Japan visitors reaffirm sister city relations
For 24 Ishigaki City, Japan citizens, the importance of the 60th anniversary Reaffirmation Ceremony was obvious. The group traveled 4,800 miles from Japan to attend and participate in the 60th anniversary of the sister city relationship, and witness the reaffirmation of the relationship for another 60 years, and beyond.
Kumu’s Cupboard takes care of teachers
LIHU‘E — According to the state Department of Education school calendar, teachers report to classes starting Aug. 1.
Senior softball to take week off in honor of Peter Rayno Jr.
LIHU‘E — The Ele Makule kept its unblemished string of 10 victories burning with a 19-8 win over the Koloa Cane Cutters on Friday during the 70s Division of the Kaua‘i Senior Citizens Softball Association games contested at Isenberg Park.
Swim Kaua‘i Aquatics shows strong swim meet on Maui
LIHU‘E — Armed with 14 swimmers, Swim Kaua‘i Aquatics did well by finishing sixth out of 20 teams participating in the 2023 Hawaiian Long Course State Championships that wrapped up on July 17 on Maui.
8 KOA teams qualify for states at Island Championships
HANALEI — Eight of the 10 Kaua‘i Outrigger Association member clubs qualified to advance to the state championships following the KOA Island paddling Championships on Saturday at Hanalei Bay fronting the main pavilion.
Happy Camper for Monday, July 24, 2023
Congratulations to Cherie Cabading, Yanny Jiang and all those hands on opening the doors to Kaua‘i Diner on Saturday. Edie Ignacio Neumiller was there with “the Neumiller in her name,” along with Naty Bali, who is a regular at the Lihu‘e United Church of Christ Labor Day Breakfast (are we having one this year?).
Koloa Plantation Days celebrations continue
There were several types of golfers on Sunday at the Keiki Miniature Golf Tournament held at the Lawa‘i Beach Resort rooftop mini golf course for keiki 13 years and under.
Wilcox Health Keiki Bike Safety Day draws hundreds of children
The misty weather on Saturday did not deter the more than 200 keiki, not counting their parents and siblings, who registered for the annual Wilcox Health Keiki Bike Safety Day in the Wilcox Medical Center back parking lot, where a large, circus-like canopy was an effective hedge against the mist.
Disaster preparedness event on Monday and Tuesday
LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i missed the brunt of weather event Calvin that started out as a hurricane in the Eastern Pacific zone. It wobbled on a path that took it close to Hawai‘i Island, but had none of the anticipated dangerous elements.
Looking for market opportunities on Rice Street
LIHU‘E — GoFarm Hawai‘i students and instructor Jin-Wah Lau from the Kaua‘i Community College cohort joined the Market Opportunity Field Trip coordinators Alyssa Lee and Frankie Koethe of Honolulu at the “pau hana” of the trip where Lee and Koethe led the cohort in market opportunities.
Exciting tropicals for the holidays
WAILUA — The Hawai‘i Floriculture and Nursery Association wrapped up its Celebrations 2023 on Thursday with a Floral Design Workshop at Hilton Garden Inn Wailua Bay.
Kaua‘i Diner opens on Rice Street in Lihu‘e
LIHU‘E — Art Paris of California and Naty Bali of Lihu‘e had the distinction of placing the last of the morning’s breakfast menu items on order on Saturday at Kaua‘i Diner, which is located on Rice Street near the Lihu‘e Fire Station and Kalena Park.
KIUC looks back to move forward
PUHI — A guest to the Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative 21st annual meeting at Kaua‘i Philippine Cultural Center remembered out loud about how everyone came when you gave out rice.
Happy Camper for Saturday, July 22, 2023
Alice Luck, of the Kaua‘i Planning and Action Alliance, was as good as her name when she found the blue envelope containing one of the prize giveaways on Thursday during the Kaua‘i Chamber of Commerce Mayor’s Luncheon that was sold out with more than 330 people at Koloa Landing Resort (did you park at the upper, or lower parking lot?).
Hanalei Canoe Club lu‘au helps club’s keiki
HANALEI — The Hanalei Canoe Club Golden Jubilee Lu‘au is right around the corner. Tickets for the event are available online by visiting hanaleicanoeclub.org/luau/.
‘Hawaiian Sense of Place’ opens Koloa Plantation Days
KOLOA — A shopper was thrilled with her pahu purchase from woodcarver Tepairu Manea, and another individual pondered the proper English (she described it as “American”) way of saying her name while creating a miniature kahili.
Happy Camper for Friday, July 21, 2023
Kudos, Johnny Gordines and Dottie Yadao (home of the Moloa‘a Pride pineapple that’s only sold at the North Shore farmers markets) on getting the Hawai‘i Floriculture and Nursery Association convention back on Kaua‘i, where convention delegates (and local residents) could have the advantage of touring some of the farms of the newer flower (roses?) growers, as well as take advantage of visiting floral designers to learn of the most current trends.
‘Koloa: Hawaiian Sense of Place Cultural Practitioners’ takes place Friday
KOLOA — The “Koloa: Hawaiian Sense of Place Cultural Practitioners” gathering that was previously announced as “to be determined” will take place on Friday at the Koloa Neighborhood Center from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., ending at the time the Koloa Plantation Days Festival and Paniolo Backyard BarBQue starts across the street at Koloa Village shopping center.
Volunteers make an impact at Kaua‘i Independent Food Bank
NAWILIWILI — With the start of school looming in less than two weeks, a group of 20 volunteers from Starbucks and Mason Taylor of Southern California made an impact on the Kaua‘i Independent Food Bank’s (KIFB) school preparations on Thursday.
The Shops joins Koloa Plantation Days
The Shops at Kukui‘ula will feature three events when it joins the annual Koloa Plantation Days festivities, a week-long celebration of plantation era lifestyle and life.