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State busy with standardless spending

We are feverishly trying to spend federal dollars for the common good and busily preparing for a historic election. There are, however, other huge projects…

Alaska Airlines to offer COVID testing

SEATTLE — To help guests prepare for Hawai‘i’s pre-travel testing program, Alaska Airlines will partner with Carbon Health to offer rapid COVID-19 testing at its…

County has same-day virus test kits

LIHU‘E — The County of Kaua‘i has secured 15,000 rapid, same-day COVID-19 tests to implement a second-test program for trans-Pacific and interisland travelers when the…

3 more deaths, 87 new cases

HONOLULU — State Department of Health officials Friday reported three additional coronavirus-related deaths on O‘ahu and 87 new infections statewide, bringing the total since the…

Both island food banks receive collections

NAWILIWILI — The Kaua‘i Independent Food Bank took a day off from distributing food, and instead welcomed people donating food to help with relief efforts…

Letters for Friday, October 2, 2020

She questions COVID-19 statistics’ accuracy The PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test for COVID-19 tests for an RNA (ribonucleic acid) code sequence which is present in…

Why a single test is not good enough

The September 29th Garden Island describes two COVID cases that were picked up as positive on Kaua‘i. It describes how the cases were related to…

Fall break equestrian camp is for keiki

WAIPOULI — Healing Horses is offering its Fall Break Horsemanship and Riding Camps from Monday, Oct. 5 to Friday, Oct. 9 and registration is open…

The lilikoi grows in Waimea

WAIMEA — Lynn Carvalho, a 15-year veteran with Aunty Lilikoi Passion Fruit Products, said the most important thing about the Waimea showroom and factory is…