Obituaries for Saturday, April 13, 2024

• William Neil Rapozo, Sr. • Betty Lu Rowe • Donald Dotario • Gregoria ‘Jeannie’ Oroc • Jonathan ‘Jon’ Steven Sabala • Elaine Kaleiohi Fernandez • Gilbert Ontoy Pacleb • Aaley Kauhanelani Pahulehua • Michael Wayne Kiyabu

CRITTER: Female honu pick the sex of their babies

Just think how wonderful it would be if you had two boys in your family and you decided you would like a girl for your third child and the mom could just decide on her own what sex child she wanted.

Flood watch issued for Kaua‘i

LIHU‘E — A flood watch is in effect from midnight Saturday until 6 a.m. Monday because of a slow moving storm that has the potential to dump several inches of rain on the island of Kaua‘i.

Obituaries for Friday, April 12, 2024

• Evelyn Juan Cardinez • Jennelle Balmidiano • Gregoria ‘Jeannie’ Oroc • Eric Andrew Corn • Michael Wayne Kiyabu • Sandra Momilani Muragin • Aaley Kauhanelani Pahulehua • Jonathan ‘Jon’ Steven Sabala • Donald Dotario • Betty Lu Rowe • William Neil Rapozo, Sr. • Jason Rafael Olores

Happy Camper for Friday, April 12, 2024

Those crazy chickens are everywhere … Roger Lepley has written a book containing 21 chicken stories, “Kaua‘i Rooster Book,” and will be doing a book signing on Friday from 5 p.m. at Talk Story Bookstore, coinciding with the weekly Friday Night Art put on by the Hanapepe Economic Alliance.

La‘akea Chun nominated to Charter Commission

LIHU‘E — Local resident Alice Parker was so overwhelmed by the nomination of La‘akea Chun to a seat on the Charter Commission on Wednesday, she forgot the protocol of testifying before the Kaua‘i County Council.

Obituaries for Wednesday, April 10, 2024

• George Lumabao • Thomas Galicinao Soriano • Frances Carreira • Florentino Salvador, Sr. • Eric Andrew Corn • Elaine Kaleiohi Fernandez • Gregoria ‘Jeannie’ Oroc • Aaley Kauhanelani Pahulehua • Jonathan ‘Jon’ Steven Sabala • Michael Wayne Kiyabu • Gilbert Ontoy Pacleb • Gladys Haruko Iha

HOOSER: Wisdom from a first grader

For Presidents’ Day, my incredibly smart 7-year-old granddaughter Isabella was asked by her first grade teacher to answer a single question: What would they do if they were president? My granddaughters response was: “If I were president I’d be kind to everyone.”

Head-on crash stymies highway traffic

HANAPEPE — Vehicular traffic flow on Kaumuali‘i Highway came to an abrupt halt after a collision between a school bus and pickup truck occurred in Hanapepe.

Restrictions placed on some cattle transfers into state

LIHU‘E — Due to the recent detection of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), which has been reported and detected on the mainland, the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) has restricted the transport of cattle into the state from premises where cattle infection has been detected.