Three graduating seniors awarded Shinseki Scholarships
NAWILIWILI — For James Odan and Marc Inouye, representing the Hawai‘i Public Schools Foundation, Friday was special for several reasons during the General Shinseki 2024 Scholarship Luncheon at Duke’s Restaurant at Kalapaki Beach.
Officials meet, discuss Makua Valley military training sites
MAKUA, Hawai‘i — U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda joined community members Thursday in tours and meetings with officials at military sites on Oahu’s Leeward side.
HART receives $125M in federal funding
HONOLULU — The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation on Thursday announced $125 million in long-awaited federal funding to aid in the ongoing construction of the nearly $10 billion Skyline project.
Petroleum results in Red Hill water came from lab tests, Navy finds
HONOLULU — Laboratory contamination was the cause of increased low levels of total petroleum hydrocarbons detected in the Navy’s drinking water system since last summer, the Navy Closure Task Force-Red Hill announced Wednesday. The TPH detections were not associated with jet fuel contamination in the underground Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, the Navy said.
About $1B arranged for wildfire expenses
HONOLULU — State House and Senate leaders have determined that close to $1 billion should be appropriated by the state for Maui wildfire response and recovery work through mid-2025.
Happy Camper for Saturday, April 27, 2024
You’ll never know what kind of surprises lie at the weekly farmers market. Stacie Chiba-Miguel of A&B Hawai‘i said the May 1 version of the weekly Kaua‘i Culinary Market at The Shops at Kuku‘iula (it opens at 3:30 p.m.) will feature Kumu Hula Leina‘ala Pavao Jardin (remember the award-winning performances from the Merrie Monarch festival?) and members of Halau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leina‘ala, who will have a lei stand available as a fundraiser to help the halau take its younger performers to participate in the Queen Lili‘uokalani Keiki Hula festival on O‘ahu.
Construction work on tap for recreational areas
LIHU‘E — A couple of County of Kaua‘i recreational areas are being closed in order for maintenance work to be done ahead of the summer season.
House bill seeks to increase tobacco tax for cancer research
HONOLULU — A bill seeking to increase the tax on cigarettes and vaping products at the state Legislature is moving forward, but without the actual increase first proposed.
RICK STEVES: Italy connoisseurs choose leisurely Lucca
On a sunny summer evening in Lucca, Italy, I witnessed the simple joy of an old man bicycling with his granddaughter atop the town’s wide, fortified wall.
ISLAND HISTORY: Original Coco Palms Hotel employee Andrew Kane
At the opening of Kaua‘i’s Coco Palms Hotel in 1953, one of the first people manager Grace Buscher (1910-2000) hired was Andrew Kane (1923-1991).
CRITTER: Controlling shark behavior face-to-face
I was surfing in Hanalei Bay one sunny afternoon with a group of friends that surf there often, and we were all talking about sharks while we waited for a set to roll in.
ERSOY: The most popular beverage (part 1)
Probably you already guessed, yes it’s coffee! The earth’s population is around 8 billion people, and about 1 billion of them are daily coffee drinkers. However, 66 percent of Americans drink coffee every day.
Births for Saturday, April 27, 2024
• Cove Kokee Brandeburg • Raja Kai Mariquit Macarubbo • Charlotte Kamakanamaikalani Kinney • Ka‘imipono Maikalani Mawae
Obituaries for Saturday, April 27, 2024
• Borita ‘Grandma Bo’ Becker • Frederick Kenneth Chaundy • Arthur Wentworth Keale