Competition in the skies
Kauai is still waiting for Southwest Airlines to announce flights into Lihue Airport, and airline representatives say that will happen soon.
No hair, no ukus
When 10-year-old Larry Brown started losing patches of his hair in January 2018, he thought someone at school was playing a mean joke and cutting it when he wasn’t looking.
Christina Zimmerman
Math in the jungle, language arts around the campfire, learning social skills by making pizza; everything at Christina Zimmerman’s school is outside and hands-on.
Strawberries arrive
Kauai’s grocers and produce distributors breathed a sigh of relief Friday as shipments landed on the island from the air and by sea.
Change is afoot
Endangered species are losing their habitat and beaches are disappearing in Hawaii — all clues that climate change is starting to have its way with the Aloha State.
Whale freed off Maui coast
LIHUE Experts are asking mariners to look sharp for whales in distress after another reported entangled humpback off the coast of Maui was freed Wednesday.
Road open, finally
Nearly a year after April floods triggered a sinkhole and washed out a portion of Kahiliholo Road, residents are celebrating its reopening.
Flu is in the air
Every seat in the Lihue Clinic Pharmacy on Elua Street was full Tuesday morning, and the team behind the counter was in constant motion, filling prescriptions, checking insurance cards and giving out instructions to coughing and sneezing patients.
By any means
Esaki’s Produce was expecting an airfreight delivery of produce from the mainland on Thursday afternoon, but it didn’t arrive.
Kauai waits for Southwest flights
Southwest Airlines threw out some low prices for service to and from Hawaii and the West Coast on Monday, with the first flight between Oakland and Honolulu scheduled on March 17.
Clearing out the rivermouth
The state is planning to dredge the mouth of the Waimea River in mid-March, and on Wednesday there’s a meeting set to bring the public up to speed on the project.
Morikawa, Tokioka oppose legalization of recreational marijuana
Kauai representatives say letting a marijuana legalization measure fall through the cracks on Friday is a good thing.
Could be a windy weekend
Breezes from of the northeast will make for an occasional edge in the air this weekend, but it won’t be an extension of recent weather patterns.
The DNA of art
Lulana Kennedy went for a combination of red and yellow paint on Friday afternoon, dipping her fingers into the paint and drizzling it over her hands.
Out of crisis, ‘amazing opportunity’
A new boardwalk and freshly paved parking lot are waiting for visitors to Haena State Park, but it technically won’t be open until repair work on Kuhio Highway is done.
Seabird and human connection
An ancient and nearly lost dance from the Pacific Rim mimics one of Kauai’s well-known seabirds and offers a glimpse into the connection between indigenous people and birds.
Slack-key concert supports nursing, music students
Since 1916, The Mokihana Club has been supporting Kauai’s healthcare system, starting with the first public health nurse hired to the island that year.
Abandoned vehicles driving call for action
Abandoned cars were on the table at Wednesday’s Kauai County Council Parks and Recreation/Transportation Committee meeting, with councilmembers voicing concerns about the high number of banged-up vehicles appearing along roadsides, in county parks and on beaches.
Surfrider removes tons of trash from beaches
From cleaning beaches and marine debris education to publishing scientific papers, Kauai’s Surfrider chapter was busy in 2018.
Oncologist, nurses weigh in on cancer prevention
Multiple elements influence a person’s susceptibility to developing cancer and just as many variables factor into reaching remission.