Stories by Dennis Fujimoto

Happy Camper for Saturday, November 4, 2023

Kudos, Jackie Kaina and the Kaua‘i Economic Development Board ‘ohana (she’s got a lot of new faces to get to know) on the first of three Career Exploration Fairs held at Kapa‘a High School on Thursday, the same day as when Kapa‘a High School girls bowler Skye Tadani finished fifth overall during the opening round of the state bowling tournament on O‘ahu.

Great candy buyback in Lihu‘e on Saturday

KALAHEO — The Kalaheo Dental Group’s Halloween Candy Buyback has been extended to include the group’s participation in the Kaua‘i Veterans Celebration on Saturday at the lawn of the Historic County Building.

Honu hatch at Pacific Missile Range Facility

MANA — The Public Affairs Office at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Mana announced the recent success of sea turtles hatching from the only sea turtle nest on the military base for this year.

Happy Camper for Friday, November 3, 2023

It’s three days past Halloween, and for those who are getting tired of looking at the trick-or-treating overload, or eliminating some of the fuel from the sugar rushes, the Kalaheo Dental Group is extending its popular Halloween Candy Buyback by having a booth and weigh-in station at the Kaua‘i Veterans Celebration (2023 Miss Kaua‘i Veteran Mya Quarles will be there!) on Saturday at the lawn of the Historic County Building.

Hanapepe’s Biggest Little Carnival this weekend

HANAPEPE — Hanapepe Pop Warner Association President Alden Pablo said the Fourth annual Hanapepe’s Biggest Little Carnival will take place on Saturday and Sunday at Hanapepe Athletic Park, or the area between Hanapepe Stadium and adjoining community baseball fields.

Transformer tops Wilcox keiki Halloween parade

LIHU‘E — How do you process — give candy, healthy snacks and premium giveaways — more than 200 keiki ages 4 and younger in an hour that was allocated for the annual Wilcox Medical Center Keiki Halloween parade on Tuesday?

Happy Camper for Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Kudos to all the many hands and souls that contributed to a mess of Halloween-themed activities like the Trunk or Treat at The Shops at Kukui‘ula, the Halloween Festival and Trunk or Treat event at Kukui Grove Center, and more, ending with the Halloween keiki parades at both the Kaua‘i Veterans Memorial Hospital and Wilcox Medical Center.

Island School girls, Kaua‘i boys capture cross-country crowns

PUHI — The Island School girls cross-country team and the Kaua‘i High School boys cross-country team were crowned the Central Pacific Bank Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation (KIF) champions following the championship meet at the campus of Island School on Saturday, Oct. 21.

Happy Camper for Monday, October 30, 2023

And, you thought everything was going to quiet down (lost track of how many people said “Happy Holidays!” at the Ace Hardware Craft Fair on Saturday at the convention hall) after Halloween?

Hundreds of pumpkins distributed over the weekend

PUHI — Six-year-old Hi‘ilani Meephol-Ishida, of Watchara Farm, got help from one of the Grove Farm Market monitors on Saturday in getting the pumpkin back to her family’s tent, which was among a number of tents at the weekly market.

KLIC gives free trees for Arbor Day

LIHU‘E — The Kaua‘i Landscape Industry Council (KLIC) will be celebrating Arbor Day on Nov. 4 by giving away up to 1,000 trees from 9 a.m. to noon, while supplies last at Kukui Grove Center.

Happy Camper for Saturday, October 30, 2023

“It’s Halloween,” said Trineen Lopes (she said they still have the Angry Birds from the Grove Farm Bon Dance!) of the Kaua‘i Community College Cognitions Program. “We made learning a bit more fun.”