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Kaumakani Kauai County Hawaii

Hanalei businesses have extra hills to climb

HANALEI — Signs of the labor shortage in Hanalei are everywhere. In just about every shopping center, the doors to several businesses are closed. “New…

Letters for Sunday, August 29, 2021

Too much government power Of course, Gary Hooser would applaud the Kaua‘i County decision to take 25 acres by eminent domain of property in Kilauea…

VOICES: COVID facts are important

There’s an old saying: “Everyone’s entitled to their own opinion, but not to their own facts.” In today’s misinformation epidemic, It’s never been more important…

Happy Camper for Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021

Congratulations to the Garden Isle Quilters: Julie Fregeau, Jeni Hardy, Lea Ingram, Lesley Morris and Toni Wass (she had a birthday on opening night!), on…

Surge ‘frustrating’ for COVID testers

Exhausted. That is how many COVID-19 testers are feeling across Hawaii County as cases hit record-high numbers and hundreds are tested every day. Premier Medical…

Employers try to fill jobs

LIHU‘E — A job seeker said she really needed the money Friday while browsing through the more than a dozen tables, set socially distanced for…