Obituaries for Thursday, October 24, 2024
• Charles Peter Moore • Adelaida Arambulo Castro
Births for Thursday, October 24, 2024
• Arrow Armstrong • Hala‘i-Wren Aviguetero • Kawehi Reiko Kellow • Roman Fujin Michael Honjo
Nawiliwili Harbor office closed for renovations
LIHUE — The Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation has closed the Nawiliwili Small Boat Harbor office for renovations. It is expected to reopen on Friday, Nov. 8, at 7:45 a.m.
Women’s health symposium in Koloa on Thursday
KOLOA — Two local doctors are hosting a free, community education session about women’s midlife health at the Koloa Village Shopping Center on Thursday, Oct. 24.
Jobless rate jumps in September on Kauai
LIHUE — A pullback in a number of employment sectors sent the jobless rate up more than one-half-percentage point in the final month of summer on the island of Kauai.
HOOSER: Candidates on a string — super PACs at work
The biggest threat to democracy is not unregulated immigration, but rather the unregulated and unlimited flow of money into political campaigns on both sides of the aisle.
Obituaries for Wednesday, October 23, 2024
• Ray Anthony Williams Sr. • Emil Tyner Trinidad • Loretta Rapada Agosto • Magdalena Layaoen Parubrub • Wayne Ajimura • Tamar Kamala Mersberg • Layne Katsumi Shigeta • Ernest Thane Caires • Eugene Edward Fernandez
Births for Wednesday, October 23, 2024
• Ryenn Blake Kahalaopuna Villanueva • Odin Rufo Ekolu Kini Cardenas-Ramos • Alaka‘i Tabura • Zeliah Ann Bowers • Keiki Hanau Mua Jeffries
Sea-level rise risk erodes Hawaiian homestead plan
Plans for a Native Hawaiian homestead community in Ewa Beach have been scaled back due to issues including sea-level rise and flood risks that have inflated estimated development costs.
Voter Service Center to open in Lihue
LIHUE — Voter services for the upcoming 2024 General Election are set to open on Tuesday.
Obituary for Monday, October 21, 2024
• Albert John Souza
TAX MAN: Autocorrect makes the mistake, but you pay up!
Most of us with smartphones are aware of the “autocorrect” feature that sometimes can be a great help, at other times a major annoyance.
Oahu Vision Zero plan outlines most dangerous corridors, intersections
The intersection at South King and Keeaumoku streets is a busy one, fraught with the danger of potential collisions.
Hanamaulu Stream grungiest in October
LIHUE — A monthly analysis of streams, rivers and surf spots around the island found high concentrations of enterococcus bacterium at a number of locations with Hanamaulu Stream emerging as the grungiest in October.
Obituaries for Saturday, October 19, 2024
• Emil Tyner Trinidad • George Pu‘u Kalaiwaa • Ernest Thane Caires • Layne Katsumi Shigeta • Alan E. Faye, Jr.
ISLAND HISTORY: Queen Emma’s sojourn on Kauai during 1870 and 1871
Queen Emma (1836-1885), the wife of King Kamehameha IV, made three visits to Kauai.
Two fires on east side of Kauai
ANAHOLA — Two fires broke out on the east side amid a red flag warning on Thursday.
Halloween Trick-Or-Treat Run on Oct. 26
OMAO — The Kauai Ballet Academy welcomes 5K trail runners, high school runners and keiki to its 5K Trail Run and Keiki Trick-Or-Treat Run that will take place on Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Omao Dirt Track starting at 8 a.m.
Hawai‘i Lodging & Tourism Association reveals endorsements in Kauai County Council race
LIHUE — A statewide tourism organization with deep ties to the hospitality sector has thrown its weight behind one-half dozen candidates running for the Kauai County Council in the 2024 General Election.
Obituaries for Friday, October 18, 2024
• Magdalena Layaoen Parubrub • Layne Katsumi Shigeta • Wayne Ajimura • Albert John Souza • Tamar Kamala Mersberg