Kapi’olani nurses stage one-day strike as hospital vows lockout
Hundreds of union nurses at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children hit the picket lines this morning for a planned one-day strike as hospital management vows to lock them out unless they agree to the company’s last contract offer.
Visitor spending tops $285 million in July
LIHUE — Visitor spending continued its torrid pace in the first full month of summer despite a swoon in the number of people who traveled to Kauai for holiday.
University of Hawaii president search narrowed to 2 finalists
The two finalists were picked from 93 applicants and are scheduled to appear at community forums and before groups of campus leaders, faculty, staff and student leaders.
West Oahu refinery seeks to develop plant-based biofuels
HONOLULU — An over 50-year-old petroleum refinery in James Campbell Industrial Park plans to develop and commission what it deems will be the largest renewable fuel production facility in Hawaii.
Kapaa boys, Kauai girls win KIF bowling opener
LIHUE — Kapaa High School bowler William Kimura rolled a trio of 200-plus games on Thursday to lead the Warrior boys bowling team to a 2571 pinfall for the win at the first game of the Kauai Interscholastic Federation bowling season.
Raiders sweep Menehune in KIF air riflery
WAIMEA — Kauai High School air riflery teams swept the first Kauai Interscholastic Federation match on Saturday when the Red Raiders visited the Waimea High School range.
Happy Camper for Saturday, September 12, 2024
The free Ocean Clinic presented by Na Kama Kai on Saturday morning is not just for keiki, but for teachers — especially those in Grades 4 and 5 — to learn more about ocean-related activities including hookele, or wayfinding, kai palekana, or ocean safety, ku hoe, or stand-up paddling, and waa so the teachers can pass on these resources to their respective classes.
Kauai Police Department seeks public’s assistance
LIHUE — Law enforcement is searching and requesting information from Kauai residents on the whereabouts of two criminal suspects wanted on outstanding warrants.
Cockett to lead Waioli Corporation, Nuhou Corporation
LIHUE — Ike Cockett is the seventh Executive Director of the Waioli Corporation and Nuhou Corporation, effective Sept. 1, 2024.
ISLAND HISTORY: A history of the Wailua, Kauai Bell Stone
The Wailua Bell Stone, or Pohaku Kani (lava rock sound) is a fairly flat, oblong-shaped stone of roughly 12 square feet in area that produces a bell-like tone when struck with an object such as a hard piece of wood or a stone.
CRITTER: How and why the hilu piliko’a fish fight
When you go out diving or snorkeling next time, relax and observe the fish on the reef and see if there seems to be any order involved in their movements.
ERSOY: How to improve your gut health naturally (part 2)
When Hippocrates said that all disease starts in gut, that really was not an understatement. It can be hard to think that different symptoms, such as a headache or joint pain, are connected.
Obituaries for Saturday, September 14, 2024
• Cole Akio Forsen • Stanley Rogers Gonsalves