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Keiki, Junior Lifeguard registration opens today

LIHUE — Ocean Safety officials announce that online registration for the 2019 Keiki and Junior Lifeguard programs will begin today. The programs are free and…

Legal TVRs can resume operations

LIHUE —­ Mayor Derek S. K. Kawakami has signed an eighth supplementary emergency proclamation for the County of Kauai, and has amended the emergency rule…

The healing process must begin together

Our world is broken. Not just cracked or breaking but broken. We see this in the increased shootings at places of worship. We see this…

Obituaries for Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Roger Colobong Mangayayam Roger Colobong Mangayayam, 58, of Hanapepe, passed away on April 1, 2019, at Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu. He was born on…

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…

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…

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…