Reinventing a Healthier Kaua‘i
Heather Nelson sprints to the finish line after completing the ocean kayaking leg in the 2017 Ski to Sea seven-stage, multi-sport relay competition for her eight-person team, Brandon Nelson Partners....
View ArticleSeeking Your King Tides Photos
By Tommy Noyes Kukuiula Harbor’s pier and boat ramp were inundated during a recent King Tide event documented on this photo. Photo by Monika Mira/More Responsible Living. The University of Hawai‘i Sea...
View ArticleSharrows — Biking on Rice Street
By Tommy Noyes The sharrows on Rice Street indicate the best line of travel for people riding bicycles. Riding too close to the right edge of the travel way puts bicyclists at risk of crashing into...
View ArticleKauai’s Historic Preservation Recognized
By Tommy Noyes Planning Director Kaʻāina Hull, shown in front of the Līhu‘e Post Office, was honored with an Historic Hawai‘i Foundation Individual Achievement Award for advancing historic...
View ArticleVirtual Community
By Tommy Noyes My organization’s digital background features a favorite location, corporate logo, and email address, as green fleece fabric hanging in front of my cluttered bookshelf enables the...
View ArticleBeach Cleanups
By Tommy Noyes Beach Cleanup Team volunteers Charlotte Lydgate, John Lord, Steve Hardy, Doug Shannon and Tommy Noyes get started on a typical Saturday morning beach grooming session at Morgan’s Ponds...
View ArticleHealth Officer Shares Info on Fight Against COVID-19
By Tommy Noyes Public Health Nurse Hilary Fernandes is seen here vaccinating an essential worker from the Kaua‘i District Health Office during the first day of the Point of Dispensing at the Kaua‘i War...
View ArticleLihu‘e Loop Tour Coming Soon
By Tommy Noyes Get Fit Kaua‘i’s Director Bev Brody and GFK Built Environment Task Force members Tommy Noyes and Larry Feinstein hold up a total of 19 fingers, the number of historical and cultural...
View ArticleDisc Golf Kaua‘i ‘Ohana
By Tommy Noyes For more than seven years, Ryan Moen (left) and Larry LaSota, seen here at Lydgate Beach Park’s basket #1, have been bringing people together to enjoy free disc golf in our county parks....
View ArticleEastside Cleanups
A thriving naupaka hedge has grown into the space needed by people walking and bicycling on Ke Ala Hele Makalae near Kealia Beach’s lifeguard tower. Mike Smith, seen here, will coordinate a Saturday,...
View ArticleKūpa‘a Kaua‘i
By Tommy Noyes Kūpa‘a Kaua‘i is a multi-faceted economic recovery program coordinated by our mayor’s office. Kūpa‘a Kaua‘i’s logo reflects the people of Kaua‘i pulling together, committed to a common...
View ArticleNext Generation of Safer Streets
By Tommy Noyes The new roundabout at the intersection of Kuhio Highway and Mailihuna Road near Kealia Beach calms traffic and increases safety for Kapa‘a High School students. Contributed photo by...
View ArticleLīhu‘e Loop Scavenger Hunt
By Tommy Noyes Tommy Noyes is seen here checking out the Līhu‘e Loop Scavenger Hunt at Kalena Park’s new ALOHA sign, where the scavenger hunt begins. Photo by Pat Griffin Do you remember when you were...
View ArticleSigns Replaced on the Bike Path
By Tommy Noyes In October 2021, Tommy Noyes, Rob Nelson and Dave Haggland began replacing all 24 interpretive signs on East Kaua‘i’s bike path, starting at the path’s roundabout near the Wailua River’s...
View ArticleInclusive Playground
By Tommy Noyes This illustration shows the concept for the new expansion of Kamalani Playground in Lydgate Park with inclusive components.. Contributed graphic In November 2021, the County of Kaua‘i...
View ArticleVolunteer Week Hawai‘i 2022
By Tommy Noyes Individuals and community service organizations are urged to participate in a collaborative statewide volunteer effort around Earth Day 2022 during the week of April 17-23. If you, your...
View ArticleBeach Cleanup Team
By Tommy Noyes Helicopter pilot Arthur Griffin-Noyes gives a little bit back to his community, while working alongside his father, Tommy Noyes, general coordinator of Friends of Kamalani and Lydgate...
View ArticleLeadership Kaua‘i — Melissa McFerrin Warrack, Kukui Grove Center, Specialty...
By Char Ravelo Melissa McFerrin, seen here holding a copy of For Kaua‘i Newspaper. Photo by Léo Azambuja You’ll find Melissa McFerrin Warrack helping people with her warm and welcoming smile at Kukui...
View ArticleOutlaw Flavored Tobacco Products
By Tommy Noyes My Life, My Quit is a national initiative sponsored locally by the Hawai‘i Public Health Institute. Their Coalition for a Tobacco Free Hawai‘i has been dedicated to reducing tobacco use...
View ArticleHawai‘i’s Flavored Tobacco Ban Bill Salvaged
By Tommy Noyes Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Hawai‘i Youth Council member Zoey Duan provided heart-felt testimony to the Senate Health and Education Committees, decrying the poison pill amendments that...
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