Ocean Tips At Kainalu Academy
Students interested in touring North Shore’s famed beaches should consider Kainalu Academy: two five-day camps in August focused on ocean safety, recreation and education, and based at Turtle Bay....
View ArticleTesoro Helps Special Olympics
Sending an athlete to Special Olympics will be as easy as pumping gas until Aug. 5. Four Central Oahu Tesoro2Go locations (and others across the island) have teamed up with Special Olympics Hawaii to...
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Troops Back From Afghanistan Post
Nearly 200 soldiers from the 65th Engineer Battalion reunite with family and friends at Wheeler Army Airfield after completing a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt....
View ArticleOcean Tips At Kainalu Academy
Windward Community College’s Ian Masterson will team up next month with UH-Manoa’s Dolan Eversole to offer the Turtle Bay-based Kainalu Academy — two five-day camps focused on ocean safety, recreation...
View ArticleBig Bird To Visit Imaginarium
The newest stars at Hokulani Imaginarium aren’t from outer space. Sesame Street’s Big Bird and Elmo headline a brand-new show at the planetarium called “One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure.”...
View ArticleMen’s Night Doubles No Ka Oi
Even if the tennis weren’t superb, fans of Kailua Racquet Club’s annual Men’s Night Doubles Tournament would still have the backdrop to enjoy. Without exception, they always have both: the attractive...
View ArticleBurger Chains Assist Students
McDonald’s Restaurants of Hawaii has been rewarding its student employees with scholarships for nearly 20 years, and this time three recent West Oahu graduates are among the state’s nine winners....
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Partnership Lights Spark In Students
Getting set to launch a drone are (from left) Herb Lee Jr., Ted Ralston and Pookela Academy student Franklin Root, who is handling the remote controls. The academy’s outdoor classroom is one of several...
View ArticleFilm On Fire Ants Friday In Kahaluu
Oahu Invasive Species Committee will present the documentary Little Fire Ants in Hawaii at 7 p.m. Friday at KEY Project pavilion in partnership with KEY and its Waihee Ahupua’a Initiative — an...
View ArticleFilCom’s Kundiman 808 Promotes Healthy Youth Relationships
Filipino Community Center brings back Kundiman 808 for the second year this Sunday from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at its Waipahu headquarters on Mokuola Street. The event will feature poetry, music, Filipino...
View ArticleIroquois Point Project Earns National Honors
The concerted efforts of local companies that successfully restored the beach at Iroquois Point in June 2013 have gained national recognition. American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA)...
View ArticleOIA Revamp Means New Opponents in Windward Football
Prep football’s 2014 season will be one of new beginnings for Oahu Interscholastic Association, since the league crowned last year’s champions Kaiser (Division II) and Mililani (DI). The league decided...
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Focus on Windward Oahu
HMSA presented its 2014 Kaimana Scholarships June 14 at the convention center to 21 student athletes across the state, including $3,000 to Casey Doyle of Le Jardin Academy (left), $3,000 to...
View ArticleProm Dress Drive At West Salon
If you’ve got a prom dress lying around unused, you can donate it to girls in need — and have fun while doing it. From 3 to 5 p.m. this Sunday, Beautiville Salon, Spa and Beautique in Kapolei welcomes...
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Makakilo/Kapolei Mustang All-Stars capture state title, head for PONY Western...
Meet the Kapolei All-Stars Mustang Division team that won the PONY Hawaii Region state title (for ages 9-10) on Maui in June. They are (front, from left) Aaron Yeung, ‘Imiloa Koka, Torin McKean, Cade...
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Kapolei Youths Honored For Academics, Art, STEM Work
Among Kapolei Middle School’s 192 recipients of this year’s Po’okela Award are (from left) Rusty Neitzel (grade 7), Hunter Copp (grade 7), Cody Liu (grade 6) and Rachelle Lariba (grade 8). The students...
View ArticleWest Oahu Highlights
Send West Oahu items to cchang@midweek.com by July 23 to be considered for the July 30 edition. * KAPOLEI DANCE The Kapolei chapter of Hawaii Ballroom Dance Association registers students at 7 p.m....
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Focus on West Oahu
Twin brothers Lawrence and Andrew Robello with their dogs Moe and Curly. Photos by Lawrence Tabudlo, ltabudlo@midweek.com. ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 4
View ArticleFootball Kicks Off Next Month With New West Matchups
In prep football, playing against an unfamiliar opponent is an added challenge — and a common occurrence in the OIA Red conference this fall, after the league realigned its two divisions in the...
View ArticleMarket Opens Drive For School Supplies
With back-to-school shopping underway, Makeke Kapolei asks that families remember others who may not be able to afford school supplies for their keiki. At this Thursday’s farmers’ and green market,...
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