The Garden Island

LIHU‘E — The state Board of Land and Natural Resources is set to vote Friday on a plan to authorize establishment of entry and parking fees at Koke‘e and Ha‘ena state parks, over strenuous opposition from Kauaians at a public hearing here last month. Full Story »

LIHU‘E — A ban on the use of handheld electronic devices while driving seemed destined for passage out of committee Wednesday before being deferred at the final moment amid safety concerns. Full Story »

LIHU‘E — Officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are on Kaua‘i today to find out why Malama Pono’s multiple-disease-testing program works so well. Full Story »

PRINCEVILLE — Raising money is no easy feat these days, KKCR General Manager Jerry Brocklehurst said. Full Story »

KALAHEO — Santa Claus already made his appearance, Sunday, ringing a school bell from atop a special perch on Pu‘uwai Road in Kalaheo. Full Story »

Editor’s note: From now through Dec. 24, The Garden Island will share stories of families who could use a little holiday cheer along with an appeal for monetary donations of any size. Funds raised will be distributed to needy families by Zonta Club members, who purchase gift certificates at appropriate businesses to help make these simple wishes come true. Because of logistical limitations, only ... Full Story »

LIHU‘E — Allan R. Landon, Bank of Hawai‘i board chairman and chief executive officer, will discuss the banking industry’s “turmoil,” impacts on citizens, and looking beyond the turmoil. Full Story »

LIHU‘E — The Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration recently honored the men and women of the Kaua‘i Police Department with the 2009 National TSA Honorary Award Program’s Partnership Award, a news release states. Full Story »

Malama Pono Kaua‘i AIDS Project announced that Faith Harding, HIV prevention specialist, has been chosen by the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta to receive a year long scholarship to the Institute for HIV Prevention and Leadership. Full Story »

LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i residents, some in favor of a makai alignment for the Wailua segment of the multi-use path and some strongly opposed, piled into the War Memorial Convention Hall Monday night to tell Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. their thoughts on his recent announcement to keep the boardwalk on the sand. Full Story »

LIHU‘E — A northwestern swell continued to produce huge surf Tuesday, later becoming “lumpy and disorganized” but still dangerous, a county lifeguard said. Full Story »

LIHU‘E — Despite pleas from Hawaiian cultural practitioners, the county Planning Commission said Tuesday that North Shore landowner Joseph Brescia has complied with permit conditions for his controversial single-family home at Naue. Full Story »

LIHU‘E — Federal officials Tuesday announced a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the successful arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for killing an endangered Hawaiian monk seal on a Kaumakani beach last spring. Full Story »

LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative announced that the Local 1260 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, representing 97 KIUC employees, ratified a new contract with the co-op Tuesday. Full Story »

The KEO Mana‘olana Emergency Homeless Shelter and Transitional Housing Program, located on 2808 Wehe Road, is getting ready to give back to the community this holiday season, according to a news release. Full Story »

LIHU‘E — There will be no December meeting of the Kaua‘i/Ni‘ihau Island Burial Council, state officials said Tuesday. Full Story »

‘Tis the month before Christmas and all through the hale, Full Story »

LIHU‘E — Shattered Dreams, a school-based alcohol prevention program that aims to raise awareness of the consequences of underage drinking through dramatization, is getting a boost from Kaua‘i’s emergency responders. Full Story »

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LIHU‘E — The northern shores of all Hawaiian islands remain under a high surf warning that has been extended through Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. Full Story »

LIHU‘E — There were tears shed on two sides of the courtroom Monday morning as Micah Makana Moke was found guilty of first-degree negligent homicide. Full Story »

LIHU‘E — With the county Board of Ethics set to meet Thursday for the final time in 2009, the ongoing struggle to define and enforce the controversial Charter section that bars county officials from appearing on behalf of private interests before other county agencies continues unabated. Full Story »

PO‘IPU — Two more weekends remain for crafters to take advantage of holiday shoppers. Full Story »

KIPU — A 48-year-old male visitor from Apple Valley, Calif., drowned Sunday afternoon at Kipu Falls, a county news release states. Full Story »

LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative and Local 1260 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers reached a “tentative” contract agreement Sunday evening, according to KIUC spokeswoman Anne Barnes. Full Story »