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By Lois Ann Ell “Vulnerability is our most accurate measurement of courage.” –Brene Brown The day we decided to euthanize our family dog, the question of how to teach children about death should have come up. Perhaps a more prepared parent would have researched this online beforehand. But this was the last day I would [...]

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Story and photo by Pam Woolway Spices are evocative. No holiday memory is complete without the sweetness of cinnamon, the pepper of allspice or the floral notes of nutmeg. It’s no wonder the word “passion” came up repeatedly when talking business with farmer and spice maven, Janine Lynne, of Black Dog Farms in Princeville; the [...]

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International Surfing Day is June 20 and Surfrider Foundation is offering a membership special at $20. It includes membership, a t-shirt and discounts. New members can bring their receipt to receive entrance into the June 21 event “For Love of the Ocean” at Nawiliwili Yacht Club. The event is a ‘friend-raiser” where the organization seeks [...]

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 By Pam Woolway Easter Sunday I walked Kapa`a Coastal Path pushing my mom in her wheelchair with three dogs in tow: one hound afraid of the wheels, a terrier fiending after feral chickens and our newest addition to the pack, a timid 8 year-old Chihuahua mix, who I am pretty sure, still wonders how she [...]

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Story by Lois Ann Ell Each morning in Aunty Shelby’s second grade classroom at Kanuikapono Public Charter School, the ‘Alaka’i or student leader of the day enthusiastically chants a series of questions, to which the class happily responds: “Why are we here? To learn, to learn! Why should we learn? To get a good education! [...]

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Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers: Red Clay Jazz Festival 2013 is bringing this hot Jazz Swing band to Kaua`i  June 29 at the Marriott Kauai Lagoons in Lihue.  If you like retro 40-50 swing jazz, you have to see this show.  The event is from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.  Maui Jazz [...]

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By Pam Varma Brown Leina’ala Pavao Jardin will share her passion for hula and stories about how her love for the traditional Hawaiian dance led her on a journey from learning hula as a little girl to becoming a kumu hula (hula instructor) whose students perform at the Merrie Monarch Festival, the most prestigious hula festival in [...]

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 The Kaua`i Chapter of the American Cancer Society (ACS) will host its 3rd Annual BARK FOR LIFE KAUAI Saturday at Kauai Community College.  Bark For Life is an ACS mini relay fundraising event that honors the special relationship between dogs and their owners, celebrating canine companions who lovingly care and give hope to their humans. [...]

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Have a few must-sees on Kaua`i? Share them here in “Local Favorites.” We invite kama`aina to submit a list. It’s an anonymous column so that the writer can share candidly a few favorite things. This is a chance to plug a talented massage therapist, stylist, clothing designer or restaurateur. It can include an irresistible dessert, [...]

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Paradise Ride Kaua`i 2013 is a fully supported, two-day bike ride on the island of Kaua`i, August 3 and 4. It’s an amazing ride through some of Kaua`i’s most breathtaking scenery, along the ocean, through valleys, local neighborhoods and open countryside. The ride is produced by Mālama Pono Health Services, which began as a grass-roots [...]

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