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KIFB offers emergency food on Tuesdays

NAWILIWILI — The Kaua‘i Independent Food Bank will be offering food distribution from its Nawiliwili facility starting today, Tuesday from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.…

Happy Camper for Monday, December 7, 2020

Shopping for the holidays is getting serious, as David Sosner, Kukui Grove Center’s general manager, spent Saturday unpacking and placing all that new outdoor furniture…

Nonprofit seeks support to solve teacher shortage

As most Kaua‘i residents know, our schools face a critical shortage of local teachers. Many teaching positions are filled by off-island recruits, education assistants, emergency…

AlohaSafe Alert app available

LIHU‘E — The state recently launched its official COVID-19 exposure-notification app, “AlohaSafe Alert.” State Senate Director of Communications Jacob Aki said the app has been…

Happy Camper for Sunday, December 6, 2020

Lee Steinmetz and Bev Brody would’ve been in a chicken-skin state Friday night (“You want adorable?” asked Linda Kelekoma as she took out her Christmas-tree…

Here’s a tale of the state finances’ tape

When we analyze how well, or how poorly, our economy is faring in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and then try to craft appropriate corrective…

Koloa road, lane closures on through Dec. 11

KOLOA – The county Department of Public Works and Goodfellow Bros. LLC announced that sections of Koloa Road and Piko Road are scheduled for lane…