Real Estate Directory for December 1, 2023
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CHRISTMAS FUND: Couple struggling to find housing for family
LIHU‘E — Through Christmas Eve, The Garden Island will share daily, front-page stories about families and individuals (we don’t use their real names), who are facing challenges and would appreciate a little help this holiday season.
Fresh produce at Kilauea Community Agricultural Center
KILAUEA — There was no formal protocol to celebrate the opening of Johnny’s He ‘Aha ‘Aina by the ‘Aina Ho‘okupu O Kilauea ‘ohana at Kilauea Community Agricultural Center on Saturday, Nov. 25.
A Dickens classic to celebrate Kalaheo School teacher’s retirement
KALAHEO — Kalaheo Elementary School and its Sunshine Express will present a musical based on one of the most widely read and beloved holiday novels in the English language — “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens — for just three performances starting Friday at the school’s cafeteria.
Voyager women edge Menehune in KIF soccer
LIHU‘E — Wednesday was scheduled to be the opening date for Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation girls soccer.
Happy Camper for Friday, December 1, 2023
Stephen Fujii (he’ll be with the bonsai people participating in the Little Pea vendor event at the Kaua‘i Philippines Cultural Center on Saturday) was making good use of the Gather FCU shopping basket on Monday at Pau Hana Market, where shoppers can donate food in exchange for discount coupons (good only at vendors in the Pau Hana Market) to benefit the Hawai‘i Foodbank Kaua‘i.
Theft cases dominate Kaua‘i court docket
LIHU‘E – Kaua‘i Fifth Circuit Judge Kathleen Watanabe heard various burglary and theft cases on Tuesday, Nov. 28, as some defendants pleaded guilty, others awaited the results of their mental fitness evaluations, while others failed to appear at all.
Kaua‘i High School looking for softball coach
LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i High School Assistant Athletic Director Joe Cassler announced on Tuesday that the Red Raiders are seeking candidates for the position of head softball coach.
National Tropical Botanical Gardens plant sale Saturday
PO‘IPU — The National Tropical Botanical Gardens (NTBG) will be hosting its largest plant sale of the year on Saturday at the South Shore Visitors Center located near the Spouting Horn lookout.
Obituaries for Friday, December 1, 2023
• Frances Eliza Keliinani Petersen Kamoku • Kith ‘Nalu’ Silva-Lacro • Magdalena Salcedo Polintang
Micah Smith confirmed to U.S. District Court
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Brian Schatz announced Wednesday that the U.S. Senate voted 57-41 to confirm Micah Smith to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawai‘i.
CHRISTMAS FUND: Single mother of four hoping for games and books for her children
LIHU‘E — Through Christmas Eve, The Garden Island will share daily, front-page stories about families and individuals (we don’t use their real names), who are facing challenges and would appreciate a little help this holiday season.
Rotary Club of Kaua‘i Lights on Rice holiday parade is a go
The Rotary Club of Kaua‘i Lights on Rice holiday parade is one of three events, all within walking distance of each other, that will fill the downtown Lihu‘e area with excitement throughout Friday. The Lights on Rice parade anchors the events, which start with the Kaua‘i Museum Christmas Craft Fair that returns following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aces galore at local golf courses
LIHU‘E — The most recent of three known holes in one took place on Thanksgiving Day at the Ocean Course at Hokuala Golf Club. Two of the hole in one feats took place at the Ocean Course Hokuala, and one happened at Wailua Golf Course.
Obituaries for Thursday, November 30, 2023
• William ‘Willy’ Kwan Lup Ng Sr. • Kith ‘Nalu’ Silva-Lacro • William Val Badua
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U.S. Navy removes fuel from plane that overshot runway and is now resting on a reef and sand
KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii — The U.S. Navy said Monday that it has removed nearly all of the fuel from a large plane that overshot a off the runway at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawai‘i, and landed in an environmentally sensitive bay, but it doesn’t have a timetable for when it will get the aircraft out of the water.
Toys for Tots get motorcycle push
LIHU‘E — U.S. Marine Corps League Commandant Rod Green was overjoyed to hear the sounds of motorcycles on Veterans Memorial Highway on Saturday.
CHRISTMAS FUND: Young couple hoping for toys and books for toddler
LIHU‘E — Through Christmas Eve, The Garden Island will share daily, front-page stories about families and individuals (we don’t use their real names), who are facing challenges and would appreciate a little help this holiday season.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Santa took a break from the hectic post-Thanksgiving weekend to catch up on his shopping at Pau Hana Market at Kukui Grove Center on Monday.
Lights on Rice to impact traffic in Lihu‘e
LIHU‘E — The Rotary Club of Kaua‘i Lights on Rice holiday parade, currently with more than 60 participating parade units and more than 3,000 participating individuals, will take place on Friday at 6:30 p.m.
Little Pea Holiday Craft Fair this weekend at cultural center
LIHU‘E — The Little Pea Holiday Craft Fair is coming to Kaua‘i Philippines Cultural Center on Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on both days.
HOOSER: Zoom testimony returns to Kaua‘i County Council
Hooray! The Kaua‘i County Council is once again accepting remote public testimony “live” via the internet. Members of the public must sign up via email to testify no later than noon on the day prior to the meeting.
Obituaries for Wednesday, November 29, 2023
• Sixto Gandhi Agoto Sr. • Magdalena Salcedo Polintang • Natividad ‘Naty’ Gray Belarde • Donald Satoshi Shimamoto • Leonor Cezar Navarro • Ernest S. Pabustan • Richard Rudy Callejo • Justin Sebastian Bautista
How a massive all-granite, hand-carved Hindu temple ended up on Kaua‘i
KAPA‘A, Hawai‘i — It is the only all-granite, hand-carved Hindu temple in the West built without power tools or electricity, and it’s nestled on one of the smaller islands in Hawai‘i surrounded by lush gardens and forests.
CHRISTMAS FUND: Disabled female hoping for houshold essentials
LIHU‘E — Through Christmas Eve, The Garden Island will share daily, front-page stories about families and individuals (we don’t use their real names), who are facing challenges and would appreciate a little help this holiday season.