Campbell Ranks Second In Fitness, Spirit
The 2013 High School Fitness Challenge gave area schools the chance to show off their physical fitness and school spirit last month at Aloha Stadium. Competing against 19 other high schools from around...
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Aiea High Dancers Showcase Ballet, Modern Dance In Concerts
Members of the Aiea Repertory Dance Company (from left) Paul Delos Reyes, Elizabeth Savage, Alayna Cantillo and Nicholas Hyde. Photo from Desiree Cremer.When Desiree Cremer took over Aiea High School’s...
View ArticleAiea Orchid Club Plans Annual Show In June
Aiea Orchid Club will have its 32nd annual Orchid Show next month, offering hands-on lectures, orchid culture demonstrations, displays and plant sales. The show runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 7 and 8,...
View ArticleWest Oahu Highlights
Send West Oahu items to cchang@midweek.com or fax them to 585-6324 by May 15 to be considered for the May 22 edition. * DON’T FALL Kaiser Permanente physical therapists present a free program at 10...
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Former Pearl City Standout Returns Home To Play For HPU
Marie Fujii. Photo from Marie Fujii. For Marie Fujii, the 2013 college volleyball season can’t come fast enough. The so-called off-season is something the former Pearl City High School standout has...
View ArticleKapolei Heads To Semifinals
The Kapolei girls water polo team continued its upward mobility last week by advancing to the semi-finals of the girls state tournament. The Hurricanes were to meet five-time defending state champ...
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Focus on West Oahu
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital hosted the Walk and Stop for St. Jude fun day May 4 at Pearlridge Center. Featuring live entertainment and keiki activities, the event benefited the hospital's...
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Waipahu Grads Earn $10 Million In Scholarships
Sen. Michelle Kidani First, let me offer congratulations to the 524 graduates in the Waipahu High School’s Class of 2013! As the academic year wraps up, we wish you all a bright future in whatever...
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Kapolei Middle Student Has Winning Tips For On-the-job Safety
Danica Gadiano’s winning poster. Photo courtesy of DOE. Kapolei Middle School student Danica Gadiano, 12, recently earned worldwide success in the American Society of Safety Engineers’ “Safety on the...
View ArticleAvid Readers Can Win Prizes
Residents who can read just one book a week for five weeks will earn a prize from “a library near you.”. The state’s annual Summer Reading Program aims to get everyone in West Oahu to put their noses...
View ArticleExperts Share Geocaching Tips
If you have been curious about geocaching, now is your chance to learn more. Kapolei Library will host Geocaching 101 at 10:30 a.m. June 8, conducted by geocaching enthusiasts Roland and Sheree Lee....
View ArticleGet Cash For Old Refrigerators
Larry the bounty hunter wants your old refrigerator – so much so he’ll give you $25 and even haul it away. That’s the goal of Hawaii Energy’s Bounty Program – to remove and recycle such old,...
View ArticleButterflies To Visit Pearlridge
Butterflies are fluttering into Pearlridge Center this summer for “Flutter: A Green Experience.” As this year’s annual summer exhibit at Pearl-ridge Center, the display will feature eco-friendly,...
View ArticleWest Oahu Highlights
Send West Oahu items to cchang@midweek.com or fax them to 585-6324 by May 22 to be considered for the May 29 edition. * NEIGHBORS Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale Neighborhood Board meets at 7 p.m. May 22...
View ArticleLady Hurricanes Preparing For Summer Basketball League
Within the local prep sports community, perhaps no program faced more adversity last season than the Kapolei girls varsity basketball team and first year head coach James Aronica. The Hurricanes spent...
View ArticleAiea Teacher Takes Over Volleyball Team
Kory Toyo didn’t have to travel far to find her next challenge. As the newly installed head girls volleyball coach at Aiea High School, Toyo already works at the school in the special education...
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Focus on West Oahu
Jill Tengan dances with her daughter Tobi at Sounds of Success Preschool for Ohana Music Together's Sing With Your Child Month celebration. Photo by Lawrence Tabudlo, ltabudlo@midweek.com. ◄ Back Next...
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Campbell Companies Aid Special Olympians
HMSA Foundation was among the local businesses donating to Special Olympics Hawaii to help with construction costs of its new sports center in Kapolei. Pictured (from left) are HMSA president and CEO...
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Roses Missing From Garden
A view of the rose garden at the Urban Garden Center in Pearl City. Before an alleged theft last month, the garden was home to 176 roses in 33 varieties. Photo from Honolulu Rose Society. When members...
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Ewa Beach Teenager Helps Seniors To Prepare For A Tsunami
Virginia Rhodes (wearing a Girl Scout vest) distributes bags containing tsunami safety packets to senior citizens during a March 1 event at Lanakila Multi-Purpose Senior Center as the culmination of...
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