Telescope decommission work to resume
HILO, Hawai‘i — Work to decommission a pair of Maunakea telescopes will resume this month.
Stout rainfall on windward side of Hawai‘i Island in March
HILO, Hawai‘i — March was rainier than average on the windward side of Hawai‘i Island and the South Kona coffee belt. Elsewhere, not so much.
Rain hammers Kaua‘i over 12-hour period
LIHU‘E — Acting Mayor Reiko Matsuyama signed an emergency proclamation for the County of Kaua‘i on Friday due to the “rain event” or heavy overnight rainfall on Thursday night.
Waimea High School JROTC nears funding deadline for trip abroad
LIHU‘E — The Waimea High School JROTC goal of getting funded for their 80th anniversary of D-Day participation was boosted by the $500 award from the Hawai‘iUSA Federal Credit Union on Tuesday.
Tropic Care heading back to Kaua‘i
LIHU‘E — Tropic Care Kaua‘i comes back to Kaua‘i on June 13 and will operate at several sites around Kaua‘i through June 20, said Deputy District Health Officer Lauren Guest to the Kaua‘i County Council on Wednesday during the council’s regular meeting at the historic County Building.
Groundbreaking held for landmark expansion of Hilo hospital
“It’s a new beginning for health care here on the island.”
Division of Aquatic Resources team extracts coral colonies in water off Anini Beach
ANINI BEACH —A mission to combat non-native coral found off Anini Beach got a big boost when a state agency got involved in the process.
Kapa‘a boys, Kaua‘i girls win in Wailua wind
WAILUA — Kapa‘a High School’s Jayvin Raquel and Island School’s Garrett Hadley finished tied for the lead at 79 on Saturday during the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation golf rounds contested at the windy Wailua Golf Course.
Warriors sweep to open KIF volleyball second round
LIHU‘E — Kapa‘a High School boys volleyball got the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation boys volleyball second round off to a good start after sweeping a tough challenging Kaua‘i program on Tuesday night at the Kaua‘i High School gymnasium.
Kapa‘a Middle School choir finds gold in California
KAPA‘A — The Kapa‘a Middle School Choir and ‘Ukulele Band returned to California for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, and wowed the judges with their performances to earn gold rankings during the WorldStrides Music Festival in Anaheim during the spring break.
Jeanine Longboy heading to Los Angeles for science fair
LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i High School senior Jeanine Longboy and her teacher Alexa Nelson are heading to the International Science and Engineering Fair that will be held in Los Angeles on May 11 through May 17.
Endangered Hawaiian monk seal recovering after surgery to remove fish hook
LIHU‘E — The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration Fisheries (NOAA) announced on Tuesday that endangered Hawaiian monk seal RS10 is back home on Kaua‘i due to community volunteers and joint agency efforts.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Now that E Kanikapila Kakou finished its 2024 run at the Outrigger Kaua‘i Beach Resort, the Garden Island Arts Council is looking to other ventures beyond Kat Ho’s Indigo project, which was part of the Boroboro Boutique at the craft fair component of Grove Farm Market.
Spring orchids return to Hanapepe
HANAPEPE — Neill Sams of Orchid Alley in Kapa‘a said on Monday that there are lots of Lady’s Slippers and just a few vanda because of the weather being on the cooler side.
Island School Voyagers take KIF volleyball first round
PUHI — The Island School Voyagers clinched the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation boys volleyball first round with a 3-1 win over Kapa‘a High School on Friday at Wilcox Gymnasium.
Voyagers and Raiders take weekend KIF tennis matchups
LIHU‘E — The Kaua‘i High School tennis teams took the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation first round titles with 4-1 wins in both boys and girls competition against Kapa‘a on Saturday at the new Kaua‘i High School tennis courts.
Free parent and child fair on Saturday
LIHU‘E — Austin Heiser, of the Department of Health Family Health Service, said on Friday that it’s been a long time since there’s been a sequenced transition to education program that prepares a young child to enter the world of education for the next 12 years or more.
Wahine sweep top three Merrie Monarch spots
“It’s very humbling.” That’s how Tracie Lopes, who shares kumu hula duties of Ka La ‘Onohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e with her husband, Keawe Lopes, described her feelings early Sunday morning — shortly after learning their O‘ahu halau had just won back-to-back Merrie Monarch Festival group hula competitions.
Happy Camper for Monday, April 8, 2024
Congratulations to Kumu Hula Leina‘ala Pavao Jardin and Halau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leina‘ala for finishing the 2024 Hula competition in solid second place, and mahalo to the Island School boys volleyball for nailing the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation first round title on Friday night so we could watch the second night, or Group Hula ‘Auana, not distracted on Saturday night.
Hanamatsuri celebrates Buddha’s birth
HANAPEPE — Rev. Scott Dharma Mangus, the current reverend at Kaua‘i Soto Zenshuji Temple, said you are special because there is only one you.