Happy Camper for Sunday, December 22, 2019
Congratulations to Stephanie Deng, of Kauai Handmade, who opened the doors to her shop (remember when she and Janath of Janath Collections were vendors at The Beach House craft fairs?) at the Coconut Marketplace just in time for the final weekend of shopping before Christmas descends Wednesday (keeping fingers crossed for nice weather).
Red Raiders split at home
LIHUE — Kauai High School’s Marissa Layosa took control of the first quarter, Friday night to lead the wahine Red Raiders to a 63-49 win over the Lady Warriors during the Kauai Interscholastic Federation girls basketball games at the Kauai High School gym that was filled with enthusiastic fans from both benches.
GIAC merry for Christmas
Wednesday was very merry for the Garden Island Arts Council at the weekly Kauai Culinary Market at the Shops at Kukuiula.
‘Singing for cookies’
“We sing for cookies,” said a parent of the St. Catherine School’s 19 preschool students, mostly 4- and 5-year-olds, who visited the Sheraton Kauai Coconut Beach Thursday for caroling to guests.
Waimea takes boys’ hoops opener
Mason Broyles used to drop bombs from the bleachers, shredding the basketball nets.
The business of giving
American Savings Bank awarded two Kauai schools cash prizes in the KeikiCo statewide competition Friday.
Happy Camper for Friday, December 20, 2019
Only four days remaining before Christmas, and things are popping. Tillie Koenig (she was working Sunday, and mahalo, Kevin Matsunaga and the Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School media kids and parents, for having that energizing breakfast) was manning the Missing Polynesia pop-up that will is today through Monday at Kukui Grove Center before disappearing until the next time.
Holly Jolly time
A steady stream of people flowed through the Holly Jolly Holiday Fair set up in the front parking lot of the former Big Kmart store in Lihue Saturday.
Kapaa, Waimea battle to stalemates
HANAPEPE — Waimea High School girls scored first, and scored last, Wednesday night to force a 2-2 stalemate against the Kapaa High School wahine during the Kauai Interscholastic Federation soccer matches contested at the Hanapepe Stadium before fans huddled and bundled against the chilling Koke‘e winds.
CT scan is coming to Mahelona
KAPAA — Lance Segawa, Hawaii Health Systems Corp., Kauai Region CEO, was excited when he learned of the release of $1.4 million in general obligation bonds by Gov. David Ige for improvements at the Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital CT scan room.
Bash bounty helps food bank
There was so much food collected at the Holiday Bash Friday evening the cars belonging to the volunteer crew from the Kauai Independent Food Bank could not accomodate the load at The Shops at Kukuiula.
Hanalei Bay Resort hosts junior tennis tourney
For the seventh year, the Hanalei Bay Resort hosted its annual Junior Tennis Tournament, Saturday with more than 20 young tennis players aged between 7 and 17 years old participating.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, December 18, 2019
There was no shortage of Christmas wreaths when the Punana Leo school visited the Kauai Community Market (nope, no Sustainable Boost pancake mix this week) for a special group holiday presentation and wreath sales as a fundraiser for the Puhi school.
Menehune win big game
LIHUE — The scoreboard stagnated at a 20-6 Kauai High School lead for the longest time Monday during the Kauai Interscholastic Federation girls basketball game at KHS gym.
DownTown win at Isle Hoops
PUHI — Cody Udarbe launched a long distance bomb with 7:58 showing in regulation to pull the Downtown Warriors into the win column Tuesday during the opening day of the five-day Isle Hoops Basketball Holiday Classic at the Wilcox Gymnasium at Island School.
Kapaa strong in distance regatta
NAWILIWILI — Kapaa High School paddling teams took three of the six events, Waimea took two, and Kauai emerged with one win during the Kauai Interscholastic Federation distance regatta on Saturday at Nawiliwili Harbor.
HPU baseball camp on Saturday
LIHUE — Baseball players ages 6 through 13 are invited to register for the Kauai Youth and Prospect ID Camp that will take place from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Vidinha Stadium.
Holiday Classic tips off Tuesday
PUHI — The annual Isle Hoops Holiday Classic basketball tournament kicks off at 3:50 p.m. today at the Wilcox Gymnasium on the Island School campus.
Cyber Saints rise to top in Tech Challenge championship
HONOLULU — The Cyber Saints from St. Catherine School earned the prestigious “Think” award during the FIRST Tech Challenge championship contested at Le Jardin Academy on Oahu Saturday.
Happy Camper for Monday, December 16, 2019
Tara Arume-Nitta said for sure next year she’s going to have some of her Japanese items, including those koi nobori, at the Holly Jolly holiday fair where Santa in Paradise had a hard time breaking away from the endless stream of Keiki wanting to visit with the North Pole resident.