Peace Day, everywhere
HANAPEPE — Peace Day falls on Saturday, but a multitude of events pertaining to Peace Day start observances and celebrations from as early as Wednesday.
Hanapepe Massacre victims commemorated
HANAPEPE — More than 150 invited only guests gathered on Monday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Hanapepe Massacre at a site near the ambush, hosted by the county’s Planning Department.
Obituaries for Saturday, September 14, 2024
• Cole Akio Forsen • Stanley Rogers Gonsalves
ERSOY: How to improve your gut health naturally (part 2)
When Hippocrates said that all disease starts in gut, that really was not an understatement. It can be hard to think that different symptoms, such as a headache or joint pain, are connected.
CRITTER: How and why the hilu piliko’a fish fight
When you go out diving or snorkeling next time, relax and observe the fish on the reef and see if there seems to be any order involved in their movements.
ISLAND HISTORY: A history of the Wailua, Kauai Bell Stone
The Wailua Bell Stone, or Pohaku Kani (lava rock sound) is a fairly flat, oblong-shaped stone of roughly 12 square feet in area that produces a bell-like tone when struck with an object such as a hard piece of wood or a stone.
Cockett to lead Waioli Corporation, Nuhou Corporation
LIHUE — Ike Cockett is the seventh Executive Director of the Waioli Corporation and Nuhou Corporation, effective Sept. 1, 2024.
Kauai Police Department seeks public’s assistance
LIHUE — Law enforcement is searching and requesting information from Kauai residents on the whereabouts of two criminal suspects wanted on outstanding warrants.
Obituaries for Friday, September 13, 2024
• Wallace ‘Mito’ Sonoda • Steven L. Absher • David ‘Kawika’ Cole • William Allianic Sr.• Stanley Rogers Gonsalves
Births for Friday, September 13, 2024
• Ansen Tanielu Leo Lenard Tafua • Charlotte Eva Naholopapa Boeder • Keeley Beth Kershner • Kaizhen Anakalei Kaulana-o-Namolokama Birtodaso • Taenan Dizzle Kupale Keiki ‘O ‘Ka‘aina Hakalau McCarthy-Workman • Astrid Kaia Higashi Magno
Spy for China gets 10 years in federal prison
A former officer with the Central Intelligence Agency who admitted stealing classified information with his late brother and giving it to China in exchange for money, travel and other compensation will spend 10 years in federal prison, Chief U.S. District Court Judge Derrick K. Watson decided Wednesday.
Domestic passenger count tops 71,000 in August at Lihue Airport
LIHUE — The domestic passenger count weighed in at its third highest total of the year, as more than 71,000 people flew into Lihue Airport in the penultimate month of summer.
HOOSER: The back side of the baby boomer curve
The back side of the baby-boomer curve
Obituaries for Thursday, September 12, 2024
• David ‘Kawika’ Cole • Wayne Ajimura • Gary Yoshio Gushiken • William Allianic Sr. • Sandra Mae Villanueva
Nonprofits encouraged to apply for grants
LIHUE — Nonprofit organizations aimed on improving economic and social mobility, and environmental sustainability in Hawaii are encouraged to apply for a grant from Hawaiian Telcom and Bell Charitable Foundation.
Female visitor suffers leg injury near Queen’s Bath
PRINCEVILLE — A 54-year-old visitor from New Jersey was rescued after suffering a leg injury at Queen’s Bath on Friday.
Underage driver cited for driving under the influence
MOLOAA — Law enforcement responded to a traffic collision, which prompted the closure of Kuhio Highway in Moloaa on early Sunday morning.
Remembering Joe Grace at slow pitch tournament
KOLOA — The second Joe Grace Memorial Coed Slow Pitch Tournament will be held this weekend — Sept. 13 through Sept. 15 — at Anne Knudsen Park in Koloa.
Obituaries for Wednesday, September 11, 2024
• Janel M. Ruiz • Romualdo Asuncion Pascual • Thomas Lewis Makanani • Donna Kay Raicevic • Scott L. Hardwick • Crystal Marie Belmonte • Steven L. Absher • David ‘Kawika’ Cole • Cole Akio Forsen • Janet B. Scobell
Four local residents rescued off Nukolii Beach
NUKOLII BEACH — Four Hanamaulu residents were rescued after drifting away from the coast on Sunday.