KIF wrestlers ready for season
HONOLULU — Waimea High School wrestler Skyelynn Ripley did it, again — putting in a winning record during the 2022 Pa‘ani Challenge that wrapped up, Friday on O‘ahu.
Fireworks season starts with a bang
LIHU‘E — No sooner than Santa finishing his appointed stops, globally, another tradition kicked in, Monday morning when sleep still clouded the minds of Christmas revelers.
Sculptor struggles with Shaka Claus
Jeff Haigh of California said on Friday there was only one more day, and a lot of “refurbishing” that needed to be done, on the “Shaka Claus” sand sculpture at Kalapaki Beach.
Happy Camper for Monday, December 26, 2022
Mahalo, Kaua‘i Krush softball Menehune (nobody wanted their names out there) for collaborating with the Kaua‘i Senior Softball League’s Hanama‘ulu Hillsiders and the county’s Department of Parks and Recreation to improve the softball field at the Peter Rayno Sr. Park in Hanama‘ulu.
Raider boys 3rd at O‘ahu swim meet
Ahead of the first Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation qualifying swim meet coming Jan. 7, 2023 at the YMCA pool in Puhi, Kaua‘i High School took a team of swimmers to participate in the 45th annual Dorothy Aki/Kalani High School Invitational that wrapped up Dec. 17 on O‘ahu.
Happy Camper for Sunday, December 25, 2022
Ella Dela Cruz of Ellaments is just an eighth grade home schooler, and already launched a great line of gyotaku note cards and hand-stamped fabric art (so good, even Sheri Sanchez Holcomb, the organizer from Marriott’s Kaua‘i Vacation Club of the Children’s Miracle Network Craft and Products Fair, had to get some pieces).
Kapa‘a wahine unbeaten in KIF basketball first round
KAPA‘A — The frustrated Waimea High girls basketball team succumbed to Kapa‘a’s height advantage and turnovers on Friday, 61-35, during the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation girls basketball contest at the Bernice Hundley Gym.
Lost Life Flight air ambulance team is remembered
LIHU‘E — Thursday was a time to grieve for the Hawai‘i Life Flight Kaua‘i team and several dozen community members, who joined the Kaua‘i team in remembering the three victims of the Hawai‘i Life Flight N13GZ that lost contact with radar in waters between Maui and Hawai‘i Island on Thursday, Dec. 15.
Arroyo family, Arroyo’s Plumbing treat 85 to Walmart shopping sprees
Christmas for 85 young people and their families arrived on Friday afternoon when they gathered in the Walmart parking lot.
400 benefit from Zonta Christmas Fund
LIHU‘E — Christmas will be brighter for almost 400 disadvantaged individuals who qualified as recipients as part of The Garden Island newspaper/Zonta Club of Kaua‘i Christmas Fund project.
Kapa‘a graduates are first Nurse Aide Certificate earners
LIHU‘E — When six Kapa‘a High School students received their Nurses Aide certificate on Tuesday, they had no idea they were part of history at the Wilcox Medical Center where the certificates were distributed.
Kapa‘a KIF soccer sweeps Waimea
LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i High School’s Aileah Villatora found the net in the 73rd minute on Wednesday to prevent a shutdown from Island School wahine during a Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation soccer game contested at Vidinha Stadium.
Red Raiders come up short in KIF basketball against Menehune
WAIMEA — Kaua‘i High School girls basketball player Hema Naka‘ahiki-Young finished Wednesday night with a game-high 21 points during a Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation girls basketball game at Clem Gomes Gym.
Kaua‘i’s credit unions step up to help food bank
NAWILIWILI — The Kaua‘i Independent Food Bank, including its staff and board members, celebrated in the Thanks of Giving on Wednesday.
Final push for Christmas fund
Myla lives with her daughter, who is her cargiver. She finds joy and solace in music and engaging with friends at the Adult Day Health Center. With her fixed income, it can be challenging prioritizing bills.
Voyager men shut out Red Raiders in KIF soccer
LIHU‘E — The Island School boys soccer team shut down Kaua‘i High School 8-0 during a Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation boys soccer game played Tuesday at Vidinha Stadium where action was limited to daylight hours due to the county working on the lighting system.
Kapa‘a, Kaua‘i sweep Tuesday series in KIF basketball
LIHU‘E — The Kapa‘a High School boys basketball teams, and the Kaua‘i High School boys basketball teams swept their respective games on Tuesday night during Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation boys basketball games at Wilcox Gymnasium at Island School, and Bernice Hundley Gym at Kapa‘a High School.
Solomone Malafu signs to UCLA
KAPA‘A — Kapa‘a High School teacher David Morales double-checked the paperwork on Wednesday before Kapa‘a High School senior Solomone Malafu signed his Letter of Intent to play football for the UCLA Bruins.
Crew of air ambulance to be honored
LIHU‘E — The Hawai‘i Life Flight team invites everyone “to gather in honor of the three crew members from Hawai‘i Life Flight N13GZ,” who disappeared last week in waters between Maui and Hawai‘i Island.
Benny is a young male with a disability that requires constant supervision.
His parents work hard to support Benny and his siblings. Benny wants toys for Christmas, and his parents would appreciate any help this holiday season.