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Medical Reserve Corps assists in COVID response

The Kaua‘i branch of the Medical Reserve Corps has 127 volunteers. Of that, one volunteer is assisting with houseless outreach. Some are assisting with meal…

Obituaries for Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Gloria Jean Banquel Somalpong April 30, 1945 August 2, 2020 Gloria Jean Banquel Somalpong of Makaweli, passed away on Aug. 2, 2020. Gloria is preceded…

Obituaries for Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Agripina Bagalayos Collado Agripina Bagalayos Collado passed away on Aug. 11, 2020, at the age of 96 at home. She was born on June 23,…

August water tests mostly clean

LIHU‘E — The Kaua‘i Chapter of Surfrider’s Blue Water Task Force has completed water quality sampling for August, with a limited set of data due…

High school sports ‘no-contact’ extended

HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i High School Athletic Association extended the “no-contact period” for high school sports through Sept. 13. The announcement was made following a…

Woman arrested for breaking quarantine

LIHU‘E – Kaua‘i police arrested 51-year-old Shannon Patrick of Longview, Washington on August 13 for violating Hawai‘i’s 14-day quarantine emergency and vehicle rental prohibition rules…

Obituaries for Monday, August 17, 2020

Yoshino Hiranaka Yoshino Hiranaka, 93, of Lihu‘e, passed away at home on Aug. 1, 2020. She was born in ‘Ele‘ele, on Oct. 26, 1926, and…

Coco Palms status hearing ‘ignominious’

In the history of the Kaua‘i County Planning Commission, its meeting this past Tuesday to hear a status report on the derelict former Coco Palms…