KALAOA, Hawai‘i — A community meeting was held to provide updates about the Kalaoa Solar Project, a proposed 40-acre renewable energy facility on state Department…
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Ernesto ‘Nato’ Alalem Ernesto “Nato” Alalem, 64, passed away on Nov. 23, 2023. He was born in Lihu‘e on Dec. 18, 1959. He was preceded…
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…
LIHU‘E — A Kekaha man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the sexual assault of a minor. Ezra John Silva, 44, was sentenced…
LIHU‘E — Serenity Kalama, the sole female in the 99th Recruit Class, said she highly recommends anyone to join the Kaua‘i Police Department (KPD). “If…
As the festive air fills with the tunes of the holiday season, let’s continue to feast on our many thanksgivings, leftover from our previous journey…
In 1887, Theo H. Davies & Co. opened a general merchandise store at Kealia and appointed George Tweedie as its storekeeper. It was reported later…
There is a secret garden of gigantic corals along the North Shore of Kaua‘i that is rarely visited by humans. These corals, which are the…
LIHU‘E — The Kaua‘i County Council approved more than $2 million in funding to be used for fire, ocean and disaster prevention funding during a…
Gerald D. Faulkner Gerald D. Faulkner, 91, passed away on Nov. 12, 2023, in Lihu‘e. He was born on Aug. 14, 1932, in Alabama. He…