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About 300 Kaua‘i teenagers, some of whom graduated high school during production, worked to create “Too Much Life.”

First West Kauaʻi Mo‘olelo Festival kicks off evening of celebration Saturday, including a showing of the short film “Aletha,” which debuted at the 2024 Hawai‘i International Film Festival and in which Aletha Goodwin Kaohi shares lessons from her 93 years of life in Waimea in the final days before her death.

Kaua‘i Police Department, Target, Friends of the Children’s Justice Center, other first responder agencies on Garden Isle, along with partners including Child Welfare Services, YWCA Kaua‘i and Kaua‘i County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, become ‘Heroes and Helpers’ again this year

More than 100 Early College program participants, including students from Kapaʻa, received a full-day campus visit Monday, which included classes, tours and workshops during Chaminade’s Early College Summit.

“We thank all of you who accepted the challenge to contribute to the future success of the Kaua‘i Fire Department and [Kaua‘i County] Ocean Safety Bureau,” said Gibson. “These men maintain high morale and integrity, and our department is better because of that. When they learn together and train together, they reinforce each other. Everyone around them becomes better.”

The Brothers Cazimero emerged during the Hawaiian Renaissance of the 1970s to tour the globe for decades.

With 2024 coming to a close, Kaua‘i Now is looking back at some of the top stories that this year shaped the Garden Island.

Kaua’i County Parks and Recreation announces tennis and basketball courts at park will be closed through Jan. 24, 2025, as project progresses, weather permitting.

The stage play will run from Dec. 13 through 15 at the Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall in Līhu‘e.

After the COVID-19 pandemic forced the festival’s blazing brightness to dwindle to just a glimmer, limited to just courtyard lighting and window displays, more than half of the entire collection of trees, decorations and floor-to-ceiling displays made from recycled and reclaimed materials is once again on view for in person viewing.

The Kaua’i Humane Society is at maximum capacity with over 79 adoptable dogs and puppies and 203 adoptable cats and kittens waiting for their forever homes this December.

Many of Hawaiʻi’s forest birds are facing extinction, and UH Hilo biology professor Patrick Hart is employing a mix of high-tech tools and Native Hawaiian traditions to support their remaining populations.

The money raised will support Kauaʻi clubhouses in Kapaʻa, Līhuʻe and Waimea. for the Boys & Girls Club.

300-plus middle and high school students from Kauaʻi and Niʻihau celebrate Hawaiian independence with Kauaʻi Community College.

The māla lā‘au (forest garden) will occupy more than half an acre at the rear of the nearly 17-acre Wailua Homesteads Park.

The approximately 10-foot-tall Christmas “tree” features 130 specimens of at least 12 tropical plant species.

The highly anticipated holiday event returns this week, which means there will be some streets closed along the parade route and other considerations to keep in mind.

This is a follow-up to the initial open house outreach talk story session in July, during which many ideas were gathered. Those became the basis for alternative plans, which will be presented during Saturday’s meeting.

The Mini Hoopster League is open to boys and girls in kindergarten and first grade, while the Junior Hoopster League is for boys and girls in second and third grade. There is no cost to participate.

6 proposals were awarded for the 2024-25 fiscal year. A total of 13 proposals were accepted in the areas of small business support, energy and sustainability, creative industries, agriculture, destination management, cultural opportunities and circular economy.