Press "Enter" to skip to content

Posts published in “Editors’ Picks”

Warrior wahine three-peat

WAIMEA — In front of a packed crowd at Waimea Canyon Park and with the league title on the line, the Warriors upended the Menehune…

RH38 returns to hospital

LIHUE — Endangered Hawaiian monk seal RH38 is back at the Hawaii Island seal hospital in stable, but critical condition about two years after being…

KIF records fall at track champs

LIHUE — Island School athletes broke three Kauai Interscholastic Federation track and field records Thursday during the KIF track and field championships Friday night at…

Merrie Monarch Ho‘olaule‘a draws thousands

HILO — A beautiful Easter Sunday in Hilo marked an auspicious start to the 56th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival. The festival’s free Ho‘olaule‘a, the kickoff…

Enabling future leaders through education

NUKOLII — Kalena Numazawa-Pacanas started her speech before her peers and elders, and then the tears cascaded uncontrollably down her cheeks. Numazawa-Pacanas was overcome momentarily…

Rip current pulls girl out to sea

LIHUE — A 14-year-old girl narrowly escaped being swept out to sea at Polihale State Park Tuesday afternoon. Greg Ellsworth was captain aboard a 60-foot…

‘The church Super Bowl’

LIHUE — Look happy, Pastor Steve Rex told the 75 people circled around him Friday evening. “Be the light of Jesus,” he said. “We want…

Warriors win 4th straight league title

KAPAA — The Warriors celebrated their victory in their home gym soon after the final point was scored. As the Bernice Hundley Gym filled with…

Old school produce

WAIMEA — Hannah Raposas, Mikey Ladera and the rest of the residents out at Kauai Care Center are gardening again. For some of them, it’s…