Hammer Trophy At Stake In Castle-Kailua Contest Friday
Hawaii prep football fans didn’t have to wait long to view a variety of marquee matchups in 2013, with several having already played out over the first two weeks, including last weekend’s game between...
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A former Department of Defense police officer at Kaneohe Marine base, Derek Hinkley of Kaneohe, has graduated from Officer Candidate School in Newport, R.I. as a Navy ensign. Derek also has degrees...
View ArticleToo many visitors
Dear Editor, The increasing number of Japanese tourists coming daily to Kailua is raising great concerns. I think the community wants to welcome visitors, but this is our home, and it is really getting...
View ArticleJohnson Foundation Boosts Environmental Lessons For Keiki
Kahuku musician Jack Johnson has again put his money where his heart is with a $5,000 gift to Partners in Development Foundation (PIDF). The donation, presented this past spring, supports PIDF’s Tutu...
View ArticleWindward Football Action — From Kaneohe To Salt Lake City
By the time this weekend runs its course, the OIA Red East and White races already will be taking shape. A look at the key match-ups involving Windward schools is below. Kailua High at Moanalua: 7 p.m....
View ArticleLady Mustangs Form United Front For Volleyball Season
If the Kalaheo girls volleyball team somehow comes undone this fall, it will have to come from the outside. As far as team unity goes, the Lady Mustangs are firmly in the right place, according to...
View ArticleSept. 8 Races To Help Windward Clubhouse
Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii's Windward Clubhouse welcomes all ages for its Sept. 8 annual benefit: a Half Marathon/5K and Keiki Race in Kailua. Three-year-olds in the 2012 keiki 100-yard dash...
View ArticleKBG Aug. 28 Luncheon Focuses On Agriculture
Rep. Jessica Wooley Kaneohe Business Group will learn about the state of agriculture at its luncheon meeting today (Aug. 28) at Pohai Nani. The program runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the...
View ArticleAnti-Bullying Training Sept. 6
Mental Health America of Hawaii will conduct an all-day workshop for adults on “Stop Youth Suicide and Bullying” Sept. 6 at the Windward school district office at King Intermediate School. The...
View ArticleWhat’s Up in Windward Oahu
Wednesday August 28 Movie night Kaneohe Library screens the free animated Rapunzel film Tangled at 6 p.m. in the library basement with free popcorn for all. Call 233-5676. Power hour Ameriprise...
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Karsten Zane dances to 'Hana Waimea' at I Love Hula in Kailua. Kumu hula Wanda Akiu and her Halau Hula Pa'akea Wai Lehua entertained at the free monthly show Aug. 11 at Kailua Town Center. Next up is...
View ArticleCivic Club In Rebuilding Mode After Stone Ahu Vandalized
Among the proud participants at the July 27 groundbreaking and blessing of the stone boundary marker at Castle Junction were (from left) Kahu Aaron Mahi, Chuck Burrows, Mahealani Cypher, Oswald...
View ArticleKokokahi Y To Celebrate New Look at Sept. 14 Community Fair
YWCA of Oahu will unveil its new Kaneohe facility at a free Kokokahi Community Fair, set for Sept. 14 on Kaneohe Bay Drive. The 11-acre Kokokahi campus, with views of the bay and the Koolaus, is...
View ArticleArea Musicals, Drama Win Pookela Nods
The “Stars’ Night Out” dinner and show Aug. 12 at Koolau Golf Club brought recognition to several Oahu theater groups, including Hawaii Pacific University and Paliku Theatre at Windward Community...
View Article‘Cool Nights’ Seeking Vendors
The fifth annual party for a cause is coming up next month, and there’s still room for more sponsors, vendors and donors to sign up for the Windward side’s biggest philanthropic block party that...
View ArticleMakai Firm’s Thermal Energy Talks At Summit
Makai Ocean Engineering Inc. will present three aspects of ocean thermal energy conversion technology to an international conference Sept. 9-11 in Honolulu. The Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit...
View ArticleKailua Girls Volleyball Coach Praises Community Support
After earning a Division II state tournament berth last fall, and finishing as runner-up in the OIA White, hopes are once again high for the Kailua volleyball team this fall. This time it will look to...
View ArticleOIA Red East Games Critical At Mid-season In Windward
This weekend is the midway point of the OIA’s Red East season for most teams, the outcome of their games should figure big for Castle, Kailua and Kahuku. Kalaheo’s game with Pearl City should figure...
View ArticleHPU To Hold Auditions For Moliere’s ‘Tartuffe’
Hawaii Pacific University will present one of Moliere’s most famous and entertaining comedies, Tartuffe, this fall, and its drama department will conduct auditions for it at 7 p.m. Friday, and noon...
View ArticleWhat’s Up in Windward Oahu
Wednesday September 4 Fresh poi Kako’o ‘Oiwi takes orders for fresh poi until noon today from its Heeia lo’i at $5 per half-pound container of pa’i'ai or one-pound bag of poi. Hoio (fiddlehead) fern...
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