Happy Camper for Saturday, October 21, 2023
The St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church is hosting its annual Holiday Craft Fair (you never know what kind of information is waiting to be discovered when participating in the YMCA candlelight vigil — kudos, Emma White, Ranae Hamilton-Cambeilh and YWCA staff for hosting the event!) on Nov. 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Happy Camper for Friday, October 20, 2023
Donna Fuji (do you still have your cookbooks available?) said the ‘Ele‘ele Elementary School is hosting its annual craft fair on Saturday in the school’s cafeteria and under the shady trees … definitely worth checking out if you’re on the westside.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Dr. Laurel Coleman (she’s planning to walk) said Arnold Leong of the Fah Inn (there actually is a ‘Fah Inn’ building in Waimea) is planning to cook pancakes for participants of the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, which takes place on Saturday with registration starting at 7 a.m. and the walk starting at 8 a.m. at the Ocean Course at Hokuala.
Happy Camper for Monday, October 16, 2023
The Kaua‘i High School Japanese Club has been busy during fall break, creating fresh floral arrangements (did you check out the ikebana displays at Matsuri Kaua‘i?) as a fundraiser for the club’s anticipated trip to Japan.
Happy Camper for Saturday, October 14, 2023
No, Mayor Derek S. K. Kawakami, I don’t think The Happy Camper is related to Suo Oshima Mayor Kiyotaka Fujimoto, who was on Kaua‘i to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Suo Oshima and County of Kaua‘i “sister island” relationships.
Happy Camper for Friday, October 13, 2023
Yikes! It’s Friday the 13th and Tiffany Dick and her Aloha Dance Studio ‘ohana open up the Freaky Friday Spooktacular at Kukui Grove Center starting this evening and continuing for the next two Fridays.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Another big weekend is in store when Mary Lardizabal of the Kapa‘a Middle School ‘ukulele band and choir takes on the fall break movie night on Saturday (Aloha Dance Studio starts its three-weekend Freaky Fridays this Friday evening, too) at Kukui Grove Center, where Kaua‘i Partea will have hot dogs (still haven’t tried the Bubble Hot Dog, Jean Souza said is really good) available for purchase.
Happy Camper for Monday, October 9, 2023
Kudos, Justin Kaeo Kinoshita (Fire Chief Michael Gibson said it’s all him!) and all those volunteers (even Sol Kanoho was there from the Kaua‘i Emergency Management Agency) on hosting a great Fire Prevention Week launch that had a line waiting for the 9 a.m. start (did the Swim Kaua‘i Aquatics have a break in their swim meet so the swimmers could enjoy some of that educational fun?).
Happy Camper for Saturday, October 7, 2023
October is a busy month and a test of good time management for those families and individuals wanting to maximize participation in as many events as humanly possible …
Happy Camper for Friday, October 6, 2023
Happy birthday to Tori Kagawa, who got help from Wayne Doliente (he had the day off) on Tuesday when she spent her birthday working the scorer’s table at the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation girls volleyball matches at Clem Gomes Gym … Waimea High School is next on the list to get a new gymnasium.
Happy Camper for Monday, October 2, 2023
Are you ready for Saturday?
Happy Camper for Saturday, September 30, 2023
Pink is showing up all over the place, as the Kaua‘i Committee on the Status of Women anticipate the Breast Cancer walk coming up on Monday at 11:30 a.m. from the Mo‘ikeha Building …
Happy Camper for Friday, September 29, 2023
Yes, Jules from Da ‘Aina is one of the more than two dozen craft vendors (some coming from outside Kaua‘i) that are participating in the Kaua‘i Mokihana Festival Craft Fair that’s squeezed between the Friday night kahiko hula and Saturday’s ‘auana hula …
Happy Camper for Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Kudos to all on a very exciting weekend that centered around the high school sporting world. That includes the opening of the new Kaua‘i High School gymnasium, Kaua‘i High School homecoming week which included a community parade and pep rally, and Waimea High School hosting back-to-back Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation sports events
Happy Camper for Monday, September 25, 2023
What’s with all that colored hair (Mary Ann Ornellas of Malia Kai — it’s upstairs of the former City Liquor building — said the colored eyes and vampire teeth for Halloween are good sellers!) by the scorer’s table at the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation air riflery matches at Clem Gomes Gym on Saturday?
Happy Camper for Saturday, September 23, 2023
Mahalo, Kaua‘i for contributing to the more than $94,000 raised during the radiothon that benefited the Hawai‘i Foodbank for Maui Food Bank,
Happy Camper for Friday, September 22, 2023
One of the pleasant surprises at the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation girls volleyball matches at Clem Gomes Gym (mahalo Coach Jon Kobayashi and the Menehune Athletic Department for the hospitality) was the appearance of Hoku’s food truck, which, according to Joyce Evens, stays for the entire game … makes a great stop for post-match dinner, especially if the match goes five sets.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Kudos to Melissa McFerrin Warrack, Sarah Tochiki, Mary Lardizabal and the Many Hands for coordinating a push for the radiothon that raised funds to benefit the Hawai‘i Foodbank, Maui Food Bank and their help toward relief from the Maui wildfires.
Happy Camper for Monday, September 18, 2023
Mark Jeffers, of The Storybook Theatre, (In the Land of the Red Lilikoi!) is getting excited about the Peace Day parade coming up on Thursday.
Happy Camper for Saturday, September 16, 2023
Happy “10 Years in Beer” anniversary to Jim Guerber, Larry Feinstein (he wasn’t fishing at the yacht races) and all the fine hands at the Kaua‘i Beer Company,