Focus on West Oahu
Allison Augusta shows off a butterfly that landed on her hand in the Butterfly Pavillion at Pearlridge Center last month, to the delight of (from left) Liliana and Nick Augusta, Maile Chuberko and...
View ArticlePet Photo Exhibit Set For Waialua Library
The Friends of Waialua Public Library will sponsor a Pet Portrait Photography show and reception from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Aug. 8, featuring “great refreshments” and voting for the best pet photographs from...
View ArticleMililani-raised Author Revisits 1980s’ Hawaii In Debut Novel
Local author Monica Lee invites readers to take a journey through the “other side” of Hawaii during the 1980s in her first novel, Fricken Kids. She details the lives of three sisters – Wendy (12),...
View ArticlePolo Means A Good Time For All Ages On The North Shore
Divit Nielsen stomps down divots on the Mokuleia polo field with her dancing feet. Photos by Lawrence Tabudlo, ltabudlo@midweek.com. ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 4
View ArticleAnticipating OIA Central Football Action
In the world of prep football, there’s always a season within the season – the critical games that make or break a team’s year. For Leilehua and Mililani, the 2013 OIA Red West race figures once again...
View ArticleMililani Native Is State’s First Collegiate Acrobatics Coach
Keenyn Won. Photo courtesy HPU. Among the fastest-growing sports in the NCAA is acrobatics and tumbling. Hawaii Pacific University has vowed to be a part of that growth, announcing that the Sea...
View ArticleSpouses Conference Coming Soon To Schofield Barracks
The deadline is fast approaching for military spouses to sign up for the Oct. 5 Joint Spouses’ Conference (JSC) at Schofield Barracks. As a nonprofit, JSC’s purpose is to bring educational and...
View ArticlePineapple Festival Seeking For Exhibitors
The Wahiawa Pineapple Festival has free space available for nonprofit ethnic, culture/arts, educational and environmental groups. Participants must provide their own canopy, furnishings, electrical...
View ArticleMMA Fighters Head To Croatia
Two Mililani residents will make their way to Split, Croatia, Aug. 16-18 to participate in the 2013 FILA World Championships Grappling Pankration and Amateur MMA. Angela and Christian Lee (featured in...
View ArticleMililani Graduate Wins Horatio Alger Grant
A Central Oahu student has received the Horatio Alger Hawaii Scholarship. Rachel L. Miranda-Rivera, a Mililani High graduate, won a $5,000 scholarship last month to further her education. Recipients...
View ArticleWahiawa Lions Elect Officers
Wahiawa Lions Club installed its new officers and directors June 19 at Dot’s Restaurant in Wahiawa. Past district governor Dick Crislip of the Mililani club led the ceremonies, which included a...
View ArticleGreat Lawn talk story lands on Facebook
Dear Editor, We are happy to announce the latest tool on our quest to educate the broader public about the possible development of the last open space in the opening of Maunalua. This land has been...
View ArticleB.E.A.C.H. Gets A ‘Thumbs-up’
Receiving the Douglas Tom 'Thumbs-Up' Award from Kimbal Thompson of the Marine and Coastal Zone Advocacy Council (MACZAC) are B.E.A.C.H. co-founders Dean Otsuki (left) and Suzanne Frazer. Photo from...
View ArticleHanauma Thursday Talk Topics
Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve’s free public lectures this month and next are by graduate students and other experts researching coral reef ecosystems (August) and Hawaii’s marine environment (September)....
View ArticleWanted: Good Fishing Photos
A fishing photo contest is under way through Sept. 2 to find images that best express the rewards of sustainable fishing in America’s national marine sanctuaries. Sponsored locally by Hawaiian Islands...
View ArticleEast Oahu Highlights
Send items by fax to 585-6324 or email cchang@midweek.com. The next edition is Sept. 4, and deadline is Aug. 28. * BLONDE Diamond Head Theatre has added showings of Legally Blonde The Musical at 8 p.m....
View ArticleEast Oahu Football Action Seen Through Islander’s Spyglass
In prep football, there’s always the season within the season – the critical games that make or break a team’s year. With the recent release of OIA slate, MidWeek‘s East Oahu Islander breaks down the...
View ArticleMore Tools For East Oahu Traffic Jam-ups
The state extended its weekday Freeway Service Patrol last month for three miles and now reaches as far east at Ainakoa Avenue in Waialae. FSP’s mission is to safely clear disabled vehicles from the...
View ArticleChaminade To Face Baylor In Opening Hoops Play This Fall
Chaminade’s performance at the Maui Invitational last November, highlighted by an upset win over Texas in the first round, helped set the tone for another memorable season for the Silverswords, which...
View ArticleFocus on East Oahu
The Kaimuki-based HUGS held its second annual Sib-Camp (for siblings of seriously ill children) June 14-16 at YMCA Camp Erdman where keiki ages 7 to 13 enjoyed activities, games and camaraderie. Here...
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