Bridge) on the eastside!
Cockfighting bill dies in Senate
HILO, Hawai‘i — A controversial state measure that would crack down on people raising chickens for cockfighting is dead.
YWCA open house a collaborative effort
LIHU‘E — Keiki squealed in delight on Wednesday, as they received help from Kaua‘i County Council members, YWCA of Kaua‘i staff and other guests at the YWCA of Kaua‘i open house.
Hanama‘ulu shooting suspect arrested
LIHU‘E — A suspect was arrested in connection with a shooting in Hanama‘ulu earlier this week.
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
ERSOY: How to get most benefit from exercise (part 2)
Do you exercise but are not getting the results that you would like?
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.
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.
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).
Flood watch issued for Kaua‘i
LIHU‘E — A flood watch is in effect from midnight Saturday until 6 a.m. Monday because of a slow moving storm that has the potential to dump several inches of rain on the island of Kaua‘i.
County of Kaua‘i provides update on road closures, other information following overnight rainfall
LIHU‘E — The County of Kaua‘i said on Friday afternoon that the National Weather Service canceled the flash flood warning for Kaua‘i because the heavy rainfall subsided as the weather system moved to the southeast.
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.