Happy Camper for Friday, March 8, 2024
The Garden Island receptionist Brandee Javier was excited when the phalaenopsis she had been tending to for several months decided it was time to open its bud on Wednesday morning. Mahalo to a generous TGI reader for presenting her the plant in bloom so she had a project to tend to after the flowers were spent.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, March 6, 2024
OK, this is rare … time to enjoy pau hana with the puppies as the Kaua‘i Beer Company partners with the Kaua‘i Humane Society to host Pint Night: Puppy Hour on Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at “the place between work and home,” states the description for the Kaua‘i Beer Company, which is dog friendly.
Happy Camper for Monday, March 4, 2024
Scott Sato was busy with the Team Sam Jacinto golf tournament, and still on his feet with the Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative team Saturday night at the Big Brothers Big Sisters annual bowling (fun)draiser where Chef Alan Okuhara said Chef Mark Oyama (he was off-island along with Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami) and Contemporary Flavors Catering has been providing food since the event started 14 years ago …
Happy Camper for Saturday, March 2, 2024
No, there were no Leap Year babies at Wilcox Memorial Hospital, but the Future Farmers of America state convention was in full swing with their Career Development.
Happy Camper for Friday, March 1, 2024
Kudos to the Kaua‘i Community College culinary arts department, including Susu Okada, Marty Amaro, chefs Mark Oyama, Steve Nakata and all those students for “working so hard” to make and sell the many different sausages and bacon, and even the cold smoked salmon that looked like a meal ready-to-eat during the Thursday Garde Manger sale.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Congratulations to Kinohi Kanahele and Ophelia Ornelas for taking first and second places, respectively, in the kindergarten through sixth grade division at the Scotty’s Music ‘ukulele contest that was held during the Waimea Town Celebration ho‘olaule‘a on Saturday.
Happy Camper for Monday, February 26, 2024
Congratulations to Kevin and Christine Lenard of New York, who acquired a personally signed Patrice Pendarvis on Friday while honeymooning at the Sheraton Kaua‘i Coconut Beach Resort.
Happy Camper for Saturday, February 24, 2024
Where is Nanakuli playing?
Happy Camper for Friday, February 23, 2024
Iwikua, the host of Na Heihei a Ola 2K, 5K or 10K run at the Waimea Town Celebration, said Waimea Bridge will be closed for a short while (maybe 15 minutes or a little longer depending on how fast runners cross the bridge from the Pa‘ula‘ula start) on Saturday starting at 7 a.m.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, February 21, 2024
The free Kaua‘i Quilt Show at the Kaua‘i Society of Artists gallery at Kukui Grove Center has only today left to enjoy the many different quilts and the sewn products of the Pop-Up Boutique.
Happy Camper for Monday, February 19, 2024
Both Nick and Nate Herbig of the Pittsburgh Steelers remember the days of Papalina Basketball when Coach Matt Taba emceed the All Position football clinic that even attracted Marcus Mariota of the Philadelphia (Mel Rapozo said that’s where Teddy Arroyo is attending a conference) Eagles.
Happy Camper for Saturday, Friday 17, 2024
Bonjolea II, a 36-foot Sydney, did not have her new spinnaker Black Beauty on hand when the Nawiliwili Yacht Club sounded the horn on its fourth race of the new sailing season.
Happy Camper for Friday, February 16, 2024
Ashley Nelson (welcome to the Bikes on Rice “slow ride” where no one gets left behind!) said she’s not afraid of potholes (except for the big ones!) when she found out about other bike rides being offered by Tommy Noyes.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Happy Valentine’s Day! Edwin Vea of The Beach House restaurant said it’s after Valentine’s Day, but their next craft fair is on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with about 50 vendors (that’s a good amount of choices as far as local craft fairs go!). Go early for the best parking.
Happy Camper for Monday, February 12, 2024
Today is Abraham Lincoln’s birthday (how many of you remember when it used to be a holiday?) All of the presidents’ birthdays are celebrated on President’s Day (how many of you remember when George Washington’s — he was the first president of the United States — birthday was celebrated?).
Happy Camper for Saturday, February 10, 2024
Kudos to Wes Perreira (he was at the Kaua‘i Regional Science and Engineering Fair on Thursday night at the Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall) and his Hawai‘i Foodbank Kaua‘i ‘ohana that was busy all week, starting with the Bingo outreach program for the Lihu‘e Senior Center (Janice Bond was cranking out those scrubbies, and Naty Bali just celebrated her birthday) where Caitlyn Fowlkes was introduced as the latest addition to the ‘ohana as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program coordinator.
Happy Camper for Friday, February 9, 2024
The Lihu‘e Senior Centers will be celebrating Chinese New Year on Tuesday because the Hawai‘i Foodbank Kaua‘i (congratulations to Caitlyn Fowkes on being the new Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Coordinator and congratulations to Heidi Padilla for being the new Keiki Nutrition and Outreach Specialist) hosted Bingo on Tuesday.
Happy Camper for Monday, February 5, 2024
Sonia and Eddie Topenio (they were doing their weekly farmers market shopping at Grove Farm Market on Saturday) said there were about 80 people, including Mark Perriello and a lot of professional people like Kaua‘i Community College Interim Chancellor Margaret Sanchez, who came to check out the county’s latest housing presentation on Thursday night at Kaua‘i Philippines Cultural Center.
Happy Camper for Friday, February 2, 2024
Grand Hyatt Kaua‘i Resort and Spa employees got to wear mu‘umu‘u and have the group’s photo professionally done on Wednesday, the last day of January being Mu‘umu‘u Month.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Kudos, Shannon Hiramoto and the many, many hands that created the Mu‘umu‘u Pa‘ina presented by the Kaua‘i Historical Society (evenCoach Kevin Matsunaga was working the event with his cameras) at Smith’s Tropical Paradise (Sally Cravens was helping Kamika Smith by driving the shuttle from the entrance to the lu‘au hale) that was sold out at more than 430 people, including Honolulu’s Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke (how did Edie Ignacio Neumiller get the seat next to the Lt. Gov.?) and those Honolulu celebrities from television and vendors from the Mu‘umu‘u Market.