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Care, design of homemade face masks

Mayor Kawakami and Dr Berreman of the Kauai’i Department of Health have been powerful forces for keeping us safe. As of April 14th, face masks…

From bikinis to face masks

Detroit has Ford and General motors abruptly halting car production to switch quickly to making ventilators to treat the gravest of COVID-19 patients. And now…

Kaua‘i COVID-19 Q&A: Any cases on Niihau

Editor’s Note: Questions about stay-at-home orders can be submitted to tinyurl.com/TGIQ-A and The Garden Island staff will do our best to find you an answer…

Unemployment frustrations

LIHUE – Applying for unemployment has been a headache for many Kaua‘i residents who are working to file claims after being furloughed or laid off…

Nakamura looks to tell stories

LIHU‘E — Kate Mie Nakamura, a freshman at Kaua‘i High School, and her Connected Educator Leah Aiwohi is one of 30 students from 17 states…

Masks now mandated

LIHU‘E — Mayor Derek Kawakami announced more rules for Kaua‘i on Monday that further closed county parks, require mask-wearing for everyone in public, and outline…

Arrest log for Monday, April 13, 2020

January 28 • Terroristic threatening 1: 8:25 a.m., Stasinos, Wyatt Leon, 31, male, Waimea. • Abuse of family or household member: 6:25 p.m., Cooper, Karen…