Bruce threatens Andy's surf points
(7news Sydney) (9.30.05)
Bruce Irons could steal valuable points from brother Andy in his battle defend his world surfing championship. The younger Irons turned in a tournament-best 18.26 points out of 20 to defeat Brazilian Raoni Monteiro in the third round of the Quiksilver Pro France.

Copter crash victims did not die from impact
(Honolulu Star-Bulletin) (9.29.05)
The pilot and all five passengers aboard Friday's Heli USA crash off Kauai's North Shore were alive when the aircraft hit the water. According to autopsy results released yesterday by Kauai police, Catherine Baron, 68, and Mary Soucy, 62, both from Portland, Maine, drowned, and Laverne Clifton, 68, from Beloit, Wis., suffered cardiac arrest due to near drowning.

Pilot blames other helicopter for crash
(Honolulu Star-Bulletin) (9.28.05)
The helicopter crash that killed three people on Kauai last week occurred just after the Heli USA Airways pilot took evasive action from another helicopter flying away from a thunderstorm, National Transportation Safety Board officials said yesterday. Heli USA pilot Glen Lampton has given an account of the encounter between the two aircraft to NTSB authorities, but the owner of the other company, Inter-island Helicopters, disputed Lampton's story.

Kauai suffering growing pains
(Honolulu Star-Bulletin) (9.28.05)
Kauai will continue to enjoy a robust economy, but the trade-off for residents is heavy traffic and a lack of affordable housing, a local expert said yesterday in a speech. Leroy Laney, a Hawaii Pacific University economics professor and consultant to First Hawaiian Bank, made a forecast for the Garden Island yesterday at the 31st annual Kauai Business Outlook Forum.

Pilots talk about staying out of 'gray area'
(Garden Island News) (9.28.05)
Veteran helicopter pilots Gardner Brown and Chuck DiPiazza talk about that 'gray area,' that place you don't want to be. That is that palpable, sometimes-unexpected moment when a pilot enters a dangerous situation, sometimes of his own creation. Then what?

Woman Describes Escape From Helicopter Crash
(KITV 4 News) (9.27.05)
A Wisconsin man celebrating his wedding anniversary was one of three people killed in Friday's tour helicopter crash off Kauai. On Tuesday, authorities released the names of the other two victims. They are Mary Soucy, 62, and Catherine Baron, 68. Both are from Portland, Maine. Family members say the two were best friends.

Planting seeds to reclaim the neighborhood
(Garden Island News) (9.27.05)
They came to find out. They listened. And, they agreed that they would need to take it back to members of various organizations they represented. About two dozen residents from Kilauea showed up for the organizational meeting of the county's Waele A Ola Hou anti-drug program for that town recently.

Schuler, Grove Farm to build 440 homes on Kauai
(KPUA AM 670 Hilo) (9.27.05)
Grove Farm Company and D-R Horton's Schuler Division are planning to develop more than 400 single and multi-family homes on Kauai. Nearly 180 of the 440 homes planned for Hanamaulu Triangle on 54 acres near Lihue will be affordable housing units, according to the developer.

More disaster shelter spaces are needed
(Garden Island News) (9.26.05)
While Hurricane Jova has weakened and poses no threat to Kaua'i, the fact remains that residents of and visitors to Kaua'i, like the rest of the state, would likely not have enough emergency shelter space in the event of a disaster.

Slater and Irons Dominate
(Global Surf News) (9.26.05)
As the swell built to a solid two metres (six foot) throughout the day, surfing fans were treated to an outstanding day of action today at the Quiksilver Pro France presented by Samsung.

Inspection of salvaged helicopter to begin
(Honolulu Star-Bulletin) (9.26.05)
A salvage team recovered most of the Heli USA Airways helicopter that crashed Friday off Kauai's north shore, killing three people. The wreckage was under 30 feet of water, and was moved via truck to Lihue Airport late yesterday afternoon, where it will be inspected by National Transportation Safety Board investigators. They're looking for clues that may tell them what caused the crash.

Three killed as Kauai helicopter goes down in storm
(KHON 2 News) (9.24.05)
Three people died after their tour helicopter crashed just off the north shore of Kauai on Friday afternoon. Another tour aircraft made an emergency landing near the same area soon after. A clear day turned suddenly into a deadly storm.

Feds give $1.46M for Kilauea land
(Garden Island News) (9.24.05)
U.S. Rep. Ed Case, D-Neighbor Islands-rural O'ahu, announced this week that National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials have awarded $1,464,735 to leaders of the Kaua'i Public Land Trust to assist in the purchase of three acres of property along the Kilauea River.

Tour Helicopter Crashes Off Kauai
(KITV 4 News) (9.23.05)
A tour helicopter carrying six people crashed near Haena on Kauai Friday afternoon. The Heli-USA tour helicopter left Lihue just before 2 p.m. It crashed about 40 minutes later, about 600 feet off Ke'e Beach. The pilot was able to make a call for help.

Serendipity helps in KPD bust
(Garden Island News) (9.23.05)
Sometimes, good police work has an element of serendipity to it. According to Kaua'i Police Department officials, Officer Lucas Hamberg was investigating a complaint on the North Shore Tuesday when he happened upon a receipt in a car.

Fit For Poker Play
(PokerMag.com) (9.20.05)
In poker terms, Ryan Haneberg and Justin Britt of Kaua'i have gone 'all in' with their new venture into the fashion business. The Kilauea residents - itchy for a piece of the poker craze - hope to win big with High Society Performance Poker Apparel Corp., a poker clothing line they created for Gen-X players like themselves.

Hamilton surfs back to top of amateur ranks
(Honolulu Advertiser) (9.20.05)
Bethany Hamilton is once again one of the state's best young female surfers. Less than two years after her left arm was severed in a shark attack, Hamilton won the inaugural O'Neill Island Girl Junior Pro on Sunday at Po'ipu, Kaua'i.

Hawaii girls get their day in the sun!
(rochelleballard.com) (9.17.05)
Hawai'i surfer girls will have the opportunity to compete in Hawai'i's first-ever, all-female Junior Pro event tomorrow, Sept. 18, at PK's on the south shore of Kaua'i. With a $5,000 purse, the groundbreaking event provides a stepping-stone for young women to advance from amateur to professional surfing.

Gas prices to drop 50 cents
(Garden Island News) (9.15.05)
Gasoline prices at the pump should drop significantly next week, as members of the state Public Utilities Commission dropped the maximum pretax wholesale price of gasoline 50 cents for the period of Monday, Sept. 19 through Sunday Sept. 25

Company seeks to bring biomass back to Kaua'i
(Garden Island News) (9.11.05)
Leaders of a Mainland company are seeking to use some existing equipment at the old McBryde Sugar Company Koloa mill site (owned by officials with Grove Farm) to help develop a renewable-energy source to sell to leaders with the Kaua'i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC).

County takes quick action on 'Anini mudslide complaint
(Garden Island News) (9.10.05)
Three mudslides from a homebuilding project at 'Anini Beach in late August, and concerns about sediment run-off into ocean harming marine life, triggered quick complaints and a call for county leaders' action from leaders of a North Shore organization.

Kayaker survives week at sea
(Garden Island News) (9.10.05)
A kayaker who was at sea for a week and twice refused U.S. Coast Guard personnel's attempts to assist him, was brought back to Kaua'i Thursday, thanks in part to leaders at Holo Holo Charters of Port Allen.

PUC won't redo gas prices
(Pacific Business News) (9.8.05)
Rep. Hermina Morita, D-Kapaa-Hanalei, asked the PUC to use four days of spot market prices instead of five after learning that the commission reused data ...

Locals raise funds for Katrina victims
(Garden Island News) (9.4.05)
Owners of Island Hardware (an Ace-affiliated hardware store) are donating 3 percent of all sales at the Princeville Shopping Center store now through Friday, Sept. 30, to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina.

AYSO Kicks Off a New Season
(Garden Island News) (9.1.05)
AYSO soccer is kicking it up through-out the island every Saturday, so if you're roaming around, especially in the morning, there's a great chance that ...

Clintons visit North Shore
(Washington Times) (8.30.05)
Hanalei Gourmet owner Tim Kerlin said the former prez picked up a deli sandwich, while his wife and their daughter enjoyed a restaurant appetizer specialty: deep-fried crispy artichoke hearts.