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Focus on West Oahu
Halau Hula Olana of Aiea performed at Polynesian Cultural Center Jan. 18 during the 24th annual Moanikeala Hula Festival. The festival honors PCC’s first kumu hula, Aunty Sally Moanikeala Wood Naluai....
View ArticleCalm Demeanor Keeps Kapolei Soccer Team At The Top
With the OIA Red girls soccer tournament semifinals set to be played in its own stadium, not to mention a potential TV appearance, the pressure must have been on Kapolei last week when it met Moanalua...
View ArticleWest Oahu Highlights
Send West Oahu items to cchang@midweek.com or fax them to 585-6324 by Feb. 5 to be considered for the Feb. 12 edition. • BLOOD DRIVES Ha-waii Blood Bank has donor drives from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 4...
View ArticleCougars, Falcons Bringing Their Best To State Tourneys
For the Kaiser girls soccer and the Kalani girls basketball teams, no week is bigger than this one, as both will play in their respective state tournaments. Previews of both teams are below. Kaiser...
View Article‘Team First’ Key For Lady Knights On Eve Of State Soccer Finals
Castle girls soccer head coach Millie Dydasco wasn’t sure when the Knights last made it to the state tournament, but she knows how they did it this year. “The girls’ unselfishness is what has really...
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Focus on Windward Oahu
◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 6 Stacie and David Knight had the grand opening for Knight’s Isshin-Ryu Karate & Kobudo Jan. 15 with a ceremonial purification and dancers from Hawaii Okinawan...
View ArticleClasses Now In Kailua For Little Rembrandts
Kailua parents looking for extracurricular activities for their children can add KidzArt to that list. The international education company specializes in art curriculum, with a dash of life skills. Its...
View ArticleFish, Coastline Topics Of Hanauma Bay Talks
Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve presents free public lectures each Thursday night this month on a variety of UH Sea Grant-supported UH graduate trainee research projects. The programs begin at 6:30 p.m. in...
View Article‘WOW’ Engineering In Waipahu
In an effort to introduce young students to engineering, the University of Hawaii Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Collegiate Section will host “WOW! That’s Engineering!” from 8 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. Feb....
View ArticleWhat’s Up in Windward Oahu
Wednesday February 5 Nutrition Deadline is today to register for Marie Riley’s “Nutrition and Chi Kung,” set for 9:45 a.m. Feb. 12 in Hale Kuhina 106 at WCC. Fee is $12. Call 235-7433. Kaneohe book...
View ArticleSurfriders In State Hoops Finals
Should the Kailua girls basketball team make a run in this week’s Division I state tournament, its collective cohesiveness would be a huge factor, and nothing would please head coach Mandy Llamedo...
View Article‘Horror’ Predicted For Kaimuki Stage
Aliens are coming to town Feb. 21-March 9, live on stage, as Kaimuki High School Performing Arts Center presents its spring musical, The Rocky Horror Show. (A sneak peek is at 5 p.m. Saturday at Kahala...
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Yearly Ceremony Honors Ewa’s Casualties Of War
By Rep. Bob McDermott Everyone remembers the attack on Pearl Harbor, but only a few know that on that fateful day, the fighting occurred all over Oahu. One of those battles took place at the Ewa...
View ArticleMCF Contest For Young Artists
With its eye on a future “culture and arts hale” for the area, Maunalua Communities Foundation is fostering some creativity now with its annual MCF art contest. All creative kids in grades K-8 are...
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Legislative Aide Running For City Council To Represent District 8
Brandon Elefante Brandon Elefante, who was born and raised in Aiea, set off for college on the Mainland after graduating from Aiea High School. But it wasn’t long before he returned to the Islands, and...
View ArticleRestoration, Demolition Of Kawamoto Homes Now Under Way
The post-nightmare restoration of Kahala has begun, with Realtors engaged, demolition under way and various infamous statues now in the hands of others. After A&B Properties announced last...
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Kapolei Art Program Offers Creative Outlet For Keiki, Adults
A class from KidzArt Kapolei shows off their artwork. Photo courtesy KidzArt Kapolei. After four years of serving in the U.S. Air Force, Narcisa Johnson recently established KidzArt in Kapolei to help...
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WCC Opens New Annex For Veterinary Studies
Gov. Neil Abercrombie and ‘first dog’ Kanoa get a first look at Windward Community College’s new Vet Tech learning facility Jan. 31 with state Sen. Jill Tokuda (left) and Sen. Clayton Hee, who bonds...
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Waha Nui – 2/12/14
Now in its fundraising and development stage, the film project I Am Haloa will feature Kaneohe kalo activist Daniel Anthony leading three Kamehameha seniors on a journey to explore their ancestral link...
View Article‘Discover Kualoa’ With Games, Tours Saturday
It’s time for the second part of the three-months-long Windward festival celebrating Makahiki season. Discover Kualoa will present the history and cultural legacy of Ka’a'awa from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m....
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