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Gold coin left in Salvation Army red kettle
LIHUE, Hawaii - The Salvation Army says the highlight of its bellringing campaign in Hawaii this year was the donation of a gold coin with an estimated value of $1,200. Division commander Maj.
Registration for Kauai winter fun program extended
Kauai County has extended registration for its Winter Fun Program. The deadline to apply is 4 p.m. Tuesday at the following neighborhood centers: Hanapepe; Kapa'a; Koloa; and Lihu'e. The cost for enrollment is $30 per child.
Pillsbury Bake-Off finalist is Kauai woman
Lenore Klass of Koloa, Kaua'i, is the Hawai'i representative for the 2010 Pillsbury Bake-Off for which the grand prize is $1 million plus high-end cooking appliances.
LIHU'E, Kaua'i - A long-awaited dredging project on Kaua'i has bogged down in permitting issues, leaving Kikiaola Small Boat Harbor all but unusable to the more than 100 recreational boaters and 18 commercially permitted fishing or tour boats it serves.
Some Kaua'i poor may get no turkeys
There are waiting lists for Thanksgiving food packages at the Lihu'e and Hanapepe Salvation Army offices.
Holtzman helps Kukui`ula Village lift off
Some have been anticipating this for nearly a quarter of a century, others have been dreading it, while still others just aren't sure.
The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded a $22.5 million design contract, part of $121 million in federal stimulus funds, to modernize and renovate the Prince Kuhio Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, agency officials said.
Strong winds hitting Kauai and Niihau
A wind advisory remains in effect for Niihau, the windward and leeward slopes of Kauai and the mountain areas.
Meeting set on proposed Koloa connector road
KOLOA - A public information meeting regarding the proposed construction of a roadway segment that would connect the two Koloa bypass roads is scheduled for Thursday, Kauai County announced today.
WAIMEA, Kauai>> The sugar workers bringing in the last harvest at centuries-old Gay & Robinson had tears in their eyes, but this time it was not from the smoke and burning caramel smell that accompanies cane processing.
Pacific Business News (Honolulu)
Big Island contractor builds success with new ideas
When the economy began to sour last year, Clinton and Aimee Hinchcliff came up with an unofficial company motto: "Listen to or generate 100 new ideas and pick one to try a day." Their Big Island-based construction company, Hinchcliff Drywall Construction , had been enjoying a steady stream of jobs throughout the almost 10 years they have been in ...
Koloa man pleads not guilty to animal-cruelty charges
LIHUE - A Koloa man facing multiple counts of animal cruelty involving several dogs and puppies at his home, pleaded not guilty yesterday and requested a jury trial.
Hawai'i bound: Where to get shave ice on Kaua'i...
Stefania Pomponi Butler , Gina von Esmarch , and Abi Jones and I were sitting around a table at the BlogHer Food cocktail party Saturday night when discussion turned to Hawaii and shave ice.
Koloa Rum debut raises spirits on Kaua'i
KALAHEO, Kaua'i - After nine years of development and up to $5 million invested, a Kaua'i company is making rum from locally grown sugar cane.
Business Report: Kauai Sugar No More
My main employment story this morning is Gay & Robinson. The Robinson family, which owns the island of Niihau, has been growing sugar on Kauai since 1892, and the operation kind of dates back even further than that, to Ladd & Company at Koloa in the 1830s.
Kaua'i sugar plantation prepares final harvest
LIHU'E, Kaua'i - Gay & Robinson Inc. expects to process the last of its sugar cane by late October, several months ahead of the previously announced closure date, the company's president announced yesterday.
Two Kauai men critically injured in Koloa crash
Two men were critically injured in a three-car crash yesterday afternoon in Koloa.
Brief power outage hits most of Kaua'i
Much of Kaua'i was without electricity for about a half-hour yesterday afternoon after a generating unit failed.
Old Hawaii money goes to auction
Numismatists and auctioneers will be hard at work on Labor Day whilst we chill and grill -- as they congregate to corral coins and currency of rare Hawaiian vintage.
Pedestrian struck by pickup truck in stable condition
A pedestrian struck by a pickup truck Sunday night in 'Oma'o was in stable condition yesterday at Wilcox Hospital.