Puhi News

Two Wailuku teenagers died yesterday in a crash on Kula Highway, police said. Killed were Laula Wallace, 19, and Kai'o Fukushima, 16, both rear-seat passengers in a car headed north carrying five people.

WAILUA, Kaua'i - An 88-year-old cane haul bridge over Kaua'i's Wailua River will be retrofitted to carry two traffic lanes and a bicycle and walking path starting in late July.

There's a brand new sign at the entrance to Waimea Landing State Recreation Pier, thanks to the hard work of more than 80 woodshop class students from Waimea High School, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources said.

Tourists aren't the only ones getting pampered at Kaua'i's resorts. Dogs and cats also get extra special care when they check in to Whiskers Resort, which offers both boarding and doggie day camp services.

Gabrielle Campbell is cheerful, enthusiastic and service-oriented - everything you'd want a customer contact person to be.

LIHU'E - Safeway said it has completed purchase of the land for its Hokulei Village shopping complex between Lihu'e and Puhi and is going forward with development of a new Safeway Lifestyle store and surrounding retailers.

LIHUE - Safeway said today it has completed purchase of the land for its Hokulei Village shopping complex between Lihue and Puhi and is going forward with development of a new Safeway Lifestyle store and surrounding retailers.

PUHI >> A job fair on Kauai featuring 30 employers yesterday attracted hundreds of jobseekers in a sign of how hard the Garden Island has been hit by the recession.

Citing concerns about identify theft, AARP Hawaii has joined with Shred-it Hawaii to offer a free shredding service to the public on Saturday.

PUHI, Kauai - Swift action by Puhi residents early this morning prevented their home from becoming engulfed by flames, and kept the fire confined to one bedroom, Kauai fire officials said.

A fire from a malfunctioning fan caused an estimated $15,000 damage to a bedroom and its contents in a house at Puhi on Kauai, according to a news release.

LIHUE - A 58-year-old Anahola man was airlifted to The Queen's Medical Center on Oahu last night after the motorcycle he was riding was struck by a pick-up truck.

Pono Players, a group of teen actors, will perform a free play that addresses problems facing youth, on April 18 at 7 p.m. at the KAPA theater in Puhi behind the Harley Davidson store.

Kauai prosecutors charged a 29-year-old homeless man who allegedly broke into a home on Friday while nude, a county news release said.

Kauaci police have charged a 29-year-old man with two counts of first-degree burglary and one count of indecent exposure.

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Six Kauai trash collectors became sick on Thursday morning after picking up garbage in Puhi and Hanapepe, county officials said.

Caregiver Cafe, a support group for caregivers, will meet at 10:30 a.m. today at the Elderly Affairs Office in Lihu'e and at 6:30 tonight at Hanapepe Hawaiian Church.

LIHU'E - A ground-breaking ceremony was held yesterday for the the second affordable housing project planned for Kauai Lagoons on Haoa Street in Lihu'e. Thirty-one, two-bedroom, multi-family units will be ...

High fashion cowhide handbags retailing in the three digits lie mere feet away from Snozzle pork chews selling for two bucks a pop - dogs love 'em - at Del's Feed & Farm Supply in Puhi Industrial Park.