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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…

We need to learn from Alaska

Governor Ige and Lt. Gov. Green told our mayor and Dr. Berreman that our mayor’s safe-opening plan with one test before you fly to Hawai‘i…

Veterans golf fight COVID-19 woes

NAWILIWILI — The Kaua‘i Veterans Council is hosting a golf tournament, Nov. 8 at the Ocean Course at Hokuala to make up the disrupted revenue…

A Labor of Love at the Friendship House

Normally, the Friendship House off Kuhio Highway at Kealia Bluff would be bustling. But due to the coronavirus pandemic, capacity and activities are limited. Friendship…

Dr. John Black to retire after 46 years

LIHU‘E — “He used to live here,” said Dr. John Black, dentist. “He now carves the awards for the prestigious Pipeline Masters surf tournament. He…

‘Imagine a Day Without Water’

LIHU‘E — Washing hands with soap and running water is one of the controls in the spread of the novel coronavirus. How would this be…

Ige denies county’s proposed second-test program

LIHU‘E — Gov. David Ige has declined the county’s plans for a 72-hour post-travel COVID-19 test, or two-test program, for incoming travelers to Kaua‘i. Mayor…

Letters for Tuesday, October 6, 2020

What I would like OK, so what policies would create the kind of America I’d like to live in: 1. Continuation of social programs that…