Happy Camper for Sunday, December 30, 2018
Auwe! No ice sculpting demonstration following the Thursday afternoon street fair at Kukui Grove Center, as major cracks developed in the block of ice. Chef Wally Nishimura decided it would be too dangerous to proceed despite waiting for a period of time.
Letters for Sunday, December 30, 2018
• Food pantry uses donations well • No one should be target of violence
Achieving perfect fit for renewable energy puzzle
Kauai Island Utility Cooperative has reached an important milestone by increasing its renewable portfolio to more than 50 percent. This was KIUC’s goal for 2023: We have gotten there five years early.
A secret between Wang Shik and Sunny
South Korean film “Burning,” directed by Chang Dong Lee, has made the short list for the 91st Academy Awards in the best foreign-language film category.
Strange happenings at the Pacific Missile Range
When Navy Lt. Cmdr. Bruce Rolfe and his wife, Cora, moved into their quarters at 1204-B Regulus Drive at Kauai’s Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) in the early 1980s, they began to experience unexplainable phenomenon.
Talk Story with Daniel Hamada
Longtime principal of Kapaa High School Daniel Hamada hung up his hat Friday, retiring from education and leaving his position to his vice principal, Tommy John Cox.
No, killing a special fund doesn’t kill people
Recently, the state auditor released Report No. 18-19, which reviewed special funds, trust funds and trust accounts of our Department of Land and Natural Resources.
Highway closed at Hanalei Bridge; convoy canceled
Kuhio Highway in the vicinity of the Hanalei Bridge is closed until further notice due to a flash flood warning for the island of Kauai. The American Red Cross has opened a shelter at Hanalei Elementary School.
Brazil’s president-elect vows to loosen gun laws
Brazil’s President-elect Jair Bolsonaro says that on taking office, he will issue a decree guaranteeing citizens without a criminal history the ability to possess firearms.
Egypt says its security forces killed 40 militants
Egypt said Saturday its security forces have killed 40 militants in raids on their hideouts in the Sinai Peninsula and the Greater Cairo area, just hours after a roadside bomb targeted a tourist bus in the capital, killing three Vietnamese tourists and their Egyptian guide.
Flights suspended at German airport after car incident
Flights were suspended at Hannover airport in central Germany on Saturday after a man drove a car through a gate and onto the apron where planes park and are loaded, authorities said.
Congo’s top archbishop pleads for peace on eve of election
Congo’s top archbishop on Saturday urged peace on the eve of the country’s long-delayed presidential election , saying differences of opinion are no reason to “light the country on fire.” Hours later, the leading candidates failed to agree on a guarantee for a peaceful vote.
Helicopter crashes near world’s longest zipline in UAE
A rescue helicopter crashed on Saturday near the world’s longest zipline, killing its entire crew in Ras al-Khaimah in the northeastern region of the United Arab Emirates.
AP poll shows high job approval for Trump from veterans
Nearly 6 in 10 military veterans voted for Republican candidates in the November midterm elections, and a similar majority had positive views of President Donald Trump’s leadership. But women, the fastest growing demographic group in the military, are defying that vote trend.
Ode to Sports: Bosox, Bama rise; gymnasts stand tall
No more timeouts, see off the year
Elections, films help effort to ban gay conversion therapy
Activists urging more states to ban gay conversion therapy for minors are expecting major gains in 2019, thanks to midterm election results and the buzz generated by two well-reviewed films.
Report: 16 dolphin deaths linked to red tide off Florida
Federal scientists have linked over a dozen dolphin deaths off Florida to a toxic algae bloom that has persisted in the Gulf of Mexico for over a year.
California officer’s killing reignites sanctuary law fight
A man suspected of killing a California policeman was in the U.S. illegally and captured while planning to flee to his native Mexico, a sheriff said as he all but blamed the state’s sanctuary law for the officer’s death.
Prices of New Year’s tuna still uncertain in Honolulu
Ahi prices are still uncertain in Honolulu as demand rises leading up to New Year’s Eve.
Police arrest 2 on suspicion of squatting in Big Island home
Big Island police say two people were arrested after they were found squatting in a vacant home in a neighborhood hit by lava flows during the Kilauea volcano eruption.
Congo opens polls for long-delayed presidential election
KINSHASA, Congo — People in Congo have begun voting in a long-delayed presidential election that could bring the troubled country’s first peaceful, democratic transfer of power.
Israeli hard-line ministers to form new party ahead of vote
JERUSALEM — Two senior Israeli Cabinet ministers announced Saturday that they are forming a new party to run in April elections, hoping to present a hard-line alternative to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party.
Computer virus hits Tribune Publishing, Los Angeles Times
LOS ANGELES — A computer virus hit newspaper printing plants in Los Angeles and at Tribune Publishing newspapers across the country.
Presidential tweets shutdown blame, no talk of solutions
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was firing Twitter barbs at Democrats this weekend as talks to end a weeklong partial government shutdown remained at a stalemate.
Maui police chief: Officers justified in deadly shooting
WAILUKU, Hawaii — Maui police officers were justified in the deadly shooting of a man who was wanted on an attempted murder warrant, an official said.