Births for Thursday, January 16, 2025

• Jai Kaiwi Hanohano • Kaua Judd • Dre Syrus Ortiz Aguinaldo • Ezra Enrique Hulihonua Balajadia • Mealani Marie Kawailehua‘a‘alakahonua Lanning Kaui • Kruze Akemi Otilia Nakoa-Moniz • Kyren-Lee Hekili Kaleo O’ Kalani Balino

The Shops welcome the Year of the Snake

The Shops at Kukuiula announced on Wednesday that it will be hosting its annual Flavors of Kukuiula event in celebration of the Lunar New Year — the Year of the Snake — on Jan. 31 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Happy Camper for Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Stan’s Hawaiian Style Flying Saucers was pretty much sold out (must’ve been those bicyclists — they weren’t part of the Bikes on Rice “slow roll”— who came to the Downtown Lihue Night Market looking for food).

Al Nobriga hele on to Kauai for a few

The size of the group gathered at the Kukui Grove food court was enough to draw people’s attention on Thursday under rain-darkened skies and a chilly northerly wind.

Back to school at Kauai Community College

Noeau Keopuhiwa, the Kauai Community College vice chancellor of Student Affairs, was stationed at an orientation tent on Monday, offering refreshments and information to students attending the first day of class for the Kauai Community College spring semester.

Happy Camper for Monday, January 13, 2025

“They’re going to be very loud, tonight,” said Megan Nii, the advisor for the Elsie Wilcox Elementary School Creative Arts Program on Friday when about a hundred of the CAP students were invited to Kauai High School by the Raider Production Program to participate in the halftime during the Kauai Interscholastic Federation boys basketball games against Waimea High School.

Happy Camper for Friday, January 10, 2024

For those going to the new Kauai High School gymnasium for the Kauai Interscholastic Federation boys basketball games (Waimea comes to Kauai High), the student program committee will be hosting the Wilcox Elementary School Performing Arts Academy (about 100 kids who were in the Lights on Rice parade) for a halftime performance under a program where Kauai High School wants to showcase talent from all of its feeder schools like King Kaumualii Elementary School.

Olaf coming back Saturday

Easter Seals of Hawaii client Jordan’s thrill at being provided a photo opportunity during Toddler Tuesday was obvious as she took a position next to Olaf the snowman of the “Frozen” film franchise fame.

Happy Camper for Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Michael Callahan of Ollie Dogs said he didn’t mention ketchup in the list of ingredients that make up the special dressing that comes with the Chicago Style Hot Dog featuring Vienna Beef. Callahan was working the food stand (along with his 12-year-old St. Bernard Opie) during the First Saturday event that also brought out The Village and their L.A. Style hot dogs.

Happy Camper for Monday, January 6, 2024

Ron Wood took advantage of the Blue Hawaii and Trivia Night at the Kauai Veterans Center on Friday to get dinner and support the veterans (Sgt. Major Ian Versammy and the Kapaa High School JROTC) before getting to the opening night of the Kauai Community Players “On Golden Pond” at the Puhi Theatrical Warehouse (Grove Farm is starting work on its sewer project).

January in the month to wear your muumuu

Everyone can wear a muumuu, it was demonstrated Friday when Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami presented a formal proclamation to the Kauai Historical Society marking January as Muumuu Month.