Coulter wrong in blaming immigrants
Ann Coulter, the mouth(?)piece for the president’s 2020 campaign, has made it clear what Trumpism is about, and the stark choice presented in 2020 (TGI Forum, Dec. 14, A National View).
Happy Camper for Monday, December 30, 2019
Santa Claus could not stay away after seeing the Showtime Characters’ celebrated Disney princesses appear at his Santa’s House for the first-ever Princess Party Saturday at Kukui Grove Center. Well done, Mrs. Claus, who was busy preparing to dismantle the holiday masterpiece until the next appearance!
Park limitations having impact
One of the sure signs of the new management paradigm for the Napali Coast State Wilderness Park and the adjoining Ha‘ena State Park on Kauai is a truer wilderness experience for people hardy enough to hike 11 miles one-way from Ke‘e Beach to Kalalau Beach.
Wailua gets flash flood for Christmas
A flash flood hit the mouth of the Wailua River early Christmas morning.
Kapahi HI5 redemption center has closed temporarily
After operating for 14 years, Reynold’s Recycling closed the Kapahi HI5 redemption center on Kawaihau Road on Saturday.
Taliban council agrees to cease-fire in Afghanistan
The Taliban’s ruling council agreed Sunday to a temporary cease-fire in Afghanistan, providing a window in which a peace agreement with the United States can be signed, officials from the insurgent group said. They didn’t say when it would begin.
Mexico City zoo welcomes second baby giraffe of the year
The Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico City is celebrating its second baby giraffe of the year, already as tall as a full-grown human.
‘Skywalker’ rises again; ‘Little Women’ go big at box office
“Star Wars” was still rising in the last weekend of the year, while “Little Women” broke big at the box office.
US strikes hit Iraqi militia blamed in contractor’s death
The U.S. has carried out military strikes in Iraq and Syria targeting a militia blamed for a rocket attack that killed an American contractor, a Defense Department spokesman said Sunday.
Sports editor apologizes for tweeting ‘scalps’ after game
A sports editor for a New Mexico newspaper apologized this week after using “scalps” in a tweet to describe a high school basketball team defeating a team with Native American student-athletes.
Polish PM accuses Putin of lying about outbreak of WWII
Poland’s prime minister said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been lying in remarks blaming Poland for the outbreak of World War II, and argued that Putin is doing it to deflect from recent Russian political failures.
Eurowings cancels more than 170 flights due to 3-day strike
Lufthansa’s low-cost carrier Eurowings has canceled more than 170 flights scheduled for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday due to a strike by flight attendants at sister company Germanwings.
Official: 1 dead from plane crash in Maryland neighborhood
A small plane crashed in the Maryland suburbs of the nation’s capital Sunday, hitting a home’s carport and killing the lone person aboard the aircraft, authorities said.
5 stabbed at Hanukkah celebration in latest attack on Jews
A knife-wielding man stormed into a rabbi’s home and stabbed five people as they celebrated Hanukkah in an Orthodox Jewish community north of New York City, an ambush the governor said Sunday was an act of domestic terrorism fueled by intolerance and a “cancer” of growing hatred in America.
Police: 2 parishioners shot and killed Texas church gunman
Congregants returned fire and fatally shot a gunman who killed at least one person in a church near Fort Worth, Texas, on Sunday, police said.
Pilot: Weather, topography create challenges
HONOLULU — Ladd Sanger, a Texas-based aviation attorney and helicopter pilot who has handled several crash cases involving similar helicopters in Hawaii, said tour operators on Kauai face unique challenges because of weather and topography.
Reporter recalls flying with Safari
LIHUE — Safari Helicopters celebrated its 30th year in business on Oct. 1, 2017. It is the second-oldest helicopter business on Kauai, behind only Jack Harter Helicopters.
‘This is a huge loss’
HONOLULU — The deaths of two passengers who died in Thursday’s helicopter crash, 47-year-old Amy Gannon and 13-year-old Jocelyn Gannon of Wisconsin, hit their hometown hard, said a friend.
Fundraisers on to help Matero family
Growing up in Monmouth, Ore., Lindsay George said she was good friends with and practically a member of the Matero family.
Scientists ask fishermen for small pieces of their catches
LIHUE — Scientists studying the feeding patterns of Hawaii whales and dolphins are asking for help collecting samples from the fishing community.
Veteran Genevieve Anderson, 102 and young at heart
Genevieve Anderson is Kauai’s oldest veteran, and is going strong. She turned 102 last Saturday.
Lady Menehune celebrate round 1
WAIMEA — Kauai High School’s Marissa Layosa scored 10 of her night’s 17 points in the second quarter Friday night during the Kauai Interscholastic Federation girls basketball game that determined the league’s first-round title before an audience that was roused to thunderous cheering in the final six minutes at the Clem Gomes Gym in Waimea.
Letters for Sunday, December 29, 2019
• Animals are suffering and no one is doing anything • Protect workers, raise minimum wage
Youth offer vision for Westside
As most Kauai residents know, the West Kauai Community Plan has been made, reviewed, and will hopefully be put into place during the year 2020.
Happy Camper for Sunday, December 29, 2019
Ed Kawamura Sr. is home from Japan — just in time for the family’s traditional mochi-making on the final weekend between Christmas and New Year’s.