The mayor of Kauai has a heart bypass performed on Oahu
Kauai Mayor Bryan Baptiste is “his usual feisty self” after heart bypass surgery Friday, Kauai public information officer Mary Daubert said yesterday.
Baptiste, 52, went in for a routine checkup last week, and doctors apparently did not like what they saw.
“They recommended he go for surgery,” [...]

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Ed Conrad of Waimea was the overall winner of the 8 Mile Run with a time of 45:56, at this past weekend’s Annual Ha‘ena to Hanalei 8 Mile Run/Walk, 5K Run and 1 Mile Youth Run.
Before dawn, Saturday morning, the pier area at Hanalei was filled with runners and walkers of all ages preparing themselves [...]

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The Summer Solstice Celebration takes place June 21 at the Malama Kaua‘i Sustainability Center in Kilauea.
That was the message extended by Katherine Fisher, co-founder of the Hawai‘i Health Guide, when she accepted a grant from the Young Brothers Community Advisory Board, Thursday.
“Through an arrangement with the Kaua‘i Bus, people going to the solstice event, June [...]

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Other Factors Make Research Difficult
One of Hawaii’s top researchers released findings Tuesday that found vog is bad for you, but not as bad as you might fear.
Thick vog blanketed the state numerous days in May. A new eruption at Kilauea Volcano and days of Kona weather made miserable from Hilo to Honolulu and even Kauai.
Dr. [...]

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The Department of Water will be mailing out 2008 Water Quality Reports to Kauai residents this month.
The reports contain information on each of the 11 water systems on Kaua’i including: sources of water; levels of contaminants in the water; compliance with drinking water rules; as well as some educational information.
The Safe Water Drinking Act, a [...]

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