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Kaumakani Kauai County Hawaii

Flu cases drop in East Hawaii

East Hawaii has had a marked drop in flu cases since measures to prevent COVID-19 have gone into effect. Chad Shibuya, director of infection control…

State tightens clamp on social distancing, evictions

Gov. David Ige formally suspended until the end of April all residential evictions for people missing rent payments, according to his latest COVID-19 emergency proclamation.…

Resident loan program rolls out

LIHU‘E — A new loan program from the county will assist Kaua‘i residents while they wait for unemployment benefits. Thursday, Mayor Derek Kawakami announced the…

Letters for Friday, April 17, 2020

• Editor’s note: The following letters express thanks to the essential workers in the community from fourth-graders in Sara Graves’ class at St. Theresa School…

‘Surreal’ homecoming

LIHU‘E — The San Francisco International Airport was a ghost town Wednesday as Kalaheo resident Kathi Lee made her way back to Kaua‘i. “It was…

Pop Warner national All-Americans named

LIHU‘E — Six Kaua‘i Pop Warner Football League participants made the national Second Team All-American team, and three participants were named Honorable Mention, announced Blaine…

Happy Camper for Friday, April 17, 2020

Bill Spitz (he referred to Mayor Derek Kawakami’s archive footage to create his fabric face mask because his order didn’t make it for Wednesday afternoon)…