MidWeek Kauai

1 day ago | midweekkauai.com | Bill Mossman

on April 23, 2025 at 9:55 am It’s that time of the year when tens of thousands of people descend on Waikīkī to celebrate a certain luncheon meat that first gained favor during the Second World War, both for its availability and affordability. So just what is this globally recognizable and still enjoyable food staple? Spam, of course. The canned meat product takes the spotlight once again at the annual Waikīkī Spam Jam Festival, the longest-running street event in the islands.

1 week ago | midweekkauai.com | Allyson Pang

on April 9, 2025 at 4:58 pm Exploring New Horizons is a fitting theme for the ninth annual Onizuka Day of Exploration. Hosted by Scouting America, Aloha Council, the annual STEM event offers opportunities to learn about a variety of careers, attend workshops on Native Hawaiian culture and the sciences and participate in more than 100 interactive activities. Attendees may visit booths led by Scouts and community organizations alike.

4 weeks ago | midweekkauai.com | Bill Mossman

on March 26, 2025 at 5:19 pm Not everyone wakes up each work day knowing their job is a matter of life and death. But that’s the stark reality for people like Kapua Chang, whose days are always a success when no one under her watchful eye is injured and everyone makes it home alive. Chang is a lifeguard with the city — one of approximately 270 dedicated employees who bravely patrol beaches from 43 lifeguard towers around O‘ahu.

1 month ago | midweekkauai.com | Bill Mossman

on March 6, 2025 at 9:09 am When Gavin Ball was about 12, he found himself paddling his surfboard in Hawai‘i Kai Marina one day, heading out to Maunalua Bay and literally running into something gray. That something, which was quite large and which possessed a dorsal fin, turned out to be a hammerhead shark. By his estimation, the fish measured around 8 feet in length. “Yeah, it was a big mama,” Ball recalls.

2 months ago | midweekkauai.com | Yu Shing Ting

on February 12, 2025 at 3:14 pm It was a decade ago when Emily Smith entered her very first pageant and found herself crying. “I was really afraid of being in front of people and really afraid of being on stage,” recalls the Mililani resident, who was just 13 years old at the time.