Kaua’i County officials are adding two new on-call bus stops to regular routes on the north shore and westside, effective July 1.
Passengers will have the option of getting on or off The Kaua’i Bus at the Moloa’a Fruit Stand on route 400 or 500, which runs between Hanalei and Lihu’e.
In addition, westside residents will be [...]

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Young Brothers Ltd. boosted its fuel surcharge 51.8 percent today for freight shipped between the islands in response to fuel prices that have risen nearly 44 percent since March.
The increase to 4.22 percent from the 2.78 percent fee implemented in March marks the company’s third fuel surcharge since it started adding the fee to customer [...]

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As things return to normal, most of division’s workers and major clients are back
One day after getting a reprieve in federal bankruptcy court, Aloha Airlines’ cargo division went into full throttle, operating more than a dozen flights yesterday.
Aloha rehired nearly all of its 300 cargo employees as of yesterday morning, and many of its major [...]

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When I took the job at the Kaua‘i Visitors Bureau, I did not realize how much our work would involve crisis management, incident command and emergency response. From the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Ka Loko Dam tragedy or the recent closure of Aloha and ATA airlines, our office has done its best to respond [...]

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