Lifestyle
Update: Hōkūleʻa departure from Sand Island delayed
While on Kauaʻi, the Hōkūleʻa crew will host canoe tours and activities for schools and the community while docked in Hanalei and Nāwiliwili from Aug. 16 through Aug. 25.
Kauaʻi County proclaims August 14 ‘Tatiana Weston-Webb Day’
28-year-old Weston-Webb, a longtime resident of Kauaʻi, recently won silver at the Paris Olympics while representing her birth country, Brazil.
Botanical gardens hosting monthly native plant giveaway
“It’s just really trying to invite our community to grow native plants and grow heritage crops and be part of environmental restoration.”
Colorado man dies boogie boarding at Allerton beach
The County of Kaua’i announced that a 69-year-old man from Colorado died on Friday, Mar. 2, after hitting his head on a rock while boogie boarding at Allerton Beach in Koloa.
Kaua‘i County Council defers resolution against legalizing recreational marijuana
Kaua‘i County Council Chair Mel Rapozo introduced a resolution on Wednesday urging the state legislature to oppose Senate Bill 3335, a measure that would make recreational cannabis legal in the state effective Jan. 1, 2026. After a lengthy debate, the county council voted in a 3-3 tie, deferring the resolution for reconsideration on March 13.
Dozens of brewers from across the nation to be featured at the Kaua‘i Brewers Festival
The Kaua‘i Brewers Festival will provide entertainment as well fundraising tournaments for local nonprofits.
Grammy winner John Cruz to release 5 songs from musical ‘Hawaiian Heart’ based on Kaua’i
Grammy award-winning Hawaiian icon John Cruz and filmmaker Josh Goldman are releasing an EP of five songs from the upcoming feature musical “Hawaiian Heart,” with Taiana Tully and Bronson Varde.
Big Island resort leads attempt to beat Guinness World record for longest lei
Chennai, India, of all places, currently holds the Guinness World Record for the longest fresh flower lei, but now a Big Island hotel worker is leading an effort to break the record by May Day.
Student actors perform Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller ‘The 39 Steps’ in Līhuʻe
The Kaua‘i Performing Arts Center will debut its latest play at the Kaua‘i War Memorial Conventional Hall on Dec. 9.
George Kahumoku, Grammy winner and Lifetime Achievement honoree, talks story
George Kahumoku received the Hawaiʻi Academy of Recording Artists’ 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award.
In this interview, Kahumoku describes a Hawaiian culture that nurtured his life as a musician, his artistic routine, and the “accident” that made winning Grammys possible. Maui Now writer Gary Kubota interviews him.
Kalāheo Elementary School performing ‘101 Dalmatians Kids Musical’ in December
Kalāheo Elementary School’s version of “101 Dalmatians” is directed by Laine Griffith, with some downright adorable doggie dancing choreographed by Selah Johnson.
The Garden Isle Renegade Rollerz are ready to rumble, but first it must sell donuts
The league needs to raise funds to cover travel expenses for the much anticipated season opener later this month against Big Island Roller Derby on Hawai’i Island.
Finding roots: ‘Big Wood’ brings joy to West Hawai‘i, provides therapy to its creator
In Kona, people do double takes when they see a 7-foot towering green creation of spray foam, cardboard, two-by-fours, silicon and fake plants — and realize a real person is inside.
