37th Annual Koloa Plantation Days
Kauai’s largest summer festival, Koloa Plantation Days, celebrates its 37th year from July 21 to July 30 on Kauai’s sunny South Shore.
Grandpa inspires Kapaia Foundation Scholarship recipient
KAPAIA — Safina Sandblom, who recently graduated from Waimea High School, was announced as the recipient of the 2023 Kapaia Foundation Scholarship of $1,000.
Celebrating a centenarian in Waimea
Nancy Toyama nodded her head and waved her clasped hands together in time to the Okinawan music being provided by the Kaua‘i Sanshin Group at Kaua‘i Care Center.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Talia Anama of Ruke (permanent jewelry) has been so busy she was not aware of now-Tropical Storm Calvin floating around in the Pacific (the alert day is Wednesday!), and the Beach House Craft Fair coordinator Edwin Vea was already tied up with the early effects of Calvin after rushing to help Bernadette Byrd of Tanline Trading Company (they’re from Kilauea!) hold down her tent in the breezes that upended artist Leslie Frasier’s new pieces.
Feds propose over 428,000 square miles of honu habitat protections surrounding Hawai‘i, Florida
LIHU‘E — In an effort to protect the endangered honu (green sea turtle), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced Tuesday a proposal to designate over 8,500 acres of beaches and nearly 428,000 square miles of coastal waters as protected critical habitat.
Obituaries for Wednesday, July 19, 2023
• Barbara Jean Ku‘ulani Leota • Roy Stewart Honjo • Hilarion ‘John’ Martinez Luis Jr. • Joyce Faye Takemoto • Arthur K. Pia • Patrick ‘Pat’ Jerome Pavao • Fusako Y. Harada
HOOSER: Koloa Day at the planning commission
It was Tuesday July 11, 2023, and the room was packed. The issue at hand was a luxury residential development proposed for Kaua‘i’s southside. The majority were in opposition, their attendance driven by deep concerns for Kaua‘i’s future. Most of those in support were, directly or indirectly, paid to be there.