EDITORIAL: UH must make most of Navy pact
Hawaii’s tenuous relationship with the Navy reached a tipping point in November 2021, when a crisis at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility saw thousands of gallons of jet fuel gush into a fire suppression system and later contaminate a drinking water network serving some 93,000 people.
CHRISTMAS FUND: Optimistic mom creating safe, loving environment
LIHUE — Through Christmas Eve, The Garden Island will share daily, front-page stories about families and individuals (we don’t use their real names), who are facing challenges and would appreciate a little help this holiday season.
HOOSER: Advice for the ‘first-timers’
At least a dozen brand new people were elected this past November 5th to serve at all levels of Hawaii state and county government.
Obituaries for Wednesday, December 18, 2024
• Domingo Alisna Sr. • Thomas ‘Tom’ Trombley • Casamero Florendo Sr. • Milton K. Chung
CHRISTMAS FUND: Single mother and four kids love making shell lei
Through Christmas Eve, The Garden Island will share daily, front-page stories about families and individuals (we don’t use their real names), who are facing challenges and would appreciate a little help this holiday season.
Obituaries for Tuesday, December 17, 2024
• Ramona Mier Nakaahiki • Nancy Ann Farrar
EDITORIAL: Hawaiian changes ready for takeoff
Changes are coming for flyers using Hawaiian Airlines, as its new parent company, Alaska Air, revamps routes, planes and services to boost profits.
Waimea lighted parade gets bigger
The big Waimea Light Parade gets even bigger with the launch of the West Kauai Moolelo Festival on Saturday in Waimea town.
Obituaries for Monday, Dcember 16, 2024
• Elizabeth Kali • Anne Elizabeth Rivera • Elma Leilani Kaneakua
County building closed for installations
LIHUE — Officials have announced a week-long closure of the Moikeha building to begin today.
CHRISTMAS FUND: Family Wizard would help co-parents communicate
LIHUE — Through Christmas Eve, The Garden Island will share daily, front-page stories about families and individuals (we don’t use their real names), who are facing challenges and would appreciate a little help this holiday season.
Lane closures scheduled for portions of Kekaha
KEKAHA – The Department of Public Works and its contractor, Maui Kupono Builders, are announcing lane closures for portions of Kekaha Dec. 16 and Dec. 17 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., weather permitting.
Hawaii reports first child flu death of season
The child from Hawaii island had underlying medical conditions, health officials said.
Search suspended for missing visitor
HANAKAIAI – A three-day, multi-agency search for a missing 32-year-old female Alaska visitor in waters off Hanakapiai Beach was suspended Saturday afternoon.
Obituaries for Saturday, December 14, 2024
• Jerrie J. Louis Sr. • Collette Puamelia Tovi • Milton K. Chung
TAX MAN: Save on your taxes with qualified charitable distributions
I’m sometimes asked, “What’s the biggest break that today’s tax code gives us?”
ERSOY: Stem cell therapy is changing medicine (part 3)
Stem cells play a vital role in our bodies, aiding in repair and regeneration of tissues and maintaining our overall health.
ISLAND HISTORY: William Somerset Maugham’s Hawaiian sorcery tale
“Honolulu,” British author William Somerset Maugham’s (1874-1965) tale of sorcery, is written with such authenticity that one has the impression that Maugham based it on a firsthand account he’d heard while visiting Honolulu in 1916.
EDITORIAL: Honolulu must reckon with HPD behavior
Over the past month, new developments on two fatal shootings by Honolulu police and one related case of alleged police brutality have stirred public emotions about right and wrong. About crossing lines that are not clearly black or white. About the very nature of justice.
Somers Family Scholarship applications now open
LIHUE — A female student from the Westside can get an educational boost, announced the Philanthropic Educational Organization, Chapter L-Hawaii.