September 26, 2016 – The Waimanalo Beach Park campground will be closed starting Wednesday, Oct. 5, to allow Department of Parks and Recreation crews to improve the campsites. Camping at Waimanalo Bay Beach Park and Bellows Field Beach Park will remain open during this time. The improvements at Waimanalo Beach […]
Month: September 2016
September 22, 2016 – Pacific Business News reports that Henry Kapono’s Portlock home is on the market for 1.9 million dollars. [PBN] September 22, 2016 – Aloha Petroleum will operate a new Hawaii Kai gas station to be located at the site of the current Tesoro on Keahole Street. Permits […]
“I’m going to find it,” she declared emphatically I too had heard it — the day before. I thought it was just thoughtless bubul birds fighting over an overripe papaya, so I ignored the sound. Her son had heard it too, first in the morning and then throughout the day. […]
For our family, the great phone shuffle began a few weeks ago, just after Apple’s Iphone 7 announcement on September 7. We rarely buy new phones, yet the release of Apple’s newest Iphone usually starts us thinking about upgrading to someone’s hand-me-down. As luck would have it, we made several […]
September 14, 2016 – Pro footballer Olin Kreutz, a Niu Valley native, has been nominated for the 2017 NFL Hall of Fame. Kreutz played for the Chicago Bears and the New Orleans Saints for 13 years before retiring in 2011. [KHON] September 13, 2016 – Whole Foods, a mainland chain with […]
September 9, 2016 – Gerald Glennon is the new general manager of The Kahala Hotel & Resort. Previously, he held the same position at Halekulani. [PBN] September 9, 2016 – The University of Hawaii at Manoa sent out an alert Thursday morning of a possible armed person coming to campus. By […]
Safeway now delivers in Hawaii Kai and throughout the Honolulu metro area. For a limited time new users can get free delivery plus $15 off by entering promo code: NCH234 at checkout. Otherwise, new users can get one free delivery by entering promo code: EASY7. Details are available on Safeway’s […]
New Grill? Here are your local fuel options Buy a tank empty and fill it at one of these nearby stores City Mill – Hawaii Kai Towne Center Kahala Shell Auto Care – 4204 Waialae Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816 – Across from Kahala Mall Buy a tank full and exchange […]
One of the many things I love about Hawaii is its sense of community, including free flu vaccines for all school children whose schools have participated in the past Department of Health program. Sadly, however, we were just informed by Niu Valley Middle School that the annual shots are on […]
September 1, 2016 – Kona Brewing Company announced its upcoming POG (passion-orange-guava) beer. The brew will be called Hanalei Island IPA and will only be avallable in 2016 at its local brewpubs on Hawaii Island and in Hawaii Kai. [Brewbound.com] August 31, 2016 – A class-action lawsuit alleges at least 160 […]