Update: Koke‘e Fire at 85 percent containment, 1,300 acres burned
KOKE‘E — The Koke‘e Fire, which has burned approximately 1,300 acres, was estimated to be 85 percent contained as of Saturday evening.
Obituary for Friday, July 19, 2024
• Geraldine Marie Duarte
Jehovah’s Witnesses convention returns this weekend
LIHU‘E — Jehovah’s Witnesses announced its 2024 “Declare the Good News” convention series this weekend with a free, three-day live event at Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall.
Jobless rate eases to 2.9 percent in June on Kaua‘i
LIHU‘E — A sizzling job market cooled at the start of summer, as a number of tourism-related sectors stood pat while other sectors of the island economy trimmed payrolls in June.
Update: Brush fire breaks out off Koke‘e Road, KIUC de-energizes Koke‘e circuit, 40 percent containment
POKII RIDGE — Air and ground assets are being used to combat a brush fire off Koke‘e Road, the County of Kaua‘i said on Friday afternoon.
Obituaries for Thursday, July 18, 2024
• Helen Frances Strama • Reef R. K. Oana
Births for Thursday, July 18, 2024
• Shey Kahiau Furgeson • Kahe Kapalikea Carrillo • Keola Clarence Sato-Orsatelli
Median home price on Kaua‘i highest of four major islands in first half of year
LIHU‘E — The median price of a single-family home jumped nearly 29 percent on the back of stronger sales in the first half of the year, in turn making Kaua‘i the most expensive housing market of the four major islands in Hawai‘i.
Free computer learning for Kaua‘i veterans
LIHU‘E — Veterans living on Kaua‘i who have none or very little knowledge of computers and computer use are welcome to take advantage of Computer 001 on Thursday, July 25 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Kaua‘i Veterans Center.
Obituaries for Wednesday, July 17, 2024
• Lillian Yae Sakata Amimoto • Melvin Kauahi • Elizabeth Javonillo Bermudez • Noboru Munechika • Mel K. Munechika • William Pascua Villanueva
Births for Wednesday, July 17, 2024
• Tyzen Delos Reyes-Ontiveros • Kaulana Koa akahai O Ka‘aina Brun-Duque • Anya Mae Andersland • Hopate Jr. Vakameilau • Randel Joseph McCoy • Mila Kamalaoku‘upu‘uwai Morales
HOOSER: A prescription for political trauma
The world is in turmoil, I cannot fix it, so I’m going for a walk. In solitude and silence except for the wash of the waves and the chirping of the birds, I will walk along the beach for an hour or two, and I’ll feel better.
Tree Tunnel cleanup ahead of Koloa Plantation Days
KOLOA — The County of Kaua‘i Roads Division joined Koloa Plantation Days volunteer teams from the Keala Foundation, Bertram Almeida and the Garden Island Motorcycle Club, Knudsen Trust, Koloa Landing Resort, and Samson Arzamendi and Friendly Waves at a community group cleanup on Maluhia Road on Saturday.
Shimojima aces Ocean Course No. 8
NAWILIWILI — The Ocean Course at Hokuala announced that Hailey Shimojima of Tigard, Oregon, snagged a hole in one on the eighth hole on July 5.
Wilcox Health offering free keiki bike helmets on Saturday
LIHU‘E — Preregistration for the annual Wilcox Heath Keiki Bike and Skateboard Safety Day is being accepted online by visiting www.WilcoxHealth.org/BikeSafety.
Brush fire forces evacuations, transmission lines de-energized in Hanapepe
HANAPEPE — A brush fire forced an evacuation order for nearby residents and transmission lines to be de-energized, as firefighters worked to get the upper hand on a blaze along a ridgeline in Hanapepe on Monday.
Update: Kaumakani and Hanapepe fire burns 1,000 acres, 100 percent contained
HANAPEPE — A brush fire in Kaumakani and Hanapepe, which burned approximately 1,100 acres on Monday, was 100 percent contained, the Kaua‘i Fire Department said.
Obituaries for Monday, July 15, 2024
• Mel K. Munechika • Noboru Munechika • Mary Ann ‘Pauline’ Ornellas Fernandes • William Pascua Villanueva • David W. Pratt
Bill aims to name Hawai‘i post office after war hero
HILO, Hawai‘i — Hawai‘i’s congressional representatives recently sponsored a bill in the House to rename the Captain Cook Post Office after 1st Lt. John Kuulei Kauhaihao of Honaunau, who was killed in action in Vietnam and posthumously awarded the U.S. Army’s second-highest award for valor, the Distinguished Service Cross.
Hula’s Bar & Lei Stand, one of the oldest LGBTQ+ bars, celebrates its 50th anniversary
HONOLULU — The nightclub business isn’t easy. Popular entertainers get better offers. Top-draw groups break up. Owners may decide it’s time to sell. Corporate “suits” may choose to a replace a successful format with something they think will work better. A high-powered developer may come in and bulldoze everything en route to long-term megaprofits.