Stories by The Garden Island

CHRISTMAS FUND: Couple needs help furnishing new home

LIHUE — Through Christmas Eve, The Garden Island will share daily, front-page stories about families and individuals (we don’t use their real names), who are facing challenges and would appreciate a little help this holiday season.

Community meeting for Lydgate Beach Park project

LYDGATE – The Friends of Kamalani and Lydgate Park and Oceanit Laboratories Inc., with support from the County of Kauai, announce a community meeting for the Morgan’s Ponds breakwater maintenance project at the Hilton Garden Inn Kauai’s Conservatory Room on Saturday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

CHRISTMAS FUND: Widower could use holiday cheer

LIHUE — Through Christmas Eve, The Garden Island will share daily, front-page stories about families and individuals (we don’t use their real names), who are facing challenges and would appreciate a little help this holiday season.

Tree maintenance scheduled for Kuli Road this week

LAWAI – The Department of Public Works and its contractor, the Cutting-Edge Land Clearing Solutions are announcing tree maintenance work along portions of Kuli Road in Lawai, in the vicinity of Kaumualii Highway, Thursday and Friday, from 6 to 10 a.m.

Registration for Mini, Junior Hoopster leagues this week

LIHUE – County officials are announcing that registration for the 2025 Mini Hoopster and Junior Hoopster Basketball Leagues will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Registration will be held in person or can be emailed to county officials. There is no cost to join the basketball leagues.

CHRISTMAS FUND: Homeless kupuna needs daily essentials

LIHUE — Through Christmas Eve, The Garden Island will share daily, front-page stories about families and individuals (we don’t use their real names), who are facing challenges and would appreciate a little help this holiday season.

A note to our readers

LIHU‘E — The Thursday, Nov. 28, edition of The Garden Island will not be delivered via mail because the U.S. Postal Service will be closed in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Road closures for Lights on Rice Parade announced

LIHUE – The highly anticipated Lights on Rice Parade will take place on Friday starting at 6:30 p.m. in Lihue. The parade will kick off at Vidinha Stadium, travel down Hoolako and Rice streets, and conclude at the Historic County Building on Eiwa Street.

Waiwai Collective opens at Kalukalu at 1624

KAPAA — The Waiwai Collective at recently held their grand opening at the Kalukalu at 1624, an economic resilience center founded by Kauai Federal Credit Union to steward a cooperative economy that honors community, culture and climate.

Sewer work in Eleele scheduled

ELEELE – The Department of Public Works Wastewater Management Division’s contractor, Insituform Technologies, will be performing closed-circuit television (CCTV) inspections and rehabilitation of the Eleele subdivision sewer collection on Nov. 26 and Nov. 27, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.