Wahiawa Lions Look Ahead To April Feast
While Lions are known as hungry kings of the jungle in other parts of the world, in Central Oahu they have a reputation for feeding people breakfast, not eating them. The Mililani club just completed...
View ArticleFour Trojans Make OIA West’s First Team Soccer All-Stars
The Mililani boys soccer team has grown accustomed to receiving every opponent’s best effort, given its success rate through the years. Despite being a marked opponent in 2013-14, the Trojans delivered...
View ArticleTrojans, Mules Optimistic At Start Of Prep Baseball Season
Last season was one to remember for the OIA Red West, as the league claimed five of six available berths for the Division I state baseball tournament in May. Mililani and Leilehua once again hope to be...
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Focus on Central Oahu
Wahiawa resident Peter William Kawaimaka Lonoaea, a longtime performer at Polynesian Cultural Center and a Church College of Hawaii graduate, received the 2014 Kau I Ka Wekiu Award for his outstanding...
View ArticleObamacare Help In Waimanalo
Waimanalo Health Center will conduct its final information session on the Affordable Care Act at 6 p.m. Thursday in its Goebert Training Center. All interested and/or eligible residents are welcome to...
View ArticleWhat’s Up in Windward Oahu
Wednesday March 19 Caregiver support Ohana Caregiver Support Group meets at 9 a.m. at Queen Liliuokalani Children’s Center on Haiku Road. Call 234-2207. Auditions Lanikai Mortgage Players hold...
View ArticleFun For All Ford Fans Sunday At McKenna’s
Hawaii’s largest and oldest all-Ford car show comes to Kailua this Sunday with a display of 60 vehicles at Mike McKenna’s Windward Ford. The 22nd annual Mustang Madness show is open from 9 a.m. to 4...
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Focus on Windward Oahu
Annie Cusick Woods, a director and writer for children's theaters, performed her story, 'Auntie Martha and the Nene,' in observance of Read Across America Day March 3 at Le Jardin Academy. Photo by...
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Coaching Roster Has Major Change At Kahuku High School
Kahuku coach Lee Leslie It’s official. Kahuku High School confirmed last week that Lee Leslie is the school’s new head football coach. Leslie’s hiring, which was originally reported by MidWeek‘s sister...
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Waipahu Students Gaining ‘LifeSmarts’
By PAIGE TAKEYA Quick, answer this: What’s the most environmentally friendly type of household heating? Is it natural gas, electric baseboards or coal? And what kind of seafood contains the most...
View ArticleKendama Pros Visit Pearlridge
Top kendama professionals from the Mainland and Japan will show off their skills during the Yo-Dama! Festival Friday through Sunday at Pearl-ridge Center. World-famous experts attending are Takeshi...
View ArticleGetting To Know Toastmasters
The Kapolei chapter of international communication and leadership development group Toastmasters will have an open house from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at the Kapolei State Building in room 111....
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New Veterinarian Is Purrfect Answer For Kapolei Pet Owners
Kapolei Pet Hospital is open right ‘meow,’ following its March 8 grand opening. Here are two recent patients. Photo courtesy Kapolei Pet Hospital. Pet owners and others in the community welcomed...
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Halawa’s Tire Wall Stops Erosion, Clears Way For Native Plants
About 15 volunteers from Engineers Without Borders, Friends of Halawa Xeriscape Garden and Board of Water Supply joined forces March 8 to continue building a tire wall designed to prevent erosion on...
View Article‘Shimabukuro’ Film, Talk Set At UH-WO
University of Hawaii – West Oahu hosts a film screening of the award-winning documentary Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings from 12:30 to 2 p.m. today (March 19) in building D237. Director Tadashi...
View ArticleEating Pizza Supports Robotics
Hawaii Technology Academy’s robotics team is gearing up for next month’s National VEX IQ competition in Anaheim, Calif. Residents can help the team raise money for their trip by dining at Shakey’s...
View ArticleWest Oahu Highlights
Send West Oahu items to cchang@midweek.com or fax them to 585-6324 by March 19 to be considered for the March 26 edition. * FAIRY GRANDMA “Fairy Godmother” Susie Roth entertains preschoolers with...
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Pearl City Sophomore Standout Just Bowled A Perfect Game
Chelsi Morishige A relaxed air usually surrounds Chelsi Morishige as she goes about her day. When the Pearl City sophomore steps on to the bowling alley, however, her assertive side takes over. “When...
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Focus on West Oahu
Seventh-graders at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Pearl City recently spent two weeks lugging around 5-pound bags of flour to simulate what might be like to have a baby to care for. The students were...
View ArticleMililani Prechools Are Nationally Accredited
Mililani’s first and oldest preschool – Mililani Presbyterian Preschool – has joined the list of schools to earn accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)...
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