West Oahu Highlights
Send West Oahu items to cchang@midweek.com by May 13 to be considered for the May 20 edition, or call 529-4850. • HEALTHY Mokichi Okada Association offers Healthy Monday wellness activities from 8:30...
View ArticleAiea Softball Prepares For DII State Championships
Twelve teams will take part in this week’s Division II State Softball Championships, and 11 of them will have the same mindset: Catch Nanakuli. You can count Aiea among those teams. It was Nanakuli who...
View ArticleChargers Look To Rebuild For 2015 Football Season
With the exception of his loyal assistant coaches, Pearl City head football coach Robin Kami hasn’t seen a lot of familiar faces this offseason. Indeed, when the Chargers open their 2015 season in...
View ArticleTwo West Scouts Earn Gold Honors
West Honolulu Girl Scout Troop 415 struck gold this spring as two members received their Gold awards during an April 25 ceremony at Central Union Church. The award is considered the highest honor in...
View ArticleKapolei Mission Celebrates Founder
Kapolei Buddhist Sangha invites everyone to its annual Gotan-e Service at 10 a.m. May 17, celebrating the birth of the founder of Shin Buddhism. Shinran Shonin lived from 1173 to 1262, and his life and...
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Efforts To Fund Early Learning, Area Schools
By Sen. Michelle Kidani Notes from the Capitol With the adjournment of the legislative session last week, I am able to report on some of the measures that will affect us in Senate District 18. When I...
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Pet Walk, Summer Fair Perfect For Pups And People
Pups can immerse themselves in water play June 7 at the West Oahu Pet Walk & Summer Fair. PHOTO COURTESY POI DOGS & POPOKI. Pets (and their families) on the Leeward side can look forward to the...
View Article‘Olelo Names Video Winners
Four entries from West Oahu video teams made it to the winner’s circle in the 2015 ‘Olelo Youth Xchange Video Competition, which announced all winners May 4. Receiving high-definition Sony digital...
View ArticleAT&T Joins Ka Makana Ali‘i
DeBartolo Development announced April 28 the addition of AT&T to Ka Makana Ali‘i, the 1.4-million-square-foot regional mall slated to open in West Oahu next year. “The addition of AT&T to the...
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Xeriscape Garden Offers ‘Simple’ Tips
Halawa Xeriscape Garden hosts a gardening workshop May 23 featuring five steps to maintaining a beautiful garden. PHOTO COURTESY HALAWAXERISCAPE GARDEN. Spring is in the air, and Halawa Xeriscape...
View ArticlePali Momi Earns NAPBC Accreditation
National Accreditation Program for Breast Cancer (NAPBC) has granted the Women’s Center at Pali Momi Medical Center in Aiea a three-year accreditation. The certification is awarded only to centers that...
View ArticleSchofield Plant Would Back Up Field Station Kunia, More
The U.S. Army is collecting public input on the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the construction and operation of a 50-megawatt biofuel-capable power generation plant at Schofield...
View ArticleMuseum Offers Flight School
Pacific Aviation Museum has a number of educational events suitable for keiki and their families. Open Cockpit Day runs from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in Hangar 79, and guests can try on flight...
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Show Inspires H2O Heroes
Join ninja opae shrimp Holokai and o‘opu fish Apoha as they teach keiki about water pollution and how to be everyday water heroes in the memorable puppet show ‘The Journey Home’ May 28 at Waipahu...
View ArticleJunior Lifeguard Signups
Hawaiian Lifeguard Association, Kama‘aina Kids, Na Kama Kai and North Shore Lifeguard Association are teaming up to improve water safety among West Oahu keiki. The Oahu Junior Lifeguard Program hosts...
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Pearl Highlands Center Welcomes European Wax Center
European Wax Center owners Jennifer and David Pang celebrated the opening of the Pearl Highlands Center location last month. PHOTO FROM JENNIFER PANG. European Wax Center opened its first Hawaii...
View ArticleWest Oahu 2015 Baseball Honors, All-Stars Revealed
Aiea pitcher Jarred Uyeda has been named OIA Division II Baseball Player of the Year. Uyeda was one of the catalysts for an Aiea team that recently delivered the school its first Title since 2006. Na...
View ArticleWest Oahu Softball Standouts Sign With Silverswords
Graduation hit the Chaminade University softball team hard in the off-season, as the Silverswords lost eight seniors, including six position starters as well as both starting pitchers. Chaminade...
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Waipahu Students Learn Gospel Music History
Waipahu High teacher and student activities coordinator Joy Takara (from left) with students Clarissa Gomez, Sally Millon, Mc Erl Dave Andres, Sherrie Mae Gracie and Ashley Mae Macadangdang in front of...
View ArticleWest Oahu Highlights
• METH ART Hawaii Meth Project exhibits student winners of its Break the Ice art contest from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. June 3-29 at Kapolei Hale. Call 356-8645 or email info@hawaiimethproject.org. •...
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