Kalaheo News

KALAHEO, Kauai - It was no surprise, really, that not a single speaker favored a Kalaheo site for a new county landfill.

KALAHEO - As the county moves forward with plans to construct a new landfill on a Kalaheo property currently in agricultural production, Kaua'i Coffee Company this week renewed its objections to the proposal in advance of an important community meeting.

Recently, in all the furor surrounding furloughs, some education officials have been quoted as saying that while "alternatives other than furloughing teachers were considered ... none of them were viable options." Really, guys? Really.

A 21-year-old Kalaheo man died yesterday morning in a single-car crash in Omao, Kauai police said.

Kapolei's Raelena Mattos won the girls title and Hawaii Baptist's Jaron Goto took the boys title today in the Hawaii High School Athletic Association state bowling championships at Schofield Bowling Center.

A selection of arts programs are being offered for students affected by Furlough Fridays.

A 21-year-old Kalheo man died in a one-car crash early Wednesday morning in Omao.

LIHUE - A 24-year-old Kalaheo man accused in the fatal shooting of his mother's boyfriend has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge but still could face life in prison when he is sentenced early next year.

Kauai police said a 21-year-old Kalaheo man died this morning in a single-car crash in Omao.

Kalaheo Yoga is offering yoga classes for kids and teens on Furlough Fridays. Get fit with yoga! Yoga is a fun way to become stronger and more flexible.

Kapiolani Community College lecturer David Keanu Sai will speak Wednesday in the Keelikolani Performing Arts Center's third-floor choral room on the Kapalama campus of Kamehameha Schools.

About three months ago, the Hawaii High School Athletic Association announced that it was forced to reduce its 2009 - 2010 budget by $1.2 million.

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.

Two men were critically injured in a three-car crash yesterday afternoon in Koloa.

UPDATE: Two men who were hurt in a three-car crash were airlifted to the Queens Medical Center.

Members of the Holy Cross School class of 1955 recently gifted the Kalaheo, Kaua'i, church with a large panoramic photograph of the church's original 1936 dedication.

Much of Kaua'i was without electricity for about a half-hour yesterday afternoon after a generating unit failed.

People who have tasty breadfruit recipes are invited to enter the first-ever Breadfruit Bounty Cookoff sponsored by the National Tropical Botanical Garden to be held Sept.

The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Monday afternoon: Lihue, Kauai - 84 Honolulu, Oahu - 89 Kaneohe, Oahu - 85 Kahului, Maui - 88 Kailua-kona - 90 ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level - and on the highest mountainsat 5 a.m. Tuesday morning : Honolulu, Oahu - 78F Hilo, Hawaii - 69 ...

Hawaii will receive $2.2 million in federal grants to aid the homeless and people at risk of becoming homeless.