Let the egg hunt begin at The Shops at Kukui‘ula
KUKUI‘ULA — Easter Egg hunting will take place in conjunction with the weekly Culinary Market experience on March 27 at The Shops at Kukui‘ula.
Obituaries for Thursday, March 21, 2024
• Floyd Gregory Machado • Christina Eleanor Vidinha • Frances Natsuko Fujioka • Shannon Roberta Kay • Glenda Vierra
GIFCU opening Kapa‘a Branch on Friday
KAPA‘A — The first 100 people will receive a meal plate prepared by Mom’s Filipino Comfort Food during the grand opening celebration of the Garden Island Federal Credit Union, Kapa‘a Branch on Friday, starting at 11 a.m., said Myrvie Buster, the credit union’s member services director.
Man jailed for allegedly strangling dog
KOLOA — A man was arrested for allegedly strangling another person’s dog with a chain outside a residence on Sunday.
Obituaries for Wednesday, March 20, 2024
• Frances Kay Foster • Alan Baldwin King • Edmund F. Ku Malama Sr. • Florentino Salvador, Sr. • Wiley Kaipolani Junjiro Bernard Yoshioka • Violet M. Moura • Betty June Bell • Delfin Cabot Jr. • Julia Nanae Kobayashi • Jane Reiko Uyema • Teresa Marie Brofka
HOOSER: Tipping the scale for democracy
The chair of House Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs (JHA), Hawai‘i Island Rep. David Tarnas, along with other committee members including our own Kauai District 16 Rep. Luke Evslin, recently killed the Clean Elections bill (Senate Bill 2381).
Yamane, Iha and Tacbian elected to KIUC Board
LIHU‘E — The Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) announced the results of its Board of Directors election on Saturday afternoon.
Obituaries for Tuesday, March 19, 2024
• Hatsuko Taba • Wiley Kaipolani Junjiro Bernard Yoshioka • Florentino Salvador, Sr.
Salvation Army ARC collecting on Friday
AHUKINI — The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center team will be back on-site at the Kaua‘i Resource Center from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday.
Coffee labeling bill before Senate committee
KAILUA-KONA, Hawai‘i — A bill, which would establish a timeline by which roasted coffee, instant coffee and ready-to-drink coffee beverages that use a geographic origin in labeling or advertising are required to contain a certain percentage of coffee by weight from that geographic origin is making, is on the move.
Obituaries for Monday, March 18, 2024
• Delfin Cabot Jr. • Julia Nanae Kobayashi
Births for Monday, March 18, 2024
• Gabby Akahikamalani Lum-Kahepuu • Ryzo Pomaika‘ihiwahiwamaikalani Lee • Livianna Rose Kahenali’iokamaile Achuara • Koa Andrew River Gerrettie • Zhavia Alana-Marie Charles
Lawa‘i man arrested in connection with fatal crash in Koloa
LIHU‘E — A Lawa‘i man was arrested in connection with a two-vehicle crash, in which one Kalaheo resident was killed and another was seriously injured in January.
Lane closures scheduled on Kaua‘i
LIHU‘E — A number of road-related projects are scheduled in the days ahead with work planned from the westside to the north end of the island, the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation said in a weekly update on Friday.
Obituaries for Saturday, March 16, 2024
• Michael O’Reilly Rowan • Delfin Cabot Jr. • Michael Kiyoshi Iwai • Betty June Bell • Kathleen Marie Casaubon • Jane Reiko Uyema • Antonio (Tony) Habagat
ISLAND HISTORY: Old-time assistant Lihu‘e postmaster Yoshiake ‘Dick’ Hiramoto
Yoshiake ‘Dick’ Hiramoto (1902-1976), the son of Japanese immigrants Seijiro and Samayo Hiramoto, was born at Lihu‘e Plantation’s Kilipaki Camp, once located opposite the plantation’s sugar mill on what is now Haleko Road.
The Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational golf tournament opens Sunday at Hokuala
NAWILIWILI — The Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational golf tournament will be contested on Kaua‘i at the Ocean Course at Hokuala starting on Sunday.
Lihu‘e man dies in traffic crash
LIHUE — A 32-year-old man was identified as the person killed in a single vehicle traffic incident on Friday, March 8.
Obituaries for Friday, March 15, 2024
• Michael Kiyoshi Iwai • Delfin Cabot Jr. • Randy O’Connor • Betty June Bell • Michael O’Reilly Rowan