Subpoenas on Maui agencies delay release of key report into Lahaina Fire
HONOLULU — Hawai‘i’s attorney general on Monday blamed a delay of the release of a key report into a deadly Maui wildfire on county agencies that forced investigators to issue subpoenas.
Lydgate Farms wins Gold at International chocolate festival
LIHU‘E — Will Lydgate of Lydgate Farms was very proud of his gold award from The Cacao of Excellence 2023 that he showed off on Saturday during the National Agriculture Week celebration at Kukui Grove Center.
Murderer encased lover’s body in concrete in bathtub
HONOLULU — A man pleaded guilty to murder Monday, about two years after his lover’s decomposing body was found encased in concrete in a bathtub in one of Hawai‘i’s most exclusive gated communities.
Kamakai the humpback is here!
LIHU‘E — Kamakai, a life-sized inflatable, walk-in humpback whale, is ready for the spring break that started when school let up on Friday.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Jock Goodman of Jock’s Photography (nah, he’s got silver jewelry and more, too!) wanted to know on Sunday why don’t you iron your clovers at the Beach House craft fair.
Yamane, Iha and Tacbian elected to KIUC Board
LIHU‘E — The Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) announced the results of its Board of Directors election on Saturday afternoon.
HOOSER: Tipping the scale for democracy
The chair of House Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs (JHA), Hawai‘i Island Rep. David Tarnas, along with other committee members including our own Kauai District 16 Rep. Luke Evslin, recently killed the Clean Elections bill (Senate Bill 2381).
Obituaries for Wednesday, March 20, 2024
• Frances Kay Foster • Alan Baldwin King • Edmund F. Ku Malama Sr. • Florentino Salvador, Sr. • Wiley Kaipolani Junjiro Bernard Yoshioka • Violet M. Moura • Betty June Bell • Delfin Cabot Jr. • Julia Nanae Kobayashi • Jane Reiko Uyema • Teresa Marie Brofka