Drones assist scientists’ discovery of new plant on Kauai cliffs
Scientists from the National Tropical Botanical Garden have discovered a new, native plant related to the carnation growing on the cliffs of Kauai.
State air riflery meet in Honolulu
HONOLULU — The first shots for the 2024 Hawaii Army National Guard Hawaii High School Athletic Association air riflery championships will go off on Tuesday morning at the Neal Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu.
Kapaa makes a statement with 58-9 win over Waimea
KAPAA —Kapaa High School football kept its undefeated string of victories alive on Saturday with a convincing 58-9 victory over Waimea High School in a Kauai Intersch0lastic Federation football game played at the Bryan J. Baptiste Sports Complex.
Healthy fall living in Waimea
WAIMEA — “West side! Best side!” chanted emcee Dylan Ancheta on Saturday on the campus of the Kauai Veterans Memorial Center.
Kapaa No. 4 at D II state volleyball competition
LIHUE — Kapaa High School girls volleyball, winner of the Central Pacific Bank Kauai Interscholastic Federation title, received the No. 4 seed in Division II of the New City Nissan Hawaii High School Athletic Association girls volleyball state championship.
Wilcox Medical Center honored for clinical excellence
LIHUE — Hawaii Pacific Health announced on Monday that Wilcox Medical Center has been recognized for clinical excellence in specialty services.
Births for Tuesday, October 29, 2024
• Keawe Kinzie • Colton Dennis Kamuelakukuiamauikaponohanohano Soto • Lawakua Kekia‘iokahili Bento • Chance Tadashi Kala‘ikea‘ali‘ikupono Tomas-Tamagawa
Obituaries for Tuesday, October 29, 2024
• Herbert T. Miyasaki • Todd Phillip Jebens
Training by foreign troops increasing in Hawaii at Army ranges
Hawaii is becoming an increasingly active training ground for militaries from around the Pacific and beyond. This month the Army ran an exercise that brought 900 foreign service members to the islands to train alongside 9,000 American troops.
Hawaii’s motorists are worst in the nation
Hawaii motorists exhibit the worst driving behavior in the nation, according to a recent report by Forbes Advisor.
Kauai Job Fair on Tuesday
LIHUE — With the latest state unemployment rate hovering at about 3 percent, the state’s Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and the American Job Center Hawaii announced the 2024 Kauai Job Fair on Tuesday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall.
“The Shape of Things: The Dick Brewer Story” debuts Nov. 1
LIHUE — Executive produced by Teresa Tico, a Kauai attorney and award-winning documentary filmmaker, “The Shape of Things: The Dick Brewer Story” will have its Kauai debut on Nov. 1 at the Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center as part of the Hawaii International Film Festival.
Happy Camper for Monday, October 28, 2024
Guest emcee Dylan Ancheta (he also emceed the Kauai Pop Warner Football League island-wide cheer competition on Sunday at the old Kauai High School gym) said the coolest (but it didn’t rain as much as Oahu) place at the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, Kauai Region Fall Festival at the Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital campus was the portable comfort stations.
KIUC looking for 2025 board election candidates
LIHUE — The Kauai Island Utility Cooperative announced that the deadline for a KIUC board candidate application or a petition requesting to be considered for a KIUC board candidate is Nov. 14.
Kalaheo Dental Groupholds candy buyback on Friday
KALAHEO — What are you going to do with all that candy collected while trick-or-treating?
KIUC receives AEE award for energy management
LIHUE — Kauai Island Utility Cooperative Energy Services Supervisor Scott Sato was in Tennessee on Sept. 24 to receive The Association of Energy Engineers - Western U.S. Region award for Institutional Energy Management on behalf of the cooperative.
The Kauai Bus is free on Election Day
LIHUE — In an island-wide effort to make voting easier and accessible for everyone on Election Day, all public transportation will be gratis on Tuesday, Nov. 5.
Obituaries for Monday, October 28, 2024
• Milton K. Chung • Stanley Agoot • Peter Michael Alisna Sr.
City plans 124 percent sewer rate hike
A more than 124 percent sewer fee hike for Honolulu’s average single-family residential customer may be on the horizon, the city administration announced Wednesday.
Palolo housing to receive $35M upgrade
A roughly 70-year-old public housing complex in Palolo Valley is slated for refurbishing two decades after being privatized and renovated under an arrangement touted as a state and national model.
Lane closures scheduled on Kauai
LIHUE — A number of road-related projects are on tap in the week ahead, as work crews look to finish off as many projects as possible in the final days leading up to the start of the rainy season on Friday, Nov. 1.
Hawaiian Airlines begins merger-related layoffs
Hawaiian Airlines plans to eliminate 73 people from its 1,400 noncontract workforce in Hawaii and on the mainland in the wake of its recent merger with Alaska Air Group Inc.
Best of Kauai 2024
We invite you to explore this special 52-page section dedicated to this year’s over 90 winners and their runners-up, the majority of whom are household names on the Garden Isle. A big mahalo goes out to our dedicated readers, who thoughtfully considered the many qualified candidates and selected this year’s “best.”
Man gets 4 years probation after judge says accuser lied
An Oahu Circuit Court judge Thursday sentenced a 32-year-old man — originally charged with attempted murder, robbery and gun charges for allegedly robbing and shooting at a Kaneohe gas station customer in 2023 — to four years’ probation on a charge of reckless endangering.
Projected air seat declines underscore tourism softening
Total trans-Pacific airline seats for Hawaii’s top U.S. market are projected to drop in November and December, with losses widening at the start of next year and remaining evident into April, according to Hawai‘i Visitors & Convention Bureau market data.