The dog path The Kaua‘i County Council grappled with legislation to allow leashed dogs on a portion of the multi-use path for more than three months before approving a compromise bill in August. The new law toughens the animal nuisance
The dog path
The Kaua‘i County Council grappled with legislation to allow leashed dogs on a portion of the multi-use path for more than three months before approving a compromise bill in August.
The new law toughens the animal nuisance ordinance and allows community members to walk their dogs on the stretch of the coastal path that runs roughly two miles from Lihi Park in Kapa‘a to Kealia Bridge for an 18-month trial period that started Dec. 1.
Residents flooded Council Chambers to testify on the bills at often heated hearings.
Kaua‘i on the silver screen
Tropic Thunder, starring and directed by part-time North Shore resident Ben Stiller, made its debut Aug. 14 on the Garden Isle after being filmed here in 2007.
The war movie spoof featured plenty local extras and opened with mixed reviews.
Art Umezu, film commissioner for the Office of Economic Development, estimated a $64 million boost to the local economy.
Save the trees
A group of residents fought a developer last winter to preserve monkeypod trees that were to be bulldozed at The Shops at Koloa project site.
Despite legal action and candlelight vigils, some of the ornamental tropical trees were cut down and others were relocated as a federal court settlement allowed.
The community has since looked to protect “exceptional” trees for their historical and cultural value through the county Arborist Advisory Committee.
A well-intentioned visit
An intoxicated Westside resident who wanted to cheer up an ailing relative trotted his stallion into Wilcox Memorial Hospital last March.
Security greeted him as he exited the elevator with his steed. The hospital’s pet policy does not include horses.
The story circulated worldwide on the wire and appeared on late night television.
— The Garden Island
