Hale ‘Opio helps kids get ready for school
LIHU‘E — Vonn Ramos, of Hale ‘Opio, said school is right around the corner and Hale ‘Opio wanted to be sure students were ready for their return to classrooms.
UH Rainbow Warriors ball out with Kaua‘i’s keiki
LIHU‘E — The Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors men’s basketball coach, staff and student-athletes took to the Garden Island on Saturday morning for their second annual free keiki clinic at Kaua‘i High School, teaching local youths basketball lessons and providing an opportunity for autographs.
UH astronomer suggests tethering sun ‘umbrella’ to asteroid to mitigate climate change
As United Nations officials warn that “the era of global boiling has arrived” after noting July 2023 will likely be the hottest month ever recorded, one University of Hawai‘i at Manoa astronomer has suggested a concept for mitigation straight out of a science fiction novel — blotting out part of the sun’s rays by sending a “sun umbrella” into the atmosphere.
New members to local poets, writers groups sought
LIHU‘E — Members of the community and visitors are invited to the upcoming “Back to School” meetings of the Live Poets’ Soc. (LPS) and the UN-Memoir Workshops (UN-Mem) founded and facilitated by Kauai poet and writer Dawn Fraser Kawahara, with the sponsorship of the Lihue Public Library.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Kaleo Carvalho said the “Wai” and “Limu” shirts designate support for the kaikamahine, or wahine, and keikikane, or kane performers because the kaikamahine danced about water and the keikikane danced about seaweed.
Obituaries for Wednesday, August 2, 2023
• Alice Sá Arruda • Carole Porfiria Nacion • Noboru Yamane • Felix Viernes Erorita Sr. • Neil Manguchei • Peter Paul ‘Rip’ Rayno
Letter for Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Bad guys with guns
HOOSER: Bold, but flawed state emergency housing proclamation
Governor Green’s Emergency Housing Proclamation represents a bold opportunity for developers, for investors, bankers, contractors, and real estate investors moving here from the continent.
Hawai‘i could see a big hurricane season, but many aren’t ready
Jan Pappas and Ronald Yasuda hired a contractor to fasten the roof of their 1960s-era home to their walls with metal plates and nails so high winds of a potential hurricane wouldn’t blow it away.
Trump indicted for efforts to overturn 2020 election
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Donald Trump was indicted on felony charges Tuesday for working to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the run-up to the violent riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol, with the Justice Department acting to hold him accountable for an unprecedented effort to block the peaceful transfer of presidential power and threaten American democracy.
A breakdown Trump election-meddling indictment
Donald Trump for years has promoted baseless claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him.
Crews balance firefighting and protecting a fragile ecosystem
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, Calif. — Firefighters battling a massive blaze in California’s Mojave National Preserve on Tuesday faced the difficult task of stopping the fire without bulldozers and other heavy equipment that could damage the region’s famous Joshua trees and other sensitive plants.
In Congress, Trump indictment falls along partisan lines
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Follow along for live updates on the Justice Department’s indictment of former President Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
GOP rivals have mixed reactions to Trump’s indictment
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Follow along for live updates on the Justice Department’s indictment of former President Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Moscow building that was hit days ago, struck again
TALLINN, Estonia — A drone attacked a skyscraper in central Moscow early Tuesday for the second time in around 48 hours, damaging the building’s facade and further underscoring the Russian capital’s vulnerability. Russian authorities accused Ukraine of staging the assault.
Floods around Beijing kills at least 20, 27 missing
BEIJING — Torrential rain in areas around China’s capital, Beijing, killed at least 20 people and left 27 missing, the government reported Tuesday, as flooding destroyed roads, uprooted trees and knocked out power.
Climate change leads to more cholera cases
In early 2022, nearly 200,000 Malawians were displaced after two tropical storms struck the southeastern part of Africa barely a month apart. Sixty-four people died.
Pope Francis can expect to find heat, hope in Portugal
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis plans to head to Portugal on Wednesday to open the first post-pandemic edition of World Youth Day, hoping to inspire the next generation of Catholics while coping with the church’s ongoing clergy sexual abuse scandal.
Niger crisis deepens as European nations evacuate
NIAMEY, Niger — A French military transport plane carrying Europeans from Niger arrived in Paris Wednesday, in the first such evacuation flight since mutinous soldiers ousted the country’s democratically elected president nearly a week ago and shut its borders.
Halau comes home to Kaua‘i
LIHU‘E — Hundreds of people, including participants of the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival, crammed the Lihu‘e Airport baggage claim area on Sunday, anticipating the homecoming of Kumu Hula Leina‘ala Pavao Jardin, and the “menehune” of Halau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leina‘ala.
Koloa Union Church celebrates centennial
KOLOA — Kei Osuga celebrated a special Sunday at Koloa Union Church.
State suspends bus services at four Kaua‘i schools amid driver shortage
LIHU‘E — The Hawai‘i State Department of Education announced last week that bus services will be completely or partially suspended at four schools on Kaua‘i and 10 high schools on O‘ahu when the school year begins on Aug. 7.
Obituary for Tuesday, August 1, 2023
• Doreen Reiko Koerte
A look at candidates in 1st GOP presidential debate
COLUMBIA, S.C. — With less than a month to go until the first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 campaign, seven candidates say they have met qualifications for a spot on stage in Milwaukee.
Trump attempt to derail Georgia investigation rejected
ATLANTA — A judge on Monday rejected an attempt by former President Donald Trump to keep a Georgia district attorney from prosecuting him and from using certain evidence gathered in her investigation into potential illegal meddling in the 2020 election in the state.