Kaua‘i Broncos repeat as state champions
HILO, Hawai‘i — Keith Haraguchi of the Kaua‘i Bronco All-Stars conked a three-run homer on Sunday to help lead the Kaua‘i squad to a 12-1 win over the Maui Bronco All-Stars at the Walter Victor Baseball complex in Hilo.
Honoring our Hawaiian culture
PO‘IPU — Good fun is the way to describe Ho‘ohanohano Mo‘omeheu, or “Honoring our Hawaiian culture,” that was presented by the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority and the Kaua‘i Visitors Bureau in partnership with the Grand Hyatt Kaua‘i Resort and Spa on Saturday.
Groups discuss disaster preparedness on Kaua‘i
PUHI — Talk about disaster response was flavored by recent announcements from within the Hawai‘i Foodbank Kaua‘i on Wednesday, when the group met at the Kaua‘i Community College Fine Arts Auditorium to hammer out disaster preparedness for food access.
Happy Camper for Monday, July 1, 2024
Congratulations to the 14 graduates of the summer graduation for the Kaua‘i Community College Nursing Program. Maureen Tabura, one of the program’s instructors, said the graduates will now prepare to take the LPN tests and prepare for the next two semesters.
Westside school principal honored by mayor
LIHU‘E — Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami proclaimed Friday as Principal Wendy Castillo Day because Sunday was the final day for Castillo in that role at Westside Christian Education St. Theresa School.
14 students graduate from Licensed Practical Nurse Program at KCC
LIHU‘E — Fifteen lit candles in the darkened Kaua‘i Community College Fine Arts Auditorium heralded the achievements of the 14 graduates of the college’s Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) program during the summer graduation program held before an overflow audience.
Seven students earn Contractors Association of Kaua‘i scholarships
LIHU‘E — The Contractors Association of Kaua‘i (CAK) awarded $11,500 to seven student recipients on Thursday during its general membership meeting held at the Kaua‘i Philippine Cultural Center where Puakea Grill catered the convenient bento meal for the many guests that had to catch flights back to O‘ahu.
Four Kaua‘i police officers honored by MADD for protecting local roads
LIHU‘E — Four Kauai Police Department (KPD) officers were honored for their “critical role in significantly reducing impaired incidents” at a luncheon on Wednesday.
PMRF’s ‘sacred kuleana’ honors ancestors
MANA — Pacific Missile Range Facility personnel, including base commander Capt. Brett Stevenson, joined with lineal descendants of West Kaua‘i to honor and pay tribute at the Lua Kupapa‘u O Nohili crypt on June 20, the first day of summer.
Honoring Hawaiian culture at the Grand Hyatt Kaua‘i Resort and Spa on Saturday
PO‘IPU — The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority and Kaua‘i Visitors Bureau invite everyone to the Grand Hyatt Kaua‘i Resort and Spa on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Happy Camper for Friday, June 28, 2024
Burmese grapes are only available at The Culinary Market at The Shops on Kukui‘ula on Wednesday afternoons … get yours while the tree (Flora Worth said Khwan Seechachet’s father got his tree from Kaua‘i Nursery and Landscaping) is going off. Khwan said O.K. King Farms only appears at the Kuku‘iula market. So, where is Brooklyn, Flora’s granddaughter, to learn how to eat these morsels (Khwan said the brown ones are sweeter!), local style?
Help is available for utility bills on Kaua‘i
HILO, Hawai‘i — A construction company that mistakenly built a house on a Hawaiian Paradise Park lot owned by a California woman has been ordered to pay for the demolition of the structure and removal of debris.
No lottery for this year’s trout season
KOKE‘E — The state’s Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) announced there will be no lottery for the annual Rainbow Trout Season, which started on June 15 and continues through Sept. 30.
KIUC leads the state in renewable generation
LIHU‘E — The Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) announced that for the fifth straight year the island cooperative led the state of Hawai‘i in renewable generation after achieving 57.9 percent renewable for 2023.
Inaugural fly fishing retreat casts off at Waita
WAIMEA — A dozen women living with breast cancer recently wrapped up the inaugural Fly Fishing Retreat hosted by Casting for Recovery in Waimea.
Kauai Chamber of Commerce awards $10,500 in scholarships
NUKOLI‘I — The Kaua‘i Chamber of Commerce took advantage of its Business Pau Hana Event on Tuesday to distribute $10,500 in scholarships to six students at the Outrigger Kaua‘i Beach Resort.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Kudos to Miss Kaua‘i Filipina Chair Mario Trinidad on pulling together the 64th annual Miss Kaua‘i Scholarship Pageant where it literally took a village to make the three contestants — Aaliyah Nero, Jaslen Valdez and Aleah Yano — enter the stage as true winners.
Kaua‘i Shores Hotel renovations pau
WAIPOULI — Jennie Waiwaiole Vega, the general manager of the Kaua‘i Shores Hotel, home of Lava Lava restaurant, wanted to know where the rain came from on Tuesday.
Tropic Care veterinarian was busy on Kaua‘i
LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i Humane Society Executive Director Nicole Schafer Crane said the Tropic Care Kaua‘i veterinary crew, including U.S. Army Captain Farr, a veterinarian, and U.S. Army Corporal Brown, a veterinarian technician, set up a day before Tropic Care was scheduled to start.
Bonjolea II takes second Wahine Series race
NAWILIWILI — A robust wind that worked in Bonjolea II’s favor and an over early infraction gave the race to Bonjolea II during the Nawiliwili Yacht Club Wahine Series, Race No. 2 at Nawiliwili Harbor on Thursday, June 20.