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,
Happy Camper for Friday, September 15, 2023
Melissa McFerrin Warrack, of Kukui Grove Center, said Small Fry, located adjacent to the Kaua‘i Society of Artists gallery, is already decked out in Halloween decoration because an off-island publication wants to interview the owner, who is from Waimea.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Kudos, Jean Souza (do you realize that clouds are good indicators of natural disasters?) and the Kaua‘i Ocean Discovery for having the Cloud Charts and free COVID-19 tests (how many people stopped for theirs after the DMV ran out of their supply?) during the 9/11 National Day of Service (and Remembrance).
Happy Camper for Monday, September 11, 2023
Auri Oshiro (she was helping mom Cher on Saturday during the pop-up at Kukui Grove Center) said Halloween is her favorite time of the year because of all the candy.
Happy Camper for Saturday, September 9, 2023
Happy Retirement to Koloa Public Library librarian David Thorpe (who actually retired on Aug. 31!).
Happy Camper for Friday, September 8, 2023
Kaua‘i High School, in partnership with Kukui Grove Center, will present Disney’s “High School Musical” during the Kaua‘i High School free Homecoming Movie Night on Saturday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Kukui Grove Center.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, September 6, 2023
What is a MOS (Art Umezu said it stands for “Mountains, Ocean, and Sea” — how come it’s not “sun” since “sea” is closely related to “ocean?”) Burger, Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami, who was speaking with Shinya Ohashi and Mirai Honma (congratulations on winning The Kaua‘i Marathon on Sunday!) on how they would make a special stop for MOS Burgers while traveling in Japan.
Happy Camper for Monday, September 4, 2023
Happy Labor Day? Not for Kaua‘i Coffee’s Faith Soto, who, Darla Domingo said “retired” on Thursday (Darla had her twin grandchildren running after “the very fast chicken” on Saturday, during The Kaua‘i Marathon Keiki Race). But Faith was helping at the Kaua‘i Coffee tent during the Wilcox Health Sports and Fitness Expo at the Grand Hyatt Resort & Spa in Po‘ipu on Friday and Saturday, and Darla said she came back to help during The Kaua‘i Marathon on Sunday.
Happy Camper for Saturday, September 2, 2023
Wow! So much fundraisers going on this weekend. Wesley Elmore, of the Ridgecrest United Method Church in California, is here for the Kaua‘i Marathon following five years of not participating.
Happy Camper for Friday, September 1, 2023
Happy retirement, Eileen Naka‘ahiki, following 45 years of providing nursing skills to the community. Stephanie Iona (she was even a patient of Eileen’s) said Eileen was a nurse with Wilcox Hospital for 14 years before ending 31 years at Kaua‘i Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waimea.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Scott Smith-Cooke, from a “small town in California,” couldn’t believe his luck, running into and getting to hear Kaikona before the pair took a lunch break at the Wailua Bay Creators Fair at the Hilton Garden Inn Wailua Bay Kaua‘i, where Elvrine Chow got to share a tent to check out the action.
Happy Camper for Monday, August 28, 2023
Where is that visitor who was looking for coffee (not the brewed kine being offered by Terry Gordines at the Grove Farm Market in Puhi on Saturday) to bring home?
Happy Camper for Saturday, August 26, 2023
Happy birthday, John Harder, who celebrated with cake and the company of nearly three dozen friends and supporters on Thursday.
Happy Camper for Friday, August 25, 2023
The Kaua‘i Robotics Alliance presents its 2023 Robotics Expo on Saturday, with no admission charge, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Kaua‘i Philippine Cultural Center, close to Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School in Puhi.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Kaua‘i Economic Opportunity is offering CPR certification and first aid training (how many of you need this for work?), and AED classes on Wednesday from noon to 4 p.m. at Kukui Grove Center in Lihu‘e.