Nationwide pro-life walkout planned
Students are organizing a nationwide walkout day to raise awareness of the 60,000,000 unborn children who have been aborted since the 1973 Roe Vs. Wade ruling, according to a press release from the Family Research Council
Emergency shelters due for upgrades
The Kalaheo Neighborhood Center gym could become Kauai’s newest emergency shelter. That’s if the County Council approves a $650,000 project Wednesday to update the building.
March for Science set for Saturday
The Hawaii Alliance for Science is hosting its second annual March for Science Saturday, in collaboration with a range of other groups.
Farewell to Facebook?
After it was reported that marketing firm Cambridge Analytica gained access to the personal information of 50 million of its users during the 2016 presidential campaign, will Kauai residents continue to use the social-media platform?
Betta late than never
Liz Hahn is passionate about breeding better bettas. “Fish are another way to help people to become more human,” the Waimea woman said. “To see all living creatures as part of the same world we live in. Not as an object or a color, something to decorate their house with, but something that can be a part of their family.”
Islandwide Open House is Saturday
Raising awareness of different types of homes available for purchase is why the Kauai Board of Realtors is hosting its third annual Islandwide Open House on Saturday.
Talks turn heated on Westside plan
The question of what makes a community was the center of a heated discussion about the West Kauai Community Plan during the County Council’s Planning Committee meeting Wednesday.
Yukimura announces mayoral bid
Councilwoman and former mayor JoAnn Yukimura announced Tuesday she is seeking Kauai’s top elected post.
‘He shouldn’t have run away’
The first thing Arayza Sabay said she remembers after leaving her house in Hanamaulu for school early on Jan. 11, is waking up in the hospital.
Kapaa roundabout eyed
A roundabout is being proposed for the Kuhio Highway and Mailihuna Road intersection in Kapaa.
Proposed land deal advances
A bill proposing the $5.6 million purchase of land in Hanalei by the County of Kauai was moved forward at Wednesday’s County Council meeting.
Cab fare hikes proposed
The Kauai County Council is scheduled to meet today.
Bellstone believed missing is at Kauai Museum
A bellstone believed by some to be missing from a sacred site on Kauai apparently isn’t missing at all, according to the state.
Talk Story with Joshua Wagner
The first time Waimea resident Joshua Wagner heard the adhan, the Muslim call to prayer, he knew Islam was the right path for him.
Solutions sought to long lines at Motor Vehicle Registration
A little after 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, the line at the county Finance Department’s Motor Vehicle Registration was long — and getting longer by the minute.
Yago announces mayoral run
Hanamaulu resident Clint Yago Sr. has filed papers to run for mayor of Kauai. For the past 38 years, Yago said he has worked in construction. He graduated with a certificate in carpentry from KauaiCommunity College.
Megahouse project draws ire
North Shore residents voiced their opposition to a Princeville house-construction project during a hearing at the Kapaa Public Library Wednesday night. Some were also angry that the public hearing was in Kapaa instead of Hanalei.
Help far from home
Sometimes, vacations don’t turn out as hoped. Wallets can be stolen. Identification cards lost. Glasses broken. Vandalism to a rental car. Sprained ankles or a broken arm.
Nishimura files for County Council
Leadership from the heart for Kauai residents is why Kapaa resident Wally Nishimura has filed to run for Kauai County Council.
Search on for bellstone
A group of people clearing state land at a bellstone site in Wailua are wondering where the bellstone is.