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Editorial: Push to Bust Isle’s Illegal Game Rooms | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

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Editorial: Push to Bust Isle’s Illegal Game Rooms | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

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It’s well known that many people in Hawaii like to gamble — whether it be social gambling via poker games, or junkets to the bright lights of Vegas. But things turn dark when illegal game rooms enter the scene, as they’ve done in many Oahu residential neighborhoods in recent years, bringing with them illicit drugs, firearms and other vices and violence.See the Story

Lahaina wildfire debris transfer work begins

Lahaina wildfire debris transfer work begins

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Navy announces $8 billion contract for Hawaii and Wake Island

Navy announces $8 billion contract for Hawaii and Wake Island

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The Navy announced it has awarded an $8 billion mega contract to 11 companies — including both local and mainland contractors — for a series of construction, maintenance and renovation projects to facilities, as well as the demolition of old facilities, in Hawaii and on Wake Island. But how much of the pie each company will get, and what they’ll be working on specifically, isn’t clear. In a news release, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Comm…Read Article

Local girl appointed CFO at Kauai Island Utility Cooperative

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LIHUE — Kauai Island Utility Cooperative announced in a press release that Erin Tsuda has been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and financial vice president effective July 1. Tsuda has been serving in the role on an interim basis since March, and has been finance manager at the cooperative since 2022. “During her three years at KIUC, Erin has made significant contributions to maintaining and enhancing the financial stability of our cooper…CFO · Lihue Read Article

Gather FCU in Kilauea welcomed in a big way

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KILAUEA — A customer who was not paying attention on Friday nearly pulled the lei la‘i that secured the main entry doors of the Gather Federal Credit Union, Kilauea office. The bank of teller stations was tested as lines formed during the blessing and grand opening of the Gather Federal Credit Union which opened its doors for business across the street from the Kilauea Post Office, and drew morning coffee customers from the Foodland store. “A bi…Lihue · Lihue Read Article

Maeda-Kobayashi is new Kauai Area Complex superintendent

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HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Department of Education appointed Leila Maeda-Kobayashi as the Kauai Complex Area superintendent, according to a press release from the HiDOE. The appointment was pending approval from the State Board of Education that unanimously approved the appointment during its Thursday meeting. In other action, the board also approved Kasie Kaleohano as superintendent overseeing schools in the Hilo-to-Waiakea Complex Area on Haw…Lihue · Lihue Read Article

TAX MAN: Dam special fund

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Over the years, we at the foundation have been constantly complaining about special funds. Special funds are like little bank accounts, opened for a particular purpose, which the administering department can spend, with limited legislative oversight, if the funds are spent for the purpose of the fund. Most tax collections go into, and most state spending comes out of, the General Fund. General Fund spending is subject to expenditure controls sp…Lihue · Lihue Read Article

ISLAND HISTORY: Kauai locomotive engineers Kapa Moke, Antone Orsatelli, and John Barretto

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Born at Koloa, Kauai, Kapa Moke (1886-1965) was for many years a sugar train locomotive engineer, first for Koloa Sugar Co. and later for Grove Farm Co. It was in 1902 at age 16 that he left school and went to work at Koloa Sugar Co. as a mule driver. Two years later, he was transferred to brakeman on the locomotive “Paulo.” And, in 1909, he was promoted to locomotive engineer, and he continued working as a locomotive engineer until he retired f…Lihue · Lihue Read Article

The fish were biting on Father’s Day

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The YWCA of Kauai presents two scholarships

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LIHUE — The YWCA of Kauai presented scholarships on Monday to two Kauai recipients — Deshaynee Iseri and Veronica “Bonnie” Nagahisa — before a small group that included the recipients’ parents, YWCA staff and board members. “The YWCA of Kauai is passionate in the belief that women have a right to equal opportunity in pursuing their dreams and making decisions that best meet their personal goals,” said Debbie Edgerton of the YWCA Scholastic Commi…Lihue · Lihue Read Article

North Shore Give invests in education

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