• Paradise Ride • Kealia fire • Storybook Theatre Paradise Ride Helping AIDS research and related organizations is the goal of the annual Paradise Ride that swept south along Kaumuali‘i Highway Monday morning, and returns this morning to Lihu‘e Airport.
• Paradise Ride
• Kealia fire
• Storybook Theatre
Paradise Ride
Helping AIDS research and related organizations is the goal of the annual Paradise Ride that swept south along Kaumuali‘i Highway Monday morning, and returns this morning to Lihu‘e Airport.
Riders, including a Kaua‘i team, get to ride on several islands, including a special barge trip over to Moloka‘i, which is taking the place of a Big Island cycle this year.
The ride isn’t a race, but a good natured get together and adventure that this year is drawing together about 50-60 cyclists.
The racers camped last night at Salt Pond Beach Park with the assistance of volunteers from Kaua‘i.
This event combines a healthy activity with a charitable cause, and is popular with local volunteers.
Kealia fire
The most serious brush fire of this dry summer season was contained by the Kaua‘i Fire Department Saturday, along with help from Interisland Helicopters.
The fire blazed through about a square mile of grass and brush and thankfully didn’t put any homes at risk in part thanks to a heavy rain on Saturday night following onset of the fire.
Though Kaua‘i is fairing much better this summer as compared to the drought-parched sections of Maui and the Big Island, caution needs to be maintained when accessing areas such as mauka Kealia. The KFD isn’t citing any one source for the fire, it could have been dirt bike riders, a concentration of sunlight from broken glass, burning rubbish or several other sources.
Extra care is needed to protect Kaua‘i from having a serious brush fire such as the one that last weekend burnt 10,000 acres at Ka‘u on the south tip of the Big Island. Don’t risk setting a fire by careless actions in dry areas.
Storybook Theatre
Mark Jeffers and the entire cast and crew at Storybook Theatre are to be congratulated for persevering in their drive to rebuild an historic frame building in Hanapepe to create a center that is sure to benefit Kaua‘i’s youth.
A big grand opening event is slated for August 9, with a puppet parade, jugglers, circus acts and other scheduled that will surely liven up Hanapepe town.
Russell the Rooster and other characters created by Jeffers and the folks at Storybook Theatre are Kaua‘i-grown ones that are now also well known in Honolulu and elsewhere.
Besides preserving a plantation-era building, the Storybook Theatre is giving a Kaua‘i-style program to Kaua‘i’s children, one that will benefit them and remind them of our past.
