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Audit raises recycling questions

LIHUE — An audit by the state Office of the Auditor of the state Department of Health’s beverage-deposit program revealed the program may be susceptible…

Obituaries for Thursday, March 7, 2019

Dana (‘Kumu Hula Kaua‘i‘iki’) Olores Dana Valeriano “Kumu Hula Kaua‘i‘iki” Olores, 56, of Kekaha, left this world on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. He is survived…

Don’t miss chamber meeting on ocean safety

Kauai Chamber of Commerce meetings are generally not to be missed. Under the leadership of President Mark Perriello, the chamber’s quarterly gatherings are festive affairs,…

Arrest logs for Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Oct. 24 • Disorderly conduct: 9:06 a.m., Pope, Jesse Daniel, 36, male, Lihue. • Discharge of sureties: 9:24 a.m., Chow, Jacob Preston, 40, male, Koloa.…

Kauai Police short staffed

The Kauai Police Department is short staffed. Patrol officers frequently work 17-hour shifts and fill in on their days off, only to staff a marginally…

Mililani takes Waimea softball tourney

HANAPEPE — The Mililani Trojans blemished Kamehameha Schools-Hawaii’s record with a 7-0 win Saturday to clinch the Waimea Menehune Invitational softball tournament contested over two…

Happy Camper for Sunday, February 24, 2019

Mahalo to all those who took care of the Camper (Mrs. Abeshima, whose granddaughter Riana Abeshima plays for the Mililani Trojans, Tommy Rita for not…

‘They’re putting on a clinic’

WAIMEA —The team of Namolokama Outrigger Canoe Club easily won the Waimea Town Celebration’s long-distance canoe race mixed crews division on Saturday morning. As Jody…

Obituaries for Sunday, February 24, 2019

Yukie-Lynn Nalani DeSilva Yukie-Lynn Nalani DeSilva of Kapaa passed away at Queen’s Medical Center on Jan. 26, 2019, at the age of 48. Born on…

Happy Camper for Friday, February 22, 2019

Mike and Joyce Cavanaugh of Nebraska said they’ve been coming to the Waimea Town Celebration so long they feel like residents. The couple were giving…