Eighth-grader Akira Takabayashi is reading a dictionary as he trains for the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., May 28-31 Akira Takabayashi’s favorite subjects in school are math and science. But that doesn’t mean he can’t spell. It’s obvious the Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School eighth-grader is passionate about words, as he recently won the [...]
It’s the American Dream that Laulea Smythe and Tyson and Ashley Relacion didn’t think would come true – not until the County Home-Buyer Loan Program helped them turn it into a reality. Thanks to the program, which is administered by Kaua’i County with revolving federal funds, in 2011 the Relacions purchased a home in Kapa’a [...]
We often think of the Boy Scouts in the sepia tones we reserve for drive-in movies and tail fins on a Cadillac. But while the Caddie’s lines are all smooth now and the films are being displayed on their head-rests, Boy Scouts of America is still going strong more than 103 years after its inception. [...]
Darby Slick, who penned one of Jefferson Airplane’s biggest hits, calls Kaua’i home and shares his music that blends East and West influences Guitar master Darby “Don’t You Want Somebody to Love” Slick will be showing off his musical chops this weekend at Trees Lounge with his band, The Endless Summer of Love. The author [...]
Artist Hiromi Ozaki currently is showcasing her work in an exhibition titled ‘Evolution’ at Art Café Hemingway in Kapa’a Cherry blossoms and mountain scenes are among the many natural landscapes Hiromi Ozaki enjoys capturing on canvas. “I have to like the shapes and forms to actually paint,” she says of the various objects she’s drawn [...]
Kaua’i Performing Arts Center’s cast of 32 talented students is gearing up for Friday’s opening night of Anything Goes. The musical comedy production is a love story set on an ocean liner, and was selected by Dennis McGraw, program coordinator for KPAC, because he says, “The music is fabulous.” Cast members, such as Kaua’i High [...]
Wailua artist Fred Tangalin loves to share his talent and his work, which is currently on view in a solo exhibit at Pu’uwai Hao Kila Gallery Nature dances in Fred Tangalin’s paintings. His brush strokes have a way of capturing the sound of the wind, the movement of the ocean and the sight of lights [...]
More than 20 years after it was shuttered by Hurricane ‘Iniki, there’s momentum to find new local usage for the legendary Coco Palms Eyesore, disgrace, dilapidated, hazard – these are just a few of the many words community members have used to describe Coco Palms Resort since Hurricane ‘Iniki destroyed the property more than 20 [...]
The musical duo of Jeremy and Aimee Brown brings songs to keiki that promote appreciation for nature and can help elevate consciousness Jeremy and Aimee Brown are passionate about music. “It’s what we love,” says Aimee. “It’s my soul’s purpose to share music. It’s truly what I love, so the more I get to do [...]
A pop music star and a love of animals brings out a big crowd to support pet adoption Nothing compares to the unconditional love of an adopted pet. It is one of the reasons why more than 600 people chose to support the island’s animal welfare organization, the Kaua’i Humane Society, this month by purchasing [...]
