# The Garden Island News — user reviews > 63 indexed App Store user reviews of The Garden Island News by The Honolulu Star-Advertiser, rated 4.50/5 from 216 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-garden-island-news/id656992636/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-garden-island-news/id656992636.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 162 · 4★ 31 · 3★ 6 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 11 ## Newest reviews (20 of 63) ### 4/5 — The Garden island New *2026-08-11* Having made my home on Kauai for nearly 30 years I am always anxious to read the local news and find out what is new on my favorite island. What are my work mates doing. Who married who and who brought another Kauaian into the world and after I satisfied that I am up To date the local news I can get a taste of the National and International news enough to keep me informed .The Garden is the best publication to keep you in the know in one place. ### 4/5 — Garden island *2023-08-18, version 3.8.06* Enjoy all the local news. Thanks ### 2/5 — Works... Most of the time *2023-03-16* I’ve had the app for many years. I like the slow crescendo of the selected alarm tone. The big flaw is that the alarm will randomly not sound. The screen shows the alarm, but no sound! At first I thought it related to Bluetooth connectivity. After checking that my phone is not connected to any Bluetooth devices except my Apple Watch many times, the random silence still occurs. I adopted a routine of rebooting my iPhone and restarting the app every night before going to sleep. This seems to help. I also have a backup alarm with the iPhone phone app. A silent wake up alarm has caused issues getting to work on time. Solve the random silence and this is a 4-5 ⭐️app. ### 5/5 — Garden Island Newspaper *2022-07-04, version 3.6.03* Enjoy reading the GI. Born and raised in Kekaha, now live in Southern California. Nice to read and keep up with happenings back hone. ### 4/5 — Love the Print Replica *2022-04-26* I really like the print replica way of viewing the newspaper. So much easier to scroll the paper to desired articles and skim over less desirable areas. It’s a little quirky with iPhone and jumps around when zooming in and out which can be hard to deal with. But the print replica is crucial for me. ### 2/5 — Very poor interface. *2022-03-27, version 3.6.03* Even this review is clumsy. ### 2/5 — Account login now required since last update *2022-02-06* As soon as it told me an account was now required to view content - and that the content would be restricted to 10 articles - I deleted this app. ### 5/5 — TGI review *2022-02-04, version 3.5.11* Helps me keep track of paradise until the day I can move to Kauai!!! NEVER miss the printed paper when I’m there and wish I could get it in Michigan 😊 ### 5/5 — Can’t be on Kauai - it’s the next best thing *2022-01-12* App keeps me up-to-date on news & events happening on the garden isle. It features a simple interface with switchable blog & print paper views, and what I love, it isn’t intrusive like other newspaper apps. If you need a beach fix either island side or while stuck on the mainland, it’s a great app to have. ### 4/5 — Awesome read *2021-12-23, version 3.5.08* Awesome Reading for important information ### 5/5 — Great newspaper It’s always on tmy phone. *2021-10-15, version 3.4.02* It’s great to know what’s happening in our neighborhood ### 5/5 — Great read *2021-10-11* Enjoy the read ### 5/5 — Great *2021-10-01, version 3.4.02* Very good way for off islander to keep up with current events ### 5/5 — Succinct way to receive news *2021-09-09* Great way to receive news of my favorite island in the world. ### 5/5 — Staying in touch *2021-09-08* Really enjoying being able to stay “in touch” and current on my favorite island by reading TGI daily when I am not able to be on island! ### 5/5 — the garden island newspaper *2021-09-06* I love this paper! Very informative and well presented. It keeps me up to date when I’m off island. ### 5/5 — Happy Reader *2021-09-04* I love keeping up on the Island news. Especially since COVID epidemic world wide we aren’t able to visit in person. We love the Island and it’s people. ### 5/5 — TGI got it right. *2021-09-02, version 3.4.02* Well done! Just like a real newspaper only without using tree bark. Very efficient and ecological. Mahalo. ### 5/5 — Can be read as a regular newspaper *2021-08-25, version 3.4.02* Definitely prefer the app versus the website of the Garden Island. ### 5/5 — Perfect Local Paper *2021-06-04* With a crazy world out there, this news is refreshing. Not the actual news, that can be heart breaking, but the way it’s presented has so much Aloha. I wish more papers were like this one. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — No “local” news *2019-06-05, version 2.9.46* Really disappointing that what is considered local news actually refers to State wide news. That means that there pertaining to the island of Kawai ### 1/5 — Terrible *2019-01-07, version 2.8.26* I used to log in daily but now news story are not in chronological order. So I have to sort through old stories to get to new stories, all while getting hit with ads. Also there are lots of Hawaii stories mixed with Kauai stories. If I want state wide stories I would not be using The Garden Island ap! ### 1/5 — Needs to be fixed *2018-08-18, version 2.8.26* Can’t see any pictures for months! Tried to reinstall it and still no luck. Miss local news actually being local. This used to be a great way to keep updated on the goings on of our island. Disappointing to say the least. ### 1/5 — Terrible *2018-05-03, version 2.8.26* The wprst ### 1/5 — broken after iOS9 *2015-09-20, version 2.0.5* worked fine before but not after iOS 9 update ### 1/5 — Articles will not open on iPad Mini. *2015-06-18, version 2.0.4* Please fix so we can open on iPad Mini. I would have rated 5 stars, but app is useless without the fix. ### 1/5 — The app quit working on June 9th. *2015-06-12, version 2.0.4* The app quit working on June 9th. You can see story titles, but you can't open them on an IPad Air. ### 1/5 — Doesn't work anymore. Articles won't open *2015-06-11, version 2.0.4* Starting June 9, 2015, articles won't open. ### 1/5 — Doesn't Work *2015-06-10, version 2.0.4* Just updated TGI on iPad mini running iOS 8.3 and can not open any articles. ### 1/5 — Keeps crashing *2014-10-06, version 2.0.3* The ap may be good, but all mine does is show an ad for longs then shuts down. Too bad. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Much much better *2025-12-03, version 3.18.27* App runs really well ### 5/5 — Keeping Informed *2025-11-25* Every morning I look forward to reading the articles in the garden island. It keeps me informed on what is happening on our island. It prepares me to know what days to get an early start regarding road closures. It also allows me to choose activities during the week, especially the Christmas Craft Fairs. ### 5/5 — Staying Current *2025-05-18, version 3.18.05* Great news app with a small town newspaper vibe ### 5/5 — Staying in touch *2025-05-04* Really enjoying being able to stay “in touch” and current on my favorite island by reading TGI daily when I am not able to be on island! ### 5/5 — TGI review *2024-09-30* Helps me keep track of paradise until the day I can move to Kauai!!! NEVER miss the printed paper when I’m there and wish I could get it in Michigan 😊 ### 5/5 — Informative *2024-05-24, version 3.11.03* Enjoy reading this publication ### 5/5 — Much much better *2024-03-08* App runs really well ### 5/5 — Updated on the News on Kauai *2023-06-08* Enjoying all the Articles so happy to see familiar faces back home. Can’t wait to return to my Home Island. ### 5/5 — A wonderful alternative to costly Paper/recycling! *2023-01-31* I love this version of the Garden Island. So easy to reference and so valuable for the local look at what happens. Island voices. I prefer more local viewpoints, but it now goes through Honolulu oversight, so not as intimate as it once was. Nevertheless, the best thing on Island. Though I confess For Kaua’i should also be included. ### 5/5 — Great App *2022-09-14, version 3.6.03* Great App Thank You --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-20.*