Contractors Association of Kauai wraps up 2024 with membership meeting
The Contractors Association of Kauai closed 2024 with its 67th Annual Meeting and Installation dinner on Dec. 5 at the Puakea Golf Course.
Finding New Year at the markets
“What? I missed Christmas?” said Jessika Cristobal of the Salty Wahine Gourmet Hawaiian Salts. “I’m going to be a Christmas Tree .
Free dental clinics continue
LIHUE — About 100 volunteers turned out on Friday to welcome and assist patients that stopped by to take advantage of the free dental clinic set up at the Island Comfort Air Conditioning and Heating Co. building on Rice Street.
TAX MAN: Empty home tax tug-of-war
Many of us were following the progress of the City and County of Honolulu’s proposal for an Empty Homes Tax, which we wrote about here and here, and felt relieved when the City Council deferred the matter on Wednesday, December 11.
Shopping center unveils holiday excitement plans
LIHUE — For the final weekend before Christmas, Kukui Grove Center, the largest shopping center on the island, announced a full schedule of shopping, entertainment and holiday magic that started Thursday.
Drs. Paul, Janie Yoo celebrate openings
LIHUE — Drs. Paul and Janie Yoo celebrated the opening Monday of Kauai Dental Studio and Kauai Eye Institute, located at the back entrance to the former Kukui Grove Cinema.
Matson employee food drive benefit Nana’s House, Hale Hoomalu
NAWILIWILI — One of the reasons for success in the Matson employees’ food drive is because they are personally involved with Child and Family Service, said Matson Kauai District Manager Patrick Ono.
Hawaii State FCU opens scholarship applications
HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Federal Credit Union, hereafter referred to as Hawaii State FCU, announced on Tuesday that the scholarship application period for its 2025 student scholarship program is open through the Feb. 28, 2025 deadline.
Kauai Coffee resumes annual event
Coffee Kalikimaka was celebrated at the nation’s largest coffee plantation Saturday, as Kauai Coffee Company revived its holiday Open House at the site of the former McBryde Sugar.
TAX MAN: Save on your taxes with qualified charitable distributions
I’m sometimes asked, “What’s the biggest break that today’s tax code gives us?”
GIFCU gives more than gift cards
LIHUE — Tessa Belardo of the Department of Education could not help herself on Wednesday when she saw the 26 big bags of household items that were laid out on the tables.
Sputtering state auto sales forecast to fall 2.4% this year
Hawaii’s new-vehicle market remains stuck in neutral, and sales are forecast to decline for the third consecutive year.
Hawaiian to take over Seattle-based routes, add airplanes and crews
Hawaiian Air crews will fly new, nonstop routes from Seattle to Seoul’s Incheon International Airport and to Tokyo’s Narita International Airport starting in early 2025.
Marriott donates 2,645 pounds of food
NAWILIWILI — People need food, Kauai Independent Food Bank Executive Director Kelvin Moniz told a group of Kauai Marriott Beach Club associates, including Manager Sherri Sanchez Holcomb, Wednesday when the Marriott group arrived with three truckloads of food.
Kauai Made Holly Jolly
About 40 Kauai Made vendors and a lineup of entertainers coordinated by Shaka Laka Maka launched the holiday season at the Outrigger Kauai Beach Resort.
TAX MAN: Here’s to a productive 2025 legislative session
The last month of the year has begun. Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and its variants are behind us. And the 2025 legislative session is approaching with blinding speed.
Christmas craft fair, parade welcome holiday season to Lihue
LIHUE — The product is so new, it does not have a name, yet said Laura Cristobal-Andersland of the Salty Wahine Gourmet Hawaiian Salts on Friday during the Kauai Museum Christmas Craft Fair.
TAX MAN: Deferred maintenance leads to degraded services
One of the problems that has plagued Hawaii governments at all levels is “deferred maintenance.” Simply put, it means there’s stuff broken and there isn’t presently money to fix it, so it has to stay broken until some future time when the money is available.
Mele Makeke lights up Black Friday
LIHUE — The line of people waiting to get into Mele Makeke snaked past Bread & Deli Connection and down the entrance leading to the now-closed Macy’s on Friday at the Kukui Grove Center.
Black Friday starts early in Poipu
KUKUIULA — Black Friday promotions will start as early as 8 a.m. at The Shops at Kukuiula with the Lappert’s Hawaii “Breakfast-On-Us” campaign.