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Story and photos by Pam Woolway As many as 300 surf enthusiasts gather monthly for the Water Sports Swap Meet on the front lawn of the Hanalei Center, formerly the Old Hanalei School Building. Inspired by a similar sale on Maui, Hanalei Surf Company owner, Charlie Cowden, launched the swap meet 28 years ago. “After [...]

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Article and photos by Anne E. O’Malley About 128 students at Kapa`a Elementary School made paper-mache Wish Fish in art teacher Wendy Benton’s classroom, tucking tiny messages written on tissue paper inside the balloon bodies as they worked. Wishes ranged from the lofty to the mundane and included ideas such as be rich, remain friends [...]

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Photos by Anne E. O’Malley Works of art by more than 100 art students enrolled in fall semester art courses and representing all of the art divisions at Kaua`i Community College filled the first floor of the One Stop Center at Kaua`i Community College. Greg Shepherd directed the KCC Vocal Ensemble, and pupu filled snack [...]

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A Few Gifts of 2012 by Anne E. O’Malley For Kaua`i is for and about the people of Kaua`i. Reflecting on stories we covered in our monthly paper issues and on our website forkauionline.com during 2012, it is easy to see that one thing all have in common is that Kaua`i people have many gifts [...]

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  Article and photos by Anne E. O’Malley Kaua`i has excellent singers, and the thrice yearly Kaua`i Sings! proves it. In its 6th Annual Kaua`i Sings! Christmas show titled Christmas Around the World singers pretty much covered the planet, from Bohemia to Spain, from Portugal to Ireland. The cast was up to it, and that [...]

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Article and photos by Anne E. O’Malley Hundreds of persons — most of them keiki — flocked to Hanapepe for a day to celebrate the 2012 Princess Ka`iulani Keiki Fest organized by the Storybook Theatre of Hawai`i. Keiki dressed as birds, fruits and just themselves, paraded with the Princess — Bridget Shintani of Niihau who [...]

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LENSED Credit for all photos: U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mathew J. Diendorf/Released Veterans Day weekend activities — Friday, Nov. 9 at St. Theresa’s in Kekaha, Saturday, Nov. 10 at the parade in Kapa`a, and Sunday, Nov. 11 at the ceremony in Hanapepe — kept MC2 (NAO/AW) Mathew Diendorf of the Pacific [...]

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Eat the Street on Sat. Oct. 13 Article and photos by Anne E. O’Malley See gallery of photos at end of article. A dull, nondescript corner of Lihu`e comes alive on second Saturdays of the month with a drumline to rival a UH game compelling cars to make the turn and drive into the Chiefess [...]

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LENSED Happy 15th, KKCR! Article by Marj Dente Photos by Carol Ann Davis Kaua`i Community Radio — KKCR to devoted followers locally, statewide nationally and internationally — recently celebrated 15 years on air with a birthday bash at Lydgate Park, where over 250 fans partied. Highlights included a Birthday Cake Contest with 21 entries from [...]

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  Article and photos by Anne E. O’Malley For Kaua`i hosted the July Kaua`i Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours and Membership Drive honoring Kaua`i Veterans. It was an evening of entertainment by the Garden Nile Belly Dancers, musicians Reef Callaghan and Frank Cruz. Russell da Rooster introduced the new For Kaua`i mascot, Maka Nui, [...]

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