EMS stronger together
LIHUE — Kauai Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami remembers the compassionate care toward his father, Charles Kawakami, during his final days.
Hurricane outlook on Wednesday
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will announce its outlook for the 2019 Central Pacific hurricane season during a news conference on Wednesday at the University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology.
Milton Valera one of three honored
A 1960 Kauai High School graduate was recently honored at California State University Northridge.
Spirit of the dance
KAPAA — Elaine Morita silently smiled from her vantage point on the wall at the unfolding scene of people streaming through the doors of Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital Friday night.
Let the good times roll
POIPU — When the name “Next Generation” was announced as the winner in the elementary school category of “Battle of the Bands,” the crowd roared — and Isadora Luz beamed.
Hawaii newspaper says reporter banned from Army meeting
A journalist in Hawaii was banned from covering what a newspaper contends was a public meeting but the U.S. Army said was not open to all, a report said.
Hawaii jail operating with less than half the normal staff
A Hawaii jail where a riot broke out in March is operating with less than half the normal number of corrections officers, officials said.
Proposing a secondary school
KILAUEA — More than one proposal is in the works for a middle and high school on Kauai’s North Shore.
Getting back on course
LIHUE — Shey Furgeson is the first successful graduate of the Kauai Veterans Court that started back in November 2017.
Library book sale scheduled
Friends of the North Shore Library are having their quarterly used book sale 10 a.m to 4 p.m. June 1 at the Princeville Public Library.