Happy Camper for Saturday, April 6, 2024

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The YWCA of Kaua‘i and many of its community partners took to Rice Street in a sign waving campaign on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, to announce April being observed as Alcohol Awareness Month, National Child Abuse Prevention Month, Sexual Assault Awareness Month and National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.

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Hawai‘i Health Systems Corporation, Kaua‘i Region leadership team, board members and members of Diagnostic Lab Services gather outside the DLS facility at Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital on March 27, 2024, when Rev. Wayne Vidinha of Ke Akua Mana Church performed a series of blessings for new additions and improvements, including the in-house lab services by DLS at both Kaua‘i Veterans Memorial Hospital and SMMH.

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Jason Mearns speaks with hls attorney Mark Zenger via telecommunications on Monday, April 1, 2024, when Mearns was scheduled for a court appearance for a plea and arraignment. He is next scheduled for a court appearance on April 9, 2024.

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Hawai‘i Health Systems Corporation, Kaua‘i Region leadership team and board members gathered at the new imaging department at Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital on March 27, 2024, when Rev. Wayne Vidinha of Ke Akua Mana Church officiated a series of blessings of new improvements and additions to both Kaua‘i Veterans Memorial Hospital and Samuel Mahelona Hospital.

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New federal judge Micah Smith, in red, and Judge Trudy Senda, founder of the Kaua‘i Self Help Center, join other judges from the Fifth Circuit Court and lawyers in celebrating the completion of the Kaua‘i Self Help Center Attorney Training on Friday, April 5, 2024, at the courthouse.

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Devindra “Dave” Sharma of the Kaua‘i District Health Office invited Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami to “plant” a pinwheel in honor of National Child Abuse Prevention Month (all of April) on Friday, April 5, 2024, during the KDHO National Public Health Week open house.

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Double Espresso with its crew of young sailors was part of a triad that included the Queen Zenobia tanker departing Nawiliwili Harbor and its accompanying Pilot boat on Thursday, April 4, 2024, during the Nawiliwili Yacht Club Rum Series, Race No. 2.

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With the Royal Sonesta Kaua‘i Resort and Marriott’s Vacation Club as a backdrop, a large wind-generated swell breaks over the breakwater wall at the Nawiliwili Harbor jetty parking area on Thursday, April 4, 2024. The National Weather Service forecasts strong and gusty trade winds through Saturday, then gradually ease from Sunday through Tuesday.

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Dave Sharma, of the Kaua‘i District Health Office, prepares pinwheels for planting as part of April being observed as Child Abuse Prevention month on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at the office located on Umi Street in Lihu‘e.

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Bev Brody, of Get Fit Kaua‘i, leads a group of volunteers in warmup exercises on Friday, April 5, 2024, during the Kaua‘i District Health Office open house as part of National Public Health Week.

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Angie and Arnie Serota spend their 43rd anniversary volunteering with the Kaua‘i Medical Reserve Corps on Friday, April 5, 2024 during the Kaua‘i District Health Office open house in observance of National Public Health Week.

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Hawai‘i Foodbank Kaua‘i Impact Manager Tisha Remigio has fun with the Kaua‘i United Way social media frame on Thursday, April 5, 2024, during the KUW Mahalo luncheon at Outrigger Kaua‘i Beach Resort.

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The Salvation Army’s Kivo Ide, Lts. Jose and Andrielli Gonzalez enjoy meeting people on Thursday, April 5, 2024, during the Kaua‘i United Way Mahalo luncheon at Outrigger Kaua‘i Beach Resort.