MidWeek Kauai

2 weeks ago | midweekkauai.com | Jocelyn Lansangan

on April 30, 2025 at 3:56 pm Saint Louis School president Dr. Glenn Medeiros invites the community to attend this week’s Grape Escape, an annual event that provides financial aid for its students.

3 weeks 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 month 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.

1 month 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.

2 months 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.