Iwaki takes Kauai Marathon for second year
POIPU — Representatives from the Iwaki Sunshine Marathon blistered the 26-mile Kauai Marathon to take the first two places in the full marathon phase of the event, which is celebrating its 15th year.
A note to our readers
LIHUE — The Labor Day edition of The Garden Island newspaper will not be delivered via mail because the U.S. Postal will be closed in observance of the federal holiday.
Lane closures scheduled next week on Kauai
LIHUE — A holiday shortened week means less roadwork on tap at the beginning of September with the primary focus on grass trimming and guardrail repair and trimming, according to an update from the Hawaii Department of Transportation on Friday.
Obituaries for Saturday, August 31, 2024
• Edward D. ‘Mickey’ Lake • Fergus (Fergie) Stanley Macomber • Arnold Wai Fong Leong • Richard Haruo Arakaki • Wallace Kaleikini Kupihea • Larry Katsumi Iida
ERSOY: How to improve your gut health naturally (part 1)
Did you know that more than 100 trillion bacteria live within you? That’s approximately 3.3lbs (1.5kg) of bacteria!
Wailua apartment fire causes $35,000 in damage
WAILUA — An apartment fire on the eastside of the island caused an estimated $35,000 in damage on Thursday morning.
CRITTER: Amazing rebirth of Kauai corals
Most of the time on the news we see stories about entire coral reefs bleaching and dying and the cause of the coral decline is blamed on climate change and rising sea temperatures.
ISLAND HISTORY: South Seas sugar laborers arrived at Koloa in 1859
During King Kamehameha IV’s reign (1855-1863), he proposed “bringing in Polynesian immigrants to … reinvigorate the Native Hawaiian stock.”
Obituaries for Friday, August 30, 2024
• Arnold Wai Fong Leong • Charles Joseph Carveiro • Marvin Bargayo • Fergus (Fergie) Stanley Macomber • Sarah Ulunani ‘Ulu’ Hoomanawanui • Louis Steven Niau
Labor Day holiday closures
LIHUE — In observance of the Labor Day holiday, offices that serve the County of Kauai will be closed on Monday, Sept. 2.
Letters for Friday, August 30, 2024
• Swimming program • Da aina
Most surf sites test clean in August
LIHUE — A monthly analysis of streams, rivers and surf spots around the island found high concentrations of enterococcus bacterium — a federally recognized indicator of fecal presence in water — at a number of locations.
Kauai Independent Food Bank collects $6,600 and more
LIHUE — Speaking during the Kauai Chamber of Commerce Governor’s Luncheon on Tuesday, Kelvin Moniz, the executive director of the Kauai Independent Food Bank, announced the food bank collected $6,600 in monetary contributions and 500 pounds of food during the one-day music fest at Anahola Marketplace on Saturday.
Tennessee resident ID’d as unresponsive man Kalihiwai Beach
KALIHIWAI — A Tennessee man was identified as the person found unresponsive on the North Shore of Kauai on Wednesday, Aug. 21.
Search suspended for missing Lihue man
WAILUA — The search for a Lihue man, who went missing on Saturday, was suspended on Tuesday.
‘TGI Today’ to launch on Thursday, Aug. 29
LIHUE — The Garden Island will launch its own AI-generated news broadcast — “TGI Today” — on Thursday, Aug. 29.
Obituaries for Wednesday, August 28, 2024
• Marvin Bargayo • Louis Steven Niau • Kaleo Ho‘okano • Fergus (Fergie) Stanley Macomber • Arnold Wai Fong Leong • Sarah Ulunani ‘Ulu’ Hoomanawanui
Lihue United Church Labor Day Breakfast to help Hale Opio
LIHUE — There is still time to get tickets to the Lihue United Church — they’re located behind the King Auto Center — Labor Day Breakfast that takes place on Monday from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Obituary for Tuesday, August 27, 2024
• Mary Ann Rodrigues
Anahola brush fire extinguished, under investigation
ANAHOLA — Fire crews with the county and state successfully extinguished the brush fire on Kauai’s eastside on Friday, Aug. 23.