Births for Friday, October 18, 2024
• Archer Orlando Lawai‘a Sagocio • Kailee Rose Martin
Young Brothers seeks rate hikes
The cost to ship most cargo between islands in Hawaii could jump 20 percent on average, and in instances up to 45 percent, next summer under a plan by the state’s regulated interisland tug-and-barge operator.
Obituaries for Thursday, October 17, 2024
• Allan R. Domingo • John Vincent Howard • Lillian Rose Jardin
Wilcox Medical Center nurses take their battle to the streets
LIHUE — Dozens of nurses at Wilcox Medical Center in Lihue picketed on Wednesday in front of the hospital in a bid to draw attention to their call for safe staffing levels for quality patient care.
Two hikers rescued in separate incident on North Shore
HANALEI — First responders were kept busy on Monday with a pair of air rescues on the North Shore.
HOOSER: One vote can make a difference
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Obituaries for Wednesday, October 16, 2024
• Albert John Souza • Wayne Ajimura • Cornelia ‘Cory’ Ellisor • Joan Clare Kuhlman • Chanelle Kaleiokalani Hunter • Ernest Thane Caires
Lane closures scheduled on Kauai
LIHUE — A light list of road-related projects are scheduled through the rest of the week with work ranging from grass trimming and guardrail repairs to slope stabilization and landscape maintenance, the Hawaii Department of Transportation said in a weekly update.
Kauai County UPW to get COVID hazard pay
Kauai County United Public Workers members have voted to accept 15 percent of their base hourly pay for all the hours worked during the COVID-19 pandemic, the union announced Monday.
Obituary for Tuesday, October 15, 2024
• Ernest Thane Caires
Increased recycling, waste diversion grants available
LIHUE — The County of Kauai’s Solid Waste Division is currently accepting grant applications for projects that increase recycling and waste diversion consistent with recommendations put forward in the most recent Integrated Solid Waste Management Plan update.
Southwest donates free flights for students to go on Pearl Harbor excursion
HONOLULU — Southwest Airlines, in partnership with the Pearl Harbor Historic Sites’ Pearl Harbor Explorer Program, announced on Monday it has donated 400 complimentary c-passes to fly fourth through 12th grade students to Oahu from the neighbor islands for a two-day Pearl Harbor excursion.
Essay contests celebrate King Kalakaua’s birthday
LIHUE — Starting on Tuesday, Oct. 15, and running through Nov. 11, The Friends of Iolani Palace will be accepting essay contest entries from students in elementary school through high school.
Sea Scouts rescue sailboat at Nawiliwili Small Boat Harbor
NAWILIWILI — Commodore Larry Richardson, of the Kauai Sea Scouts, said the scouts aboard the USS Decisive “saved the day” on Wednesday at the Nawiliwili Small Boat Harbor.
Obituaries for Monday, October 14, 2024
• Helen Akutagawa • Cornelia ‘Cory’ Ellisor • Donna Lee • Tamar Kamala Mersberg
Costume contest at Hanapepe Halloween on Oct. 25
HANAPEPE — Tiffany Gampong, of The Storybook Theatre, invites everyone to “join our Halloween costume contest on Oct. 25 in ‘Hana Pepe’ town during the weekly Friday Night Art.”
Hanamaulu man arrested for alleged burglaries
LIHUE — A Hanamaulu resident was arrested in connection with alleged burglaries on the east side of the island.
Pumpkins roll out ahead of Halloween in Kekaha
KEKAHA — “Stephanie Iona is under the tent, buying food for the Aloun Farms team that just unloaded about 1,200 pumpkins,” announced Laurie Yoshida of Corteva Agroscience during the 11th annual Harvest Festival at the Kekaha Neighborhood Center on Saturday.
2024 General Election ballots being mailed out to voters
LIHUE — Registered voters in the County of Kauai should begin receiving ballot packets for the 2024 General Election next week.
Medicare forum on Wednesday in Lihue
LIHUE — AARP Hawaii and the Hawaii State Health Insurance Assistance Program will host a forum in Lihue on Wednesday to help people review their benefits and choose appropriate plans during the Medicare Open Enrollment that runs from Oct. 15. to Dec. 7.