Chiefess counselor is named School Counselor of the Year
In conjunction with National School Counseling Week 2025, the Hawaii Department of Education and the American School Counselor Association announced Noelani Butcher of Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School as the 2025 American School Counselor Association’s Hawaii School Counselor of the Year.
Souper Sunday is happening
Susan Pittman of Clayworks at Kilohana said Wednesday that the bowls for Souper Sunday should be ready on Friday.
Happy Camper for Friday, February 7, 2025
Chinese New Year, or the start of the lunar new year, started on Jan. 29. According to tradition, the Spring Festival celebration continues until Feb. 12 with the Lantern Festival.
Leilani hoike on Saturday
The Grammy Awards in Los Angeles are done, but Grammy level presentations come to Kauai on Saturday at the Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall.
Breathing to levitation at the science fair
Dan Matthews has been serving as the volunteer director of the Kauai Regional Science and Engineering Fair, Awards Ceremony for five years.
Blessing honors helicopters to be used to save native birds
The Kauai Forest Bird Recovery Project blessed helicopters this week as the annual field season commences efforts to save native Kauai birds.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, February 5, 2025
The Pau Hana Market supports Chinese New Year, said Laurie Ho, the president of the Kauai County Farm Bureau who distributed free good fortune fruits and candies from behind a cute Chinese New Year display (it’s made from whatever we could find at the grab bag section at Walmart and Ace Hardware, Laurie said).
Births for Tuesday, February 4, 2025
• Kelia Smith • Kenilius Didi Kaisha • Kealahina Toa • Kaimi‘loa Kai • Amira Reinara Punzalan
Happy Camper for Monday, February 3, 2025
See what happens when you live in paradise?
Welcome, Year of the Snake!
Hundreds of people — residents and visitors alike — gathered at The Shops at Kukuiula in Poipu on Friday evening, and at the Kukui Grove Center in Lihue to welcome the Year of the Wood Snake by visiting the Tsunami Taiko Chinese lions with lai see, or red envelopes with cash.
Penny Vess Day celebrates Waimea High School honor
Friday was not just another school day, or the day following the passage of a winter storm that brought wind, rain and thunderstorms to the island of Kauai.
Happy Camper for Saturday, February 1, 2025
Today is Feb. 1 so it’s alright to jump start Valentine’s Day … the Grove Farm Market has its craft fair component opening today for a preview of Valentine’s Day (Xiomara Yamileth, reporter, says the Kauai Humane Society has a pretty unusual take on the day of love … check them out).
CRITTER: Lobster love and romance
Lobsters like most animals need to reproduce and have lots of offspring to insure the survival of their species.
ISLAND HISTORY: The notorious Captain ‘Bully’ Hayes visited Hawaii
American ship captain William Henry “Bully” Hayes (1827-1877) commenced his career as a trader among the islands of the Pacific in the 1850s, and after raiding and robbing trading stations for a time, he was arrested by British authorities at Upolu, Samoa.
JONES: Patients… please exercise patience!
Mahalo for your column last month on the purposeful prickles that we all encounter in life, and how our trials and tribulations serve as stepping stones on the journey to becoming our best. I’ve been dealing with some recent health issues that restrict my ability to exercise intensely. My doctors want me to work out regularly, but my breathing is limited. Any words of wisdom?
KPAL’s pickleball grand opening rescheduled
Due to the severe weather forecasted for today, the pickleball court grand opening has been canceled.
Kauai Quilt Show celebrates 20 years
Quilter Toni Wass was happy she was joined by Bev Gotelli and Eryca Hessheimer in wearing red on Tuesday when the quilters met to discuss the opening of the Kauai Quilt Show on Feb. 7.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Yes, it’s Chinese New Year, which is going to be followed by the National Football League Super Bowl and Valentine’s Day.
Lots of whales seen at Sanctuary Ocean Count
Hundreds of volunteers took to the coastal shorelines across the state on Saturday for the first of three scheduled Sanctuary Ocean Counts for 2025.
Hob Osterlund will present on Moli at Moolelo Series
The Friends of Kauai Wildlife Refuges and The Princeville at Hanalei Community Association Events Committee have partnered to present the engaging Princeville Moolelo that shares the work and stories of community conservation partners, Hawaiian cultural practitioners and more.