Happy Camper for Saturday, October 26, 2024
Congratulations, Stephanie Iona, Laurie Yoshida, Aloun Farms and the many hands involved in growing and producing nearly 5,000, if not more, pumpkins for Kauai, Molokai and the Big Island to celebrate Halloween with carved jack-o-lanterns …
Kauai Sea Scouts honored by county
LIHUE — The Sea Scouts aboard USS Decisive were excited on Thursday when they learned that Oct. 24 was declared Kauai Sea Scouts Day by Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami.
Students immerse themselves in Newell’s shearwaters
WAILUA — A group of fourth grade students from Island School, Kumu Sabra Kauka, and representatives of the state Department of Land and Natural Resources and other community groups, including Save Our Shearwaters, watched on Wednesday as the four rehabilitated Newell’s shearwater birds took to the skies over a Wailua beach assisted by the hands of the spectators.
Happy Camper for Friday, October 25, 2024
Mahalo Stephanie Iona for getting Aloun Farms to donate (and deliver) some 250 pumpkins to the county’s employee council for their annual celebration!
Births for Thursday, October 24, 2024
• Arrow Armstrong • Hala‘i-Wren Aviguetero • Kawehi Reiko Kellow • Roman Fujin Michael Honjo
Celebrate K-PAL’s new facility on Thursday
LIHUE — Islandwide residents and their keiki are invited to attend and celebrate the grand opening of the Kauai Police Activities League’s (K-PAL) new facility.
Births for Wednesday, October 23, 2024
• Ryenn Blake Kahalaopuna Villanueva • Odin Rufo Ekolu Kini Cardenas-Ramos • Alaka‘i Tabura • Zeliah Ann Bowers • Keiki Hanau Mua Jeffries
Maryanne Kusaka celebrated at Hall of Fame induction
WAILUA — Saturday was a special day at the Lydgate Park where former mayor Maryanne Kusaka had the day named after her while participating in the official induction of Ke Ala Hele Makalae into the Rails to Trails Conservancy’s Hall of Fame.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Tickets for the Kauai Visayan Club 23rd International Costume Ball are still available by calling Adrian Ardiente at 808-940-4725.
Free pumpkins at fall festival in Waimea
LIHUE — The last of the free pumpkins given away to celebrate Halloween will be available on Saturday when the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, Kauai Region presents the Healthy Living Fall Festival on the campus of the Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waimea.
Tokuda helps in fight against food insecurity
PUHI — Congresswoman Jill Tokuda was impressed by not only the healthy cucumbers and eggplants from Lin Farm, but also the fresh frozen Wailua Meat that were included in the food parcels being distributed during the free food distribution by the Hawaii Foodbank Kauai at its Puhi warehouse on Thursday.
Happy Camper for Monday, October 21, 2024
Congratulations, Nia Pablo on being voted Miss Homecoming 2024 for Waimea High School! Nia was escorted by her dad, Alden Pablo (watch for announcements of the BIG carnival presented by the Hanapepe Colts Pop Warner Association …
Chocolate celebrated, coffee too in Puhi
PUHI — Described as a celebration of all things chocolate and coffee, the 9th Kauai Chocolate & Coffee festival hosted hundreds of people at the Kilohana Luau Pavilion on Sunday.
ISLAND HISTORY: Queen Emma’s sojourn on Kauai during 1870 and 1871
Queen Emma (1836-1885), the wife of King Kamehameha IV, made three visits to Kauai.
Halloween Trick-Or-Treat Run on Oct. 26
OMAO — The Kauai Ballet Academy welcomes 5K trail runners, high school runners and keiki to its 5K Trail Run and Keiki Trick-Or-Treat Run that will take place on Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Omao Dirt Track starting at 8 a.m.
Happy Camper for Saturday, October 19, 2024
William Balbin of Lovelea said it’s alright to refer to Filipino Americans as “Fil Am” like they used to be referred to.
Kauai Filipino American History Month continues on Saturday
LIHUE — “Sari Sari Store is kind of like a variety store,” said Marynel Valenzuela of Ink Spot Printing. “It’s like a little bit of everything.”
Births for Friday, October 18, 2024
• Archer Orlando Lawai‘a Sagocio • Kailee Rose Martin
Celebrating Filipino American History Month
LIHUE — The Kauai Philippine Cultural Center (KPCC), one of two recipients of Safeway gifts during the grand reopening of the Safeway Lihue on Wednesday, will be the site of the inaugural Kauai Filipino American History Month on Friday and Saturday.
Happy Camper for Friday, October 18, 2024
Safeway Senior Vice President Kevin Lovell, after looking at the Safeway Lihue store (it’s in the Hokulei Shopping Village) on Wednesday, did not know whether it was Christmas or fall because of the elaborate in-store displays that overflowed to the vintage Jeep laden with pumpkins.