Will stop for chickens — and more
We all hear about what’s wrong with this world. We hear that people don’t care anymore.
Lunch is on ‘Storm Stoppers’
John Smith is doing well selling products that offer hurricane protection for homes.
Homeless count rises
A January survey found Kauai’s homeless population rose 51 percent from 2018, but officials behind the report say that’s due to improved planning and execution, not more homeless moving here.
Body spotted but not retrieved in waters off North Kohala
North Kohala medic met with hikers who reported a body floating face down in the ocean about 30 yards off shore from a steep cliff.
Kunoa expands, announces major contracts
Bobby Farias is a betting man, and he’s betting consumers will continue to love Kunoa’s Hawaii-grown beef.
Many opportunities to volunteer
Kauai needs your time, your talents, your heart and, most importantly, your elbow grease.
‘A light for everybody’
Mama Ane Kanahele was the matriarch of the Kanahele family. She was a master shell lei maker. She was a living treasure.
Capturing a culture
The title of Daniel Finchum’s photo essay, “Bruises in the Garden,” lets you know right away these are not going to be feel-good pictures of sunsets, waves and beaches.
Mountain park becomes public bath amid Venezuela crisis
After generations of breathing life into Venezuela’s crowded capital, the tree-covered slopes of El Avila mountain looming above Caracas are being transformed into a public bath amid worsening power failures that are disrupting life in the crisis-wracked country.
Company will keep using toxic chemical at Wisconsin refinery
Husky Energy said Wednesday that it will invest more than $400 million to rebuild its oil refinery in Superior, Wisconsin, and will continue its use of a highly toxic chemical that raised fears in the community after an explosion at the refinery last April.
Spread the good news, not the bad
I was chatting with a relative over the phone the other day when he asked me about my running and how it was going.
Forever Young Brothers
Numbers say a lot about the impact of Young Brothers in Hawaii. Start with 119. That’s how many years it’s been doing business in the Aloha State.
Staying the course
Judy Emmett is one tough lady. She beat breast cancer that she was diagnosed with in 2004. Two years ago, she was diagnosed with squamous cell cancer, the second-most-common form of skin cancer.
‘Regular folks’ donate $20K for kids
In the early years of the North Shore Lions Club annual golf tournament, it attracted about 60 players and raised a few thousand dollars. It grew. A lot.
A pilot, a plane and the ‘Forbidden Island’
About a year or so after I started working at The Garden Island nearly six years ago, Keith Robinson of the Robinson family on Ni‘ihau stopped by our office with a book he wanted me to read.
Kohala Middle School lockdown lifted
Kohala Middle School is locked down Wednesday morning amid a police incident in North Kohala.
‘A quiet crisis’
When Marion Paul learned that 9 percent of high school students on Kauai tried to committee suicide last year, she couldn’t believe it. In fact, she double-checked to be sure it was accurate.
Good reason to ‘Gather’
When Phil Fudge arrived late for the grand re-opening celebration of Gather Federal Credit Union’s Kapaa office on Saturday morning, he received a standing ovation.
Be aware of road usage charge proposal
If you drive a car, you should be more than interested in a pair of meetings coming up on Kauai, because they could end up costing you money.
‘Not your typical Shakespeare’
The “Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” covers 37 plays in 94 minutes.