Annual Hula Festival Comes To PCC
Hula halau from all over the state, and as far as Japan, will convene Saturday at Polynesian Cultural Center’s 24th annual Moanikeala Hula Festival, set for 10 a.m.-2 p.m in its Pacific Theater. The...
View ArticleCoach York Reflects On Trojans’ Successful 2013 Season
With his team just a few plays away from a Division I state football title Nov. 23, Mililani head football coach Rod York had much to reflect on recently when he rang in the new year. He also had to...
View ArticleLeilehua And Mililani Ready For A Possible OIA Red Rematch
With the OIA Red girls basketball tournament set to begin next week, MidWeek‘s Central Oahu Islander looks at the prospects for Leilehua and Mililani. Pairings for the tournament, which runs through...
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PetSmart Mililani Donates Aquarium To Family Promise Center
PetSmart employees Tabitha Pratt (from left) and Jessica Vogelhut with Mary Saunders, Family Promise of Hawaii executive director, and volunteer coordinator Lauren Balkin – and the new aquarium. Photo...
View ArticleCentral Oahu Highlights
Email Central Oahu calendar items to cchang@midweek.com or fax them to 585-6324. The next edition is Jan. 29, and the deadline is Jan. 22. * BLOOD DRIVES Hawaii Blood Bank has donor drives from 8 a.m....
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Focus on Central Oahu
Mahina Chillingworth and Bruce Naluai from Da Hui protest the parking closure Dec. 8 at Lanikea Beach. The city erected cement barricades at the popular swimming and surfing spot because of heavy foot...
View ArticleReynolds Reopens Its Hauula Recycling Site
Koolauloa can once again recycle with ease: Hauula Certified Redemption Center has reopened at 54-290 Kamehameha Hwy. The center operates from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and closes noon to 1:30...
View ArticleWhat’s Up in Windward Oahu
Wednesday January 22 Seabird help Kailua Sailboards and Kayaks, in partnership with the state, sponsors a Mokulua/Popia Island seabird habitat restoration today and Thursday morning. Volunteer space is...
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Focus on Windward Oahu
Karen Kralovansky (left) and Anela Lani Grace Belegaud (right), who won the fancy hat contest, and Pat Blaine, who won a bottle of ‘Downton Abbey’ wine, pose in period costumes with a 1930 Ford Model A...
View ArticleArea Teachers Achieve National Certification
Hawaii’s public schoolteachers are rising in their profession through national certification – an achievement that shows rigorous, peer-reviewed performance. “We’re thrilled to celebrate the...
View ArticleKapolei Salon Seeks Prom Wear
This Sunday the community has a chance to help girls from West Oahu schools to attend their proms – including Kapolei, Campbell High, Waianae and Nanakuli high schools, American Renaissance and Island...
View ArticlePearl City Lions Breakfast Feb. 8
All area residents and their sweethearts are invited to Pearl City Lions Club’s eighth annual Valentine’s Breakfast, set for 6:30 to 10:30 a.m. Feb. 8 in the Pearl City High School cafeteria. On the...
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Pearl City’s Fukumoto Wins Prestigious National Math Award
Laura Fukumoto Pearl City resident Laura Fukumoto, a fifth-grade teacher at Aliamanu Elementary School, has won the national Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching, and it isn’t hard...
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Pearl City Students Tackle Alien Algae At Paiko Lagoon Sanctuary
Editor’s Note: The article below was submitted by Ginger Kamisugi, a staff member at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic School. Students in grades 6-8 at Our Lady of Good Counsel boarded two buses Dec....
View ArticleWest Teams Contending For OIA Girls Soccer Crown This Week
History has a way of repeating itself, which is a comforting thought for West Oahu girls high school soccer teams. Scan the time-line, and it will show that only one team from the East (Moanalua in...
View ArticleWest Oahu Highlights
Send West Oahu items to cchang@midweek.com or fax them to 585-6324 by Jan. 22 to be considered for the Jan. 29 edition. * SOVEREIGNTY Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale Neighborhood Board sponsors part one...
View ArticleCollege To Recognize Ewa Resident As Distinguished Alumnus
Honolulu Community College will honor the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters next month and four distinguished alumni for their professional achievements and contributions to the community. Among...
View ArticlePearl City Standouts Now Shining On Chaminade’s Court
Former Pearl City stand-outs Sabrina Angle and Glacen Florita are two reasons why the Chargers thrived on the basketball court during their prep years. A couple of years later, the pair now are having...
View ArticleLions Collect Used Eyeglasses
Lions clubs across Oahu are conducting a collection drive for used eyeglasses from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at selected stores, including three West Oahu Walmart stores: Pearl City, Waipahu and...
View ArticleQueen’s Job Fair This Saturday
The Queen’s Medical Center-West Oahu is slated to open in the spring, and Queen’s Health Systems is looking to staff the new facility now, as well as fill openings at its Honolulu location. To find new...
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