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Waipahu-based Player Helps Keep Hawaii-Select Undefeated
Maegen Martin. Photo courtesy of Annette Leonardo. The relaxed air that often prevails in high school summer basketball games is nowhere to be found when the Hawaii-Select traveling All-Star team is on...
View ArticleSummer Concerts At Waimea
Waimea Valley’s Summer Concert Series continues July 27 with its second innovators concert. Scheduled to perform are Brother Noland Conjugacion, Ho’okena, John Cruz and Olomana. The innovators series...
View ArticleNew Absolut Art Has Food, Music And More In Haleiwa
Haleiwa is getting Absolut-ly artsy this month. The new July 19 third Friday party at Haleiwa Joe’s restaurant, Absolut Art, features local artists, art classes, a free photo booth, drinks and dancing...
View ArticlePet Microchips Cost $10 In July
During Microchip Madness Month in July, Central Oahu pet owners can have their pet microchipped for only $10 at a dozen veterinary clinics on Oahu, including one in Wahiawa. The annual partnership...
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Two Mililani Residents A Boon To The Community
Sen. Michelle Kidani We have had the opportunity this summer to recognize two Mililani residents who have truly made a difference – one through her professional career achievements and another as a...
View ArticleMililani Athlete Credits Dancing For Improved Footwork
The stellar footwork Sarah Liva displays when playing volleyball and basketball can be attributed in part to one of her other passions – dancing. “I compete in Tahitian dancing and I also dance hula,”...
View ArticleB2B Basketball Is Having An Impact
Among Patrick Basilio’s objectives when he took over the Mililani basketball program seven years ago was to help his players reach the college level. With six alumni having taken that next step over...
View ArticleCentral Oahu Highlights
Email Central Oahu event items to cchang@midweek.com or fax them to 585-6324. The next edition is July 31, and deadline is July 24. * NEIGHBORS Wahiawa-Whitmore Village Neighborhood Board meets at 7...
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Focus on Central Oahu
Hale Kula Elementary student and event emcee Brandon Foad addressed the gathering of educators, and civilian and military leaders July 1 to celebrate the school’s renovation project. The event included...
View ArticleHaleiwa Art Fest This Weekend
The North Shore once again plays host to Hawaii’s art community July 20-21 at the 16th annual Haleiwa Arts Festival. Taking place at Haleiwa Beach Park, the festival will feature about 130 juried...
View ArticleLions Collect School Supplies
Wahiawa Lions Club is collecting donations of school supplies to benefit needy children attending Wahiawa area school. Club members will be collecting the items from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 20 and 27 at...
View ArticlePearlridge Market Launches Aug. 17
Pearlridge Center is soon to be home to the Pearlridge Farmers’ Market, which will take place every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon, kicking off Aug. 17. The market is the fifth installment created by...
View ArticleFree B-day Passes For Military
To honor the birthdays of various military branches, Pearl Harbor Historic Sites will offer free pass days for active-duty armed forces members, retirees and their dependents on the birthday of their...
View ArticleKapolei ‘Spartea’ Helps Girls Afford Prom
Prom day 2014 is a ways off, but there’s a Kapolei beauty parlor planning for the season well ahead of time. While some young ladies will be dressed and ready, what happens when others don’t have the...
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Former Kapolei Resident Hopes T-shirts Are Ticket To Home
Daniel Kauahi at work as a dolly grip. Photo from Daniel Kauahi. Former Kapolei resident Daniel Kauahi is seeking support to make a dream come true. Now living in Los Angeles, he hopes to raise $8,000...
View ArticleFree Drinks For Keiki Saturday
Free Smoothie Day is set for 2 to 5 p.m. July 27 across the state, celebrated at all Jamba Juice locations, including its stores in Aiea Shopping Center, Ewa Town Center, Halekuai Center in Kapolei,...
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Planting Seeds Of Local Agricultural Resilience
Sen. Clarence Nishihara Today, we as a state import 85-90 percent of our food. This high number should be interpreted as a call to action for all of us. As the most remote island chain on earth, this...
View ArticleWest Oahu Highlights
Send West Oahu items to cchang@midweek.com or fax them to 585-6324 by July 24 to be considered for the July 31 edition. * NEIGHBORS Pearl City Neighborhood Board meets at 7 p.m. July 23 at Waiau...
View ArticleVeteran Badminton Coach Shares Passion With Newcomers
Andrew Tanabe never realized the rewards badminton would provide him when he was first exposed to the sport 60 years ago as a youth living in Wahiawa. “It was on the pineapple plantation when I was 9...
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Special Ed Teacher Named Na Ali‘i Head Volleyball Coach
Kory Toyozaki with nephew Chazten Alvarado and niece Karyna Alvarado. Photo from Kory Toyozaki. A new era in Aiea girls’ volleyball is set to begin next week as first-year head coach Kory Toyozaki and...
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