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.
Obituaries for Saturday, April 6, 2024
• Michael Wayne Kiyabu • Patricia Gail Shaddock • Angela Marie Smallidge
ISLAND HISTORY: Dorothy Leilani Ellis was Miss Hawai‘i of 1953
Born on Kaua‘i, Dorothy Leilani Ellis (1937-2007) was the youngest of six children of former Kaua‘i County Chairman William Ellis and Maria Pihaleo Ellis.
JONES: Q & A: April’s foolish fit and fat foolery
Aloha, fitness fanatics, exercise enthusiasts, and weight-wary warriors! April Fools has come and gone, but not the opportunity for me to debunk some of the most common myths about fitness and fat loss.
County of Kaua‘i settles racial discrimination lawsuit for $350K
HONOLULU — A county in Hawai‘i has agreed to pay $350,000 to settle a lawsuit that accused the police chief of discriminating against a captain for being Japanese American, including one instance when the chief squinted his eyes, bowed repeatedly and said he couldn’t trust Japanese people.
Obituaries for Friday, April 5, 2024
• Kent Kimo Bender • Eric Andrew Corn • Michael Wayne Kiyabu • Patricia Gail Shaddock • Edmund F. Ku Malama Sr. • Florentino Salvador, Sr. • Wiley Kaipolani Junjiro Bernard Yoshioka
West Kaua‘i Lions Club host Easter fun in Kekaha
KEKAHA — According to Lion Eric Nordmeier of the West Kaua‘i Lions Club, the annual Easter Egg Project brought out nearly a hundred participants ages 1 through 12 years old on Sunday to the Kekaha Faye Park and Neighborhood Center Complex, or more commonly known as the Kekaha ball park.
Marijuana bill flames out in House
LIHU‘E — Legalization of the recreational use of marijuana for adults in Hawai‘i is nothing more than a pipe dream after a bill that would have made it possible failed to advance in the state Legislature.
Obituaries for Thursday, April 4, 2024
• Imaikalani Emma Bertelmann • Duane T. Souza • Warren Hamai • Michael Wayne Kiyabu
Green orders flags to half-staff in honor of Lou Conter
LIHU‘E — Governor Josh Green ordered all United States flags along with the Hawai‘i state flag to be flown at half-staff at the Hawaii Capitol and the Mo’ikeha Building in honor of Lou Conter.
Delta flight grounded after bird strike
LIHU‘E — A Delta Airlines Airbus was grounded in late March after a bird made contact with the aircraft during its arrival in Lihu‘e.
Obituaries for Wednesday, April 3, 2024
• Edmund F. Ku Malama Sr. • Evelyn Juan Cardinez • Frances Carreira • George Lumabao • Jennelle Balmidiano • Jason Rafael Olores • Robert Wells Butler, Jr. • Wiley Kaipolani Junjiro Bernard Yoshioka • Eric Andrew Corn
HOOSER: Campaigning by the numbers
Because the vast majority of legislative seats in Hawai‘i are held by Democrats, the Primary Election of Aug. 10 is everything.
New operating hours for Kaua‘i Police Department Records Section
LIHU‘E — The Kauai Police Department (KPD) Records Section is adopting a new schedule for residents to conveniently increase service hours at the walk-up window.
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.
Statewide housing density bill curtailed
HILO, Hawai‘i — A proposal to increase housing density statewide was substantially cut on Monday after lawmakers chose to leave the matter to the counties.
Obituaries for Tuesday, April 2, 2024
• Jason Rafael Olores • Duane T. Souza • Geraldine Noelani Kanahele •Thomas Galicinao Soriano • Jennelle Balmidiano • Hidemi Okamoto
Hawai‘i observes April as ‘Tsunami Awareness Month’
LIHU‘E — Seventy-eight years ago on April 1, 1946, Hilo experienced an unexpected tsunami after the Aleutian Islands was struck by an earthquake that resulted in the deaths of 159 Hilo residents.