TGI candidate profile: Michael Roven Poai
Candidate Profile — Mayor of Kaua‘i — Michael Roven Poai
Only bon dance on the island draws huge crowd
The pau-hana time came, the rain clouds that welcomed Friday parted, and the people came to Puhi to enjoy the bon odori experience of food, games and, of course, the bon odori.
Chang leads statewide tourism-promotion team
HONOLULU — Former general manager of Hanalei Bay Resort Douglas Chang has been appointed chair of the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement’s Kilohana Collective transition team to help fulfill the Hawai‘i Destination Brand Marketing & Management Services contract for the U.S. major market area awarded by the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority to CNHA last month.
Island road closures planned week of Aug. 1-5
LUMAHA‘I — The state Department of Transportation scheduled a right-lane closure on Kuhio Highway possible in either direction between mile markers 5 and 7, between Lumaha‘i Beach and Wainiha Bay, Monday through Friday, Aug. 1 to 5, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., for guardrail repairs.
YWCA gives $8,000 in scholarships
LIHU‘E — The YWCA of Kaua‘i Executive Director Renae Hamilton-Cambeilh and a good amount of the YWCA board, including Scholarship Committee Chair Katie Parkinson, celebrated the presentation of $8,000 in scholarships Thursday night with the scholarship recipients and their families at the YWCA of Kaua‘i Women’s Center.
Kaua‘i launches Make-A-Wish Hawai‘i 40th anniversary
LIHU‘E — Kukui Grove Center this Saturday, Aug. 6 is the site of free anniversary events hosted by Make-A-Wish Hawai‘i, celebrating 40 years of granting life-changing “wishes” for local children with critical illnesses.
Kaua‘i visitors are spending more than they were pre-pandemic
LIHU‘E — Has tourism fully bounced back from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic?
Defense contractor held without bail in ID theft mystery
HONOLULU — A U.S. defense contractor and his wife charged with fraudulently living for decades under the stolen identities of two dead infants told family they were going into the witness protection program before abruptly abandoning their house and leaving Texas about 40 years ago, a federal prosecutor said Thursday.
3 others charged in Hawaii affordable housing scheme
HONOLULU — Two Hawaii attorneys and a businessman helped an ex-county official pull off a years-long, nearly $11-million affordable housing scheme, U.S. authorities said Monday.
US: Hawaii man used $1.2M in fake checks to try to post bail
HONOLULU — A Hawaii man accused of using counterfeit bank checks totaling $1.2 million to try to bail three people out of a jail has been arrested and ordered held without bail, according to court records.
Fire weather watch in effect Sunday
The National Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch for the leeward areas of Kaua‘i County that goes into effect on Sunday, July 31, 2022, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Donations to Salvation Army rise; next ARC donation event is Aug. 19
AHUKINI — “Three shipping containers,” said Shantelle Rego of the county’s Solid Waste Division, Friday. “It’s not even noon, and we have three full containers. Normally, we do two containers every month.”
Hawai‘i Heart Walk returns to Kaua‘i
HONOLULU — The American Heart Association, the world’s leading voluntary organization dedicated to building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke is excited to announce the return of its Hawaii Heart Walk event on Aug. 6 at Puakea Golf Course in Lihue.
COVID update: Cases contiune to decline, keiki set to return to school
LIHU‘E — Health officials reported a daily average of 24 new cases of COVID-19 last week, continuing a two-month trend of declining case counts.
Two Brun associates sentenced
LIHU‘E — As former county council member turned drug kingpin Arthur Brun awaits transfer to a mainland prison, associates Steven Keli‘ikuli and Orlando Manguchei were sentenced to prison terms this week.
More than half of Kaua‘i went without medical care, survey shows
LIHU‘E — A new survey shines a light on island residents’ struggle to pay for and access health care.
Hamada is interim Kaua‘i school leader
LIHU‘E — Tuesday, most of the state Department of Education educators returned to their classrooms in accordance with the DOE school calendar.
Koloa Plantation Days Parade road closures set
KOLOA – The annual Historic Koloa Plantation Days Parade is scheduled for Saturday, July 30, at 10 a.m.
Hawaii pair accused of conspiracy, taking IDs of dead babies
HONOLULU — A U.S. defense contractor and his wife who lived for decades under the identities of two dead Texas children have been charged with identity theft and conspiring against the government, according to federal court records unsealed in Honolulu.
Firefighter injured in Kealia brush fire
KEALIA — A Kaua‘i Fire Department firefighter was injured Sunday after first responders extinguished a fire in Kealia.