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(Photos from kauaifestivals.com)For many locals Christmas season on Kauai officially "begins" at 6 p.m. on the first Friday of December when historic Rice Street in downtown Lihue hosts a holiday parade. This is an event that invites crowd participation so bring your decorations if you want to be...

 Free fun for the whole family! Kauai's annual Festival of Lights begins in downtown Lihue at 6 p.m. on the first Friday in December each year. It continues from 6 to 8 p.m. every Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening through December 24th.  Lihue's park is always decorated and downtown businesses ...

Watch for Roy Kelley's future blogs. He'll be sharing some of his photos from a Tiffany Glass show. Roy takes great pictures!  Tiffany Glass: Painting with Color and Light   Tiffany Glass: Painting with Color and Light is the name of one of the special exhibits on display through January 3, 2016 ...

Kalo plants growing in Hanalei. (Photo by kauaifestivals.com)The Waipa Foundation is sponsoring the 6th Annual Kalo Festival on Sunday, December 6th 2015 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is a community ho'olaulea (celebration) honoring the important role of kalo (taro) in Hawaiian culture. The festiva...

There’s a Time to Text and a Time to Talk   No doubt communication has changed in recent years. There was a time when your choice was pretty much face to face or on the phone.   Then along came email, followed by smartphones and the advent of texting.   Like it or love it, texting is a popular o...

Anytime I find information on the web that I want to save or I use Evernote’s Webclipper to bookmark it. This is a free app you can add to any standard browser.When you want to save something just click on the icon at the top right of your screen. Evernote will give you a window that offers you c...

I’m a big Evernote fan. After working with several organizational systems I've finally settled into a rhythm of storing almost everything in one place, Evernote.One tool in Evernote that has reduced my task and calendar clutter is the Reminder Feature. With two full-time businesses my To Do lists...

The Rotary Club of Kauai is holding their 12th annual Old Koloa Sugar Mill Run on Saturday, November 14th. This event includes three different runs - a 5 Km, 10 Km and a Half Marathon - plus a non-competitive 5 Km walk.The Half Marathon starts at 7:00 a.m. The 5 Km run and the walk both start at ...

Ron and Alexandra Seigel are a big presence here in ActiveRain. Offering their professional experience and plenty of good information - sometimes with a healthy dose of humor - their blogs and comments have been great reading for me since I became an active member over a year ago. Saturday they s...

Kaua'i has a thriving art community and there are several events each year where you can meet our local artists and see their work. One that features local female artists is the Women Artists of Kaua’i 7th Annual Holiday Fine Art Festival. This year the festival is in Hanapepe on Saturday, Novemb...