Happy Camper for Monday, January 30, 2023
No, the Chinese lion will not be at the Pau Hana Market on Monday, and if you were not one of the early attendees to the Kukui Grove Center Chinese New Year festivities on Saturday, you missed out on the rambutan being passed out by the Pau Hana Market crew (Laurie Ho said they even had some — very limited quantity — Daphne McClure Moloa‘a Bay Coffee cara cara oranges), and Jamie Yasutake protea.
Lydgate Park still closed
Lydgate Park and the portion of Ka Hele Makala‘e multi-use path in the park are closed until further notice, officials said on Sunday. The closure is necessary due to a beached whale and final disposition of the animal that was first reported Friday evening aground on the reef at the park’s south end.
DLNR to commission 42 new officers in Hawai‘i, nearly doubling staff on Kaua‘i
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement will add 42 recruits to its ranks in March, increasing the division’s staff by 50 percent and nearly doubling its presence on Kaua‘i.
Boys hoops playoff is Monday
There will be a Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation boys varsity basketball playoff for the second-round crown on Monday starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Bernice Hundley Gym on the campus of Kapa‘a High.
Agencies agree: Cats best kept indoors
It’s no secret that Kaua‘i is home to many endemic and endangered birds.
Obituary for Monday, January 30, 2023
• John R. Racca
Kawakami back from mayors’ conference
Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami traveled to Washington, D.C., earlier this month to participate in the U.S. Conference of Mayors 91st Winter Meeting.