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.
Veterans Celebration on Saturday at Vidinha Stadium
LIHUE — Everyone is invited to the Veterans Celebration that takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Vidinha Stadium soccer field on Saturday.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Happy Halloween and kudos to the Kauai Community College Cognition Learning Center on a successful Exploring Fear and Phobias (did you find the necklace?) run during the weekend at the Kukui Grove Center, former Macy’s Mens location.
Births for Tuesday, October 29, 2024
• Keawe Kinzie • Colton Dennis Kamuelakukuiamauikaponohanohano Soto • Lawakua Kekia‘iokahili Bento • Chance Tadashi Kala‘ikea‘ali‘ikupono Tomas-Tamagawa
Kalaheo Dental Groupholds candy buyback on Friday
KALAHEO — What are you going to do with all that candy collected while trick-or-treating?
Happy Camper for Monday, October 28, 2024
Guest emcee Dylan Ancheta (he also emceed the Kauai Pop Warner Football League island-wide cheer competition on Sunday at the old Kauai High School gym) said the coolest (but it didn’t rain as much as Oahu) place at the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, Kauai Region Fall Festival at the Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital campus was the portable comfort stations.
“The Shape of Things: The Dick Brewer Story” debuts Nov. 1
LIHUE — Executive produced by Teresa Tico, a Kauai attorney and award-winning documentary filmmaker, “The Shape of Things: The Dick Brewer Story” will have its Kauai debut on Nov. 1 at the Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center as part of the Hawaii International Film Festival.
Births for Saturday, October 26, 2024
• Wyatt Byram • CSerena Lillian Ishida • Makana Tancayo-Anderson • Kaiven Ahonui Lau
ERSOY: Stem cell therapy is changing medicine (part 2)
After reading my first column about stem cell therapy you may be thinking about asking your physician to learn more about how it might help your specific health issues. It can offer one of the most therapeutic approaches for some diseases and health problems, including joint pain, osteoarthritis and sports injuries.
CRITTER: Rare pake ulua the Bigeye Trevally
I was scuba diving off my kayak on a deep water ledge at Pua’ena Point outside of Hale’iwa and got a big surprise. This 100-foot tall underwater cliff is open to the deep blue water and I often see game fish there like the Giant Trevally (ulua aukea) and the Bluefin Trevally (omilu), but on this dive I saw a large shape emerging out of the blue water and I thought it might be a humpback whale.
ISLAND HISTORY: Hawaii’s independent sugar growers and Manuel Aguiar Jr.
Independent sugar growers in Hawaii worked their land as a joint effort with the sugar plantation in their vicinity.
YWCA raises awareness about domestic violence on Kauai
LIHUE — Traditionally, the YWCA of Kauai hosts a Domestic Violence and Week Without Violence with a candlelight vigil to honor victims of domestic violence.
Community Health Needs at next YWCA Community Resource Day
LIHU‘E — The Hawaii Healthcare Association of Hawaii will be hosting a Community Health Needs Assessment on behalf of Hawaii hospitals on Oct. 30 in conjunction with the YWCA monthly Community Resource Day at the YWCA main building located across Hardy Street from the state building.
Happy Camper for Saturday, October 26, 2024
Congratulations, Stephanie Iona, Laurie Yoshida, Aloun Farms and the many hands involved in growing and producing nearly 5,000, if not more, pumpkins for Kauai, Molokai and the Big Island to celebrate Halloween with carved jack-o-lanterns …