Costco is Coming
I know, I know, you're saying what's the big deal, right? Everyone has a Costco near them, right? Well, in spite of the fact that there are currently five Costcos in the Hawaiian Islands, we are the only island that doesn't have one. That will change  this fall when Costco plans to open on 13 acres purchased from Grove Farm. The location is in Kukui Grove Center, right across the parking lot from Home Depot, our other big box retailer. Some, I'm sure, will lament the perceived loss of our laid back island lifestyle. Personally, I will enjoy not having to fly to Honolulu once or twice a year to purchase items that just aren't available now on Kauai.
Although the store will be smaller than many mainland stores at 150,000 square feet, it will include a bakery, a rotisserie, a slicing delicatessen, a produce cooler, wall freezers, a photography center, a food court, and a sales area for tires and the installation of tires. A separate 1.5 acre plot of land will be used for a self serve gasoline facility. The 16 pump self-service gas station will sell gas to Costco members at discounted prices. This will be an especially welcome addition, as local retailers currently sell regular gas for $2.35 a gallon. The project also will add 200 full and part time jobs to the Kauai workforce.
The Police Blotter
This is a reprint of an article in our 2001 FYI concerning the police blotter. Each week our Garden Island Newspaper publishes a section called The Police Blotter and four years ago it was quite entertaining. These days it just lists the drunk drivers and other sundry run of the mill offenses. Ah for the good old days, when pet chickens were of interest.
April 27th, 10:35 a.m. Personnel in the Lihue Public Library sought assistance with a female patron acting in an unlibrarylike manner.
April 27th, 9:35 p.m. Security guards said someone tried to steal a bench at Kauai High School, near the gym.
May 14th, 12:08 p.m. A Waimea woman spotted eight loose bovines.
May 14th, 9:07 p.m. A Wailua House lots man asked to speak to an officer regarding his pet chicken.
May 15th, 2:27 a.m. A security officer reported a couple was refusing to leave Coconut Marketplace behind the theater.
June 22nd, 9:42 p.m. A 19-year-old Hanapepe youth was cited for a skateboard violation.
June 24th, 1:20 p.m. A runaway surfboard struck a vehicle at Nawiliwili Park.
June 25th, 3:39 p.m. Hilo Hattie's in Lihue reported damage to a palm tree in the stores parking lot.
June 30th, 12:06 p.m. An Anahola man complained that a vehicle had struck his pine tree.
July 2nd, 12:05 a.m. A Wailua man reported his 17-year-old daughter hadn't come home yet.
July 2nd, 10:22 p.m. An anonymous woman in Kapaa complained about loud singing.
July 3rd, 3:20 a.m. A Kapaa man reported having trouble with a woman.
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