Stories by Dennis Fujimoto

Kaua‘i Community College nursing graduates get their pins

LIHU‘E — For 17 of the commencement graduates at Kaua‘i Community College, the pinning ceremony on Saturday at the Kaua‘i Community College Performing Arts Center marked their entry into the world of nursing as they accepted their respective pins one by one.

Picklers Paradise opens on Rice Street

LIHU‘E — Picklers Paradise, which is tucked into a small niche off Rice Street, celebrated its grand opening on Saturday night, as part of the monthly Downtown Lihu‘e Night Market.

CKMS students participate in Law Day art contest

LIHU‘E — The eighth grade students at Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School made history on Friday when the students were given the opportunity to view their artwork to the first Law Day art contest coordinated by the Fifth Circuit Courthouse.

Happy Camper for Monday, May 13, 2024

How did coach Dean Nonaka (coach Kell is on O‘ahu with the Island School boys volleyball team at the state competition!) know that he needed the Teru Teru Bozo at the Grove Farm Market on Saturday?

Kaua‘i High underclassmen are ‘Best in Show’

LIHU‘E — A Kaua‘i High School sophomore, David Braman, teamed with Kaua‘i High School junior, Amalia Abigania, to form a video team that captured top honors in the 2024 High School Pele Awards, whose results were announced during a gathering in Honolulu on Saturday.

New medical assistants get their pins

PUHI — Rizel Joy Edmalin made a special trip from Maui to attend the Kaua‘i Community College (KCC) Medical Assistant Pinning ceremony on Wednesday at the KCC Office of Continuing Education and Training conference room.

Foundation awards $80,000 in scholarships

WAILUA — The Kaua‘i High School Foundation took advantage of the school’s senior banquet held Sunday night to present 33 graduating seniors with a total of $80,000 at Smith’s Tropical Paradise.

Happy Camper for Friday, May 10, 2024

For those who can break away from town, the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Mana is hosting the Fourth annual PMRF Auto Skills Center Car Show at Shenanigans from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. with no cover charge. The event will feature cars, bikes, trucks, SUVs, entertainment, food and product vendors.

Chris Bonilla tops 4×4 Shootout in Mana

MANA — No Talk Heavy, Bonilla Motorsports and Napa PS&D sponsored the 4x4 Shootout on Saturday during the special drag racing event presented by the Garden Isle Racing Association at Kaua‘i Raceway Park in Mana.

Celebrating children and moms

LIHU‘E — Sunday was celebrated as Children’s Day, and this Sunday is Mother’s Day, so it was a no-brainer for Kukui Grove Center to celebrate both on Tuesday during the shopping center’s regularly scheduled Toddler Tuesday.

Wong and Sabado named Outstanding Older Americans

NUKOLI‘I — Zenon Wong and Maura Sabado were announced as Kaua‘i’s Outstanding Male and Female Older Americans on Friday during a “Powered by Connection” recognition ceremony and luncheon at the Outrigger Kaua‘i Beach Resort.

Notebo gets Na Lei President’s Award

WAIPOULI — How many Ricola wrappers did it take to make the Ricola lei that was submitted for judging in the Recycle/Reuse category was the question of the day on Friday when the Malie Foundation hosted Na Lei Pua ‘Ole Contest, or translated to mean “Flowerless lei,” at the Sheraton Kaua‘i Resort Coconut Beach.

Red Raiders claim KIF baseball title

LIHU‘E — The Kaua‘i High School lumber yard exploded for 15 hits against Kapa‘a High School on Tuesday night to claim a 9-2 victory and the Central Pacific Bank Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation baseball championship.