The election season is in the air and sometimes that means change. Of course, change isn’t possible without discourse and communication, and that’s why I’d like to remind readers out there to get out to the polls, especially for the upcoming Kaua’i Island Utility Cooperative election next month. (A mere 25 percent of voters participated [...]
The Malama Pono director says that’s the best way to tackle difficult issues D.Q. Jackson isn’t shy. The Malama Pono executive director is not afraid to confront issues such as sexual abuse or hepatitis transmission head-on. Hoping to make it easier for others to talk about these difficult topics, too, one of the many activities [...]
Leadership Kaua’i and Kaua’i Community Radio both benefit from Jerry Brocklehurst’s years in management in Silicon Valley, and in music It may have been accidental that Leadership Kaua’i executive director Jerry Brocklehurst found himself in the role he’s in today, but it also was kismet. It was a step backward that led the former Silicon [...]
Etienne Aurelius has a gift. “I see things no one else does,” says the 21-year-old, who has already accomplished more than some people do in a lifetime. He sat down with MidWeek Kaua’i while home for the holidays, taking a break from his job at sportswear company RVCA. The brand represents a mix of surfing, [...]
Just call him Pastor Tom now that he’s retired as head of the police commission, and looking to grow his ministry He’s not your typical ex-special ops Marine, and certainly not your typical pastor. In fact, Tom Iannucci, most recently chairman of the Kaua’i Police Commission his term ended last month is a contradiction [...]
Like his father before him, Keoni Durant is a lover – and a carver – of beautiful wood. His favorite subject is Ku, the native Hawaiian god of war who, Durant says, is at war only with those who interfere with love Keoni Durant carries on a family tradition of carving Hawaiian gods from beautiful [...]
Nineteen years after Coco Palms closed, Larry Rivera keeps memories of the iconic resort alive while creating new friends and memories, and always spreading the aloha He’s coined some of the Islands’ most-recognized phrases, including “Aloha begins with me.” Dubbed “Mr. Coco Palms” for his show that’s been running for 60-plus years at the historic [...]
When death is imminent, Kaua’i Hospice is there to support the dying and their surviving loved ones Kaua’i Hospice executive director Lori Miller sees Christmas as a sacred time of remembrance. That’s why her organization holds a candlelight vigil each December to cherish the memories of loved ones who have passed on. “This time of [...]
The head of the civilian component of the Coast Guard, Annie Leighton goes above and beyond the call of duty to make young ‘Coasties’ feel at home on Kaua’i It’s pretty much common knowledge that military boot camp is tough. But Kaua’i Flotilla Commander and Ombudsman “Auntie Annie” Leighton, as she is known down at [...]
Unlike the rest of Hawaii, donations to Kaua’i United Way have gone up in recent years, and Scott Giarman hopes that continues It is the season for giving, and monetary contributions, however big or small, to Kaua’i United Way is one of the best ways to make a positive difference this holiday season, says the [...]
