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Bridges to close for night work

LIHUE — The state Department of Transportation has scheduled night closures of Kuhio Highway at the 3 W Bridges (Waioli, Waipa, Waikoko) on the North…

Lehua coming to life

LIHUE — Lehua island is changing. Plants are starting to regrow over the rocky, 279-acre, crescent-shaped island about 35 miles across the Kaulakahi Channel from…

King Tides, black moon

LIHUE — Another set of the year’s highest tides reached the archipelago Wednesday and Thursday, combined with swells from incoming Tropical Storm Erick and the…

Making ‘a big leap of faith’

LIHUE — For the past decade, Kristin Brown has been a herbal supplement representative. It may not sound exciting, but it’s been good. Made a…

Storms weakening

LIHUE — Both storms taking aim at Hawaii are losing speed and strength, but rain and storm swells are still expected. As of Thursday afternoon,…

Volunteerism equals college credit

When Tyler Toyofuku turned over more than 325 pounds of food to the Kauai Independent Food Bank Wednesday it was just a page of a…

Keiki win at Kamali‘i Challenge

PORT ALLEN — Lehia Armstrong topped “catch and release” and Aaro McDaniels “caught one” Saturday during the first Kamali‘i Challenge at the Port Allen Small…

Fun runs in Koloa

KOLOA — Eddie Lyons waved and smiled as he crossed the finish line of Sunday’s Koloa Plantation Days 5k run. He was happy to still…

Wala‘au at the barbershop

Manii Sanchez has been a professional barber since age 15. His friends paid him 50 cents a haircut, until he raised his rates and started…