Amputee Team Plays In Waipio
MidWeek StaffThe Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team returns to Hawaii this week for four games, including two at Central Oahu Regional Park, 94-801 Kamehameha Hwy. The inspiring national team is...
View ArticleKeoneula Student’s Winning Pledge To Save Electricity In 2013
Carol Chang Beyond the usual vows of fitness, neatness and all kinds of personal improvements that adults pledge this time of year, hundreds of Oahu children have resolved to make a small change that...
View ArticleArea Boards Seek Candidates
MidWeek StaffResidents can now file to run in Oahu's upcoming neighborhood board elections, set for April 24-May 17. Elections are held every two years, and any resident who is 18 years old by Feb. 22,...
View ArticleMaking Tea To Help Plants Thrive
MidWeek StaffThe Board of Water Supply hosts a "Plants Drink Tea Too" workshop from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday Jan. 19 at its Halawa Xeriscape Garden. The session will teach participants to brew...
View ArticleWest Oahu Highlights
MidWeek StaffSend West Oahu items by fax to 585-6324 or email cchang@midweek.com by Jan. 9 to be considered for the Jan. 16 edition. * DANCE KAPOLEI The Kapolei chapter of Hawaii Ballroom Dance...
View ArticleSolid Teamwork Yields Wins For Kapolei
Jack DanilewiczThe Kapolei team that basketball fans had been waiting to see all preseason showed itself just in time for the new year. Indeed, with wins of five of their last six preseason games to...
View ArticleFormer Pearl City Standout Makes Her Mark At Chaminade
Jack DanilewiczSabrina Angle completed her prep career in style last winter by helping lead the Pearl City girls basketball team to its first-ever OIA title. Less than a year later, she's already...
View ArticleToyota Seeking Dream Car Art
MidWeek StaffYoung artists are invited to enter Toyota Hawaii's annual competition to design their ultimate dream car. Local dealerships, including Servco Auto Leeward on Farrington Highway in Waipahu,...
View ArticleWorkshop Teaches Aquaponics
MidWeek StaffA Mililani nursery will host an introductory workshop on aquaponics at 9 a.m. Saturday, sponsored by the Malama Learning Center. The program is offered at Mari's Gardens, 94-415 Makapipipi...
View ArticleCivil War Exhibit Visits Kapolei
MidWeek StaffKapolei Library will sponsor a series of talks to enrich the traveling exhibition, Civil War 150, which opens Jan. 28 with a ceremony 10:30 a.m. The series, presented by the Gilder Lehrman...
View ArticleGlobetrotting Band Performs Feb. 1 at Leeward College Theatre
Jaimie Kim If you're looking for a concert that features otherworldly music you can't hear on the radio, Toubab Krewe may be the answer. The band will be making a stop Feb. 1 at the Leeward Community...
View Article‘Unthirsty’ Neem Tree Is Class Topic
MidWeek StaffThe Board of Water Supply hosts a workshop on the unthirsty Neem tree from 10:30 a.m. to noon at its Friends of Halawa Xeriscape Garden. The workshop will demonstrate ways to utilize the...
View ArticleWest Oahu Roundup
MidWeek Staff Here's a look at what some of your neighbors have been up to. Kapolei resident Paul "Kalama" Kim recently was selected to serve on the Honolulu Board of Realtors' board of directors. His...
View ArticleWest Oahu Highlights
MidWeek StaffSend West Oahu items by fax to 585-6324 or email cchang@midweek.com by Jan. 16 to be considered for the Jan. 23 edition. * DANCE KAPOLEI The Kapolei chapter of Hawaii Ballroom Dance...
View ArticleWest Oahu Girls Battle For A Place In State Basketball Tourney
Jack DanilewiczAs the OIA season winds down this week, the league's conference tournament and securing berths for the upcoming girls state basketball tournament will be the focus for area teams. A look...
View ArticleKapolei Boys Soccer Team Has Sights On Post-season Run
Jack DanilewiczIf all goes according to plan, the Kapolei boys soccer team will play at a pace all its own at next week's OIA post-season tournament, to hear coach Ryan Lau tell it. "We have a lot of...
View ArticleKapolei Refinery Will Close In April
Christina O’ConnorTesoro Corporation announced earlier this month that it will close refining operations at its Kapolei refinery in April. The facility will be converted into a terminal that will...
View ArticleLiteracy Group Seeks, Trains Tutors
MidWeek StaffHawaii Literacy currently is seeking volunteer tutors to teach reading and writing to adults. The organization hosts a free orientation from 1 to 2 p.m. Feb. 3 at the Waipahu Civic Center...
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