Letters for Wednesday, November 16, 2022
• Time for a hearing • What’s up with gas prices?
HOOSER: Election is done — what’s next for Kaua‘i County?
What do we want those we just elected or reelected to actually do during the coming year?
Hawai‘i Children’s Theatre’s ‘Seussical’ opens Friday
When doors to “Seussical” open on Friday evening at the Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall, the presentation by the Hawai‘i Children’s Theatre celebrates the return of HCT following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kaua‘i Drug Court graduates three
LIHU‘E — Judge Michael Soong on Tuesday dismissed probation charges against Charlene Akau, Tiana Aguiar and Brennan Kanahele-Castillo at the state courthouse.
Recount confirms County Council outcome
LIHU‘E — An automatically triggered recount conducted Thursday evening confirmed the previously reported results of the Kaua‘i County Council race.
Fall clinic previews KIF wrestling
WAIMEA — The 2022 Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation fall clinic for wrestling was well attended on Saturday at the Clem Gomes Gym at Waimea High.
Free diabetes, blood pressure screening Saturday
PUHI — The East Kaua‘i Lions Club and its community partners host a “Take Charge of Your Health: Free Diabetes and Blood Pressure Screening” event on Saturday at the Kaua‘i Philippine Cultural Center from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Lihu‘e runway project gets Kaua‘i planning commission approval
LIHU‘E — The Lihu‘e Airport runway has been out of compliance with federal law since 2006.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Kudos, Lexi Jones and the Downtown Lihu‘e Night Market on hosting Danell Sugioka and the Project Vision (is masking the mobile hot shower like the O‘ahu unit going to help?) and FilCOM CARES as a preview of the two-day Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week event that takes place starting Wednesday at The Salvation Army Hanapepe Corps (they have free hot Thanksgiving meals coming up on Nov. 23, too!).
Salvation Army offers Thanksgiving meals east and west
LIHU‘E — As part of a 6,000-meal state distribution by The Salvation Army, Kaua‘i branches are planning to distribute more than a thousand Thanksgiving holiday meals on Nov. 23, the day before Thanksgiving.
ERSOY: Why is dieting a never ending story? Part 1
For many people, Thanksgiving and Christmas mean gaining some extra weight then starting dieting once the holidays are over. I don’t think that it is the smartest idea to eat extra with a wish to then lose it after the holidays. Here’s why…
Obituaries for Wednesday, Novemeber 16, 2022
• Heide H. Lardizabal • Eileen Meu Lin Chai Miyasato • George Sydney Farmer • Earl Tsugio Miyao • EJ Nalani Iwasaki • Helena M. Bustillos
Trump seeks White House again amid GOP losses, legal probes
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched his third campaign for the White House just one week after a disappointing midterm showing for Republicans, forcing the party to again decide whether to embrace a candidate whose refusal to accept defeat in 2020 sparked an insurrection and pushed American democracy to the brink.
McCarthy passes 1st House speaker test, but hurdles remain
WASHINGTON — Republican leader Kevin McCarthy won the nomination Tuesday for House speaker, clearing a first step with majority support from his colleagues, but he now faces a weeks-long slog to quell right-flank objections before a final vote in the new year.
Same-sex marriage faces Senate test with GOP votes uncertain
WASHINGTON — Staring down the prospect of divided government in the next Congress, Senate Democrats are moving forward with legislation this week to protect same sex and interracial marriages. It’s a vote that’s “as personal as it gets,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday.
Judge orders end to Trump-era asylum restrictions at border
SAN DIEGO — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Biden administration to lift Trump-era asylum restrictions that have been a cornerstone of border enforcement since the beginning of COVID-19.
Rent stabilization measures win in US midterm election
SAN FRANCISCO — Ballot measures in the U.S. to build more affordable housing and protect tenants from soaring rent increases were plentiful and fared well in last week’s midterm elections, a sign of growing angst over record high rents exacerbated by inflation and a dearth of homes.
Poland: Russian-made missile fell on our country, killing 2
WARSAW, Poland — Poland said early Wednesday that a Russian-made missile fell in the country’s east, killing two people, though U.S. President Joe Biden said it was “unlikely” it was fired from Russia.
Earth at 8 billion: Consumption not crowd is key to climate
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — The world is getting hotter and more crowded and the two issues are connected, but not quite as much as people might think, experts say.
In ‘zero-COVID’ China, 1 case locks down Peking University
BEIJING — Chinese authorities locked down a major university in Beijing on Wednesday after finding one COVID-19 case as they stick to a “zero-COVID” approach despite growing public discontent.
U.S. Navy: 70 tons of missile fuel from Iran to Yemen seized
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. Navy said Tuesday it found 70 tons of a missile fuel component hidden among bags of fertilizer aboard a ship bound to Yemen from Iran, the first-such seizure in that country’s yearslong war as a cease-fire there has broken down.
Leaders quietly work to ramp up pressure on N. Korea at G-20
NUSA DUA, Indonesia — With all the big issues dominating this week’s meeting of leaders of the world’s biggest economies — war, famine, poverty, to name just a few — there’s been little public discussion of North Korea and its pursuit of nuclear-armed missiles.
Kaua‘i Community College dedicates PV system
PUHI — Officials from the Kaua‘i Community College, Kaua‘i county government and the state gathered Monday morning to bless and dedicate the solar system on the Puhi campus.
‘Ohana Christian Fellowship hosts day of Thanksgiving on Sunday
KAPA‘A — ‘Ohana Christian Fellowship announced its Day of Thanksgiving will take place on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Kapa‘a Beach Park.
Kaua‘i Pacific Missile Range Facility aims for 2023 defueling
BARKING SANDS — As the U.S. Navy moves on its plan to defuel the Red Hill fuel tanks that contaminated the Pearl Harbor drinking water supply last year, the Pacific Missile Range Facility has released more details on plans to decommission its own aging fuel tanks.