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Man gets 5 years for porn

LIHUE — A Kauai man was sentenced Thursday to five years in jail for possession of child pornography. Ruben Kamanawa Santos, 54, formerly of Kapaa,…

‘Never conquered’

For decades, when Billy Lemn drove through Lihue, he would ask his wife why there were no statues of the island’s past rulers. “Where was…

Robust reefs, fewer floods

LIHUE — Kauai’s coral reefs protect the island from about $11 million worth of damages every year, according to a new study released by the…

Menehune advance to quarterfinals

Waimea High School’s varsity softball team advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2019 DataHouse Softball Championships-Division II state tournament. Waimea — the Kauai Interscholastic Federation…

Legal TVRs can resume operations

LIHUE —­ Mayor Derek S. K. Kawakami has signed an eighth supplementary emergency proclamation for the County of Kauai, and has amended the emergency rule…

No. 1 finishes No. 1

PUHI — Hanalei School student Addison Murphy buried her face in her hands Saturday as her team’s “mystery architecture” tower swayed under the weight of…

Feds charge Koloa man

LIHUE — A Koloa man with multiple cases pending in Kauai’s Fifth Circuit Court is facing federal charges as well. Kevin Boggs, 37, was transported…

Reopening delayed?

LIHUE — Rumors are on the rise that Kuhio Highway won’t be opening on Wednesday. The Hawaii Department of Transportation didn’t confirm with The Garden…

Fishing for Charity reels in the big ones

POIPU — The big ones came rolling in, Sunday during the weigh in for the 2019 Fishing for Charity Shoreline Challenge at the Sheraton Kauai…