Leah Ho of the Kaua‘i Planning & Action Alliance, Keiki to Career, third from right, and Sheila Bradley of Paper Pie, right, are busy with a family of students attending the Kawaikini New Century Public Charter School on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, at the free book giveaway at the Kaua‘i ‘Ohana Resource Kiosk at Kukui Grove Center in Lihu‘e.
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Taylor Montemayor, holding her NAPA Ladies Night cap, stands next to the S-10 pickup that powered her to the Ladies Night win at Kaua‘i Raceway Park in Mana recently. Taylor, the third generation of Montemayor racing, was also named Rookie of the Year at an earlier race. She was among the Garden Isle Racing Association team that presented $6,000 to Wilcox Medical Center to support the Women’s Center, at the Lihu‘e facility on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023.
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Rebecca Carnate of Kaua‘i Economic Opportunity takes appointments for the free first aid, CPR and AED training on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, at Kukui Grove Center in Lihu‘e as part of Health Equity in COVID-19 Prevention and Mitigation Project 2023.
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The Kaua‘i Robotics Alliance presents its 2023 Robotics Expo on Saturday, with no admission charge, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Kaua‘i Philippine Cultural Center, close to Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School in Puhi. People attending can expect a lot of hands-on demonstrations, robotics exhibits, and an opportunity to explore college scholarships while meeting two of the World Dean’s List winners of FIRST Robotics.
The Kaua‘i Robotics Alliance presents its 2023 Robotics Expo on Saturday, with no admission charge, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Kaua‘i Philippine Cultural Center, close to Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School in Puhi. People attending can expect a lot of hands-on demonstrations, robotics exhibits, and an opportunity to explore college scholarships while meeting two of the World Dean’s List winners of FIRST Robotics.
It’s the same time as the Kaua‘i Food Drive Day, where people can meet Wes Perreira and his Hawai‘i Foodbank Kaua‘i staff and board members while contributing to help victims of the Maui wildfires.
We can top the day off with football at Hanapepe Stadium, where Waimea High School (Head Coach Kyle Linoz just got back from taking his daughter to college) hosts a school from Arizona, Buckeye Union, in the final preseason football contest before the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation opens its football season on Sept. 2 (and the Kaua‘i Marathon runs on Sept. 3 starting at 6 a.m. in front of the Po‘ipu Shopping Village!).
Kudos to Leah Ho of Keiki to Career (The Kaua‘i Resilience Project?) and Sheila Bradley of Paper Pie (that is such a cool rebranding!) on giving away those books parents (or siblings) can read to their young ‘uns up to 3 years old. They’ll do it again next Wednesday from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Kaua‘i ‘Ohana Resource Kiosk that’s near the Kaua‘i Society of Artists gallery at Kukui Grove Center in Lihu‘e.
And kudos to Rebecca Carnate of Kaua‘i Economic Opportunity on hosting the free instruction and certification for CPR, first aid and AED as part of the Health Equity in COVID-19 Prevention and Mitigation Project. Rebecca said they’ll be doing this (they can have up to 10 people in a class) through November, and people need to schedule an appointment by calling 808-278-4077, ext. 237, or email rcarnate@keoinc.org.
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Dennis Fujimoto, staff writer and photographer, can be reached at 808-245-0453 or dfujimoto@thegardenisland.com.
