Talk Story: Matt Bernabe
When Matt Bernabe was in his third year of nursing school at Kauai Community College, he lost his leg in a street bike accident.
Talk Story: Rich Hoeppner
In his younger years, Kauai resident Rich Hoeppner came across autocross and had a passion for it ever since.
Talking story with the roaming reverend
The Rev. Ryan Newman gets back behind the pulpit again today at All Saints’ Episcopal Church and Preschool in Kapaa, after walking the 500-mile pilgrimage of Camino de Santiago in northern Spain.
Talk Story with Coach ‘O’
Mokihana Aquatics’ coach Orlando “O” Anaya said “the gig is up” after being announced as an inductee to the Class of 2018 Hawaii Swimming Hall of Fame.
Talk Story: Jess Jensen
During his younger days, Jess Jensen was more invested in football than wrestling. Now he gives a lot of his time to wrestling.
Thomas Iannucci : Na Hoku Hanohano winner
The moment Thomas Iannucci had been working toward for five years was upon him the night of May 19 on Oahu. His blood, sweat and, yes, tears, went into his album “Makana.”
Talking Story with Isaiah Alvarez
Isaiah Alvarez graduated in 2013 from Kauai High School and is now based in Los Angeles, up to his elbows in the film industry and building up a career by working cameras and other jobs on sets around the world.
Talk Story: Kahanu Tsukiyama
Musician Kahanu Tsukiyama was born on Oahu and moved to Kauai at the age 18 when offered a job at Wailua River on the Fern Grotto boat tour nearly 42 years ago.
Talk Story with Rachel Lasky
If there’s one thing that’s been a constant in Rachel Lasky’s life, it’s music. At a young age, Lasky began studying viola, piano and voice, and even attended a performing arts high school for a year in Australia, where she’s a dual citizen.
Talk Story: Charles Woolfork
If you’ve been to an Island School game this past year, you’ve more than likely heard a distinct voice from the stands cheering on the Voyagers. Sometimes, you’ll hear a loud and elongated “Yeah!” Sometimes, you’ll hear a chant to cheer an individual, e.g., “Reece the Beast!” That is the voice of school Athletic Director Charles Woolfork. The Cincinnati native is in his first year as a teacher and AD at Island School.
Talk story with Heather Lee
Undertones of conservation conversation are rumbling through the halls of Kauai Community College, as the traditional April 20 Earth Day has been expanded into a month-long event. Heather Lee, a student from Wailua who is set to graduate in May, will speak on her recent work with Geographic Information System mapping technology (GIS) to study pueo, or the Hawaiian short-eared owl.
Talk Story with Bill Bryner
Kauai swing trombonist Bill Bryner has been playing music for more than eight decades. During that time he has been a student, teacher, cavalry rider, radio operator, weather observer, engineer, computer programmer and an inspiration to all.
Talk Story with Mary Lardizabal
Kapaa Middle School music teacher Mary Lardizabal got help from Loke Sasil to lead the Kapaa Middle School Choir and Ukulele Band to a double gold award showing at the WorldStrides Music Festival in Anaheim, California, during spring break.
Talk Story with Joshua Wagner
The first time Waimea resident Joshua Wagner heard the adhan, the Muslim call to prayer, he knew Islam was the right path for him.
Talk Story: Stephanie Shinno
Stephanie Shinno didn’t exactly pursue the sport of golf early on. Her father made her do it as a child. Now as an adult, much of her life surrounds it. Shinno is the tournament director of Kauai Junior Golf Association, and she’s the girls golf coach for Kauai High School.
Talk Story: Nage Melamed, raised a surfer
Nage Melamed was raised a surfer on Kauai. Her dad, Andy Melamed, introduced her early to the waves of the North Shore.
Pam and Bob Warren are on a mission to save the river
The water was especially brown on the Kilauea River last month, as Bob and Pam Warren prepared to fly to Oahu for an invasive-species awards ceremony at which they were honored.
Talk Story with Kimberly Hope McDonough
The gentle sound carried above the din of merriment, attracting an audience of all ages, during the Valentine’s Day celebration at Kukui Grove Center, was the violin of Kimberly Hope McDonough.
Talk Story: Steve Yoder
For long-time Kauai resident Steve Yoder, there’s no place else he’d rather live. Yoder was 5 years old when he visited the Hawaiian Islands for the first time with his family in 1959, and he still remembers that trip fondly. His dad sold airplanes to Hawaiian Airlines in 1949, and his parents visited Kauai often.
Talk Story: Bob Schleck
Newly installed president of the Kauai Historical Society, Bob Schleck, has a passion for preserving the island’s history.