Stories by Jackson Healy

UH Rainbow Warriors ball out with Kaua‘i’s keiki

LIHU‘E — The Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors men’s basketball coach, staff and student-athletes took to the Garden Island on Saturday morning for their second annual free keiki clinic at Kaua‘i High School, teaching local youths basketball lessons and providing an opportunity for autographs.

University of Hawai‘i ranked a top 100 employer for women

LIHU‘E — The University of Hawai‘i System is one of the United States’ top 100 workplaces for women, according to a Forbes magazine list released this week. The university system, comprised of 10 campuses across Hawai‘i, ranked number 90 overall and number 17 in the U.S. education industry.

Study indicates human sewage across Kaua‘i’s waters

LIHU‘E — A newly published report detected sucralose — an artificial sweetener commonly found in manufactured foods — throughout Kaua‘i’s streams and rivers, indicating nearly islandwide water contamination by human sewage.

Kaua‘i’s state lawmakers reflect on legislative session

After a frenzied 2023 legislative session, Kaua‘i’s state legislators — Senate President Ron Kouchi, House Majority Leader Nadine Nakamura, House Majority Floor Leader Dee Morikawa and state Rep. Luke Evslin — spoke with The Garden Island to discuss the session’s successes and failures.