HECO customers should not see rate increase due to wildfire settlement
HONOLULU — Customers of Hawai‘i’s largest electrical utility should not see bill increases due to the utility’s portion of a pending $4 billion Maui wildfire litigation settlement.
City delays removal of Haiku Stairs segments
HONOLULU — By order of the state Intermediate Court of Appeals, a three-judge panel in July granted a temporary injunction brought by the Friends of Haiku Stairs that forced the city to stop its $2.6 million demolition job on the World War II-era mountainside staircase.
India charts its own path with Pacific strategy
HONOLULU — As the U.S. seeks to bolster relations with India, which sees itself as a rising power in an unstable world, Hawai‘i is becoming a hot destination for Indian military men and diplomats as New Delhi refines its Pacific strategy.
Hawai‘i Island group blasts DOE for handling of school bus crisis
HILO, Hawai‘i — A family advocacy group is suggesting that parents affected by the public school bus driver shortage go to the state Board of Education to voice their frustrations and concerns.
Quilters exhibit opens on Friday at the Kaua‘i Society of Artists gallery
LIHU‘E — The Garden Isle Quilters Fifth annual Exhibit and Sale opens Friday at 10 a.m. at the Kaua‘i Society of Artists gallery at Kukui Grove Center.
Farm fair tribute on Saturday
LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i County Farm Bureau president Laurie Ho said the Kaua‘i County Farm Fair has traditionally been held in August, more recently, being adapted to take place during the three-day Admissions Day weekend.
Fire causes $22,500 in damage in Waimea
WAIMEA — A fire caused an estimated $22,500 in damage on Sunday, Aug. 11.
Modified hours for Kaua‘i Police Department records window
LIHU‘E — Modified hours to the Records Services and Firearms Registration window have been announced due to the upcoming observance of Statehood Day.
Kapa‘a High needs a girls basketball coach
KAPA‘A — Kapa‘a High School athletic director Greg Gonsalves announced a vacancy for the head coach position for the school’s girls basketball program.
Obituaries for Tuesday, August 13, 2024
• Celia Mae Fraticelli • Trinidad Dela Cruz