Kaua‘i schools get a funding boost; $2.4 million going to Title 1 schools
LIHU‘E — With the school year in full swing, Kaua‘i public schools are getting some additional support from the federal government.
Minimum wage to increase to $12 on Oct. 1
HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced that per Act 114, Session Laws of Hawai‘i (2022), the Hawai‘i minimum wage will increase to $12 per hour beginning on Oct. 1, 2022.
Kaua‘i COVID-19 Update: Sept. 29
Kaua‘i’s seven-day COVID-19 case average declined slightly this week to eight cases a day, compared to 10 cases a day last week.
Happy Camper for Friday, September 30, 2022
The Kukui Grove Cinema, closed since March, 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, will be the site of the free community screening of the documentary “Cane Fire,” presented by a group of community sponsors on Oct. 9 and 11, starting at 6 p.m.
VOICES: No hotel at Coco Palms site
Our elected or selected government representatives have been misled and duped by the empty promises of off island developers for the past 30 years since Coco Palms was destroyed by ‘Iniki.
Letters for Friday, September 30, 2022
• Shearwater deaths avoidable • Another vote to open Maha‘ulepu gate • Grove Farm sells its free water
Obituaries for Friday, September 30, 2022
• Ricardo Sales Fermin • Judith David Irons (Judy Bell) • John ‘JP’ Alexander Kalimahana Punua • Elizabeth Jean ‘Betty’ Ferreira Gatewood • Patricia Ann Perez Lopes • Tanya Angeliqua Hall • Gordon James Mattos • Jack Haruo Iida, Jr. • Aldrico C. Butac • Lawrence ‘Larry’ Mata
SHOPO survey shows low morale in Kaua‘i Police Department
LIHU‘E — The Kaua‘i Police Department has a morale problem, a new survey shows. The assessment — conducted from Aug. 11 to 26 this year by the State of Hawai‘i Organization of Police Officers — featured responses from more than 80% of the Kaua‘i Police Department union membership, a total of 113 officers.
Kawakami signs Bill No. 2875, Draft 2, overhauls ag dedication
LIHU‘E — Mayor Derek Kawakami signed a bill this week that will change the way the county taxes agricultural land.
First humpback whale of the season surfaces
Numerous Port Allen harbor based boats were present to view the first whale of the season around sunset, Tuesday afternoon off Pakalas.
Sixth annual “Raqs Tiki” dance concert, workshops this weekend
PRINCEVILLE — Princeville and Kapa‘a host to a merging of dancers, differing cultures and dance styles in the Sixth annual “Raqs Tiki” dance event featuring internationally acclaimed drummer Issam Houshan and David of Scandinavia.
David Hubbard claims 9th world title in drop knee bodyboarding
SINTRA, Portugal — On Sept. 10, David Hubbard made history at the Sintra Portugal Pro, becoming only the second bodyboarder in history to earn nine world titles.
In KIF volleyball Red Raiders, Voyagers win in five
KAPA‘A — Kaua‘i High School girls volleyball picked up its second win of the season, and Waimea High School girls volleyball suffered its first season loss, Tuesday night during the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation girls volleyball games contested at the Clem Gomes Gym in Waimea and the Bernice Hundley Gym in Kapa‘a.
Free cat spay, neuter clinics coming to Westside
KAUMAKANI — Free spaying and neutering for cats is being offered next Thursday to Sunday, Oct. 6 to 9, at the Gay & Robinson headquarters, 1 Kaumakani Avenue.
COVID-19 reinfections on the rise
LIHU‘E — For the period of March 5, 2020 to Sept. 26 this year, there were 467 COVID-19 reinfections on Kaua‘i, according to the state Department of Health.
Auction of county items is online
LIHU‘E — County officials announced that its annual vehicle and equipment auction is now live on its website. To view the list of items in the auction and instructions on how to submit a bid, go to the county’s website, kauai.gov and click on “Bids and Proposals” and refer to 2023-SA-1.
Obituaries for Thursday, September 29, 2022
• Robert Anthony Young • Gordon James Mattos • Rodney Cachero • Aldrico C. Butac
Ian swamps southwest Florida, trapping people in homes
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the U.S., swamped southwest Florida on Wednesday, turning streets into rivers, knocking out power to 2 million people and threatening catastrophic damage further inland.
Yankees star Judge hits 61st home run, ties Maris’ AL record
TORONTO — Aaron Judge tied Roger Maris’ American League record of 61 home runs in a season, hitting a tiebreaking, two-run drive for the New York Yankees in the seventh inning that led them over Toronto Blue Jays 8-3 on Wednesday night.
Tiny Oregon town hosts 1st wind-solar-battery ‘hybrid’ plant
PORTLAND, Ore. — A renewable energy plant in Oregon that combines solar power, wind power and massive batteries to store the energy generated there officially opened Wednesday as the first utility-scale plant of its kind in North America.
RFK assassin Sirhan asks to go home to live ‘in peace’
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The lawyer for Sirhan Sirhan, who assassinated presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, on Wednesday asked a judge to free him and played a recording of her client saying he is now dedicated to nonviolence and wants only to “return home to my brother and live the rest of our days in peace.”
Police: Oakland high school shooting wounds 6 adults
OAKLAND, Calif. — At least six adults were wounded in a shooting at a school campus in Oakland on Wednesday, with at least some of the victims found inside the school, authorities said.
VP Harris to visit DMZ after North Korean missile tests
SEOUL, South Korea — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is capping her four-day trip to Asia with a stop at the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone dividing the Korean Peninsula as she tries to demonstrate the U.S. commitment to the security of its Asian allies.
Friend or foe? Japan-China ties complicated after 50 years
TOKYO — Friend or foe? Or both? On the streets of Tokyo and Beijing, the ties between Japan and China remain complicated and often contradictory, 50 years after the two Asian countries normalized relations as part of the process that brought Communist China into the international fold.
Rohingya seek reparations from Facebook for role in massacre
With roosters crowing in the background as he speaks from the crowded refugee camp in Bangladesh that’s been his home since 2017, Maung Sawyeddollah, 21, describes what happened when violent hate speech and disinformation targeting the Rohingya minority in Myanmar began to spread on Facebook.