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Births for Monday, April 15, 2019

• Madison and Kennedy Kaisha greeted their first child, a girl, Berliann Tara Kaisha, weighing 6 pounds, 2 ounces, on Feb. 28, 2019, at Wilcox…

Obituary for Monday, April 15, 2019

Olav Johannessen Olav Johannessen, 81, of Lawai, passed away on April 8, 2019, at Wilcox Medical Center. He was born on Nov. 5, 1937, in…

Union rep charged with embezzlement

A Hawaii union representative was charged in federal court on Thursday with falsifying financial records to inflate his wages and embezzling $1,575 in union funds.…

Fast Company rides to second win

NAWILIWILI — Fast Company, with a safety-helmeted Jim Saylor at the stick, plowed through the weather mash, Thursday to pick up its second win in…

The blacksided hawkfish is very common

This very common Hawaiian fish is often though of as three different fish by snorkelers. Underwater without a flashlight they look just a drab brown…

Hawaiian Canneries Co. of Kapaa closes

Hawaiian Canneries Co., which cultivated pineapple on 3,400 acres scattered over 35 miles from Hanamaulu to Hanalei, and processed and canned its pineapple at Kapaa…

Tech academy on the move

LIHUE — The Hawaii Technology Academy, the state’s largest tuition-free, K-12 public charter school, has moved its location from Kauai Community College to its own…

Obituaries for Saturday, April 13, 2019

Carol Almeta Warden Carol Almeta Warden, 84, of Waimea, passed away on March 7, 2019, at her home. Born on Dec. 14, 1934, in Honolulu,…

So, tax cuts didn’t happen for too many

Tax Day is here. What’s in your return? According to a new poll, only 17 percent of Americans say they’re paying less in taxes this…