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Drinking in the tonic of good news

“How do you get ideas for your columns?” Green Flash readers ask from time to time. The reply is that there is never a time…

Happy Camper for Monday, April 29, 2019

Joni Ito (volunteer extraordinaire!) said nearly 400 fifth-grade students had a unique experience learning about agriculture and the environment during the 23rd, or 24th (who’s…

Excerpt from a poem by Mary Oliver

It is a serious thing just to be alive on this fresh morning in this broken world. — Excerpt from the poem “Invitation” by Mary…

Obituaries for Sunday, April 28, 2019

Tsuneko ‘Sue’ Ono Tsuneko “Sue” Ono, 94, of Lihue, passed away on March 21, 2019. She was born on July 1, 1924, at Waimea. She…

Happy Camper for Sunday, April 28, 2019

Annette Hashimoto was happy that participants at the Kauai Chamber of Commerce Women Leading with Impact Symposium had ample time to browse through the offerings…

Kapaa No. 3, Waimea unseeded at softball tourney

The brackets have been released, and the two representatives from the Kauai Interscholastic Federation know what lies ahead of them. The 2019 DataHouse Softball State…

Lihue teacher receives $3K stipend

LIHUE — The Society for Science & the Public announced this year’s 60 advocates who will mentor underrepresented and low-income students and guide them in…

‘A whole new world’

KEKAHA — More than 40 technology, trades and business students from Kauai Community College visited Pacific Missile Range Facility April 18. The visit is part…

Obituaries for Saturday, April 27, 2019

Ernesto Paden Ernesto Paden, 85, of Koloa, passed away on March 28, 2019, at Wilcox Medical Center. Born on April 6, 1933, in Koloa, he…