Happy Camper for Monday, February 24, 2020
Kudos and congratulations to Thomas Nizo (yes, he was the dragon!), Puni Patrick, Carrie Newcomb (she took over the Paniolo Hat Lei contest from Aletha Kaohi), and the West Kaua‘i Business & Professional Association (Eric Nordmeier was busy helping the West Kaua‘i Lions with their smoked meat plate, and Esther Estes was in the middle of all those Gather Federal Credit Union people who handled the hydration station) on another great Waimea Town Celebration (Kaua‘i Kim Chee had to forego its appearance at the Kaua‘i Community Market because they needed to be at the ho‘olaule‘a).
Malasada Tuesday coming
Jea Laganina, a supervisor at Kaua‘i Bakery in Kukui Grove Center, just happened to be working on inserting cream into a batch of malasadas Sunday.
Robotics crew heads to LA
The team comes from all the public high schools and St. Catherine School, and will be leaving for the 20th annual FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Los Angeles Regional this week.
Happy Camper for Sunday, February 23, 2020
Willow Spalding said Charlotte Pagel is better with the samples Friday night as Troop 616 of Kalaheo opened the Girl Scout cookie sales at the Safeway store in Hokulei Village Shopping Center in Puhi. Got to see coach Max Manera, who didn’t get cookies but had the new basketball schedule for the middle-school students.
Murata climbs to second Top 10 finish
WAILUA — University of Hawai‘i freshman Kotaro Murata took advantage of blue skies and near-perfect tournament conditions to fire a 2-under 70, Saturday during the final round of the John Burns Intercollegiate tournament hosted by Hawai‘i at the Wailua Golf Course.
Waimea parties
Romang Tumbaga Peake came all the way from New York to eat ice cream Saturday during the Heritage of Aloha Ho‘olaule‘a that brought the nine-day Waimea Town Celebration to its final weekend.
County looks to go pesticide-free
Steam kills grass, said Fern Anuenue Holland, a community organizer for the Hawai‘i Alliance for Progressive Action Friday during a break in pesticide-free training for county workers responsible for park maintenance, held at Kapa‘a Beach Park.
Murata breaks 70
University of Hawai‘i golfer Kotaro Murata fired a 4-under 68 to rise to ninth place following the second day of the John Burns Intercollegiate golf tournament at the Wailua Golf Course.
Crowning glory
Wessteros never looked so good as in the Kaua‘i Crown and Cuisine at the historic Waimea Theater, Saturday night.
BYU’s Kuest in six-way tie at the top
WAILUA — No. 33 Peter Kuest found four birdies in the wind at the Wailua Golf Course to finish the opening day of the John Burns Intercollegiate in a six-way tie for the lead, Thursday.
Happy Camper for Friday, February 21, 2020
This is the weekend to finally get to taste those Lemon Ups (it’s the new Girl Scout cookie flavor this year) as the Girl Scout troops set up their market sites (there’s even a cookie finder on their website to help you locate a site where cookies are being sold) starting today. Hurry, when they’re gone, they’re gone (until next year).
Students make own lunch at Dominos
About 60 first-graders from Koloa School and their cadre of teachers and parent volunteers, got to make their own lunches, Thursday during a field trip to Domino’s pizza in the Hokulei Village Shopping Center.
Girl Scout cookies are here
Girl Scout leader Sarah Spalding will have her troop at the Safeway Store in Hokulei Village Shopping Center from 5 p.m. today when market sales start for this year’s offering of Girl Scout cookies.
Spring book sale starts today
LIHU‘E — Victoria Lam, the children’s librarian at the Lihu‘e Public Library, said people have been bringing in a lot of new items for the used book sale that starts today.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Kudos to all those Kaua‘i Community College and American Culinary Federation chefs on another great Breakfast (34 years of great food experience!) where Fred Cowell had his Kaua‘i Coffee Company crew (yes, Darla Domingo is back from her trip, and is wondering about the Workplace Wellness kickoff) on doing the traditional morning brew (they even have it on tap at Wabi-Sabi with Jason Ebesu at the Kaua‘i Community Market).
Fast Company keeps winning
NAWILIWILI — Papa ‘Au barely squeaked the line, but an early-over proved costly to the Express 27 during the Nawiliwili Yacht Club Shakedown Series, Race No. 1 last Thursday.
Ekolu finds Silver
PUHI — Daniel Ekolu Martinez III is making small steps toward “putting Kawaikini New Century Public Charter School on the map.”
Mini volleyball tourney, big excitement
KAPA‘A — The Bernice Hundley Gym, located on the Kapa‘a High School campus, rang with the excitement of a volleyball tournament, Sunday.
UH golf returns for The Burns
WAILUA — The public is able to view the action at no charge when the 44th John Burns Intercollegiate golf tournament opens with a shotgun start on Thursday morning at 8 a.m. at the Wailua Golf Course.
Kaua‘i OceanFest celebrating seabirds, whales
LIHU‘E — Identifying some of the rare endangered seabirds, tracking their migrations, and training for the Sanctuary Ocean Count are among the activities that will take place this weekend at the Third Annual Kaua‘i OceanFest at the Kukui Grove Center.