Yamane, Iha and Tacbian elected to KIUC Board
LIHU‘E — The Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) announced the results of its Board of Directors election on Saturday afternoon.
Obituaries for Tuesday, March 19, 2024
• Hatsuko Taba • Wiley Kaipolani Junjiro Bernard Yoshioka • Florentino Salvador, Sr.
Salvation Army ARC collecting on Friday
AHUKINI — The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center team will be back on-site at the Kaua‘i Resource Center from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday.
Coffee labeling bill before Senate committee
KAILUA-KONA, Hawai‘i — A bill, which would establish a timeline by which roasted coffee, instant coffee and ready-to-drink coffee beverages that use a geographic origin in labeling or advertising are required to contain a certain percentage of coffee by weight from that geographic origin is making, is on the move.
Obituaries for Monday, March 18, 2024
• Delfin Cabot Jr. • Julia Nanae Kobayashi
Births for Monday, March 18, 2024
• Gabby Akahikamalani Lum-Kahepuu • Ryzo Pomaika‘ihiwahiwamaikalani Lee • Livianna Rose Kahenali’iokamaile Achuara • Koa Andrew River Gerrettie • Zhavia Alana-Marie Charles
Lawa‘i man arrested in connection with fatal crash in Koloa
LIHU‘E — A Lawa‘i man was arrested in connection with a two-vehicle crash, in which one Kalaheo resident was killed and another was seriously injured in January.
Lane closures scheduled on Kaua‘i
LIHU‘E — A number of road-related projects are scheduled in the days ahead with work planned from the westside to the north end of the island, the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation said in a weekly update on Friday.
Obituaries for Saturday, March 16, 2024
• Michael O’Reilly Rowan • Delfin Cabot Jr. • Michael Kiyoshi Iwai • Betty June Bell • Kathleen Marie Casaubon • Jane Reiko Uyema • Antonio (Tony) Habagat
ISLAND HISTORY: Old-time assistant Lihu‘e postmaster Yoshiake ‘Dick’ Hiramoto
Yoshiake ‘Dick’ Hiramoto (1902-1976), the son of Japanese immigrants Seijiro and Samayo Hiramoto, was born at Lihu‘e Plantation’s Kilipaki Camp, once located opposite the plantation’s sugar mill on what is now Haleko Road.
The Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational golf tournament opens Sunday at Hokuala
NAWILIWILI — The Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational golf tournament will be contested on Kaua‘i at the Ocean Course at Hokuala starting on Sunday.
Lihu‘e man dies in traffic crash
LIHUE — A 32-year-old man was identified as the person killed in a single vehicle traffic incident on Friday, March 8.
Obituaries for Friday, March 15, 2024
• Michael Kiyoshi Iwai • Delfin Cabot Jr. • Randy O’Connor • Betty June Bell • Michael O’Reilly Rowan
Mentor and students take E Kanikapila Kakou stage
NUKOLI‘I — Keiki o ka ‘aina, translated to mean “child of the land,” from Anahola Kainani Kahaunaele has blossomed into one of Hawai‘i’s premier singer-songwriter-musician-teacher of Hawaiian music. She has won a number of Na Hoku Hanohano awards, including her most recent Female Vocalist of the Year.
Bank of Hawai‘i ‘Branch of Tomorrow’ opens in ‘Ele‘ele
‘ELE‘ELE — Despite the interrupted entry to the ‘Ele‘ele Shopping Center on Monday, the Bank of Hawai‘i opened the BOH ‘Ele‘ele branch with its signature “Branch of Tomorrow” capabilities.
Obituaries for Thursday, March 14, 2024
• Michael Miyuki Cardinez • Birgit R. Soma
Births for Thursday, March 14, 2024
• Kapena Isaac Kipukai Wichman • Kalawai‘a Noi Sione Isamu Espina • Hilo James Kamohoali‘i Nawahikuapapanuimauloa Kama Laymance-Drake
Florilegium Art opens on Thursday
KALAHEO — The National Tropical Botanical Garden offers the NTBG Florlegium Art Show 2024 on each Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the NTBG Botanical Research Center located at 3530 Papalina Road in Kalaheo.
Labor market off to hot start on Kaua‘i
LIHU‘E — A vigorous labor market started the year on an energetic note, as it added hundreds of jobs across key sectors of the island economy midway through the winter tourism season.