Homecoming happiness for Kaua‘i High School
LIHU‘E — A homecoming parade and pep rally signaled the start of the high school homecoming season at Kukui Grove Center on Thursday,
Opening night for Kaua‘i High School gym
LIHU‘E — Kapa‘a High School junior varsity girls volleyball coach Mai’lika Napoleon said the look of disbelief and astonishment on their faces was indescribable when they first walked into the newly minted Kaua‘i High School gym on Friday.
Happy Camper for Saturday, September 23, 2023
Mahalo, Kaua‘i for contributing to the more than $94,000 raised during the radiothon that benefited the Hawai‘i Foodbank for Maui Food Bank,
Menehune, Raiders shake the bowling tree
LIHU‘E — Led by Richard Palacio’s high score of 212 rolled in the second contest, the Waimea High School boys team broke the string of two straight victories by the Kaua‘i High School boys on Thursday at a Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation bowling series at Kaua‘i Bowl.
Embracing all in peace on Kaua‘i
LIHU‘E — For Moriyama, Japan, exchange students and their chaperone, the group had no idea on Thursday that one of their instructors, Mrs. Hiroko Kunioka, was a survivor of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima that led to the end of World War II.
Happy Camper for Friday, September 22, 2023
One of the pleasant surprises at the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation girls volleyball matches at Clem Gomes Gym (mahalo Coach Jon Kobayashi and the Menehune Athletic Department for the hospitality) was the appearance of Hoku’s food truck, which, according to Joyce Evens, stays for the entire game … makes a great stop for post-match dinner, especially if the match goes five sets.
Corteva Agriscience grants awarded to local schools
LIHU‘E — School principals, who represent a number of schools in the Kaua‘i Area Complex, were pleasantly interrupted by Corteva Agriscience’s Laurie Yoshida and Ryan Oyama on Wednesday.
HPH earns prestigious cancer care accreditation
HONOLULU — Ahead of October being celebrated as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Nov. 12 celebrated as National Cancer Awareness Day, the Hawai‘i Pacific Health earned systemwide accreditation for cancer care.
Voyager girls, Raider boys top cross-country races
KAPA‘A — Island School and Kapa‘a High School girls each placed four finishers in the top 10 on Saturday at the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation cross-country races held at Kapa‘a High School.
Warriors, Raiders claim KIF volleyball wins
WAIMEA — Fans of Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation girls volleyball got their money’s worth on Tuesday when the Kaua‘i High School varsity squad earned its first win this season with a victory over Waimea at Clem Gomes Gym, while the Kapa‘a varsity wahine survived two extra-point sets to prevail over Island School in four sets at Bernice Hundley Gym.
TropiCats opening Friday at Harbor Mall
NAWILIWILI — TropiCats, Kaua‘i’s first-ever cat cafe, is scheduled to hold its grand opening on Friday at the Harbor Mall shopping center.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Kudos to Melissa McFerrin Warrack, Sarah Tochiki, Mary Lardizabal and the Many Hands for coordinating a push for the radiothon that raised funds to benefit the Hawai‘i Foodbank, Maui Food Bank and their help toward relief from the Maui wildfires.
Kaua‘i, Waimea tops at KIF air riflery
LIHU‘E — With all five team girl shooters firing in the 200-plus range over three positions, Waimea High School outpointed the Island School girls — 1,159 points to 1,020 — to take the first match of the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation air riflery season at Waimea High School range.
FFA students given scholarships to attend national convention
LIHU‘E — Four Kaua‘i High School students from the school’s Future Farmers of America will be joining a group of about 50 people from Hawai‘i at the national FFA convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, starting on Oct. 29 and wrapping up on Nov. 5.
OZone dogs Bonjolea II for the win
NAWILIWILI — OZone dogged the 36-foot Sydney 36 to finally eke out a win during the Nawiliwili Yacht Club Gene Wells Memorial Series, Race No. 3 that was held on the wind-swept waters of Nawiliwili Harbor.
KIF Football: Menehune run over Raiders 35-3
KAPA‘A — Waimea High School scored on its first two possessions and never looked back on Saturday night to defeat Kaua‘i High School 35-3 before several hundred people at a Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation football game played at Bryan J. Baptiste Sports Complex
Happy Camper for Monday, September 18, 2023
Mark Jeffers, of The Storybook Theatre, (In the Land of the Red Lilikoi!) is getting excited about the Peace Day parade coming up on Thursday.
Kaua‘i boys lead KIF bowling
LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i High School girls bowler Mikayla Pacheco-Villanueva, rolling a 191 total in the third set on Thursday, led the Red Raider ladies to the top of three teams during the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation, week two results.
Voyagers outlast Raiders in girls volleyball
PUHI — The Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation hosted just one set of girls volleyball games on Friday night after a series that was supposed to be played at Clem Gomes Gym in Waimea was “rescheduled” due to a lockdown stemming from a search for a wanted man by the Kauai Police Department.
Make A Splash a unique learning experience
LIHU‘E — Nearly 600 fifth grade students got a unique and fun water education during the Make A Splash with Project WET (Water Education Today) at the Vidinha Stadium soccer fields on Friday.