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.

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.

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.

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.

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: 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.