Police seek funds to encrypt radios; prevent public access
LIHU‘E — Public access to police scanner radio transmissions will likely cease by the end of the year on Kaua‘i.
Summer Golf Program registration opens Monday
WAILUA — Registration for the county Summer Golf Program is Monday, June 14, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Wailua Golf Course.
Hunting licenses, stamps to be issued soon
HONOLULU — A new hunting season opens runs July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.
VOICES: Napali is a paradise once more
At midnight May 6, 2021 (actually it was 0-Dark-30, Friday morning of May 7) I sat in front of my PC awaiting the countdown. I had earlier roused myself out of bed to a chattering music alarm so that I could purchase three of the coveted 900 non-resident passes for some student interns doing their clinical training on Kaua‘i, to allow entry into Ha‘ena State Park so that we could spend the day hiking Hanakapi‘ai Trail and relax later at Ke‘e Beach.
ISLAND HISTORY: A brief history of Makee Sugar Co.
In 1876, Capt. James Makee (1813-1879) and his son-in-law, Col. Zephaniah S. Spalding (1837-1927), founded Makee Sugar Co. on several thousand acres of land at Kealia they’d purchased from the estate of rancher and dairy farmer Ernest Krull for $30,000, and on substantial acreage acquired at Kapaa.
LILLEY: Meet pohaku puna the finger coral
The giant finger coral is one of the most common coral species in Hawai‘i, but are often missidentified. This coral can grow for hundreds of years and build an entire reef over time, and when you are walking in downtown Waikiki you are standing on a massive fossil reef of this coral species!
TAX MAN: O‘ahu follows Kaua‘i in offering rent, utilities relief
We’ve recently found out that the City & County of Honolulu is going to take 10,000 applications from vulnerable people and families who need help paying rent or utility bills.
K-DRAMA: Tae Yang submits his resignation; Ji-eun’s father is still alive
Following are this week’s synopses of shows on KBFD TV, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles:
Letter for Sunday, June 13, 2021
• Check the data; it’s science
Obituaries for Sunday, June 13, 2021
• Elsie Taeko Takata • Dayne Saffery Kuuipo Woodward Sr. • Richard Mitchell Kuhlman • Tante Morales
Seedlings available, Saturday
‘ELE‘ELE — Basilio Fuertes and his mentor Carmila Udarbe, a soon-to-be fifth grade student at the ‘Ele‘ele Elementary School, will have seedlings available, Saturday from 8 a.m. while supplies last, at the ‘Ele‘ele Shopping Center.
County receives $500K in federal HUD money
LIHU‘E — Thursday, U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz announced the release of $503,868 to Kaua‘i for houseless initiatives.
Alves resentenced for 1997 murder
LIHU‘E — Monica Alves (aka Monica Peralto), 54, formerly of Kaua‘i, was resentenced for her role in the 1997 kidnapping and murder of Kimberly Washington-Cohen, Prosecuting Attorney Justin F. Kollar announced Thursday.
Happy Camper for Friday, June 10, 2021
Just how crowded was it? Adam Coyaso was cracking coconuts non-stop (Mini Me was having a bad attitude because of his haircut, Christine said!), and that line for people looking for The Right Slice snaked under the eaves to beyond Blue Ginger at The Farmers Market at The Shops at Kukui‘ula (no wonder the Hawai‘i Foodbank, Kaua‘i Branch van left before the 3:30 p.m. start!).
Letters for Friday, June 11, 2021
• Masks, vaccine are best defense • Visitor vehicle use threatens enviroment
Obituaries for Friday, June 11, 2021
• Stephen Joel Thomas • Hiroshi Matsuoka
HTA funds $100K for forth-coming Kaua‘i shuttle service
LIHU‘E — With 40% of car rental inventory down and a surge in visitor arrivals, finding ways to get around the island for visitors has become a more pressing issue than it was in the past.
Two new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday
LIHU‘E – The Hawai‘i State Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office reported two new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, June 9.
Letters for Thursday, June 10, 2021
• Slow down and move over • Welcome Back? • Let’s see the smiles
Obituaries for Thursday, June 10, 2021
• Hiroshi Matsuoka • Silas Aqui