Stories by Wyatt Haupt Jr.

A note to our readers

LIHU‘E — The New Year’s Day edition of The Garden Island newspaper will not be delivered via mail because the United States Postal Service will be closed in observance of the holiday.

Home sales hold steady, price eases

LIHU‘E — A weary housing market showed a spark of life in the penultimate month of 2023, as sales of single-family homes were on par with the same period a year earlier on the island of Kaua‘i.

Hanalei Bridge to close nightly

HANALEI — Getting to Hanalei in the middle of the night is going to be a bit of chore for folks when the new year rolls around on the North Shore.

Roadwork scheduled on Kaua‘i

LIHU‘E — There are only a few projects scheduled along local roads in the week between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day with all the work to take place between Puhi and Haena, the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation said in its weekly update.

A note to our daily readership

LIHU‘E — The Christmas Day edition of The Garden Island newspaper will not be delivered via mail because the U.S. Postal Service will be closed in observance of the holiday.

Federal Reserve on cusp of the impossible

WASHINGTON, D.C. — It was the most painful inflation Americans had experienced since 1981, when “The Dukes of Hazzard” and “The Jeffersons” were topping the TV charts. Yet the Federal Reserve now seems on the verge of defeating it — and without the surge in unemployment and the deep recession that many economists had predicted would accompany it.

Roadwork scheduled on Kaua‘i

LIHU‘E — The rainy season is in full swing and the number of road-related projects is dwindling as the wet and windy weather intensifies on the island of Kaua‘i. As a result, there are a handful of projects on tap along local roads next week, the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation said in a weekly update.

Kaua‘i hotels fare well in October

LIHU‘E — Hotels on the island of Kaua‘i put up solid numbers in October, as total occupancy came in above 75 percent and generated millions of dollars in revenue for the lodging industry.

Visitor spending soars

LIHU‘E — Visitor spending eclipsed the $200 million mark for the 10th straight month in October, as tourists continued to pour record sums of money into the island of Kaua‘i economy while on holiday in 2023.

Pilots flying tourists over national parks face new rules

Fewer planes and helicopters will be flying tourists over Mount Rushmore and other national monuments and parks as new regulations take effect that are intended to protect the serenity of some of the most beloved natural areas in the United States.

Roadwork scheduled on Kaua‘i

LIHU‘E — A number of projects are scheduled along local roads over the next few days, including some bridge maintenance work in Wailua, the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation said in a weekly update.

Island home sales slump

LIHU‘E — A dreary cycle for the island housing market continued in the first month of fall, as sales of single-family homes slumped more than 13 percent to begin the final quarter of the year.

CHRISTMAS FUND: Single mom hoping for gifts for children

Margaret has turned her life around with the assistance of the Wai‘ale‘ale project, KEO and CCH. Margaret is currently attending school alongside her two adult daughters. Margaret would love to be able to buy a few things for her new home and also gifts for her children.

Roadwork scheduled next week on Kaua‘i

LIHU‘E — General maintenance ranging from pothole repairs to striping are scheduled for local roads in the coming days, the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation said in a weekly update.

Surfing venue for Olympics could steal the show

PARIS — The giant waves form in the storm belts of the Southern Ocean, off Antarctica, where whales roam. Supercharged by intense winds, the swells then roll on an ocean journey of thousands of kilometers (miles) to crash into Tahiti in the South Pacific.