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Kauai: Home Of Housing Woes
Donald Becker is the new tennis director at Hanalei Bay Resort PBI photo I often wonder whether I’ll ever be able to purchase a house on Kauai. Right now, with the median home value at some $700,000,...
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Kauai Stars In Another Film Hit
Dinosaurs come back to life in the latest 3D installment of the Jurassic Park movie series, Jurassic World, which hits Kukui Grove Cinema June 26. Kauai’s beauty is the backdrop once again for the...
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Doing Business With Good Businesses
I have to use this opportunity to plug a couple of businesses I was truly pleased with recently for their level of customer service. First of all, a few months ago on my way to conduct an interview, I...
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Mixed Feelings About Tourist Season
Residents are bracing for the summertime barrage of visitors slated this month to start gracing the island with their presence. Some may love this fact, especially small businesses that thrive when...
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Forever Blessed By B.B.’s Music
The author with B.B. King at his Beale Street club in Memphis, 1995 Photo from Don Chapman Preparing to interview B.B. King in October 1995 for a MidWeek cover story, I read a biography on him,...
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Celebrating Women Who Lead, Serve
KVMH recently received a five-star rating from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and was the only hospital in the state to do so | Photo from KVMH While penning my stories for this week’s...
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Ditching Coffee Cold Turkey
About a month ago, someone near and dear to me bet that I couldn’t go without coffee for two weeks. I took the challenge, and not only did I become $50 richer, but have stayed mostly java-free since....
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Mariota’s Greatness Just Beginning
No cheering in the press box. It’s the first rule of sports writing. But there I was in the area of the Saint Louis Clubhouse reserved for media April 30, applauding heartily when Marcus Mariota’s...
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Getting Ready For The (Half) Marathon
I know I keep saying it, but one of these days I’ve got to lace up my sneaks and participate in some kind of organized run. There’s always the Kauai Marathon, or, for me, more like its half marathon....
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Lots To Smile About This Week
Having fun at the Boys & Girls Club. Boys & Girls Club photoCongratulations to Alan Ing, DDS, and his staff at Kauai Dental Care on the opening of the practice’s new office in Puhi. I had my...
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Educating Visitors On Natural Perils
Hikers continue to find themselves trapped on Kalalau Valley Trail when swollen waters prohibit them from crossing Hanakapiai Stream. Last year, more than 100 people were evacuated from the trail, and...
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Many To Thank For Assisting ACS
Koloa Landing Poipu Beach Wyndham Grand Resort held a luau last month to help raise funds for Kawaikini Hawaiian Language Immersion Charter School | Photo from Koloa Landing It’s such a wonderful...
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A Ton Of Fun At The Drag Races
Chipper Wichman Photo from NTBG I had the great pleasure of joining Garden Isle Racing Association for this month’s drag race at Kauai Raceway Park in Mana. Thanks to the organization’s president,...
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That’s No Way To Treat A Dog
I witnessed a horrifying and tragic incident two weeks ago, one that will haunt my mind the rest of my life. I helplessly watched a big, beautiful dog chained to the back of a pickup truck being...
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It’s Beginning To Feel Like Spring
A reminder of spring. Coco ZIckos photo Spring is a time for new beginnings. As the flowers bloom and the weather warms, I try to remind myself to enjoy the verdant Garden Isle as it blossoms with new...
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Seeking Some Traffic Solutions
Why is there so much opala in this perpetually parked car? | Coco Zickos photo Is it just me, or does anyone else wonder why there is a car full of trash permanently parked in Lihue? I have seen this...
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Taking The Cancer Fight Personally
Hoedown for Hope, American Cancer Society‘s (ACS) annual fundraiser, is set for this weekend at Kilohana Plantation. Cancer affects many people, and chances are you either know someone who has...
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Musical Changes At St. Regis
We are starving for more good music on Kauai, and I’m always disheartened when a group I enjoy is not at its regular venue. I recently received news from Trey Thompson of the jazz group Treysara that...
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The Success Of After-school Clubs
One of the things I love about Hawaii is the kindness and compassion that exude from people who live here, even in Honolulu where I grew up. Rarely do I face unkind moments between fellow human...
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Getting All Choked Up In Puhi
Leadership Kauai class of 2015 (from left): Keiko Puu, Laura Ryan, Stacey Gillette, Daryl Date, Dr. Addison Bulosan, Jay Lagazo, Darlene Schneider, Jeff Anderson and Carmel Legacy | Photo courtesy...
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