Happy Camper for Saturday, June 22, 2024
What is the difference between summer solstice and first day of summer? When is the longest day, and when is the day and night the same?
Happy Camper for Friday, June 21, 2024
Congratulations, and Mahalo to Dr. Janet Berreman, Lauren Guest, (Col.) Toni Torres, Capt. Ian McEwen and all (more than 230!) military professionals (even U.S. Coast Guard Kaua‘i Officer in Charge Michael McHugh had his crew out there along with the Kaua‘i Community College Nursing Department’s 14 students) on concluding the Department of Defense Innovative Readiness Training mission (we call it Tropic Care Kaua‘i) where the three different sites had more than 5,500 treatments (and nearly 30,000 hours of DOD IRT training) administered for no-cost health care!
Happy Camper for Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Happy Juneteenth! It’s a federal holiday, which means the mailman gets a break from delivery so no need to check the mailbox because nothing will be there.
Happy Camper for Monday, June 17, 2024
Happy New Year on the King’s Celebration as Kaua‘i’s New Year Baby, Makaio Lopez, celebrated his first King’s Parade with mom Leann watching papa Freddy parade with the Kaua‘i Pa‘u unit (they had purple supporter wear all over the place) and Princess Kailee Kelekoma on Rice Street on Saturday.
Happy Camper for Saturday, June 15, 2024
Mahalo, Project Vision (they’re more than the hot shower mobile unit!) and Ho‘ola Lahui Hawai‘i for providing all those vision and hearing for the Boys & Girls Club! The Kapa‘a Lions Club was busy with the bus stop fronting the Kapa‘a Shopping Center or would’ve been at the Kapa‘a Clubhouse to lend a hand.
Happy Camper for Friday, June 14, 2024
Happy Father’s Day, Kaua‘i!
Happy Camper for Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Steven Domingo (he and Chris Faye were celebrating the first bon dance of the Kaua‘i Buddhist Council calendar last weekend) is getting excited about the Kaua‘i Filipino Community Council/Miss Kaua‘i Filipina Pageant Folk Dancers participating in the King’s Parade on Saturday with reigning Miss Kaua‘i Filipina (she’s home from college) Victoria Perreira and this year’s scholarship pageant hopefuls.
Happy Camper for Monday, June 10, 2024
Christy Castillo is ready for The King’s Parade that happens on Saturday, the same day that the sold 0ut Kaua‘i United Way golf tournament (Lori Almarza still has a few more golf balls available for the 2,000-ball golf ball drop being done by the Jack Harter Helicopters crew!) at Puakea Golf Course (Puakea Grill has a great breakfast menu).
Happy Camper for Saturday, June 8, 2024
Happy World Ocean Day!
Happy Camper for Friday, June 7, 2024
Kumu Hula Kapu Kinimaka-Alquiza, of Na Hula O Kaohikukapulani, and the Kamanawa Foundation present the halau’s Hula Ho‘iki 2024 on Sunday at the Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Fish cookies? Dean Remata of Aloha Edibles might not have any right now, but the gears started rolling in his mind.
Happy Camper for Monday, June 3, 2024
Tongarashi (haven’t heard that term since grandma-granda days!), Saimin Onion, mature onion. Basilio “Coach Bunga” Fuertes (and he brought Carmela Udarbe, too!) had it all on Saturday when he joined the Master Gardeners (is this the University of Hawai‘i?) at Grove Farm Market where despite the distraction of the Pride Parade, ga-a-a, no parking!
Happy Camper for Saturday, June 1, 2024
Kudos and congratulations to Carol Yotsuda, Shannon Hiramoto and Kat Ho on hosting a great three-day pop-up that served to showcase 43 years of the Garden Island Arts Council, as well as a fundraising effort for “Ka Pae ‘Aina O Hawai‘i Nei” Hawaiian Archipelegop Mosaic Program.
Happy Camper for Friday, May 31, 2024
Apologies to Patricia Mihara and Ikito Muraoka for not acknowledging that Mr. Muraoka, Patricia’s father, is the oldest living veteran on Kaua‘i. Mr. Muraoka is a 442nd RCT veteran and at 102 years old. He lives in Lihu‘e.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Basilio “Coach Bunga” Fuertes has been a mentor and basketball coach for Waimea Middle School student Carmela Udarbe from the time she was in the third grade at the ‘Ele‘ele Elementary School. Coach Bunga will be joining the Master Gardeners in a special plant and agriculture demonstration on Saturday at the Grove Farm Market that sounds the horn at 9:30 a.m. at the Puhi park open field.
Happy Camper for Monday, May 28, 2024
Happy Memorial Day!
No, the Pau Hana Market is on, and the Kukui Grove is working its regular schedule. Laurie Ho said the West Kaua‘i Episcopal Church with the Valdez Farm (they’re known for their westside tomatoes) is coming to the market as a fundraiser for the churches’ projects.
Happy Camper for Saturday, May 25, 2024
There is still time to Ask-A-Lawyer at the Grove Farm Market where the Young Lawyers will be at the Grove Farm-sponsored tent to ask questions and get free legal information. The lawyers will be at the Grove Farm Market until at least noon.
Happy Camper for Friday, May 24, 2024
Dillon Ancheta missed out on the andagi (mahalo Puakea golfers for the “we pau, already” treat on Wednesday) from Puakea Grill.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Laurie Ho, of the Kaua‘i County Farm Bureau, said the new Mother’s Filipino Comfort Food trailer was cute, as Frances and Geraldine Baniaga tried to adjust the new pink trailer (it showed up at the Kapa‘a Branch opening of the Garden Island Federal Credit Union with free plate lunches, last month) into their space at the Pau Hana Market.
Happy Camper for Monday, May 20, 2024
Happy birthday to Sgt. Major Keith Castaneda, who was surprised with a fancy birthday cake on Saturday during the “big party (his words)” Saturday night Bingo (Thomas Nizo said he checked with Rebecca Like and did all the paperwork and guidelines to make it legal at the historic Waimea Theatre) fundraiser for the Waimea High School JROTC cadets, who are bound for France to participate in the 80th Anniversary of D-Day.