Former Waipahu Standout Pitcher Thriving Under Pressure
Entering pressure-packed situations is the norm for the closing pitcher, and in Josh Maglangit’s case, he wouldn’t have it any other way. “That pressure is the fun part,” said the Waipahu pitcher....
View ArticleMortgage Firm To Travel West
Mortgage banking firm Honolulu HomeLoans recently announced that it plans to open a West Oahu branch to serve the growing population and new housing projects in Kapolei and Mililani. A location for the...
View ArticleStadium Seeking New ‘Stars’
Aloha Stadium currently is seeking its next set of stars for the Stadium Stars program, which offers high school and college students the chance to learn the basics of sports announcing and...
View ArticleCelebrating Art At Kroc Center
The Salvation Army Kroc Center celebrates the arts with Art Night: I “Heart” HI from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 29 in Kapolei. The event features an art show by students and local artists, live demonstrations,...
View ArticleLCC Concert Will Help ‘Best Buddies’
Local recording artist and actor Kristian Lei and her nonprofit Honolulu Broadway Babies are going AWOL. But fans of the nonprofit’s shows, which aim to raise awareness for the needs of developmentally...
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Hawaiian Electric Employees Share Skills With West Students
This year’s Hawaiian Electric interns are (from left) Pohaikealoha Duarte, Jron Irons, Zeffaniyah Kauihana-Kaimimoku and Harmonie Westbrook. Photo from Hawaiian Electric Co. Continuing its summertime...
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Nonprofit Donates School Supplies To Area Military Children
More than 500 military children began school with new backpacks and supplies, thanks to Operation Homefront, a national nonprofit that provides emergency and financial assistance to military families....
View ArticleWest Oahu Highlights
Send West Oahu items to cchang@midweek.com by Aug. 20 to be considered for the Aug. 27 edition. * ART OPENING Ewa Beach CBDO kicks off a monthlong art and photography exhibition, “See My Voice,” with a...
View ArticleCampbell, Kapolei And Waipahu Facing New OIA Opponents
For Campbell, Kapolei and Waipahu, a by-product of the new OIA divisions will be the opportunity to play a slate of fresh opponents. That will be true enough this weekend, as Campbell hosts Moanalua,...
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Anti-bullying Bill Being Considered As City Policy
City Councilman Ron Menor with members of the Citizens’ Youth Patrol from the Boys & Girls Club’s Hale Pono Ewa Beach Clubhouse. Photo from Ron Menor. Ron’s Corner …City Councilman Ron Menor...
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Focus on West Oahu
Kevin Dollins is excited to purchase a Dendrobium Hibiki 'Tiny Bubbles' orchid from Benny and Winnie Sambrano during last month's 63rd annual 'Orchid Carnival' presented by Ewa Orchid Society at Ewa...
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Power Cookie Wins A Perfect 100 Score
Jalen Payongayong (left) and Kelsey Cruz took home gold medals and a perfect score at the FCCLA national conference. Photo from Jeffrey Sampson. Recent Kapolei High School graduates Kelsey Cruz and...
View ArticleEwa Fair Helps You ‘Get Ready’
Learning from their own experiences with a power outage following a storm in 2011, Ewa residents have been helping others prepare for the worst with their annual Get Ready Ewa Beach Emergency...
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Aiea Public Library Grand Opening
Aiea Public Library celebrated the grand opening of its new facility July 19. Located at 99-372 Pohai Place — up the street from the old branch on former sugar mill property — the new building replaces...
View ArticleWahine Soccer Playing At Waipio Field
The University of Hawaii Wahine soccer team will play all of its 2014 home games at Waipio Peninsula Stadium this season, and the action began last weekend with the Outrigger Resorts Soccer Shootout...
View ArticleWest Oahu Highlights
Send West Oahu items to cchang@midweek.com by Aug. 27 to be considered for the Sept. 3 edition. * ROTARY TALK UH president David Lassner is guest speaker at Kapolei Rotary Club’s 7:30 a.m. Aug. 28...
View ArticleWest Football Teams Face Must-win Games This Weekend
By JACK DANILEWICZ At a time when parity rules OIA, protecting a team’s home field is paramount to having a successful season. In the case of West teams Pearl City, Kapolei and Waipahu, this weekend’s...
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Heavy Air Traffic Over Ewa Should Let Up Next Month
McDermott’s Message…Rep. Bob McDermott Air Traffic Over Ewa My office has received numerous telephone calls regarding the aircraft noise generated by planes flying over our Ewa homes. According to...
View ArticleAiea’s Libero Kalani-Liulama Declares: ‘It’s My Turn Now’
After seeing the results of her and her teammates’ efforts a year ago, Aiea senior libero Lole Kalani-Liulama made the school’s gymnasium her second home this summer. “(Hard work) really does pay off,”...
View ArticleUHWO Team Sheds Light On Honouliuli
The bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, is where history books begin and end Hawaii’s role in World War II. But Honouliuli Internment Camp west of Kunia has a different story to tell — a...
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