No Kuhio Highway contraflow until new year
Contraflow on Kuhio Highway is canceled through Saturday, Jan. 1, according to the state Department of Transportation.
Healing Horses seeks volunteers for Wailua cleanup
Over the course of tackling the clearing of about 10 acres of land to expand its available acreage for riding trails and pastures, Healing Horses Executive Director Samantha Henriques has found concrete slabs, light bulbs, buckets, and even a filing cabinet.
Obituary for Thursday, December 30, 2021
• Brian D. Labuguen
The Kaua‘i Bus has new pass designs
The Kaua‘i Bus will have a new and improved design for its 2022 monthly bus passes starting Jan. 1.
Mongoose caught at Nawiliwili Harbor
A live mongoose was caught at Nawiliwili Harbor on Tuesday, according to the state Department of Agriculture.
KPD officers honored for lifesaving efforts
Earlier this month, the Kaua‘i Police Department recognized several officers for their lifesaving actions in October.
Gather FCU to open Walmart branch
Gather Federal Credit Union announced the planned opening of its newest branch, in April 2022, inside Walmart.
Kaua‘i COVID-19 count remains elevated
Wednesday, the state Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office reported a COVID-19 fatality and 65 new cases of COVID-19.
UH selects word of the year; Hyatt gives
The University of Hawai‘i at Manoa Department of English selected the 2021 Word of the Year for Hawai‘i as “care,” in a Wednesday announcement.
Hawai‘i to follow CDC shorter isolation, quarantine timeline
In line with federal recommendations, the state has revised its COVID-19 isolation and quarantine policies, according to the state Department of Health.
Kaua‘i Independent Food Bank feeds, and gets help
NAWILIWILI — Kaua‘i Independent Food Bank Executive Director Kelvin Moniz said they have been blessed on Tuesday as 2021 enters the few remaining days of the year.
KCC spring semester starts Jan. 10
PUHI — The first day of spring semester classes at the Kaua‘i Community College remains Jan. 10, with a full return to scheduled course delivery starting Jan. 24.
Kaua‘i reports 120 record-high COVID-19 single-day count
LIHU‘E — In a record-high count Tuesday the state Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Office reported 120 new cases of COVID-19 on Kaua‘i.
Grand jury indicts driver for fatal Christmas Eve 2020 crash
LIHU‘E — A driver involved in a fatal two-vehicle crash on Kaumuali‘i Highway on Christmas Eve last year was indicted by a grand jury on 12 criminal counts ranging from manslaughter to negligent homicide, according to a Monday court filing.
Holiday season checkpoints net arrests, citations
LIHU‘E — To combat those driving under the influence this holiday season, the Kaua‘i Police Department increased police presence on Kaua‘i roadways.
Red Raider girls take both ends of Monday-night basketball games
LIHU‘E — The Kaua‘i High School girls basketball teams swept both ends of its Monday night games, a 64-11 victory over the Kapa‘a junior varsity, and a 58-32 win over the Waimea varsity, during its first sojourn into the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation arena at the Kaua‘i High School gym.
‘Everlasting Beauty’ hits the market
A new CD of music paying tribute to Freckles and Mokihana Smith of Smith’s Motor Boat Service’s Fern Grotto tours and Smith’s Tropical Paradise goes on sale at various retail outlets on Kaua‘i, and online at musicofkauai.com starting this week.
Obituary for Wednesday, December 29, 2021
• Dardanelle Francine Mapuana Sui Lang Ka‘auwai
Vandalized Loop Road murals revitalized
WAILUA HOMESTEADS — Volunteers have repainted the Keahua bridge murals on Loop Road this holiday season, months after the paintings celebrating Native Hawaiian culture and nature were defaced by vandals.
County of Kaua‘i New Year’s closures
LIHU‘E — In observance of New Year’s Day, County of Kaua‘i offices will be closed on Friday.
Letters for Wednesday, December 29, 2021
• Illegal fireworks coming again • Can’t find N95 masks on Kaua‘i • Worried about large lands purchases
Happy Camper for Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Kudos to Hank Zevaat for making all those kadomatsu, or New Year’s decorations, for the Pau Hana Market (Wow! Kaua‘i Churros is back for all those shoppers who came to get their kadomatsu!) at Kukui Grove Center in Lihu‘e.
US move to shorten COVID-19 isolation stirs confusion, doubt
WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials’ decision to shorten the recommended COVID-19 isolation and quarantine period from 10 days to five is drawing criticism from some medical experts and could create more confusion and fear among Americans.
‘So difficult’: Winter snow, cold slam Northwest and Sierra
SEATTLE — The Pacific Northwest and Sierra Nevada grappled Tuesday with another day of snow, ice and unseasonable cold that has disrupted traffic, caused closures and forced people to find refuge in emergency warming shelters.
Experts pull documents, money from Lee statue time capsule
RICHMOND, Va. — Conservation experts in Virginia’s capital pulled books, money, ammunition, documents and other artifacts Tuesday from a long-sought-after time capsule found in the remnants of a pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.