Waha Nui – 12/10/14
Hawaii Kai’s Roxanne Cassidy (Punahou 2009, Boston College 2013) has reported to Baham, Cameroon, her Peace Corps station for 27 months, where she’ll help the villagers via health and nutrition...
View Article‘The Nutcracker’ Showcases Hawaii State Ballet Alumni
Hawaii State Ballet showcases some of its accomplished alumni — all previous, longtime members of Hawaii State Ballet Junior Company — in this year’s production of The Nutcracker. Directed by John...
View ArticleFab 48 Lands Kobayashi In ‘SI Kids’
Christopher Kobayashi’s all-consuming commitment to basketball began at an early age and with the help of one of Hawaii’s most decorated players. “I was 6 when I went to my first clinic at Holy...
View ArticleEast Oahu Highlights
Send East Oahu items to cchang@midweek.com by Dec. 15 for the Dec. 24 edition. • VEGGIES Author Patti Breitman discusses “Never Too Late to Go Vegan: Why and How to Make the Switch for a Better Life”...
View ArticleWest Sweeps Meth Art Contest
Leanza Toves Five area students recently were announced as winners of Hawaii Meth Project’s 2014 “Break the Ice” art contest, nearly sweeping the competition. The third annual contest invited middle...
View ArticleBring A Teddy, Meet ‘Kung Fu’ Characters
Shifu and Tigress of ‘Kung Fu Panda’ will make an appearance Saturday at Kapolei High School’s teddy bear drive. Photo from Audrey Swift. Kapolei High School will host a teddy bear drive from 8 a.m. to...
View ArticleWest Oahu Roundup
Janel Higuchi has been hired as business office manager for The Plaza Assisted Living at Pearl City. She will be responsible for overseeing The Plaza at Pearl City’s front desk operations, human...
View ArticleSabers JV Basketball Team Rallies To Help Neighbor
Pictured at the cleanup at Lourdes Torres’ home are (from left) Jomar Gapusan, Ryan Cabanilla, Kurt Fevella, Torres, Reggie Knowels, state Rep. Bob McDermott, Christian Corpuz and Campbell JV assistant...
View ArticleChargers Stronger After Preseason Run
Should the Pearl City High School girls basketball team’s best offense be its defense this season, it will be just fine with first-year head coach Kara Taniyama. The former Konawaena High School (on...
View ArticleCampbell Armed With Nine Seniors For Boys Soccer Play
If any team deserved a better fate in the win-loss column last season, it was the Campbell boys soccer team. While the Sabers posted another winning season at 6-5, it was a collection of missed...
View ArticleGive Thanks, Meet Santa This Eve
Santa Claus will make an appearance Dec. 24 at Battleship Missouri’s Center Pier and will pose for photos. (It’s free of charge, but bring your own camera). St. Nick will be perched on a special sleigh...
View ArticleWest Oahu Highlights
Send West Oahu items to cchang@midweek.com by Dec. 17 to be considered for the Dec. 24 edition, or call 529-4850. • CAROLS Karol’s Karolers sing holiday songs from around the world at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 15...
View ArticleLions Readying Parade For Ewa Beach March
Christmas parades are in full swing around West Oahu, and Ewa Beach Lions Club sponsors its annual parade at 10 a.m. Dec. 20. Festivities move from Ilima Intermediate (91-884 Fort Weaver Road) around...
View ArticleConcert Series Finale At Ko Olina
Hawaii Tourism Authority will close out its 2014 ‘Ahamele, a monthly Hawaiian music concert series at Ko Olina. ‘Ahamele will begin at 5 p.m. Saturday place at Kanihuonua at Ko Olina, located at...
View ArticleFocus on West Oahu
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View ArticlePolice Team Clears Kaneohe Campsites
The District 4 Community Policing Team launched a “many-pronged” initiative Dec. 5 behind Kaneohe Library with the goal to assist homeless people as well as clean up their illegal, unsanitary...
View ArticleTraffic Aid For Kailua Motorists
Holiday traffic can be a nightmare, but A&B Properties is posting off-duty police officers at intersections around Kailua now through Jan. 4 to help things run a little smoother. Officers are on...
View ArticleFocus on Windward Oahu
Bow Yee Tong, a long-time Chinese benevolent association in Kaneohe, presented a $600 donation to St. Ann's Project Share for holiday food distribution. The church program feeds more than 500 families...
View ArticleWomen Teach Girl Scouts About STEM, Nontraditional Jobs
Ashlee Sakamoto (from left) of Girl Scout Troop 84, Hayden Rice of Troop 445 and Jennifer Leong of Troop 293 participate in last month’s STEM Fest 2014 at Webling Elementary School in Aiea. Photo from...
View ArticleGo, Knights: Reunion Is At Rumours
Rumor has it that Castle High School’s classes of 1975 and 1976 will host a reunion party for all alumni Feb. 21 at Rumours nightclub, and reservations are due very soon. Committee members include...
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