Happy Camper for Friday, April 12, 2024
Those crazy chickens are everywhere … Roger Lepley has written a book containing 21 chicken stories, “Kaua‘i Rooster Book,” and will be doing a book signing on Friday from 5 p.m. at Talk Story Bookstore, coinciding with the weekly Friday Night Art put on by the Hanapepe Economic Alliance.
La‘akea Chun nominated to Charter Commission
LIHU‘E — Local resident Alice Parker was so overwhelmed by the nomination of La‘akea Chun to a seat on the Charter Commission on Wednesday, she forgot the protocol of testifying before the Kaua‘i County Council.
Obituaries for Thursday, April 11, 2024
• Michael Wayne Kiyabu • Lloyd Ken Shimono
Jobless rate falls to 2.5 percent in February on Kaua‘i
LIHU‘E — A robust labor market turned up the heat in February, as it added hundreds of jobs across key sectors of the island economy in the final full month of the winter tourism season.
Hilo teacher surprised with $25K Milken award
HILO, Hawaii — A math teacher at Waiakea High School on Tuesday won a $25,000 national Milken Educator Award.
Obituaries for Wednesday, April 10, 2024
• George Lumabao • Thomas Galicinao Soriano • Frances Carreira • Florentino Salvador, Sr. • Eric Andrew Corn • Elaine Kaleiohi Fernandez • Gregoria ‘Jeannie’ Oroc • Aaley Kauhanelani Pahulehua • Jonathan ‘Jon’ Steven Sabala • Michael Wayne Kiyabu • Gilbert Ontoy Pacleb • Gladys Haruko Iha
HOOSER: Wisdom from a first grader
For Presidents’ Day, my incredibly smart 7-year-old granddaughter Isabella was asked by her first grade teacher to answer a single question: What would they do if they were president? My granddaughters response was: “If I were president I’d be kind to everyone.”
Head-on crash stymies highway traffic
HANAPEPE — Vehicular traffic flow on Kaumuali‘i Highway came to an abrupt halt after a collision between a school bus and pickup truck occurred in Hanapepe.
Restrictions placed on some cattle transfers into state
LIHU‘E — Due to the recent detection of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), which has been reported and detected on the mainland, the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) has restricted the transport of cattle into the state from premises where cattle infection has been detected.
Obituaries for Tuesday, April 9, 2024
• Gilbert Ontoy Pacleb • Michael Wayne Kiyabu • Jonathan “Jon” Steven Sabala • Aaley Kauhanelani Pahulehua
Obituaries for Monday, April 8, 2024
• Eric Andrew Corn • Moleni Koli • Irene Batalion Vigilia Michaud • Elaine Kaleiohi Fernandez
KPD chief addresses firearm issue
LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i Police Department Chief Todd Raybuck could be in some hot water after he left his “department-issued firearm” in an employee restroom last month.
Lane closures scheduled on Kaua‘i
LIHU‘E — A number of road-related projects are on tap in the days ahead with work taking place from Hanapepe to Princeville, the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation said in a weekly update on Friday.
Obituaries for Saturday, April 6, 2024
• Michael Wayne Kiyabu • Patricia Gail Shaddock • Angela Marie Smallidge
ISLAND HISTORY: Dorothy Leilani Ellis was Miss Hawai‘i of 1953
Born on Kaua‘i, Dorothy Leilani Ellis (1937-2007) was the youngest of six children of former Kaua‘i County Chairman William Ellis and Maria Pihaleo Ellis.
JONES: Q & A: April’s foolish fit and fat foolery
Aloha, fitness fanatics, exercise enthusiasts, and weight-wary warriors! April Fools has come and gone, but not the opportunity for me to debunk some of the most common myths about fitness and fat loss.
County of Kaua‘i settles racial discrimination lawsuit for $350K
HONOLULU — A county in Hawai‘i has agreed to pay $350,000 to settle a lawsuit that accused the police chief of discriminating against a captain for being Japanese American, including one instance when the chief squinted his eyes, bowed repeatedly and said he couldn’t trust Japanese people.
Obituaries for Friday, April 5, 2024
• Kent Kimo Bender • Eric Andrew Corn • Michael Wayne Kiyabu • Patricia Gail Shaddock • Edmund F. Ku Malama Sr. • Florentino Salvador, Sr. • Wiley Kaipolani Junjiro Bernard Yoshioka
West Kaua‘i Lions Club host Easter fun in Kekaha
KEKAHA — According to Lion Eric Nordmeier of the West Kaua‘i Lions Club, the annual Easter Egg Project brought out nearly a hundred participants ages 1 through 12 years old on Sunday to the Kekaha Faye Park and Neighborhood Center Complex, or more commonly known as the Kekaha ball park.
Marijuana bill flames out in House
LIHU‘E — Legalization of the recreational use of marijuana for adults in Hawai‘i is nothing more than a pipe dream after a bill that would have made it possible failed to advance in the state Legislature.