Save Kauai brings together current information about Kauai and web-based tools that allow you to take action. If we want to affect the future of Kauai in a pono way we must organize and begin implementing solutions, not just fighting the problems.
Aloha 'Aina, Imua Kakou!
07 / 8
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Start: Jul 7 2008 - 6:00pm
End: Jul 9 2008 - 9:00pm
SEE ATTACHEMENT Representatives Mina Morita, James Tokioka and Roland Sagum are coming to your The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) is conducting community sessions Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
In case you missed it Tuesday, July 8, 6:30 p.m. Princeville Community Center Introduction by Marie Mauger How to Save the World is a beautiful film on the biodynamic farming movement happening in large scale in India, where people are so open and willing to try something extraordinary. Exposing globalization and its mantra infinite growth in a finite world for what it really is, an environmental and human disaster, this film offers an uplifting spiritual view of biodynamics as a truly sustainable alternative to Monsanto. The village comes together and lives are reclaimed. | ||
07 / 9
End: 9:00 pm
Start: Jul 7 2008 - 6:00pm
End: Jul 9 2008 - 9:00pm
SEE ATTACHEMENT Representatives Mina Morita, James Tokioka and Roland Sagum are coming to your The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) is conducting community sessions Start: 9:30 am
End: 5:30 pm
BIODYNAMIC FARMING AND GARDENING WORKSHOP Saturday, August 9, 2008 Spirit of the Earth Farm--Uhane Aina Cost $50 to $75 sliding scale (2 work-trades possible) To register contact Marie Mauger 822-7899 or email mariemauger Workshop Includes: Bring Sun/Rain gear; pen and paper; pot luck lunch Start: 6:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm
Princeville Library, free of charge | ||
07 / 10
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07 / 12
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On-going Community Garden Saturday classes from 8-12 at Kaua`i Community College. Drop earn, learn some gardening basics,and take home some veggies! Start: 8:30 am
End: 11:30 am
Aloha, Please join your friends on the path for Kauai Path's Second Saturday Volunteers meet at 8:30 AM at the rest pavilion makai of the Kapaa Participants are asked to bring brooms, gloves, shoes, hat, drinking See attached flier for more information. Please feel free to contact me at 639-4561 or by e-mail with any Mahalo, Brett Ishida Start: 11:00 am
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Sierra Club hike open to the public: | ||
07 / 13
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07 / 17
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TODAY ON KKCR Today, Thursday, July 17, 2008, from 4 – 5:30, Katy will be discussing grassroots social change organizations in Hawai’i and the funding opportunities available to them with Richard Rodrigues of the Hawai’i People’s Fund. Also joining us will be Kat Brady of Community Alliance on Prisons and Life of the Land, and Darlene Rodrigues (no relation to Richard) of CHOICES, an O’ahu-based organization which provides public high school students with an alternative point of view on military recruitment and war. The organizations these women represent are grantees of Hawai’i People’s Fund. We will discuss the valuable work they are doing. Richard Rodrigues is a long-time community organizer and fundraiser for social change. About Hawai’i People’s Fund: “Hawai‘i People's Fund is a publicly supported community fund established in Start: 7:00 pm
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This morning, the County Clerk's office notified us that the County Clerk has verified that a sufficient number of valid signatures was submitted for the Coalition for Responsible Government's petition for a County Charter amendment. So the CRG proposal will be on the November ballot (provided that no unanticipated legal machinations occur to prevent this). Congratulations to all of you who worked so hard to collect the needed signatures! Now, because no good deed goes unpunished, our group must begin work on the next phase of the campaign. We need to begin organizing the campaign (outreach strategy, meetings with council and mayoral candidates, publicity plans, fundraising, treasurer, secretary, etc.). We also need to address a very serious emergency that has arisen as a result of Councilmember Iseri-Carvalho's resolution to put onto the November ballot a proposed charter amendment that could make it extremely difficult to achieve passage of the CRG amendment and other charter amendments. That proposal - which appears to already have the support of several Councilmembers - would count blank votes as No votes, and would also require that a measure be approved by 30% of the registered voters (rather than 50% of those who vote on the measure). It would have the effect of changing the voter approval requirements from the current 50% of those who vote, to something between 70-83% of those who vote (depending on voter turnout). | ||
07 / 18
Start: 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
COUNTY OF KAUA'I CALL TO ORDER ATTENDANCE APPROVAL OF AGENDA MEETING MINUTES Minutes of April 17, 2008 Transit Advisory Committee Meeting OLD BUSINESS 1. Items from Previous Meeting NEW BUSINESS 1. Standing Business for Quarterly Meetings NEXT MEETING DATE & ADJOURNMENT NOTE: SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS AND SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER AND INTERPRETERS FOR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING PERSONS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FIVE (5) DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING DATE, TO THE EXECUTIVE ON TRANSPORTATION, 3220 HOOLAKO STREET, LIHU'E, KAUA'I. TELEPHONE NO. 241-6419. Start: 8:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
This is Kaitlyn McKee A.K.A. The Silver Surfer bringing the Kauai premier of the shark conservation movie, | ||
07 / 19
Start: 8:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
On-going Community Garden Saturday classes from 8-12 at Kaua`i Community College. Drop earn, learn some gardening basics,and take home some veggies! Start: 8:00 pm
End: 10:00 pm
This is Kaitlyn McKee A.K.A. The Silver Surfer bringing the Kauai premier of the shark conservation movie, | ||
07 / 20
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07 / 22
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Start: Jul 22 2008 - 8:00am
End: Jul 27 2008 - 8:59am
Wednesday, July 23 Thursday, July 24 Friday, July 25 Saturday, July 26, 10:00 am - 5:30 pm Sunday, July 27, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm | ||
07 / 23
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Start: Jul 22 2008 - 8:00am
End: Jul 27 2008 - 8:59am
Wednesday, July 23 Thursday, July 24 Friday, July 25 Saturday, July 26, 10:00 am - 5:30 pm Sunday, July 27, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Start: 9:00 am
End: 9:59 am
The council agenda for Wed. July 23 will address Bill #2271 for $200K for the Energy Sustainability Study and Plans (Office of Economic Development). | ||
07 / 24
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Start: Jul 22 2008 - 8:00am
End: Jul 27 2008 - 8:59am
Wednesday, July 23 Thursday, July 24 Friday, July 25 Saturday, July 26, 10:00 am - 5:30 pm Sunday, July 27, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm | ||
07 / 25
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Start: Jul 22 2008 - 8:00am
End: Jul 27 2008 - 8:59am
Wednesday, July 23 Thursday, July 24 Friday, July 25 Saturday, July 26, 10:00 am - 5:30 pm Sunday, July 27, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Tune into KKCR from 12-1 to hear an interview and discussion with Michael Shuman, author of "The Small-Mart Revolution: How Local Businesses Are Beating the Global Competition," and "Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities in a Global Age." Themes explored by Shuman include: * The key to community prosperity is a vigorous network of locally owned businesses serving primarily local markets—the exact opposite of what most economic developers push. For more, visit: http://www.small-mart.org/ | ||
07 / 26
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Start: Jul 22 2008 - 8:00am
End: Jul 27 2008 - 8:59am
Wednesday, July 23 Thursday, July 24 Friday, July 25 Saturday, July 26, 10:00 am - 5:30 pm Sunday, July 27, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Start: 8:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
On-going Community Garden Saturday classes from 8-12 at Kaua`i Community College. Drop earn, learn some gardening basics,and take home some veggies! Start: 9:00 am
End: 11:00 am
PLEASE SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE PRESERVATION OF MAHA'ULEPU. Aloha! Here's an easy way to show your support for the preservation of Maha'uelpu. No need to write testimony or attend a Planning Commission meeting. All we're asking is that you just show up next Saturday morning in Koloa and march with us in the Koloa Plantation Days Parade. Before you say to yourself that marching in a parade isn't "your thing", I must confess that was my reaction the first time I was asked. I ended up having a ton of fun. Really, it's a blast. The best part is that you're sending a message to everyone that Maha'ulepu is a special place and that you are one of the many people who want to see it remain a wild and undeveloped place. We're hoping to get 100 people in the Malama Maha'ulepu parade contingency and we hope you will help us reach our goal. We'll gather in front of the Koloa Library at 9 AM. The parade begins at 10 AM and is over by 11 AM, when participants reach the Koloa Park. Short and fun! If you happen to have a Malama Maha`ulepu T shirt this would be a great time to wear it. (We will also be selling Ts at our booth in front of the tennis courts.) Actually we don't care what you wear. We just want you to come! We need you to help reach our goal of having 100 walkers. So will you? Oh, please, please? We would be honored to have you, your family, friends, children and pets with us! Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
WAILUA-KAPA‘A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION "Let’s Get Moving: A Look at East Kauai Traffic Solutions” Steve Kyono, Kauai District Engineer, State DOT Highways Division will provide a status report on the Wailua Bridge widening project and the fourth lane expansion of Kuhio Highway from the bridge to the bypass road. Learn about other relief routes planned for the Kawaihau District such as the Pouli Road connector from the rear of the Waipouli Foodland to the bypass. Bring your questions. The business portion of the meeting will provide updates on local issues and allow time to hear new concerns. Meetings are free and open to the public the fourth Saturday of every month. For more information please call Sid Jackson at 821-2837 | ||
07 / 27
End: 8:59 am
Start: Jul 22 2008 - 8:00am
End: Jul 27 2008 - 8:59am
Wednesday, July 23 Thursday, July 24 Friday, July 25 Saturday, July 26, 10:00 am - 5:30 pm Sunday, July 27, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
Want to join the effort to pass the Charter Amendment to limit growth? Learn more and get involved this Sunday,at Anini at 2pm. | ||
07 / 28
Start: 5:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
Meeting is MONDAY, July 28 (not Tuesday) 5 PM (not 5:30) Blossoming Lotus upstairs. AGENDA 501c(3) non profit, cannot endorse candidates. Can spend 10% of budget on lobbying. Council and Mayor endorsement/campaigning discussion (depends on outcome of the above discussion) Candidate Questionnaire Recycling for events-Paradise Ride, Kapa'a School, Kalaheo School, Kekaha School, Farm Fair Table at Farm Fair? Ban Plastic and Styrofoam Campaign County Max 3R lobbying Conflict of interests for Council | ||
07 / 29
Start: 11:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
More tidbits...Possible new DLNR natural resource enforcement This issue has also been mentioned in the OTF Reports relative to the ferry at: On July 3rd the DLNR put this release out and it showed up in part in papers yesterday: From: DM PLEASE FORWARD TO OTHERS For Immediate Release: July 3, 2008 DLNR PROPOSES NEW RULES TO CREATE CIVIL PENALTY SYSTEM FOR NATURAL RESOURCE VIOLATIONS -- Statewide public information meetings to be held -- | ||
07 / 30
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End: 9:59 am
On the agenda is a resolution by council-woman Iseri-Carvalho to change the charter. The resolution would require that for a charter amendment to be approved by the voters, the amendment would have to receive 50% of all of the votes cast at the election (rather than 50% of the votes cast on the question). I.e., blank votes on the amendment would be counted as "no" votes. So voters who choose to not have an opinion on a particular matter would have their votes interpreted at "No" votes! There is also ambiguous language regarding the need for the majority to equal at least 30% of the registered voters. This could be interpreted to mean that there must be a minimum of 60% voter turnout for the election results to be valid. (In order to meet the 30% criterion, in a close race, at least 60% of the voters would have to vote on the matter; otherwise getting 50% of the votes would be less than the 30% criterion.) Regardless of whether or not this proposal (if it is placed on the ballot and is approved in November) would be applicable to the CRG Charter Amendment, this proposal appears to be a big impediment to future changes to the charter, regardless of whether the amendment were initiated by voter petition or by the Charter Commission. Start: 7:00 pm
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Aloha friends, Please pass this on. Are you interested in hosting a public affairs (talk show) program on KKCR someday? Do you know anyone, young or old or in-between, who might be? A workshop is being held on Wednesday, July 30 for all current and potential KKCR public affairs programming hosts to share ideas about what makes good community radio talk show programming. This is free and open to all who are interested. This may turn out to be a good opportunity for interested people to get their feet in the door at KKCR. I hope to see some new faces there! Best wishes, WHEN: Wednesday July 30, 7:00 - 9:00 PM | ||
07 / 31
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End: 5:30 pm
KATY AND JIMMY’S PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS FOR THURSDAY JULY 31 Maui Student Peace Activist Speaks Out on Campus Recruiting and Alternatives to Militarism STOP DAT!, a new community organization, forms to contest “Disrespectful Air Tourism,” plans a demonstration for Monday, August 4 in Lihue Open forum for your calls and comments! Join us this Thursday, July 31 from 4 – 5:30 on KKCR at 90.9, 91.9 or92.7 FM, and on the web at kkcr.org. Our phone lines will be open for calls at 808-826-7771 or 1-866-275-1112. This week, we will be joined by Ali Powell, a student activist and musician who started a peace club at King Kekaulike High School on Maui. While she was giving a presentation on conscientious objector rights, the vice-principal confiscated her material and shut down the class. Ali started the campus peace organization last year in response to several violent outbreaks at her school .She included anti-war programs, offering a presentation on conscientious objector rights and sponsoring war resistor Aimee Allison's visit to her school last February. Ali has also tabled at her school’s career fair on non-military alternatives, military facts, and student rights. In the second part of the program, we will speak to representatives of STOP DAT!, the newly-formed coalition to Stop Disrespectful Air Tourism. STOP DAT! will be kicking off its campaign for a boycott of the air tourism industry at 3:00 pm next Monday, August 4, with a protest by the entrance to the Lihue airport at the intersection of Kapule Start: 7:00 pm
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Want to join the effort to pass the Charter Amendment to limit growth? Learn more and get involved this Thursday, at 7pm at the Kapa`a Neighborhood Center. | ||
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08 / 2
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Summer Fun For Ocean Goers Saturday, August 2 Details: Volunteers meet at Lumahai Beach Parking Area at 9:00 - 10:30a.m. We will disperse from there to clean-up both Tourist Lumahai and Beach Park Lumahai. Most of the rubbish will be above the high-tide line in the vegetation. * Trash bags and gloves will be provided. EC Meeting August 2 at 11:00 a.m. sharp at Hanalei Center (located between Neide's Brazilian Restaurant and Bar Acuda). Everyone is invited! Start: 9:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
ALOHA KKCR AND KEKAHU FOUNDATION OHANA, As some of you may know, KKCR and the KEKAHU FOUNDATION have been meeting since May, working on a Strategic Plan for the next five years. We have been meeting as a closed group to concentrate on all the possible specific visions, strategies and goals that will need to be incorporated into the final plan. At this point, our team is moving out into the Kauai community, conducting open meetings to get input from residents, listeners, members, programmers and volunteers. Our team has condensed our work into six definite categories/topics that are all open for community input. They are: Financial, Conflict Resolution, Governance /Policies, Community Outreach, Facilities/Equipment and Volunteer Program. Team members Marj Dente and Paul Moody, will be conducting and facilitating the Volunteer Program Community Meeting on Saturday, August 2, 2008, 9 AM to 1 PM at the Kapa'a Library Conference Room. The task of our group meeting is to brainstorm how we can best accomplish the following goals, and this is where we need your help: To establish a comprehensive, effective volunteer program with clear policies and defined responsibilities, resulting in broad community support and active participation of a diverse, enthusiastic, reliable, well-trained and committed volunteer team. Some likely goals to be more specific about, but not limited to are: community outreach and education, volunteer job descriptions and policies, recruitment process, volunteer training, etc. | ||
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08 / 4
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Help to Stop Disrespectful Air Tourism | ||
08 / 5
Start: 5:30 pm
End: 8:00 pm
Do you know where the candidates stand on the big issues: diversifying the economy, land use planning, affordable housing, public transportation, energy, the environment and preserving culture? With three incumbents not seeking reelection to the Kaua‘i County Council and all seven seats up for grabs, who will voters choose? Who should be mayor for the remaining two years left on the late Mayor Bryan Baptiste’s second term in office? Meet the candidates at The Eco-Roundtable Candidates Forum on Aug. 5 at the War Memorial Convention Hall in Lihu‘e. The public will have a chance to mingle with the candidates starting at 5:30 p.m. and a facilitated question-answer forum will begin at 6 p.m., a news release states. This event is being hosted by the Eco-Roundtable, a network of more than 50 sustainability-oriented organizations. Sustainability encompasses economic self-sufficiency and diversification, environmental health, social well-being and perpetuation of culture, according to the release. The Eco-Roundtable invites questions for the candidates from all sectors of the community, but will focus on the issues falling within the county’s jurisdiction that matter the most to Kaua‘i voters. To contribute questions, send them to andrea The forum will be open to the public and free of charge. No tickets are necessary but non-perishable food items for the Kaua‘i Food Bank will be accepted at the door. The forum will be recorded and rebroadcast on KKCR and Ho‘ike Public Television Station until the elections. | ||
08 / 6
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End: 9:00 pm
Media Release—For Immediate Release For more information contact Ms. Bev Brody-Skerik, ph. (808) 639-9771, bbrody1 Coastal Path Update by Director of Parks & Recreation For the next in an on-going series of free public meetings, the Friends of the Path have invited the director of the County of Kauai’s department of parks and recreation to present his most recent quarterly report on the status of the Kapaa to Kealia Coastal Pedestrian and Bike Path. The presentation is free and open to all, and will be held at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, August 6 in the Plumeria Garden Court at the Aloha Beach Resort in Wailua. Director Bernard Carvalho has presented quarterly reports to the Kauai County Council on the administration’s progress towards opening the Kapaa to Kealia portion—Phase II of the six-phase Ke Ala Hele Makalae project. This is a good opportunity to meet face-to-face with the director of the department responsible for the path’s management, and to voice any concerns regarding the island’s path systems. The August 6 public presentation will be based on Mr. Carvalho’s reports, and will be followed by a question-and-answer period. | ||
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