Burgess, Corregedore, Kaua‘i stay on top at cross-country races
PUHI — Kaua‘i High School runner Emma Burgess broke the 20-minute mark by eight seconds Saturday, and on the boys’ course, Brennen Corregedore was 15 ticks over breaking the 17-minute mark during the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation cross country (5,000-meter) races held over the Island School course that just the day before hosted the middle-school cross-country championships presented by Run Club Kaua‘i.
UH scientists track asteroid in deep space
MANOA — After a choreographed crash of a spacecraft into an asteroid in deep space Monday, University of Hawai‘i Institute for Astronomy are using huge telescopes atop Haleakala on Maui and Maunakea on Hawai‘i Island to gauge the success of the earth-defense test.
Supreme Court: DOW study Flawed
LIHU‘E — The state Supreme Court turned the tables in the case between the Kaua‘i Department of Water and Kia‘i Wai O Wai‘ale‘ale last week, issuing a ruling in favor of the community group.
Input sought on UH-Hilo proposed teaching telescope
HILO — The University of Hawai‘i at Hilo’s draft environmental assessment (DEA) on its proposal to locate the school’s 28-inch educational telescope at Halepohaku, the mid-level facility on Maunakea, is available for public review and comment.
Obituary for Tuesday, September 27, 2022
• Patricia Ann Perez Lopes
Akeo spoils Red Raider homecoming
With less than four minutes on the game clock Saturday, the Waimea High Menehune football team spoiled the Kaua‘i High homecoming game, 6-0, during the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation football games contested at Vidinha Stadium.
Letter for Monday, September 26, 2022
• Open the games to Maha‘ulepu
Water shutdown on ‘Anini Road Wednesday
The county Department of Water announced a water-service shutdown on ‘Anini Road to conduct mainline repair and maintenance Wednesday, Sept. 28, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., weather-permitting.
Obituaries for Monday, September 26, 2022
• Beverly Janice Primero • Helen B. ‘Auntie Helen’ Batangan
Programs, schooling for minority students celebrated
Kaua‘i Community College is participating Tuesday in Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week.
KFD extinguishes multiple Anahola brush fires
Kaua‘i Fire Department firefighters responded to mulitple brush fires Friday that broke out in Anahola.
Tan receives $10,000 scholarship, to become doctor of pharmacy
Charlene Tan of Wailua, a graduate of Kaua‘i High School, recently received a $10,000, one-time scholarship at the Roseman University of Health Sciences Colleges of Pharmacy and Nursing.
Hirono champions bill to fight veteran suicide
U.S. Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs awarded $1.5 million in federal funding to Hawai‘i to support veterans’ suicide-prevention efforts.
Not forgetting the 100th Infantry Battalion
The West Kaua‘i Club 100, named for veterans of the U.S. Army’s famed 100th Infantry Battalion, presented the 47th 100th Infantry Battalion Memorial Service Sunday at Kaua‘i Veterans Cemetery.
Get ready for college with free webinars this week
GEAR UP Hawai‘i is hosting a series of webinars this week to help thousands of island families prepare for college as part of the National GEAR UP Week 2022, starting today.
Nakamura, Inouye reign over Red Raider homecoming
Kaua‘i High School shared the Homecoming Royalty with the community ahead of the traditional Homecoming game Saturday at Vidinha Stadium.
DLNR support for agriculture dates back to territorial days and the first foresters
WAIMEA — This Hawai‘i Island town, on the southern slopes of the Kohala Mountains, has a rich and storied ranching history. Waimea grew up around the sprawling Parker Ranch, one of the first and largest cattle operations in the state. Its ranching heritage is visible pretty much everywhere. Agriculture and Waimea are intrinsically linked.
Primary Arthur Brun meth supplier gets 100 months in Federal Prison
LIHU‘E — The primary supplier for former Conty Councilmember Arthur Brun’s drug ring was sentenced by a federal judge to 100 months in federal prison Friday.
Kouchi: No special session over Obrero
LIHU‘E — State Senate President Ronald D. Kouchi, a Democrat who represents Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau, reported Friday there will be no special legislative session to address issues raised by the Hawai‘i Supreme Court in the Obrero case.
‘Miss South Pacific’ to be shown at KCC Tuesday
PUHI — The Kaua‘i Community College Fine Arts Auditorium hosts a free screening of “Miss South Pacific,” an award-winning documentary film about the impacts of climate change on low-lying South Pacific Islands, on Tuesday.
Waimea wahine volleyball undefeated to end round 1
LIHU‘E — Waimea High girls volleyball improved to 6-0, and Kaua‘i High girls took a 3-2 edge over the Island School Voyagers Friday night to end the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation first round at the Clem Gomes Gym in Waimea and the Kaua‘i High gym, respectively.
Waimea library still closed, though some services return
WAIMEA — The Hawai‘i State Public Library System announced that the Waimea Public Library will offer limited door services at the back parking lot entrance on La‘au Road beginning Monday.
In latest forecast UHERO predicts softening economy
HONOLULU — A new forecast by the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO) reveals a darker economic horizon for the state since its last forecast in May, due to the global economy slowing sharply, and the U.S. heading for a mild recession in the first half of next year.
Colliers hired to lease Anchor Cove
NAWILIWILI — Nathan Fong and Andy Kazama of Colliers have been retained to handle the leasing of Anchor Cove Shopping Center.
Road closures planned for Sept. 25 to Oct. 1
HANALEI — The state Department of Transportation reported a possible right-lane closure on Kuhio Highway in either direction, between mile markers 1 and 3, in the vicinity of Hanalei Bridge and Mahimahi Road, Monday through Friday, Sept. 26 to 30, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., for guardrail repair.