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Important Online Council Forum TONIGHT!

I strongly encourage all to tune into the online Kaua‘i County Council candidate forum today from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The forum is sponsored by…

Letter for Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Stay engaged, it matters! It’s the LOCAL government level that does, and will continue to, have the biggest impact on our day to day lives,…

The Hanapepe Massacre and the lessons it teaches

I write because of the suggestion that Hawaiians were “the bad guys” in Catherine Lo’s article on the 1924 Massacre. She states: “some…sharpshooters mostly Hawaiian…

Letters for Thursday, June 4, 2020

Signs are a great idea During my 15 years of volunteer work for suicide prevention I never thought of signs in yards. This is a…

Evolving ideas on opening safely

Hawai’i is now not only one of the most beautiful places in the world but also one of the most COVID-free. The big question everyone…

Letter for Sunday, May 13, 2020

Something wrong with virus vaccine news I heard on the news that a vaccine for the coronavirus will be available in October. Three million doses.…

Grief for a world killed by COVID

If nothing else, sheltering in place gives me a lot of time to think. As I maneuver through these unprecedented times, I have been filled…

Letters for Thursday, May 28, 2020

Albizia is forever My husband and I just got back from walking the “Jewel of the East side”, Wailua River State Park. One heiau there…

Letters for Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Take-a-number would serve all We here on Kauai go thru many stress with the Covid 19 rules. Also, going to a store,etc. is stressful. Especially…