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Arrests made for quarantine violations

LIHU‘E — Two men were recently arrested for violating the state’s 14-day quarantine order related to COVID-19. Benjamin McGranahan was arrested at Lihu‘e Airport on…

Important Online Council Forum TONIGHT!

I strongly encourage all to tune into the online Kaua‘i County Council candidate forum today from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The forum is sponsored by…

HDOH announces grants for nursing facilities

LIHU‘E — Six skilled nursing facilities on Kaua‘i are among 23 the receiving grants for improving virtual communication abilities the Hawai‘i Department of Health announced…

KVMH Auxiliary scholarships awarded

WAIMEA — The Kaua‘i Veterans Memorial Hospital Auxiliary announced its four scholarship winners, and the recipient of a special scholarship — the Patricia L. Beck…

The Hanapepe Massacre and the lessons it teaches

I write because of the suggestion that Hawaiians were “the bad guys” in Catherine Lo’s article on the 1924 Massacre. She states: “some…sharpshooters mostly Hawaiian…

Summer nature camp registration open

KILAUEA — Registration is open for a worldwide summer nature camp for 2020, a camp for children and families of all ages that emphasizes environmental…

Martin wins women’s history essay contest

LIHU‘E — The Kaua‘i County Committee on the Status of Women announced that four students won top honors in the 2020 Women’s History Month Essay…

Meet the marine poly-clad flatworm

Meet one of Hawai‘i’s most ancient creatures: The free-living marine poly-clad flatworm. These extremely colorful. two-inch-long creatures live on our coral reefs in shallow, calm…

Births for Sunday, June 7, 2020

• Janeamelia and Amos greeted their first child, a girl, Alya‘Lani Cierra Keju, weighing 2 pounds, 8.3 ounces, on March 6, 2020, at Wilcox Medical…