“People like spooky stores,” said Pineapple Sam — his real name is Ismael Tabalno — while showing off his new “Chicken Skin Stories” from his van on Wednesday, while waiting for tour candidates from the steady stream of walking visitors from the NCL ship.

The owner of AI Lift and Island Tours (among other companies) said the recently approved County Council legislation raising taxi rates does not really affect him since he operates under the Public Utilities Commission guidelines. But it’s been a while since the taxi drivers have had a rate increase, he said.

Additionally, he said the line of people waiting for the start of the Kauai Independent Food Bank’s emergency food distribution was the longest he’s seen.

Marsha Williams Posner (remember her? The co-producer of the television hit

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