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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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Word problem: How long does it take to move 125 pounds of 83 year-old, moving at approximately .0018 miles per hour, with an opposing wind speed of 10 knots, across a polished wood surface? If you’re in your mid-to-late 40s, or (ahem) 50, this is a question to ponder. Mom and I spend a lot [...]

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By Pam Woolway Someone told me once that a good marriage is one in which you have the same fight for 40 years, and a bad marriage is a different fight every day. I have a good marriage. For 16 years my husband and I have fought over pets: their location, diet, population and treatment. [...]

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Photos by Heather Ransley Peering out between cage bars, an animal’s face looks sad, even desperate. Fortunately the launch of a promising program at Kaua’i Humane Society presents shelter dogs in a whole new light; a light that more accurately captures their temperament and personality. Foster parents traipse the island showcasing canine ambassadors from the [...]

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Article by Helena Cooney Photos by Sid Jackson What’s a retired realtor  on Kaua`i to do?  Create a stunning house and yard with a most incredible view would be a good start.  That’s what Marjorie Lewis did on her Iwaena Loop lot near Mahelona Hospital. Lewis is the winner of the January 2013 Neighborhood Pride Award [...]

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It’s time again for the For Kaua’i annual Aloha Spirit Awards. See who will be honored for their contributions to Kaua’i this year and find out who the lucky winner is of a trip to fabulous Las Vegas. Winners will be honored on January 25th at a dinner and ceremony at the Kaua‘i Veterans Center and [...]

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The year of WIT’s fourth biennial 10-minute play festival, Kaua`i Shorts is coming.  It’s time to sharpen your pencils, cudgel your brains, buy some fresh midnight oil and create your mini magnum opus. Typcally, WIT produces about 16 plays during the festival.  The plays are chosen by a panel of experienced judges, and if things [...]

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by Anne E. O’Malley In the art of traditional 13th Century Japanese joinery, wooden blocks of the new Hall of Compassion at the 32-acre Lawai International Center are coming together. Backed by a hill in Lawai Valley with a path zigzagging upward and dotted with 88 tiny shrines replicating in miniature a 1,000-mile pilgrimage in [...]

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Bicycle Around Po`ipu! There will be a free, family paced bicycle tour including Maha`ulepu and vicinity on Sunday, December 30. Gather at and depart from Po`ipu Beach Park at 9 a.m. to roll out. This ride is about 18 miles round trip with  some long, gentle climbing on unpaved cane haul road, so road bikes [...]

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Makana LIVE on Kaua’i! Saturday December 22 TAHITI NUI 5-5134 Kuhio Highway, Hanalei Doors open at 6 p.m. Show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 at door or presale available at Tahiti Nui/ For information on tix,  call 808-826-6277 or 808-6398487 This show is open to all ages; minors must be accompanied by an [...]

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