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“I always love getting a chance to go out to Kauaʻi and talk with people,” said Ted Kefalas, the organization’s director of strategic campaigns, in an interview following the event.

The Understory Alliance is behind the proposed māla lā‘au, or forest garden, at an East Side park. It’s a unique project, one county official said.

KDHO conducted door-to-door surveys June 3-7, 2024, at randomly selected households islandwide. Over the course of five days, survey teams completed a total of 177 interviews, collecting valuable data about Kauaʻi residents’ health and well-being, their preparedness for emergencies, and their concerns about climate change impacts.

“Just watching all of these local people’s faces get off the boat, and they’re just so stoked and they’re so happy and they brought their kids and their relatives and it’s just … This is what it’s about,” said Candice LeCroix, a founder of the Kikiaʻola Boaters Alliance.

The head of a decaying sperm whale washed up on the shoreline of the Sheraton Kauaʻi Coconut Beach Resort in Kapaʻa on Friday, June 14, and the state Department of Land and Natural Resources says that after discussion with a cultural practitioner, it will not be moved.

“He was frightened, and he was blown away that the person who terrified him for years, this is his story, had become an elected official,” said Councilwoman Felicia Cowden.

Don Gusman, Joey Jamillarin and Hoku Keamoai of Grand Hyatt Kaua‘i Resort & Spa took first place with a dish called ‘Throwback.’

Navy & NASA personnel held scoping sessions across Kaua‘i last week, to gather comments that will shape an environmental impact statement.

Over 20 artists submitted 60 pieces to the show now on display at the Kaua‘i Society of Artists gallery at the Kukui Grove Center in Līhu‘e.

“We filed a notice of protest after identifying what appears to be a clear error in calculating Falck’s scores, along with inconsistencies in the evaluation criteria used to award the contracts,” said Troy Hagen, the chief commercial officer for Falck USA.

The 2024 Grove Farm Scholarship recipients include Jeanine Longboy, Madison Silva and Sofia Saunders.

Approximately 40 people attended the ceremony, which included speeches from PMRF staff, county officials, and cultural advisors, beginning with a welcome oli (Hawaiian chant) and pule (prayer).

Aliens aboard a flying saucer float were among the many attendees of the Sixth Annual Pride Parade & Festival in downtown Līhu‘e.

Garden Isle motorcyclists donned their most dapper clothing in support of a global event raising money for men’s health.

Hundreds of poke lovers are anticipated to attend the specialty food festival to sample a myriad of unique poke creations prepared by professional and amateur chefs.

“This is a very straightforward way to help in the right place, build some additional capacity for our people so that they don’t have to leave and be in other states,” Green said. “We have to take action. We canʻt just keep kicking the can down the road.”

The free June 8 event at Outrigger Kauaʻi Beach Resort & Spa will include live music, food, a silent auction and more.

Programs at the Boys & Girls Club of Hawai‘i – Kapa‘a Clubhouse, Kīlauea Neighborhood Association and Alakaʻi O Kauaʻi Charter School in Kōloa were among a total of 10 throughout the state to be granted through the Hawai‘i Community Foundation’s new Museum Without Walls Arts Education Initiative.

The monthly courses begin June 1 and will be held behind the master gardeners’ longtime ‘plant doctor’ booth.

“We are disappointed that Falck was not selected by the Department of Health, who found us more qualified than the incumbent to provide emergency medical services to Maui and Kaua‘i counties just last year before canceling the request for proposals in response to a challenge,” said Troy Hagen, chief commercial officer for Falck USA.