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780 furloughed HMSHost employees let go

LIHU‘E — Ironically, over 780 HMSHost airport workers were laid off permanently after being furloughed in March in Hawai‘i, on the same day trans-Pacific travel…

Letters for Thursday, October 15, 2020

Nothing is more precious than health Dear Governor Ige, Josh Green, Derek Kawakami As a 48-year resident of Kaua‘i, I feel so privileged to live…

Do everything we can to protect ourselves

Today is the day. At 6:44 a.m., Hawaiian Airlines flight 123 will arrive from Honolulu, presumably bringing the first tourists to enter Kaua‘i under Gov.…

Put science ahead of polling numbers

Mayor Kawakami’s latest Emergency Rule 19 is incomplete and unscientific because it wasn’t thought through. His intention is to be able to go from Tier…

Virtual college fair is Saturday

HONOLULU — The Hawai’i Association for College Admission Counseling, a nonprofit run entirely by volunteers, is hosting a free virtual college fair Saturday, Oct. 17,…

St. Theresa School Carnival tickets recalled

KEKAHA — Due to the unpredictable nature of the pandemic guidelines, the St. Theresa School Carnival Committee is offering refunds on all carnival tickets sold.…

Letters for Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Kawakami don’t participate in this theater Please do not swallow the latest bait from Gov Ige. If the news reports are to be believed, the…

Letters for Sunday, October 11, 2020

It’s almost October 15 Mayor Kawakami, please consider: If Governor Ige refuses your request for Kaua‘i to enact the four-tier system you propose rather than…

Faulty information delaying some jobless claims

HONOLULU — The state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Friday announced that its new virtual call center experienced 150,000 calls on a daily basis…