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Na Ho‘omaka Hou gets help

KAPA‘A — Appointments for Na Ho‘omaka Hou Pop-Up Food Distribution by the Hawai‘i Foodbank, Kaua‘i Branch at the Bryan J. Baptiste Memorial Sports Complex has…

Iha, Tacbian, Kass reelected to KIUC board

LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative incumbent directors, the only three candidates in the election that ended at noon Sunday — David Iha, Teofilo Phil…

Obituaries for Monday, March 15, 2021

Alazne Pomaika‘imaikalani Amorin Alazne Pomaika‘imaikalani Amorin, 3 days old, of Lihu‘e, passed away at home on March 8, 2021. She was born in Lihu‘e on…

Soaking the rich would have negative consequences

In the couple of weeks before the Legislature’s “First Decking” deadline, legislators were hearing tax-related bills, not only the “Enola Gay” bill we discussed last…

Acclaimed Kaua‘i artist Isami Doi

Born on O‘ahu, the son of Japanese immigrants who ran a general store, but raised in Kalaheo, Isami Doi (1903-1965) went on to become one…

Meet puhi uha the Hawaiian Conger Eel

This beautiful, blue-gray, four-foot-long eel is actually very common in shallow water here in Hawai‘i, but they are rarely ever seen by divers. Within the…

Rains cause sewage spill in Lihu‘e

LIHU‘E — A wastewater spill at the Lihu‘e Wastewater Treatment Plant spewed around 200 gallons of secondary, treated wastewater into the environment that eventually made…