kauai news: Kauai Mayor Dies Suddenly on Sunday - 06/24/08 08:42 AM
Garden Isle's Mayor Dies Of Apparent Heart Attack:VIEW THE STORY ONLINE  Kauai Mayor Bryan Baptiste, 52, died Sunday afternoon of an apparent heart attack, county officials said.Paramedics went to Baptiste's home in Wailua and took him to Wilcox Memorial Hospital, where he died.The mayor had just returned from major heart surgery on Oahu.  Baptiste had quadruple bypass heart surgery on June 13 at Queen's Medical Center He was discharged from the hospital on Friday and returned to Kauai Saturday night, officials said. "This is sad news. Mayor Baptiste will be truly missed. He had a pointed sense of humor that made everyone … (0 comments)

kauai news: SuperFerry EIS still a quandry - 04/10/08 05:35 PM
Superferry EIS begins amid continued concerns.

The Hawaii Superferry has been in dry dock being repaired for its service in Maui. This week the Alikai finally sailed , a week or so ahead of schedule, to Maui with 100 passengers and some vehicles. Meanwhie, a couple of weeks ago about 60 local residents showed up for the first of two three-hour informational meeting at the KCC Performing arts center to meet with representatives from Belt Collins Hawaii and the state DOT. The session was part of statewide effort that ended on March 31 on Lana`i to set the scope of … (4 comments)

kauai news: Sugar Producer making the transition to Green Energy - 11/23/07 07:16 PM

Ethanol plant stirs coal debate

On November 7th, TGI reported that issue of "burning coal" was a devisive point in the utilization of an upcoming ethanol plant about to break ground in Kaumakani on the campus of Gay & Robinson. Gay & Robinson is one of the two remaining producers of sugar in a state where sugar cane used to be one of the islands' main industries. Then on Nov. 10th, Gay & Robinson President Alan Kennett said yesterday that coal will not power a proposed ethanol plant under development by partners Gay & Robinson and Pacific West Energy, … (9 comments)

kauai news: Kauai Council to Finalize Shoreline Setback this Week - 11/19/07 01:50 AM
Shoreline Setback Bill heading to Kauai Council.

As global warming becomes more and more of a reality facing each of us in our lives and our communities, here in Kauai as with all of the islands, the notion of sea level rising, which it is, will continue to have an effect on our shorelines and on each counties rules and regulations about such.

The Kauai county council completed hearing from state experts last week and with drafgt legislation heading to the floor Tuesday, Nov. 20, council members are expecting approve a final version of the bill by day's … (3 comments)