Area Playwrights Win Big In Annual Contest
Kumu Kahua Theatre and UH Manoa’s Theatre and Dance department have selected two playwrights with West Oahu ties as winners of the 2014 Playwriting Contest. Aiea-born Susan Soon He Stanton won the...
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Send West Oahu items to cchang@midweek.com by July 9 to be considered for the July 16 edition. * SCHOOL SUPPLIES From July 7 to 11, Prudential Locations Oahu welcomes donates of school supplies at its...
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Golf Tourney Celebrates Hawaii’s Filipino Community
Sharing Notes …Sen. Michelle Kidani Enriching our cultural heritage Hawaii’s rich Asia/Pacific ethnic diversity is something that makes our state unique among others in the U.S., and on any given...
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Shopping Center Announces New Tenant, Secures Management
A rendering of Ka Makana Alii, which will break ground later this year in Kapolei. Photo courtesy of DeBartolo Development. Macy’s recently signed on as an anchor tenant for Ka Makana Alii, a Kapolei...
View Article‘Raw’ But Skilled Charger VB Team Works On Rebuilding
Inexperience will be the first opponent for the Pearl City girls volleyball team this fall, as it’s in “rebuild” mode, according to head coach Bryan Camello. As far as skills go, however, the girls...
View ArticlePrincipals Tackle Leader Hurdles
The state Department of Education has formed a new group to tackle barriers to effective leadership, and among the members are four administrators from West Oahu schools. Area members are Mauka Lani...
View ArticleOIA Puts Yoshida On All-conference Team
Alyssa Yoshida displayed her knack for finishing scoring plays time after time last season for the Kapolei girls soccer team. Her nine tallies were a big lift for a team that went 13-4 overall en route...
View ArticleWaikele Golf Tourney To Aid Local Nonprofit
Golfers who tee off in the Finance Factors Family of Companies Charity Golf Tournament Aug. 28 will be helping Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii. All proceeds from the 2014 tourney, set for 10:30 a.m. at...
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Focus on West Oahu
Hawaii's Plantation Village kicked off bon dance season June 14 with its annual O-bon Celebration, attracting crowds that danced and enjoyed the lantern ceremony and samplings from the food vendors....
View ArticleLions Collecting School Supplies In Wahiawa
The Wahiawa Lions are accepting school supplies and cash donations for the benefit of needy children attending area schools. Donations are welcome from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and July 26 at Wahiawa...
View ArticleTesoro Helping To ‘Fuel Dreams’
Sending an athlete to Special Olympics will be as easy as pumping gas until Aug. 5. Five West Oahu Tesoro2Go locations (and others across the island) have teamed up with Special Olympics Hawaii to...
View ArticleClinics Installing Pet Microchips
A microchip in a furry friend can save time, money and possibly even lives, if a pet gets separated from its owner. That’s why Windward veterinarians, in partnership with Hawaiian Humane Society, are...
View ArticleCivil Club Dinner & Auction To Honor Distinguished Threesome
Ko’olaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club’s 2014 Distinguished Kama’aina dinner and auction will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. Aug. 3 at He’eia State Park, where the club will honor Dr. Solomon Nalua’i, Jo-Ann...
View ArticleKalaheo Basketball Shaping Up With Summer Competition
With the recent addition of standout Kaleb Gilmore, Kalaheo boys basketball head coach Alika Smith knows practices will be intense next season. He’s been seeing as much on a daily basis as Gilmore’s...
View ArticleLaukani Soccer Team Impresses A National AYSO Audience
Luck was on the side of Laukani girls soccer team when its number came up last spring in a lottery that led to the Aiea-based team accepting an invitation to the 2014 American Youth Soccer Organization...
View ArticleRail Will Help Accommodate West Oahu’s Growth
Reflections …Sen.Will Espero Growth in Ewa In 1989, I bought my first house in the Ewa by Gentry community for $159,000. It has been 25 years, and Gentry Homes is still building homes in Ewa Beach for...
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Waha Nui – 7/16/14
Shriners Hospitals for Children-Honolulu has made Wahia wa’s Dr. Craig Ono its new chief of staff. Craig is an orthopaedic surgeon and professor at UH medical school who’s been at Shriners since 1992,...
View ArticleUpcoming OIA Football Season Brings Challenge, Opportunity
In prep football, there’s always a season within the season — the critical games that make or break a team’s year. With the release of the OIA schedule for 2014, MidWeek‘s Central Oahu Islander breaks...
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Ho‘ala Student’s Environmental Plea Wins State Essay Contest
Contest winner Kate Welch. Courtesy photo. Ho’ala School seventh-grader Kate Welch was selected as a winner in the 2014 My Hawaii Story Contest, a creative writing competition open to all middle school...
View ArticleHaleiwa Preps For 17th ArtFest
If it’s art, you’ll find it at the 17th annual Summer ArtFest this weekend at Haleiwa Beach Park. The free festival runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m Sunday, featuring more than...
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