Businesses warned about fake customers
Since 1912, the Better Business Bureau has guided consumers in finding honest and ethical businesses, and how to keep bad businesses at bay. Let’s flip the script here and ask, how about businesses needing protection against unethical consumers?
Hawai‘i’s cherished notion of family, the ohana, endures in tragedy’s aftermath
LAHAINA, Hawai‘i — Families were torn asunder. A community is reeling with grief. More than 100 people have perished and hundreds more remain missing after flames and smoke barreled from the hills and annihilated the historic town of Lahaina.
No ARC donation event scheduled for October
AHUKINI — The most important thing people need to know about the monthly Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center donation event is the crew will next be on Kaua‘i on Sept. 29 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Kaua‘i Resource Center on Ahukini Road.
Lane closures for the week of Aug. 27 – Sept. 2
LIHU‘E — The summer road construction season heads into its final few weeks with numerous projects on tap around the island, including a lot of work taking place in the Wailua area, the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation said in its weekly update.
TAX MAN: Beware of Lahaina scammers, taking advantage of aloha
Instead of “here today, gone to Maui,” it really was, “here today, [Lahaina is] gone tomorrow.” It is a tale of devastation and heartbreak that is still unfolding as residents and authorities gradually pick up the pieces.
Bare electrical wire, leaning poles were possible cause of deadly Maui fires
In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason the flames erupted all at once in long, neat rows — those wires were bare, uninsulated metal that could spark on contact.
Drag racers support Kaua‘i women with donation
LIHU‘E — The Garden Isle Racing Association grabbed some attention on Wednesday when a pair of race-ready cars — the No. 1 and No. 2 cars of the Super Pro class from the Ladies Night races on Aug. 12 — rumbled into the Wilcox Medical Center parking lot and came to a stop outside the south entrance to the medical center.
Happy Camper for Saturday, August 26, 2023
Happy birthday, John Harder, who celebrated with cake and the company of nearly three dozen friends and supporters on Thursday.
Visitor mandate resolution falls apart
LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i County Council members on Wednesday proposed a resolution aiming to implement visitor requirements, including proof of a round-trip ticket or proof of employment in order for people to travel to Hawai‘i.
ISLAND HISTORY: Hanapepe Valley taro farmers Shoichi and Shizuko Nagamine
For 36 years, until 1985, when they retired from taro farming, Shoichi Nagamine (1920-2001) and his wife, Shizuko Nagamine (1924-2008), raised taro in Hanapepe Valley on their 12-acre farm.
CRITTER: Fresh water coral bleaching event in Maui in 2015
There have been a lot of articles lately in the news about coral bleaching and how rising sea temperatures may be to blame. It is easy to attach a cause to the decline of our coral reefs on earth but the sea is very complex and what kills corals in Australia or Indonesia may not be killing corals in Hawai‘i.
ERSOY: Sometimes words have no meaning
We all have our own challenges in our life. Everyone who we see, maybe in person or maybe on social media, is undoubtedly going through something and we mostly have no idea about it.
K-DRAMA: Bang-won finds Heo Kang; Asin wants to kill Ko Un
Following are this week’s synopses of shows on KBFD TV, which televises Korean dramas with English subtitles.
Obituaries for Saturday, August 26, 2023
• Alice Sá Arruda • Rocky Kekai Kanahele • Steven ‘Herbie’ Tatsuo Kawamura
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Release of 388 names helps winnow list of those unaccounted for after devastating Maui fire
HONOLULU — Within hours of Maui County releasing 388 names of people unaccounted for following the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, some cases were already being resolved Friday as relatives or the people themselves reported they were safe.
Spain soccer head won’t resign for kissing player
BARCELONA, Spain — Less than a week after winning the Women’s World Cup, Spain’s national team players announced Friday that they will not play any more games unless the president of the country’s soccer federation steps down for kissing player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after their victory.
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China bans seafood from Japan after wastewater release
OKUMA, Japan — The tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has begun releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean — a controversial step that prompted China to immediately ban seafood from Japan.
U.S, allies clash with North Korea over failed satellite launch
UNITED NATIONS — The United States and its allies clashed Friday with North Korea, Russia and China over Pyongyang’s failed attempts to launch a spy satellite and who is responsible for escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
Hawaiian Electric shares plunge after utility is sued over devastating Maui fires
NEW YORK — Shares of Hawaiian Electric Co.’s parent fell more than 18% by market close Friday, one day after the utility was sued by Maui County over the fires that devastated Lahaina earlier this month.
Real Estate Directory for August 25, 2023
Find the latest real estate listings, broker information and home improvement ideas.
Sato earns Kiwanis Distinguished Service Award
LIHU‘E — Kiwanis California-Nevada-Hawai‘i Gov. Valarie Brown-Klingelhoeffer was like other dignitaries, arriving in Hawai‘i because of the seriousness of the wildfires that plagued Maui and parts of the Big Island.
The Kaua‘i Marathon takes off on Sept. 3
PO‘IPU — The Kaua‘i Marathon and Half Marathon is back on Sept. 3, and deadline for online registration at www.thekauaimarathon.com is 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 30.
Tourist found after going missing in Koke‘e
KOKE‘E — A male visitor got a little more out of his Kaua‘i experience than he was probably going for when a sightseeing adventure turned into an all-nighter on Monday.
Happy Camper for Friday, August 25, 2023
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.
Koloa Rum Company raising money for Maui wildfire victims
LIHU‘E — The Koloa Rum Company is rallying behind relief efforts for Maui, announcing it will donate all online and in-store sales to the Hawai‘i Community Foundation’s Maui Strong Fund during a one-day donation event on Saturday.