Happy Camper for Monday, October 21, 2024
Congratulations, Nia Pablo on being voted Miss Homecoming 2024 for Waimea High School! Nia was escorted by her dad, Alden Pablo (watch for announcements of the BIG carnival presented by the Hanapepe Colts Pop Warner Association …
Kapaa is CPB KIF girls volleyball champion
LIHUE — The Kapaa High School girls volleyball team is the new Central Pacific Bank Kauai Interscholastic Federation champion.
Chocolate celebrated, coffee too in Puhi
PUHI — Described as a celebration of all things chocolate and coffee, the 9th Kauai Chocolate & Coffee festival hosted hundreds of people at the Kilohana Luau Pavilion on Sunday.
Halloween Trick-Or-Treat Run on Oct. 26
OMAO — The Kauai Ballet Academy welcomes 5K trail runners, high school runners and keiki to its 5K Trail Run and Keiki Trick-Or-Treat Run that will take place on Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Omao Dirt Track starting at 8 a.m.
Happy Camper for Saturday, October 19, 2024
William Balbin of Lovelea said it’s alright to refer to Filipino Americans as “Fil Am” like they used to be referred to.
Kauai defeats Indiana High School in air riflery
LIHUE — The Kauai High School air rifle team netted the highest score of the season to defeat Indiana High School, announced Marcela Hornos on Tuesday.
Kauai Filipino American History Month continues on Saturday
LIHUE — “Sari Sari Store is kind of like a variety store,” said Marynel Valenzuela of Ink Spot Printing. “It’s like a little bit of everything.”
Celebrating Filipino American History Month
LIHUE — The Kauai Philippine Cultural Center (KPCC), one of two recipients of Safeway gifts during the grand reopening of the Safeway Lihue on Wednesday, will be the site of the inaugural Kauai Filipino American History Month on Friday and Saturday.
Happy Camper for Friday, October 18, 2024
Safeway Senior Vice President Kevin Lovell, after looking at the Safeway Lihue store (it’s in the Hokulei Shopping Village) on Wednesday, did not know whether it was Christmas or fall because of the elaborate in-store displays that overflowed to the vintage Jeep laden with pumpkins.
Alvarez installed as Miss Kauai Veteran
LIHUE — Retired U.S. Air Force General and Kauai Veterans Council Commander Mary Kay Hertog could not help herself and gasped audibly after learning the amount of money being contributed by Jeffrey Callejo Jr. and the Kauai Line Dance Group on Wednesday.
Kapaa wins in straight sets in Kauai Interscholastic Federation volleyball
KAPAA — Kapaa High School girls volleyball celebrated its Senior Night by taking both the junior varsity and varsity contests on Tuesday in Kauai Interscholastic Federation matches played against Waimea High School at Bernice Hundley Gym.
Kapaa runs wild in 64-0 romp in KIF football
KAPAA — Kapaa High School defender Amanaki Tuulangavalu put an end to Kauai High School’s day under the the record-breaking temperatures at Bryan J. Baptiste Sports Complex on Saturday.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, October 16, 204
Kahu Kerry Holder-Joffrion, of the West Kauai United Episcopal Church, offered to pay for the watermelon that decided it would suicide at the Pau Hana Market, but the offer was declined.
Raising awareness for blind and visually impaired people
LIHUE — Automobile horns punctuated the air on Tuesday morning, accompanied by vocal banter between sign wavers and drivers of cars paused for the red light at the intersection of Umi and Rice streets.
Increased recycling, waste diversion grants available
LIHUE — The County of Kauai’s Solid Waste Division is currently accepting grant applications for projects that increase recycling and waste diversion consistent with recommendations put forward in the most recent Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan update.
Southwest donates free flights for students to go on Pearl Harbor excursion
HONOLULU — Southwest Airlines, in partnership with the Pearl Harbor Historic Sites’ Pearl Harbor Explorer Program, announced on Monday it has donated 400 complimentary c-passes to fly fourth through 12th grade students to Oahu from the neighbor islands for a two-day Pearl Harbor excursion.
Essay contests celebrate King Kalakaua’s birthday
LIHUE — Starting on Tuesday, Oct. 15, and running through Nov. 11, The Friends of Iolani Palace will be accepting essay contest entries from students in elementary school through high school.
Sea Scouts rescue sailboat at Nawiliwili Small Boat Harbor
NAWILIWILI — Commodore Larry Richardson, of the Kauai Sea Scouts, said the scouts aboard the USS Decisive “saved the day” on Wednesday at the Nawiliwili Small Boat Harbor.
5-set matches light up Friday night volleyball
KAPAA — Fans of Kauai Interscholastic Federation girls volleyball received the full value of their tickets on Friday when the games being played at Wilcox Gymnasium at Island School and Clem Gomes Gym in Waimea went the full five sets before a winner was declared.
Matsuri overflows the convention hall
LIHUE — Hundreds of people braved congested parking and crowds to enjoy the 39th annual Kauai Matsuri event at the Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall on Saturday.