Real Estate Directory for September 6, 2024
Obituaries for Friday, September 6, 2024
Roadside vendors bill stalls on Big Island
A proposal to legitimize roadside merchants on Hawaii County roads still needs to cook for a little longer.
Home sales soar in July
LIHUE — Sales of single-family homes more than doubled in July, as buyers snapped up houses at an eye-popping pace in the first full month of summer on Kauai.
KPD honors officers for saving man’s life
LIHU‘E — County of Kaua‘i officials honored the heroic efforts of two police officers in an award ceremony on Friday, Aug. 23.
Keanu’s 7th anniversary helps Waialeale, Kipaipai at KCC
PUHI — Desaray Saito Brown said a mother’s love never dies as she handed Laheo Salazar a stack of Aloha Aina gift cards at the Waialeale Project office at Kaua‘i Community College.
Council honors Peleke Flores, Malama Huleia
LIHUE — The Kauai County Council on Wednesday commended Peleke Flores “as Hawaii’s social champion” after Flores received the National Education Association (NEA) Ellison S. Onizuka Memorial Award during the 57th annual National Education Association meeting held in July in Philadelphia.
Happy Camper for Friday, Sept. 6, 2024
Aloha, and good luck to Georgia Degracia (she was doing her final AV tech job on Saturday at the Wilcox Health Keiki Run), who is embarking on a new chapter of her life on the mainland. The Showtime Characters dedicated the August Toddler Tuesday program to Georgia with appearances of Lilo and Stitch. Mickey (Brenda Biehler Turville said those were Georgia’s favorite characters) … and she never got to see the trio of mermaids that showed up for the Kukui Grove Movie Night.
Kauai hotel workers seek better pay and more
LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i hotel union workers joined the thousand of workers across the nation that went on strike this past Labor Day weekend.
58th Terno Ball to be held on Sept. 21
LIHUE — The annual Terno Ball is the signature scholarship fundraiser for the Kaua‘i Filipino Women’s Club (KFWC).
Lihue Refuse Transfer Station to close for renovations
LIHU‘E — The Department of Pubic Works (DPW) said the Lihue Refuse Transfer Station will be closed for renovations from Sept. 11 through Nov. 1.
City rolls out CORE bus to curb homelessness
HONOLULU — A retired city-owned bus with about 1.7 million miles on it will now roll to the assistance of Oahu’s homeless.
Congressional hearing in Lahaina examines federal response
Federal agencies responding to Maui’s wildfire disaster over the past 13 months received much praise along with several tough questions during a congressional hearing Wednesday in Lahaina.