Happy Camper for Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Courtesy of Sean Doi

Kapa‘a Middle School student Sebastian Bejar accepts congratulations from the leaders of the Hawai‘i State Spelling Bee on Saturday, March 2, 2024, after placing first the state Spelling Bee on O‘ahu. Bejar will advance to the National Spelling Bee that will be held on May 26 through June 2, 2024, in Maryland. “This is truly amazing, and proves how our awesome Kaua‘i students can compete at the highest levels and how this all starts at the classroom bee levels,” said Sean Doi, a district educational specialist with the Kapa‘a-Kaua‘i-Waimea Complex Area, Hawai‘i Department of Education.

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The westside and eastside got together as Shaun Banasihan and Levi Hirokane hung out in the Rice Shopping Center parking lot on Saturday, March 2, 2024, while the Big Brothers Big Sisters celebrated its 14th Bowling Night at the Kaua‘i Bowl,

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A Kawaikini New Century Public School student discovers the Ryobi leaf blower is not only good as a drying aid, but also acts as a field fan for cooling on Saturday, March 2, 2024, when the school’s Student Council (eight students) washed cars at Kukui Grove Center to earn money to attend Legislature Day at the Hawai‘i Legislature.

OK, this is rare … time to enjoy pau hana with the puppies as the Kaua‘i Beer Company partners with the Kaua‘i Humane Society to host Pint Night: Puppy Hour on Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at “the place between work and home,” states the description for the Kaua‘i Beer Company, which is dog friendly.

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