Happy Camper for Wednesday, December 18, 2024
How does a beekeeper and free dental services connect?
Queen’s plans new hospital in Kailua-Kona with helipad, housing
The Queen’s Health Systems plans to build an 80-bed hospital next to the Kailua-Kona Costco on Hawaii island that would include a helipad to cut travel time to its trauma center on Oahu and, critically, construct adjacent, below-market-rate housing to recruit and retain some of the estimated 300 hospital staff, nurses and doctors.
Voyagers, Menehune take Kauai Interscholastic Federation girls basketball openers
LIHUE — No one on Monday night knew how long it has been since Island School fielded a girls basketball team.
Classical Christmas plays Friday, Saturday
LIHUE — “A Classical Christmas” presented by Chamber Music Kauai will unfold on Friday and Saturday at Saint Michael and All Angels Church.
UH partnership will target disparities in cancer outcomes
Ka ‘Umeke Lama, which translates into Bowl of Enlightenment, was created to address the challenges that Hawaii and the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands face in providing comprehensive care.
New Honolulu facility offers interim housing, services to families
The Ohana Navigation Center will serve hundreds of children, parents and family members annually, helping prevent and end homelessness.
Hawaii secures over $6M to bridge digital divide
Hawaii on Thursday received more than $6 million from the federal government to implement its Digital Equity Plan, part of a nationwide effort to address barriers to internet access and use. The funding is provided through the $1.44 billion State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program, created under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Trump policies create uncertainty for Hawaii economy
Incoming President Donald Trump and his potential policies — especially campaign threats of tariffs on imported foreign goods — create an unknown for Hawaii’s economic forecast, which the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization otherwise expects to show modest growth through 2027.
Kauai cheer squad brings home gold
FLORIDA — Coached by Tiana Pegeder and assisted by Coach Dillyn Sakai, and operating under the Kauai Youth Football program, a Division 16 cheer squad brought home the championship trophy and banner from the AYC National Cheer Championships that was contested at the Osceola Park Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, Florida, earlier this month.
Congressional delegation continues to support Maui survivors
A bipartisan bill sits on President Joe Biden’s desk that would exempt survivors of disasters, including the 2023 Maui wildfires, from having to pay federal income tax on settlement money.
City and state collaborate to improve Kailua Beach Park
Between Ocean Safety Lifeguard Tower 8-B and Kaelepulu Stream, there lies a sea of dunes.
Honolulu City Council postpones empty-homes tax bill
The measure’s stated aim is to ensure residential properties are used as actual homes instead of investments — particularly by those who may live outside the state.
Happy Camper for Monday, December 16, 2024
Winter Break doesn’t start until Friday, but the keiki were out in force starting with The Shops at Kukuiula Keiki Bash on Friday where they were running at breakneck speed between the different scavenger hunt stations.
Kauai Fire Department, Ocean Safety Bureau celebrate promotions
On Friday, three personnel from the Kauai Fire Department — Lance Dettle, Russell Fujimoto, and William Miller — and Ocean Safety Bureau Kaeo Lopez celebrated their respective promotions where each new promoted officer received their new badges during the Promotional Ceremony held at the Moikeha Building.
Kupuna get Christmas meals
POIPU — The Sheraton Kauai Resort Banquet crew rolled out two additional tables into the banquet hall that was already filled to accommodate 160 people at the Third Kupuna Luncheon on Thursday.
Kona man is sentenced to 20 years for fatal crash
Rhonda Dee Freedman of Kailua-Kona died shortly after the July 14, 2022, crash at the intersection of Mamalahoa Highway and Kahikina Place.
2 Hawaii island fugitives and woman are arrested after long investigation
The charges against both male suspects stem from multiple, islandwide incidents reported over the past several months.
UH plans to improve Manoa’s popular McCarthy Mall
The University of Hawaii at Manoa will begin work as early as January that it says will transform the “heart” of the campus by making its already popular, tree-lined McCarthy Mall even more accessible while creating a five-story building designed to help students from different disciplines mingle and mix.
Health Department detects H5 avian flu in Hilo
It appears that the dreaded H5 avian influenza has made its way to Hawaii island.
Kauai Coffee resumes annual event
Coffee Kalikimaka was celebrated at the nation’s largest coffee plantation Saturday, as Kauai Coffee Company revived its holiday Open House at the site of the former McBryde Sugar.