Kapaa News

Jim Alalem looks out over Wailua Beach. Image: joan conrow As the person who tends the heiau that line Wailua bay and river, Jim Alalem has a special sense about the regiona s cultural value.

Vehicles that transform into titanic robots may save the world from apocalyptic destruction, but that only happens in the movies.

Question: This being the hurricane season, do you know of a listing of all hurricane shelters here on Oahu? Answer: You can find the most comprehensive and up-to-date list on the Hawaii State Civil Defense Web site, www.scd.hawaii.gov . Most of the sites are public schools on all the islands, but they also include the Hawaii Convention Center, Neal ...

LIHUE, Kauai>> Lei shop owners fear that more people are buying the Hawaiian wreaths at discount chain stores as the economy slumps.

If you've watched your 401 lose 40 percent of its value, seen the U.S. banking industry crumble or simply read the headlines, it could be a challenge not to respond out of angst.

Kauai police arrested a Kapaa man Friday morning after they said he tried to rob a yoga studio with a machete.

Services for Staff Sgt. Randy Suyat Agno have been set for June 12 on Oahu. The 29-year-old from Kapaa, Kauai, died May 8 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington of a noncombat injury received in Iraq on April 27 at Forward Operating Base Olsen in Samarra, according to the Pentagon.

Two separate bus crashes on Oahu this morning snarled traffic and sent at least 18 children to two different hospitals.

Opinionline Archives Support mothers Ingrid Middleton - Kapaa, Hawaii USA TODAY's article on adoption was very touching and hopeful.

LIHUE, Hawaii - The Kauai Humane Society has taken more than 125 fighting cocks into custody after police confiscated them from a cockfight in Kapaa.

The state Legislature quietly let expire a tax exemption on the sale of gasoline in Hawaii, meaning that drivers will pay an extra $40 million a year in state taxes starting July 1. With the average price of a gallon of gas today costing $2.553 after fuel taxes are added, it will mean that on July 1 the gas will cost 9.6 cents more per gallon.

LIHUE - Water will be shut off in areas of Kapaa on May 28 while crews install a connecting pipeline for a new water storage tank, the Kauai Department of Water said today.

LIHUE - Janice Bond, of Lihue, and Dr. Arnulfo Diaz, of Kapaa, were named Kauai's 2009 Outstanding Older Americans yesterday morning.

Authorities charged a 44-year-old Aiea man Friday with kidnapping and attempting to sexually assault a 13-year-old girl before school Thursday morning.

Gov. Linda Lingle is inviting the public to the Capitol on Thursday to watch her veto several bills, including at least two tax increase measures, in what may be a show of pique at a Legislature that has turned away some of her most important policy initiatives.

Citing a weak economy, hotel management company Marc Resorts Hawaii has shut down operations.

Hanapepe Public Library and the book drop will close beginning Monday, May 11 for parking lot expansion and other site improvement projects.

Legislators, seeking ways to finance alternative energy projects as government revenues decline and state budget woes continue, have settled on raising the per barrel tax on petroleum products sold by distributors.

Hilo Hattie, the Hawaii retailer popular for its aloha shirts and souvenirs, has posted an operating loss of $3.7 million since filing for bankruptcy in October and might need to liquidate.

A federal monitor in the Hilo Hattie bankruptcy case has suggested that the kama'aina retailer be liquidated.