RICK STEVES: Soak in opulence at Budapest’s thermal baths
Centuries ago, the towns of Buda and Pest, the leading cities of a mighty Hungarian kingdom, united to become Budapest.
Obituaries for Friday, April 19, 2024
• Ellen Sumie Daly • Gregoria ‘Jeannie’ Oroc • Ernest E. Segismundo, Sr. • Desiree Kuilani Tung Loong • Annabel Bunao Ragasa • Frances Carreira • Alan Baldwin King • William Neil Rapozo, Sr. • Gladys Haruko Iha
Births for Friday, April 19, 2024
• Atalanta Emma Prue Helgenberger • Emiline Ellis-Michael Thierfeld • Addilyn Hiroko Maikeaomai Ao • Brynn Mehana Perreira
Kaua‘i Police Department honors its dispatchers
LIHU‘E — Every year, America celebrates the thousands of public safety telecommunications personnel who silently work long hours to answer the call of communities nationwide.
Storm cleanup and repairs continue on Kaua‘i
LIHU‘E — Officials from the Kaua‘i Emergency Operations Center have announced that operations remain partially active following last week’s flooding event on the Garden Island.
‘Anastasia’ opens on Friday, April 19
LIHU‘E — Tickets for the Department of Education Kaua‘i Performing Arts Center presentation of “Anastasia-The new Broadway Musical” are available online at www.kauaiperformingarts.org. or at the door when the production opens on Friday, April 19, with a curtain call at 7 p.m. at the Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall.
Obituaries for Thursday, April 18, 2024
• Danilo P. Sanchez • Jonathan Hurd • Arthur Wentworth Keale • Elden Layne Nakashima
Hawaiian Electric warns of more rolling outages
HILO, Hawai‘i — Hawaiian Electric on Monday again asked customers to conserve power to avoid the need for additional rolling outages after more than 21,000 customers lost power Sunday.
Kapa‘a man killed in hit-and-run
KAPA‘A — The Kauai Police Department (KPD) is investigating a hit-and-run that occurred in Kapa‘a last week.
Obituaries for Wednesday, April 17, 2024
• William Neil Rapozo, Sr. • Evelyn Juan Cardinez • Frances Carreira • Stanley ‘Boy’ Ahana Chock Jr. • Aaley Kauhanelani Pahulehua • Ellen Sumie Daly • Donald Dotario • Thomas Galicinao Soriano • Gregoria ‘Jeannie’ Oroc • Sandra Momilani Muragin • Jonathan ‘Jon’ Steven Sabala • Geraldine Noelani Kanahele • Elaine Kaleiohi Fernandez
Stranded hikers rescued in Wailua and Waimea
LIHU‘E — The Garden Island was hammered by severe weather late last week, prompting officials with the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue multiple flash flood warning, watches and advisories.
HOOSER: Planning commission under siege
I received this bombshell of an email from an O‘ahu attorney and friend a few days ago:
Happy Camper for Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Na Hoku Hanohano award-winning entertainer Kekai Chock said the “old” ‘ukulele was better than the one Kehau Schimmelfennig won from the silent auction at the first Kaua‘i ‘Ukulele Festival held at the Kukui Grove Center.
Obituary for Tuesday, April 16, 2024
• Ernest E. Segismundo, Sr.
Warriors looking for girls volleyball coach
KAPA‘A — Kapa‘a High School Athletic Director Greg Gonsalves announced on Thursday that Coach Tori Tuttle has stepped down after capturing the 2023 Central Pacific Bank Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation Girls Volleyball Championship.
Three men rescued from remote Pacific atoll
Three men stranded on an uninhabited Pacific island survived for more than a week and used palm fronds to spell out HELP on the beach — leading to rescue by U.S. Navy and Coast Guard aviators who spotted the sign from several thousand feet in the air.
Happy Camper for Monday, April 15, 2024
Mahalo, Garden Island Orchid Society on getting the long-awaited Spring Orchid Show and Sale off the ground following overnight rainfall that messed up traffic (Ron Wiley said it was “very slow going” in the area around Wailua Bridge) on the eastside!
Cockfighting bill dies in Senate
HILO, Hawai‘i — A controversial state measure that would crack down on people raising chickens for cockfighting is dead.
YWCA open house a collaborative effort
LIHU‘E — Keiki squealed in delight on Wednesday, as they received help from Kaua‘i County Council members, YWCA of Kaua‘i staff and other guests at the YWCA of Kaua‘i open house.
Hanama‘ulu shooting suspect arrested
LIHU‘E — A suspect was arrested in connection with a shooting in Hanama‘ulu earlier this week.