KIFB hosts food distribution on Wednesday
NAWILIWILI — Island School students representing the school’s Student Council in grades K through 5 visited the Kauai Independent Food Bank facility on Tuesday as an educational field trip for the Student Council’s food drive campaign that ends on Friday morning.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Malachai Waechter was more interested in the Florence Tavares cookies (no new flavors, this time) on Sunday during the monthly The Beach House craft fair (the next one is on Dec. 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.) where the wind was blowing at a good clip (The Salty Wahine Gourmet Hawaiian Salt crew anchored their tent to a coconut tree to keep everything stable).
Salvation Army readies for the holidays
LIHUE — With the help of Kauai Police Department Capt. Rod Green of the U.S. Marine Corps League, and Barbara Green, The Kauai Salvation Army launched the 2024 Toys for Tots campaign on Friday with its first shopping trip at the Walmart store.
Kauai Marathon shares $30,000 in awards
POIPU — Jeff Sacchini, founder of The Kauai Marathon 16 years ago, said on Friday that giving out the checks to Kauai nonprofit groups is the best part of the marathon.
Happy Camper for Monday, November 18, 2024
Kudos to Kumu Kamakana Bray, the haumana of the Kauai Maoli Woodcarving Academy, and the Kukui Grove Center on the dedication of “Lonoiki ‘Eke Makahiki,” the in-place wood carving of Lono from a coconut tree that was the victim of winter winds
Winter Fun Program registration open
LIHUE — Kauai’s annual Winter Fun Program has opened their online registration for next month.
“The SpongeBob Musical” opens on Sunday
LIHUE — The Hawaii Children’s Theatre, or HCT, announced the production of “The SpongeBob Musical,” which opens on Sunday and runs through Nov. 30 at Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall.
ISLAND HISTORY: The World War II courtship letters of Yoshiharu and Naoko Ogata
In her book, “In Love and War: The World War II Courtship Letters of a Nisei Couple,” pub. 2015, author Melody M. Miyamoto Walters published the courtship letters of her grandparents Yoshiharu Ogata (1919-2007) of Kauai, and Naoko Tsukiyama Ogata (1917-2022) of Honolulu, which they exchanged during 1941-1943.
ERSOY: The Real History of Thanksgiving
When you hear “Thanksgiving”, what comes first to mind is quite likely roasted turkey and a lot of food. That has become tradition, however Thanksgiving is more than just a day of feasting, it brings family and friends together and gives opportunity to reflect on gratitude and love.
Happy Camper for Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024
Melissa McFerrin Warrack said her son Finnigan cut his hair for his role as a Bikini Bottom newscaster in The SpongeBob Musical that opens on Sunday at the Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall, as the annual Hawaii Children’s Theatre food bank fundraiser. The curtain rises at 3 p.m. at the show where theater goers get special admission when accompanied by a contribution of “shelf-stable” food or cash.
Happy Camper for Friday, Nov. 15, 2024
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Happy Camper for Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024
Kudos to the Hanapepe Pop Warner Colts and the Hanapepe Youth Baseball League on coordinating the two-day Hanapepe’s Biggest Little Carnival (Alden Pablo said it’s the “Fifth-and-a-Half!”), where Waimea High School students Kristan Raposas and Nia Pablo (that’s Alden’s daughter) spearheaded a $15,000 contribution to the American Cancer Society Relay for Life. The presentation was a result of the Breast Cancer Awareness Pink Run that was Nia’s senior project.
ISLAND HISTORY: A sampling of prices on Kauai in the good old days
In his book, “Kauai: As It Was in the 1940s and ’50s,” Mike Ashman (1921-2018) wrote nostalgically about prices on Kauai in 1940, the year he first arrived on the Garden Island to become an announcer at KTOH radio.
CRITTER: Sphinx Nudibranch a rare find in Kauai waters
I have been scuba diving for over 20 years in Hawaii and have done over 2,000 dives on almost all of the main Hawaiian Islands and from time to time I find a critter that I just can’t identify.
Births for Friday, November 8, 2024
• Avery Kumiko Texeira • Ace Carranza Yamashita • ‘Ano‘i Kaumakaakahikilani Nahe Gail Marshall
JONES: Your sugar fix: How sweet it is!
My keiki and I are surrounded by candy chaos, with bags, baskets, and buckets of sweet treats strewn all over the house. I know that sugar isn’t good, but I’m eating it with mixed emotions, joy and happiness. Seriously, is a little dandy candy really that bad? What’s your take on giving in?
ISLAND HISTORY: Hawaiian sugar was refined in California and on Oahu
The California and Hawaiian Sugar Company (C & H) refinery, founded in 1906 at Crockett, CA, refined Hawaii-grown sugar until 2017, the year it refined Maui’s Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co.’s final shipment of raw sugar.
Happy Camper for Friday, November 1, 2024
Brandi Kealoha and Helena Manzano brought something new to the Kauai Job Fair that attracted more than 50 vendors offering a wide range of opportunities in a variety of work spaces.
Visit Kauai Office of Veterans Services for veterans services
LIHUE — Kauai Veterans Council Commander Mary Kay Hertog said when the office of Veterans Benefits Administration sends the benefit counselors once a month, the response is always very good, which is a good thing.
Community Climate Fair on Saturday
LIHUE — The Kukui Grove Center, in partnership with the Hawaii State Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, is presenting the Community Climate Fair on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Kukui Grove Shopping Center.