Happy Camper for Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Good luck, and have a lot of fun, kumu hula Leina‘ala Pavao Jardin and the ladies of Halau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leina‘ala, who left Kaua‘i Monday to participate in the 2022 Merrie Monarch Festival that started Monday in Hilo on Hawai‘i Island.
Happy Camper for Monday, April 18, 2022
Excitement over the Kaua‘i Museum Walter and Irmalee Pomroy Lei Contest is definitely in the air. The Kaua‘i Museum presents the contest on May 1 at the Royal Sonesta Kaua‘i Resort Lihu‘e.
Happy Camper for Sunday, April 17, 2022
Hoppity hop, hop! Happy Easter, Kaua‘i! The Easter bunny (er, it’s The Big Race’s Whiskas at the King’s Chapel HUGE!!! egg hunts!) has been busy getting those colorful orbs planted for young hands to discover in fields at the Hanapepe and Vidinha stadiums.
Happy Camper for Friday, April 15, 2022
Melissia Sugai (she was doing her morning constitutional - every day is Walk Day, Bev Brody! — at the Lihu‘e Civic Center) of the Kaua‘i Made program said about a dozen Kaua‘i Made vendors will be doing the Easter Pop Up, Saturday at the Kukui Grove Center, Saturday.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Sgt. 1st Class Minji Hwang (people can also call Ryan Fussell at 808-494-4312) of the U.S. Army said the Army is partnering with Kukui Grove Center in celebrating Teacher Appreciation Day that falls on May 3.
Happy Camper for Monday, April 11, 2022
Kudos, the Rev. Andrew McMullen and the St. Michael & All Angels’ Episcopal Church ‘ohana on a very nice Treasures and Treats event that signalled the coming out of pandemic.
Happy Camper for Sunday, April 10, 2022
Congratulations to coach Dick Ueoka for being designated the grand marshal of the 75th Rotary Track Meet that was held Thursday at Vidinha Stadium in Lihu‘e, and to the Rotary Club of West Kaua‘i for doing the honor.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, April 6, 2022
You never know what kind of treasure you’ll find when you visit the Alakoko Store (yes, they’re open Sundays. Abi Coma was grinding lunch) on Kress Street in Lihu‘e.
Happy Camper for Monday, April 4, 2022
Kamalei Contrades likes the “real fire,” said grandpa Ferdinand Dosono of Kaua‘i Kim Chee, who was enveloped in black wind screening Saturday when the Grove Farm Market welcomed more than three dozen crafters to its every-other-month Puhi event.
Happy Camper for Sunday, April 3, 2022
Yes, the sour cream is there. Anastassia Romanova — she works for the Royal Sonesta Kaua‘i — was worried about making sure the sour cream was available for Elena Babich’s Ukrainian soup that she created for visiting world record holder Andrii Govorov (his coach, Eliot Prasnik, and manager Maike Wellmann, also came with Andrii), who offered a swim clinic for young swimmers through the effort of Swim Kaua‘i Aquatics coach Curt Colby.
Happy Camper for Friday, April 1, 2022
This is no April Fool’s joke…Congratulations to Kaua‘i Shores’ Jack Harvey on being named the hotel’s March Employee of the Month by the hotel’s general manager Jennie Waiwaiole-Vega during the Kaua‘i Shores Employees Luncheon where in addition to that ono Oki’s Bento food, the employees got a good Water Awareness Visitor Education (WAVE) update from Lt. Kleve Zarbaugh and credit union update information from Chantal Zarbaugh.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Kudos to Attalia and Eric Alverdes of Pineapple Expressions for coordinating the launch of the Wailua Bay Creators’ Fair Sunday at the Hilton Garden Inn Kaua‘i Wailua Bay.
Happy Camper for Monday, March 28, 2022
Jean Souza (do those temporary humpback whale tattoos count for Ocean Count?) was pleased to learn she did not miss out on the county’s free COVID test giveaways that start today at the Kekaha Neighborhood Center, and continue until Friday.
Happy Camper for Sunday, March 27, 2022
Kudos to Rowena Contrades Pagan of Ho‘omana Thrift Store on getting all those people, especially “hanai fathers” Tim Harvey and Robert Oelke, for getting those can openers so those people who need food are not reliant on only pop-top cans!
Happy Camper for Friday, March 25, 2022
Kudos to Lihu‘e Airport Manager Craig Davis and the Lihu‘e Airport ‘ohana on the blessing of the Lihu‘e Airport Ticket Lobby Improvement Project.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Hana hou! Congratulations to Sabra Kauka on receiving the inaugural TS Restaurants Ho‘oulu Award, and all those other accolades from the Office of the Mayor and state Department of Land and Natural Resources.
Happy Camper for Monday, March 21, 2022
Growing sugarcane in space?
Happy Camper for Sunday, March 20, 2022
Del Fox already got his appointment to come back to Kaua‘i for 2023. He’s got to go home and take care of Amos, who has an active role in Palm Sunday services back in Washington, but is already looking forward to helping the Nawiliwili Yacht Club Race Committee (Del is a member of the Anacortes Yacht Club) with their flag sequence for the shoreline series races, so definitely he’ll be back after the NYC resumes its race series following the winter break.
Happy Camper for Friday, March 18, 2022
Happy birthday, Alexandra McClurg (Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami got to lead the group in singing, “Happy Birthday” to her and Amelia Kyewich-Kaneholani, too!).
Happy Camper for Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Girl Scout Sydelle Franson of Troop 4303 (it’s the Kapa‘a Elementary School troop) still had the full range of Girl Scout cookie flavors during her appearance at the Downtown Lihu‘e Night Market on Kress Street Saturday (Lexi Jones had her MVP turning on the lights), where Lucas Murillo, Soulei Sunshine (and don’t forget Kula!) were able to squeeze in dinner between all that caramel (it’s called Royals!) at the Life and Land Hawai‘i.