Powerhouse Road fire chars 20 acres in Wainiha
WAINIHA — After 48 hours, Kauai firefighters have successfully extinguished the 20-acre brush fire above Powerhouse Road in Wainiha.
Obituaries for Friday, September 20, 2024
• Marie Maxima Dar • Scott L. Hardwick
Births for Friday, September 20, 2024
• Ivie-Rose Ku’ukeikialohao‘kalani Pimental-Illastron • Kasdeya Kuhlmann • Datsun Kawika Kamali‘i O Ke Kai Ferreira-Kashima • Booker Acob-Acopiado
Club 100 Memorial Service announced
HANAPEPE — The West Kauai Club 100 will host its 76th Memorial Service for fallen 100th Infantry Battalion veterans on Sept. 29 at the Kauai Veterans Cemetery in Hanapepe.
Firefighters battle blaze at Powerhouse Road in Wainiha
WAINIHA — A brush fire in the North Shore kept firefighters working overnight and into the day on Thursday.
Obituaries for Thursday, September 19, 2024
• Eddiemar Balaan Sagisi • Marilyn ‘Peeper’ Jan Weakley
Raising awareness about emergency preparedness
LIHUE — National Preparedness Month is observed every year in September to further raise awareness about the importance of preparing for any type of emergency.
Nonprofits come together for a week of giving on the North Shore
PRINCEVILLE — Nonprofits on the North Shore of Kauai are taking center stage this week, launching initiatives that express how community-driven projects can create lasting change across the island.
Hooser: How does Speaker Nadine Nakamura sound?
According to the coconut wireless, Representative Nadine Nakamura, who represents District 15 on Kauai (Haena, Wainiha, Hanalei, Princeville, Kilauea, Anahola, Kealia, Kapaa, portions of Wailua and Kawaihau), will likely become the next Speaker of the State House of Representatives.
Kilauea Volcano erupts in remote area
Kilauea Volcano resumed erupting Monday evening in the middle East Rift Zone.
Obituaries for Wednesday, September 18, 2024
• Thomas Lewis Makanani • Nancy Golden • Wallace ‘Mito’ Sonoda • Steven L. Absher • William Allianic Sr. • Joaquin Nicholas Arruda Jr.
Free hazardous household waste events this weekend
LIHUE — People are invited to participate in the free household hazardous waste events this weekend.
Structure fire causes $1.2 million in damage
KAPAA— An evening structure fire on Kauai’s Eastside prompted the partial closure of Ulu Street on Tuesday.
Kilauea Volcano erupts in remote area
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory officials said the volcano alert level for ground-based hazards remains at “watch” and the aviation color code remains at “orange” at this time.
Obituaries for Tuesday, September 17, 2024
• Dee Milton Crowell • William Samuel Busto
TAX MAN: State workers have immunity – even without being Trump
As we watched the current Presidential election campaign this year, a decision popped out of the U.S. Supreme Court that made some of our eyes glaze over. It was about Presidential immunity, and the decision said that the President of our country has the right to do certain things without worrying about civil liability or criminal prosecution for those things later.
KFD extinguishes multiple brush fires on Hanamaulu Sunday
LIHUE — Firefighters were preoccupied with several spot fires that sparked in the Hanamaulu area in Lihue on Sunday.
Obituaries for Monday, September 16, 2024
• Jade Sichae Boyd • Manuel ‘Manny’ Stanley Pascua • Takako Mizutani • Leighton Norio Yamaoka • Norma Jean Wilson
Real Property Tax Relief and Exemptions deadline Sept. 30
LIHUE – The County of Kauai reminds the public that the deadline to file upcoming 2025 Real Property Tax Relief and Exemptions is Monday, September 30, 2024.
Navy hosts environmental assessment open house
LIHUE — The U.S. Navy will be hosting a meeting/open house on Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Kauai Veterans Center located on Veterans Memorial Highway adjacent to the Vidinha Stadium.