PCC’s Hukilau Marketplace To Open In ’15
Five years of renovations end January 2015 when Polynesian Cultural Center opens its Hukilau Marketplace, a new collection of restaurants and shops that will evoke old Laie. The 119,000-square-foot...
View ArticleLeilehua To Face Kailua Saturday; Mililani Plays McKinley
By JACK DANILEWICZ When the OIA opted to restructure its football conference in the off-season, exciting new matchups like this weekend’s Kailua-Leilehua and Mililani-McKinley games are just what the...
View ArticleHurricanes Cause Cancellations For Most Football Games
Among the prep football games cancelled last weekend because of Hurricanes Iselle and Julio were a couple of epic matchups featuring Mililani-Saint Louis and Leilehua-Punahou. Whether those games will...
View ArticleCentral Oahu Highlights
Email Central Oahu items to cchang@midweek.com by Aug. 20 for the Aug. 27 edition. * NATURE HELP Oahu Army Natural Resources Program seeks volunteers to remove weeds, collect seeds and plant native...
View ArticleCitizens Fight Crime At Kahuku Park ‘Walk’
Windward residents can take a stand against crime this weekend by attending the Community Combined Walk at Kahuku District Park. The District 4 event runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, sponsored by...
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Anti-bullying Bill Being Considered As City Policy
City Councilman Ron Menor with members of the Citizens’ Youth Patrol from the Boys & Girls Club’s Hale Pono Ewa Beach Clubhouse. Photo from Ron Menor. Ron’s Corner …City Councilman Ron Menor...
View ArticleYouths Can Work To Earn Grants
Here’s the deal: 500 hours can earn you $5,000. Harold K.L. Castle Foundation’s Windward Youth Leadership Fund puts a spin on the traditional grant-giving model, asking youth groups to conduct a...
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Focus on West Oahu
Kevin Dollins is excited to purchase a Dendrobium Hibiki 'Tiny Bubbles' orchid from Benny and Winnie Sambrano during last month's 63rd annual 'Orchid Carnival' presented by Ewa Orchid Society at Ewa...
View ArticleSurfriders Honor Longtime Coach, Teacher Alex Kane Aug. 30
The hours that Alex Kane spent at Kailua High football stadium made the facility something of a second home during his 32-year tenure at the school. And on Aug. 30, shortly after dusk, the school will...
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Red Raiders Add More Coaches
Two more of Kahuku High and Intermediate’s sports programs are in for a fresh start this school year under principal Pauline Masaniai. Melissa McGaughey has been hired as the head coach of the girls...
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Power Cookie Wins A Perfect 100 Score
Jalen Payongayong (left) and Kelsey Cruz took home gold medals and a perfect score at the FCCLA national conference. Photo from Jeffrey Sampson. Recent Kapolei High School graduates Kelsey Cruz and...
View ArticleHelping To Paint Over Area’s Scars
Kaneohe Skate Park will get a fresh coat of paint come Sept. 6, when volunteers team up with Kaneohe Community Family Center from 8 to 11:30 a.m. for its annual Graffiti Paint-Out & Community...
View ArticleBig mahalo for Arts Bonanza coverage
Dear Editor, I am the mother of Alexa and Presley Anderson, who put on the Youth Fine Arts Bonanza, covered in the Aug. 6 Windward Islander. The girls and I thought you captured their hearts and the...
View Article‘Cop on Top’ In Kaneohe, Aikahi
If shoppers look skyward when they go out Aug. 28, 29 and 30, they might find a police officer perched on high. Law enforcement officials have teamed up with Special Olympics Hawaii to raise money and...
View ArticleTeams Back In Play After Storm Threat Cancels Prep Games
The threatening weather that undermined prep football’s momentum in week one — with cancellations across the board — seems a distant memory now as Kahuku, Kailua and Kalaheo have returned to action....
View ArticleWhat’s Up in Windward Oahu
Send Windward items to cchang@midweek.com by Aug. 20 to be considered for the Aug. 27 edition. Wednesday August 20 Mental self-help United Self-Help sponsors a mental health support group at 5:30 p.m....
View ArticleHalf Marathon Sept. 7 For Boys & Girls Club
Running is good for you, and on Sept. 7, it also can help Windward children during the 33rd annual Windward Half Marathon. The event also includes a 5K and a keiki dash, and all of them benefit the...
View ArticleChoral Society Seeking Singers
All interested singers — soprano, alto, tenor or bass — are invited to Windward Choral Society’s open house rehearsal at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 2 in Kailua United Methodist Church’s Holman Hall. Founded in...
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Focus on Windward Oahu
The children of two Kailua High alumni (Tom Wolff and Peter Baird) have stayed buddies over the past 14 years, as shown in two photos provided by the Baird siblings' Kailua tutu. The earlier shot,...
View ArticlePrep Football: Windward Weekend Warriors Working Hard
Week three will be among the busiest in high school football, as all four Windward teams are in action this weekend. A look at the matchups for Castle, Kailua, Kahuku and Kalaheo is below. Kahuku...
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