KVMH nurse retires after 45 years in health care
WAIMEA — When Eileen Naka‘ahiki reported for work at Kaua‘i Veterans Memorial Hospital on Thursday, she planned to stay for just an hour.
Happy Camper for Saturday, September 2, 2023
Wow! So much fundraisers going on this weekend. Wesley Elmore, of the Ridgecrest United Method Church in California, is here for the Kaua‘i Marathon following five years of not participating.
ESPN networks go dark on Charter Spectrum
A company representing nearly 15 million cable subscribers and The Walt Disney Co. blamed each other Friday for a dispute that has cut off Disney-owned stations to viewers on the eve of a big sports weekend for U.S. Open tennis and college football fans.
A note to our readers
LIHU‘E — The unofficial end of summer is upon us, as evidenced by the tens of thousands of tourists embracing their Kaua‘i experience over Labor Day weekend.
JONES: Keiki to Kupuna: Kaleidoscope of Kauai‘s Kau Kau
Aloha to all keiki and kupuna, from the not too old to the not so young, and to all the folks in between. I invited you all to tomorrow’s Super Sunday Sunset Stroll (9/3 at 6:00 pm), beginning near the Kapa`a Pool near Chicken in a Barrel on Kou Street. Bring some water… and some friends!!
ISLAND HISTORY: Sugar’s role in creating Hawai‘i’s cosmopolitan population
Herewith is a brief historical account of the recruitment and importation of foreign laborers, some with wives and children, under contract to Hawaiian sugar plantations, which was first authorized by the Kingdom of Hawai‘i in 1850:
CRITTER: Aloalo the most ferocious creature in the sea
While scuba diving at 60 feet deep in Kaua‘i I saw my first large tiger shark underwater close up.
K-DRAMA: Hong In-bang suspects Gil Tae-mi; Ho Woo refuses Seung Jo’s help
Following are this week’s synopses of shows on KBFD TV, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles.
Obituaries for Saturday, September 2, 2023
• Rev. Leonard Shinryu Abeshima • Melchora Cadabona Balisacan • Solidad Manaday Lagazo • Kristopher Bret Haynes
Real Estate Directory for September 1, 2023
Find the latest real estate listings, broker information and home improvement ideas.
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Caring for Lahaina’s historic banyan tree
LAHAINA, Hawai‘i — The 150-year-old banyan tree, which was scorched during the Lahaina Fire last month, is showing signs of recovering amid an effort to keep it upright.
Ground broken for Kapa‘a Pop Warner storage facility
KAPA‘A — Dignitaries from the Wescon Region Pop Warner, the Kaua‘i Pop Warner Football League, Kapa‘a Eagles Pop Warner, the Junior Olympic softball team and Kalani Construction broke ground Saturday on a new storage facility for Kapa‘a Pop Warner and the softball team at Bryan J. Baptiste Sports Complex next to Radford Sam Fong pavilion.
Happy Camper for Friday, September 1, 2023
Happy retirement, Eileen Naka‘ahiki, following 45 years of providing nursing skills to the community. Stephanie Iona (she was even a patient of Eileen’s) said Eileen was a nurse with Wilcox Hospital for 14 years before ending 31 years at Kaua‘i Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waimea.
UHERO recommends government centralize Maui recovery efforts, allow locals to lead
LAHAINA, Hawai‘i — The University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization (UHERO) released on Thursday “After the Maui wildfires: The road ahead,” a report assessing the devastating impacts of the Maui wildfires, their ongoing effects and the challenges that will need to be addressed to achieve a full recovery.
Wilcox Health going to Kaua‘i Marathon
PO‘IPU — Wilcox Health is a major part of the success of The Kaua‘i Marathon and Half Marathon that is scheduled to run from 6 a.m. on Sunday from the Po‘ipu Shopping Village.
Saturday’s varsity football game canceled
KAPA‘A — The Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation announced on Wednesday that the varsity football game between Kapa‘a High and Kaua‘i High, scheduled to play Saturday at the Bryan J. Baptiste Sports Complex in Kapa‘a, has been canceled.
Obituary for Friday, September 1, 2023
• Steven ‘Herbie’ Tatsuo Kawamura
Oprah Winfrey, Dwayne Johnson launch fund for displaced Maui residents
Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson have committed $10 million to make direct payments to people on Maui who are unable to return to their homes because of the wildfires, through a new fund they announced Thursday.
Winds, low humidity raise risk of fires in Hawai‘i
HONOLULU — The National Weather Service on Wednesday warned gusty winds and low humidity have increased the risk that fires could spread rapidly in the western parts of each Hawaiian island, three weeks after a deadly blaze tore through a coastal Maui town during a similar alert.
Exhibition hoops game to benefit Maui wildfire charity
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State and Tennessee will meet in an exhibition basketball game to raise money for relief efforts in the aftermath of the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century.
Letters for Thursday, August 31, 2023
• Colonialism • Pu‘u Road
Obituaries for Thursday, August 31, 2023
• Melchora Cadabona Balisacan • Cheri Lynn Phillips • Rev. Leonard Shinryu Abeshima • Henry Shizuo Ishida
Hawai‘i homelessness coordinator, Kaua‘i County Council debate root cause of homelessness crisis
James Koshiba, Gov. Josh Green’s coordinator on homelessness, met with the Kaua‘i County Council on Wednesday to discuss solutions for Hawai‘i’s growing homelessness crisis, emphasizing the administration’s focus on countering the continuing unaffordability of homes in the state.
Food fundraiser on Sunday helps destroyed Lahaina temple
Among the destruction from the recent Maui wildfires, the 122-year-old Lahaina Shingon Mission and its minister’s residence were totally destroyed.
Ocean waters normal off Lahaina
Water samples taken on Wednesday in the nearshore ocean off Lahaina found physical parameters, such as temperature, pH, salinity and dissolved oxygen were in normal ranges.