HANALEI — Getting to Hanalei in the middle of the night is going to be a bit of chore for folks when the new year…
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Hundreds of people reported feeling minor earthquakes of similar intensity on Hawaii’s Big Island and on the Olympic Peninsula northwest of Seattle, but no damage…
Divers and snorkelers come from around the world to visit our green sea turtles. They bring in millions of dollars from tourists, and the honu…
LIHU‘E — The Christmas Day edition of The Garden Island newspaper will not be delivered via mail because the U.S. Postal Service will be closed…
Around 1900, Lihu‘e Plantation built Hanama‘ulu Camp to provide housing for its employees working at its Hanama‘ulu sugar mill and in its cane fields in…
Odetta Kapuaonalani NeSmith Odetta Kapuaonalani NeSmith died peacefully at home in Kekaha, Kaua‘i, Nov. 28, 2023. Born Odetta Kapuaonalani Kauhane in Keaukaha, Hawai‘i, to Sam…
LIHU‘E — Visits to the Kaua‘i Urgent Care, located at 4484 Pahe‘e St, in Lihu‘e, just became easier to plan under a new self-scheduling system…
LIHU‘E — Through Christmas Eve, The Garden Island will share daily, front-page stories about families and individuals (we don’t use their real names), who are…
Kuamo‘o Road For anyone else wondering when state-administered Kuamo‘o Road, with its dozens of warzone potholes, will be repaired, I checked with our legislative representatives.…
Kenneth Isamu Watari Kenneth Isamu Watari, of Hanalei, passed away on Oct. 19, 2023, at the age of 67 years old. He was born on…