Pesticides will continue to be contentious
Pesticides are safe as long as they are used correctly and according to directions.
Rotary Club of Hanalei Bay goes the distance
These fine folks are dedicated to serving the community and doing their part to make it the best it can be. They are high energy, enthusiastic, passionate, pleasant and pretty darn smart, too
76 years later, we remember Pearl Harbor
Today is the 76th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. It’s been a quiet anniversary, unlike last year’s ceremonies to mark that it has been 75 years since Dec. 7, 1941, when Japan attacked the U.S. Naval base on Oahu
Proposed increases in salaries, taxes a quandary
Tax-paying citizens may want to attend the meeting, 8 a.m. Wednesday, Historic County Building, to share their input, since this is, after all, your money. If you believe your government leaders deserve more money, wonderful. If not, it may happen anyway.
The people must be informed about North Korea
The more we citizens know and understand about North Korea, the more we can share informed views with our elected leaders.
Courage, combined with rescue tubes, saves lives
We say thank you to the Rescue Tube Foundation on Kauai, the Kauai Lifeguard Association and the Rotary Club of Hanalei Bay. All three have had key roles in promoting the program and encouraging its growth.
County’s PIO team deserving of credit
We must give our friends with the county’s PIO team credit where credit is due. They respond quickly and professionally to our requests for information.
Island Air should take care of its own
No comment is not a good response from Island Air CEO David Uchiyama after a bankruptcy court hearing. Island Air’s former employees deserve better.
Mayor Carvalho wise to seek Lt. Gov. post
The talk was that Kauai’s Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. was going to run for governor of Hawaii. Nearly everyone was convinced our mayor was going to seek the state’s highest elected seat since he would be termed out next year.
Do it for the cats and dogs: Support KHS
We encourage people to support the Kauai Humane Society. The dogs and cats are counting on you.
Acting group finds new theater
The first opening production will be “The Plight Before Christmas” adapted by Fred Cusick and Diane Moore. The old-fashioned drama is loosely based on characters from Charles Dickens’Christmas Carol.
Raising smoking age could save lives
Left to our own devices, most of us would exercise too little, eat and drink too much and count on pills to make things right.
Whales struggle brought people together
The official word on the mass pilot whale stranding last Friday at Kalapaki Beach is as expected: