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KEO mediation training offered

LIHU‘E — Kauai Economic Opportunity, Inc. (KEO) is offering a training to become a mediator. The training will be held virtually from 9 a.m. to…

Letter for Thursday, September 17, 2020

Open the schools, Mayor My wife was laid up for the whole week, but today, she felt well enough to take a ride to Hanalei.…

Bells to ring for peace

KAPA‘A — There will be several events on Kaua‘i celebrating Peace Day that falls on Monday, Sept. 21, said Roberta Yanagawa, the Kaua‘i representative to…

St. Catherine’s community to plant peace pole

KAPA‘A — St. Catherine School, the church’s parish and the community will be planting a peace pole on Monday, Sept. 21, the International Day of…

IROK celebrates peace Sunday

For the first time ever, the Interfaith Roundtable of Kaua’i will be holding its annual International Day of Peace celebration virtually. It is open to…

Mayor Kawakami signs bill to ban polystyrene

LIHU‘E — Mayor Derek Kawakami Tuesday signed Bill No. 2775 into law, restricting the use and sale of polystyrene foam food-service containers. The bill, introduced…

Opening the island safely

Once again, the state is talking about possibly reopening to tourists, and suggesting dates for such an opening. State officials are also saying that the…

Obituaries for Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Helen Chieko Pruitt Okamoto Helen Chieko Pruitt Okamoto, of Lihue, passed away peacefully on May 15, 2020. She was born on Jan. 25, 1925, in…