Grand Hyatt Kaua‘i honors 4 exceptional employees
PO‘IPU — Grand Hyatt Kaua‘i Resort and Spa celebrated four of its employees — Tony Brun from the Bell Department, Juan Ramirez from Tidepools restaurant, Director of Group Sales Vanessa Yatsuoka,, and Luke Steimach of the Tidepools team — as the “creme de la creme,” or Outstanding Colleagues and Leaders of the Year during the Po‘ipu resort’s Holiday Party.
Happy Camper for Friday, January 13, 2023
Got a “softly-used” children’s, or young adult book lying around looking for new sets of eyes? The Kaua‘i RSVP (kudos on hosting the 2022 annual Recognition lunch at the Kaua‘i Beach Resort!) is collecting new, and “softly-used” books as its Martin Luther Day service project (are they going to be at the Kukui Grove Center, again?) to replenish the Little Libraries that have popped up around the islands.
Lady Menehune hold off Raiders in KIF basketball
WAIMEA — Kaua‘i High School players Jazlyn Corpuz and Hema Naka‘ahiki-Young both bucketed nine points apiece on Wednesday during a Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation girls basketball game against Waimea High School at Clem Gomes Gym.
Amelia Earhart pilot gets red carpet treatment at “The Gin Game” gala
PUHI — Special guest Hawaiian Airlines pilot Crissy Marti appeared on Wednesday night in honor of Amelia Earhart Day that is observed on Jan. 11, not the Red Carpet Gala hosted by the Zonta Club of Kaua‘i at the Hawai‘i Community Players “The Gin Game” at the Puhi Theatrical Warehouse.
Annual recognition program celebrates Kaua‘i’s volunteers
NUKOLI‘I — Natsuko Daida, who celebrated with other 20-year volunteers at the Kaua‘i RSVP lunch on Thursday at the Kaua‘i Beach Resort, is 100 years old.
Ayonon saves a Voyager loss in KIF soccer
LIHU‘E — Island School center-forward Chloe Ayonon broke the ice in the third minute of play on Monday during a Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation girls soccer match against Kaua‘i High School at Vidinha Stadium.
Raiders use 4 minutes to claim KIF baskeball’s First Round
LIHU‘E — The Kaua‘i High boys basketball team utilized the full four extra minutes to get past Kapa‘a High, 79-75 on Tuesday during a Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation boys basketball playoff game waged before a standing-room-only crowd at Kaua‘i High gym.
Kaua‘i police make strides in opening Lihu‘e KPAL facility
Kaua‘i police are nearing an agreement with the Philippine Cultural Center to lease nearly 3,000 square feet of space for keiki athletic programs.
Kaua‘i Independent Food Bank gets RumFire restaurant’s Table 53 surprise
Chip Bahouth, general manager of the Sheraton Kaua‘i Resort in Po‘ipu, and his hotel leadership team made a special stop at the Kaua‘i Independent Food Bank on Wednesday during the group’s outing to celebrate the Po‘ipu resort’s achievements of 2022.
Kamehameha Day lines up fundraisers
LIHU‘E — The King Kamehameha Celebration Commission for Kaua‘i has established June 10, 2023, as the date for the Kaua‘i celebration that will include a parade and ho‘olaule‘a.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Holidays decluttering? A lot of the material involved in decluttering make good contributions to The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center, whose team arrives here on Jan. 20 (decluttering doesn’t happen overnight) from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Kaua‘i Resource Center off Ahukini Road. This will be the ARC’s first visit to Kaua‘i in 2023 after being involved with the numerous Salvation Army holiday missions on O‘ahu. Welcome back!
State senator proposes bill for public funding for candidates in Hawai‘i
State Sen. Karl Rhoads (D) announced plans to reimagine public funding for state, county and Office of Hawaiian Affairs campaigns in an effort to avoid corruption by reducing candidates’ reliance on private donors.
Raiders’ wahine basketball split series against Warriors
LIHU‘E — The Kapa‘a Junior Varsity girls could not find an answer to the late-game trey launched by Taylor Duran of the Kaua‘i High School JV team on Monday night during a Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation girls basketball game at Kaua‘i High School gym.
Warriors, Raiders claim weekend soccer
PUHI — The Island School Voyagers soccer teams came up short on Saturday against Kapa‘a High.
Hanalei Market enters health food scene
HANALEI — Hanalei Market has been open for nearly three months, and so far owners H.B. Banks and Liz Doyle have hit the ground running.
Senior Softball season starts
The Kaua‘i Senior Softball League opened its 2023 season on Saturday, Jan. 7, with games being contested at Pat Baniaga Field in Hanapepe and Kaumakani ball parks following the season-opening ceremony at Pat Baniaga Field.
KIF swimmers make state meet times
Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation member schools picked up nine state meet qualifying times on Saturday during the first KIF qualifying swim meet at the YMCA pool that is equipped with the necessary electronics to allow swimmers to clock official times for eligibility to the state meet.
Safeway donates over 22,000 meals
Malia Banquel, the Hawai‘i Foodbank Kaua‘i operations supervisor, said 14 pallets of food is a lot, on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, as she was joined by driver Garren Leanio-Balagat and Receiving/Inventory Specialist Justin Bulosan, who kept the pallets flowing from an extended shipping container parked outside the nonprofit’s offices and warehouse.
Head of Ho‘ike Kaua‘i Community Television steps down after 22 years
After 22 years at the helm of Kaua‘i’s sole community TV station, J Robertson is stepping down as managing director of Ho‘ike.
Volunteers allowed at 2023 Ocean Count
Effective Monday, volunteers for the 2023 Sanctuary Ocean Count need to register online at https://oceancount.org/.