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thegardenisland. com > 05/02/2026 > lifestyles > kauai-museum-celebrates-lei-with-contest

Kauai Museum celebrates lei with contest

3+ hour, 52+ min ago  (624+ words) Kauai Family and Community Education volunteers help the constant stream of lei makers on Friday, May 1, 2026, during the Kauai Museum's May Day is Lei Day in Lihue. Hundreds of people flow around tables bearing lei contest submissions on Friday, May…...

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thegardenisland. com > 05/01/2026 > hawaii-news > more-trees-coming-to-school-campuses

More trees coming to school campuses

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (489+ words) Courtesy of Department of Land and Natural Resources Trees and plants are seen taking root on the grounds of Aiea Intermediate School campus. HONOLULU " Ten schools have been selected to participate in the statewide Shade Trees for Schools (STFS) program,…...

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thegardenisland. com > 04/29/2026 > lifestyles > kauai-high-school-student-council-earns-6th-straight-national-gold-awards

Kauai High School Student Council earns 6th straight National Gold Awards

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (16+ words) Lifestyles | The Garden Island...

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thegardenisland. com > 04/24/2026 > opinion > editorial-new-partners-for-school-buildings

EDITORIAL: New partners for school buildings

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (501+ words) The Hawaii School Facilities Authority was created in 2020 to clear the way for more efficient and cost-effective construction of school buildings, projects long mired in bureaucratic delays within the existing state structure. Despite the starts and stops of the years…...

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thegardenisland. com > 04/22/2026 > lifestyles > connecting-the-keiki

Connecting the keiki

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (271+ words) LIHUE " The Kauai Parent and Child Fair 2026 will be brought back Saturday at the Kukui Grove Center to focus on connecting families with keiki ages 0 to 8 years old to early childhood educational programs, activities and resources. The event, which will…...

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thegardenisland. com > 04/19/2026 > hawaii-news > air-force-general-in-charge-of-recruiting-stops-in-hawaii

Air Force general in charge of recruiting stops in Hawaii

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (696+ words) KEVIN KNODELL / STAR-ADVERTISER Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Nelson, commander of the Air Force Recruiting Service, administered the oath of enlistment Monday to Air Force in Hawaii recruits joining the serv'ice through its delayed entry program as their families watched. Eleven young…...

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thegardenisland. com > 04/15/2026 > lifestyles > character-counts-winners-announced

CHARACTER COUNTS winners announced

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (337+ words) Kapaa Elementary School fourth-grader Mabel Ellis-Elgart is congratulated by her parents, Trent and Tess Ellis-Elgart, on Saturday, April 11, 2026, after Mabel was named a state second place winner for her CHARACTER COUNTS essay at the Lihue Neighborhood Center. Laurie Ho, president…...

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thegardenisland. com > 01/19/2026 > opinion > editorial-financial-literacy-push-makes-cents

EDITORIAL: Financial literacy push makes cents

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (486+ words) Craig T. Kojima Superintendent Keith Hayashi at the podium. It's about time " and time, after all, is money. Those standards, based on the National Standards for Personal Finance Education from the Council for Economic Education (CEE) and Jump$tart Coalition for…...

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thegardenisland. com > 04/13/2026 > opinion > editorial-keep-hands-off-needed-uh-funds

EDITORIAL: Keep hands off needed UH funds

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (347+ words) Jamm Aquino / Star-Advertiser Students walk near Campus Center, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, at the University of Hawaii Manoa campus in Honolulu. In play is Senate Bill 2602, the latest version of which passed the House Finance Committee on Tuesday. The bill basically aims…...

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thegardenisland. com > 04/11/2026 > lifestyles > students-explore-career-paths-at-kcc-mad-skillz-event

Students explore career paths at KCC "Mad Skillz" Event

3+ week, 3+ hour ago  (508+ words) High school students work with Kauai Community College Culinary Arts students and instructor Chef Steve Nakata during the recent Na Pua No'eau Kaua'i "Mad Skillz" event in Puhi. Students look at soil, insect and plant specimens under microscopes during the…...