Kapolei Physician Wins National Honor
MidWeek StaffBy JAIMIE KIM Dr. Toby Smith, an on-site physician at Ka Punawai Ola in Kapolei, has received the Physician of the Year Award for Life Care Centers of America's Mountain States Division....
View ArticleState IDs Available Soon At Kapolei Hale
MidWeek StaffWith a transfer of duties on Jan. 2, the city driver's license offices will begin issuing state ID cards, as well as the usual drivers licenses. Non-drivers requiring the ID cards may go...
View ArticleWaipahu Session Aids College Money Search
MidWeek StaffHelp with money for college may be as close as your neighborhood high school. The Pacific Financial Aid Association and the Hawaii Association for College Admission Counseling plan to...
View ArticleQueen’s Plans To Reopen The Former HMC West In Early 2014
MidWeek StaffThe Queen's Health Systems, the parent company of Queen's Medical Center, recently announced that it has officially acquired the former Hawaii Medical Center (HMC) West from St. Francis...
View ArticleSeminar Shares Fast Ways To Eat Healthy
MidWeek StaffIt's that time of year again when the food and snacks from holiday parties with family and friends start to catch up with you. To combat holiday eating guilt, Kapolei Library is host a...
View ArticleWest Oahu Highlights
MidWeek StaffFax event items to 585-6324 or email cchang@midweek.com by Dec. 26 to be considered for the Jan. 2 edition. * GIFT WRAP Waipahu High Project Grad offers gift-wrapping from 10:30 a.m. to 8...
View ArticleOne Year’s Worth Of Memorable Moments In West Sports
Jack DanilewiczFrom the gridiron to the hardwood, from the diamond to the track, 2012 will be remembered as an extraordinary year in West Oahu high school sports. Led by Waipahu's incredible baseball...
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Focus on West Oahu
MidWeek Staff Hauoli is a 2-year-old terrier mix. He came to the Oahu SPCA in early September and is looking for a permanent home. Hauoli is an affectionate, loving dog who likes to cuddle. He also...
View ArticleGetting Healthy At Leeward ‘Y’
MidWeek StaffThe YMCA wants to help its neighbors get into a healthy fitness routine for the new year, and open house activities during the week of Jan. 5-12 will help accomplish that goal. Leeward...
View ArticleUse Caution In Debris Dealings
MidWeek StaffOfficials recently issued guidelines for reporting suspected marine debris from the Japan tsunami along island beaches. Published in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
View ArticleAulani Lunch Aids Youth Leaders
Rasa FournierDiners have a chance to help Hawaii's youths at the Legacy Aha'aina luncheon Jan. 25 at Aulani Disney Resort and Spa. Guests will enjoy a buffet meal in the company of NFL Pro Bowl...
View ArticlePreparedness Group Forming Response Team For Ewa Disasters
Nicole KatoThe Ewa Emergency Preparedness Committee (EPC) currently is working to create a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). The group will enable West Oahu residents to take care of...
View ArticleRecycle Christmas Trees Via Curb Service
MidWeek StaffCity refuse officials are reminding residents to recycle their Christmas trees curbside, as part of their normal green-waste pickup. Trees should be free of flocking, ornaments and tinsel,...
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Pearl Harbor Excites Local Keiki During National Parks Visits
MidWeek Staff More than 700 Oahu fifth-graders visited Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona Memorial last fall as a part of the National Park Foundation's Ticket To Ride program. Among them were Waipahu,...
View ArticleWest Oahu Highlights
MidWeek StaffSend West Oahu items by fax to 585-6324 or email cchang@midweek.com by Jan. 2 to be considered for the Jan. 9 edition. * BLOOD DRIVES Hawaii Blood Bank has donor drives from 7:15 a.m. to...
View ArticleClose Competition In Red West Soccer
Jack DanilewiczHalfway through the OIA Red West boys soccer season, one sentiment has prevailed among the teams: There is little margin for error. The standings neatly summarize the parity that exists...
View ArticleStrong Defense Provides Offensive Opportunities For Sabers
Jack DanilewiczAt the midway point of its OIA West season, the Campbell girls basketball team's best offense has been its defense. That's all fine with first-year head coach Summer Aona, who has placed...
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Aiea Drive Accepts Recyclables
MidWeek StaffA community recycling drive is planned for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Our Savior Lutheran School in Aiea, adding a canned food drive for Hawaii Foodbank, as well as accepting an...
View ArticleEwa Beach-based Sunglasses Firm Shares Products With Needy
Steve MurrayWhen Keith "JR" Matsumura took off on an Indonesian surf safari in 2009, little could he have imagined that the trip and a few pairs of $5 plastic sunglasses would change his life, but they...
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