Rainbows Warriors ready for red-hot Anteaters
HONOLULU— The Hawai’i men’s basketball team will have an opportunity for redemption after dropping two back-to-back Big West conference games against California State-Bakersfield.
Nurney sentenced to two years probation
LIHU‘E — An Anahola man was sentenced to two years of probation Wednesday afternoon in Fifth Circuit Court for assault in the second degree and abuse of a family or household member.
Senior Softball still hoping to host August state tourney
LIHU‘E— Kaua’i Senior Softball President Joe Bertucci remains optimistic the island of Kaua‘i could still host the state tournament tentatively scheduled for early August.
Western’s trial continued to June 7
LIHU‘E — A Lihu‘e man’s trial, scheduled to start on Tuesday morning, was continued until June 7 in Fifth Circuit Court because of COVID-19 travel restrictions currently in place in the state.
Holey Grail donut shop opens on O‘ahu
Hana and Nile Dreiling’s vision to create a food product using locally-produced agriculture to promote sustainability started as a part-time venture and transformed into a full-time, family-run business.
To play or not to play spring high-school sports
This week, The Garden Island’s weekly poll question relates to local sports and whether or not the Hawai‘i High School Athletic Association should attempt to have a spring sports schedule.
Wahine whipped in California
The University of Hawai‘i women’s basketball team dropped back-to-back Big West games, falling to California State University-Bakersfield 64-57 Friday afternoon, and 51-43 Saturday afternoon at the Icardo Center.
Men drop two in Manoa
The University of Hawai‘i men’s basketball team is still searching for consistency after the team dropped back-to-back Big West Conference games to California State University-Bakersfield Friday and Saturday afternoons at SimpliFi Arena in Stan Sheriff Center.
Warriors get ready to take on Cal State-Bakersfield
HONOLULU — The University of Hawai‘i at Manoa hasn’t played as many Big West Conference games as their California-based foes but remained competitive in their conference road opener against UC-Riverside.
Wahine prepares for conference-opener against CSU Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, California — The Hawai’i women’s basketball team hasn’t played a conference or non-conference game since they defeated the University of Hawai’i- Hilo 71-54 on December 20.
Shimomura granted supervised release
LIHU’E — The court granted a Kapa‘a man, who the court found guilty of three felonies Monday morning, conditional supervised release on Wednesday morning in Fifth Circuit Court.
Judge denies bail decrease for Utah man
LIHU’E — Kaua‘i Fifth District Court Judge Michael Soong denied a decrease in bail for a Utah man charged with violating Hawai‘i’s mandatory 10-day quarantine four times since arriving on Kaua‘i Dec. 28.
Court denies request to increase Utah man’s bail
LIHU’E — The state of Hawai‘i’s oral motion to increase bail was denied Tuesday afternoon in Fifth Circuit Court for a Utah man accused of violating county government quarantine orders three times in a week.
Kapa’a man pleads no contest to three felony charges
LIHU’E —A Kapa’a resident pleaded no contest to three felony charges as part of a plea agreement Monday morning at the Lihu’e Fifth Circuit Court.
Utah man documents quarantine violations on TikTok
LIHU’E — Kaua‘i police arrested a Utah man twice for violating the state’s 10-day mandatory quarantine which he documented in a series of TikTok videos.
Mayor talks reopening high-school sports
Mayor Derek Kawakami remained cautiously optimistic during Friday afternoon’s Zoom webinar about the continuation of Hawai‘i High School Athletic Association spring sports.
State cautious about resuming high-school sports
The months of seamless radio silence from the Hawai‘i High School Athletic Association on what their plans are to have HHSAA-sanctioned events return was finally broken late Friday afternoon in a webinar.
UH splits series with Highlanders
RIVERSIDE, California — The University of Hawai‘i men’s basketball team finished their conference-opening series splitting two games with the University of California-Riverside Saturday afternoon at the UCR Student Recreation Center.
UH captures win over UC Riverside in Big West opener
RIVERSIDE, California — The University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team scored the final eight points to defeat the University of California-Riverside 88-83 in their long-awaited Big West debut victory Friday afternoon at the UCR Student Recreation Center.
Kaua’i County approves return of Kaua’i Senior Softball
LIHU‘E — The Kaua‘i Senior Softball League received approval Thursday morning from the county to start the first half of their senior schedule of games Saturday morning.