Bells to ring for peace
KAPA‘A — There will be several events on Kaua‘i celebrating Peace Day that falls on Monday, Sept. 21, said Roberta Yanagawa, the Kaua‘i representative to the 2020 Peace Day Committee headed by Rene Mansho.
Scholarship established by, named for Betty Bell
PUHI — The next big event for Betty Bell is to meet the first recipient of the scholarship fund she established, she said Tuesday at the Regency at Puakea.
Pandemic doesn’t stop the hares and hounds
ANAHOLA — The COVID-19 pandemic could not break the tradition of the Labor Day Hare and Hound races that were held over the Labor Day weekend in Anahola, presented by the Garden Island Motorcycle Club.
Her ‘radical’ antic was being in fitness contest
Do you think we live most of our lives in a safe zone? Mostly we are looking for comfort, making sure that we are safe, and looking at the easiest way for everything. And that’s absolutely understandable, and it does seem like a smart approach too. But have you ever thought that if we are always living in our comfort zone then maybe we are missing something?
Happy Camper for Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Thank you, Nannie Ann Apalla, for letting us know that Seth Womble (do you realize there’s a Seth Womble just around the corner at the Kaua‘i Beer Company?) and Trysen Kaneshige are working on a mural that will grace the wall of the M. Tanaka Store building on Kalena Street in Lihu‘e.
Letters for Wednesday, September 16, 2020
• Life is not without risks • Shop local – it will be rewarding • Just follow the county sign ordinance
Automatic voter registration and voter education
Hawaii had a record voter turnout during the primary election of August 8th, 2020 with 51.2% of registered voters actually casting a vote. In the 2018 primary election the number was 38.6%. For Kauai County the numbers were 49.7% and 43.3%, respectively.
Obituaries for Wednesday, September 16, 2020
• Eric Norman Campbell • Henry Fernandez • Helen Chieko Pruitt Okamoto