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Fast Company takes the whole shot

NAWILIWILI — Fast Company took the final race of the Nawiliwili Yacht Club shoreline Rum Series race, Thursday, and dedicated the series win to Jim…

Reduce violence, give inmates vegan meals

This letter was sent to The Garden Island and to Nolan Espinda, Director of Department of Public Safety, Kauai Community Correctional Center. Dear Mr. Espinda,…

Happy Camper for Monday, May 20, 2019

Congratulations to Jean Souza and all those Hanapepe-Eleele Association people who have been dogging the Hawaii Hazards Awareness and Resilience Program for several years. The…

Ready for a garden party

HA’ENA — Limahuli Garden’s parking lot has been full of construction vehicles instead of visitor traffic for the past year. But, workers and volunteers at…

Central Pacific Bank employees raise $104K

LIHUE — Central Pacific Bank recently announced its employees raised $104,772 to be donated to four nonprofit organizations in Hawaii. The annual CPB Walk is…

Hawaiian awarded tentative Haneda route approval

HONOLULU – Hawaiian Airlines received a preliminary decision from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s to allocate a new slot to the airline for expanded service…

Gut-n-Replace 2019

This week we’ll discuss a couple of examples from this legislative session of the controversial-but-commonly- used technique called “gut-and-replace,” where a bill is amended so…

Repeat: Recycle, recycle, recycle

Look in pretty much any trash container on Kauai and what do you see? Yes, lots of trash, but, unfortunately, also lots of what is…

Obituary for Saturday, May 18, 2019

John Joseph Hunt Jr. John Joseph Hunt Jr., 66, of Kilauea, passed away at home on May 9, 2019. He was born in Miami, Florida,…

‘Click or Ticket It’ campaign to start

HONOLULU — As Memorial Day approaches, the state Department of Transportation and its traffic-safety partners are reminding Hawaii drivers and passengers of the importance of…