OLGC Keiki Celebrate Hawaii’s Veterans
Keiki and their families honored those who serve in the military on Veterans Day with a “We Love Veterans Celebration” Nov. 14 at Our Lady of Good Counsel School in Pearl City. (from left) Howard Ai,...
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Send West Oahu items to cchang@midweek.com by Dec 3 to be considered for the Dec. 10 edition. • ORNAMENTS Ewa Beach Library sponsors an ornament contest Nov. 28 to Dec. 22, with entries due by Dec. 12....
View ArticleNew Mini Golf Arena Opens Near Pearlridge
Tropics Mini Golf has opened next to Toys “R” Us in Aiea — taking the place of Jungle River Mini Golf. The course celebrated its grand opening Nov. 22 with a day filled with $1 food items, rounds of...
View ArticleKapolei Girls Volleyball Team Has Good Championship Run
Kapolei girls volleyball team had a post-season to remember with riveting runs in both the Oahu Interscholastic Association Red Conference Tournament and New City Nissan Division I State Tournament....
View ArticlePacheco Bent On A Successful Hoops Season With Nanakuli
If Wes Pacheco’s coaching career to this point was to be summed up in a phrase, it would invariably be that of a program builder. The longtime Campbell High School defensive coordinator has been a key...
View ArticleGathering At PKCC For Weekly Doses Of Fun
Prince Kuhio Community Center is proud to announce the installment of The Gathering Place open market, which started Nov. 10. The free weekly meetings take place from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Mondays and feature...
View ArticleFocus on West Oahu
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View ArticleKa Makana Ali‘i To Begin Construction
DeBartolo Development has announced that preparations for construction of phase one of Ka Makana Ali‘i will start immediately. This marks the beginning of its 65-year lease for the 67-acre site in...
View ArticleHypnotic Show Free With Toy
Brian Varano Hypnotism and comedy go hand in hand at The Hypnotic Hurricane’s Toys for Tots fundraiser, thanks to Brian Varano. “Everything has happened last minute. Everything kind of happened in six...
View ArticleAuthor Gives OLGC Keiki Inside Look Into World Of Publishing
Students at Our Lady of Good Counsel School in Pearl City enjoyed a special reading in September by author Tammy Yee, who has authored children’s books including Iki, the Littlest Opihi and Baby Honu...
View ArticleHoliday Library Events, Closure
It’s time to get crafty (and competitive) at a couple of West Oahu library locations. • Snowflakes are falling at Aiea Public Library, thanks to its Festival of Snowflakes contest, and keiki in grades...
View ArticlePearl City’s Marching Band Takes Aloha Spirit To Chicago
More than 400,000 people crowd the streets of downtown Chicago each Thanksgiving for the McDonald’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and this year the Pearl City High School Charger Marching Band was able to...
View ArticleRainbow Gymnast Takes Top Honors At State Championship
Ewa Beach Elementary student Kiani Panoke took home top honors in multiple events and finished with an overall score of 36.37 in the Child C age division at 2014 USA Gymnastics Hawaii Women’s Junior...
View ArticlePacific Aviation Museum Restores Tower, Seeks Volunteers
Pacific Aviation Museum’s Ford Island Control Tower now sports red-and-white stripes. Photo courtesy Pacific Aviation Museum. Pacific Aviation Museum is getting a facility boost, thanks to a $1.5...
View ArticleNotes On Our Community’s Clean Energy Future
Talking Story…Sen. Mike Gabbard Aloha e Friends, Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you and your ohana! Hope you’re taking the time to kick back and relax with your family and friends. Our 2015...
View ArticleWest Oahu Highlights
Send West Oahu items to cchang@midweek.com by Dec. 10 to be considered for the Dec. 17 edition. • GATHERING Prince Kuhio Community Center hosts The Gathering Place market from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Dec. 8...
View ArticleKapolei Emerges From ‘Hell Week’ Ready For Soccer Season
Should Eden Ines and her Kapolei soccer team-mates make another post-season run this winter, they will likely look back on the first week of practice as having set the tone for their 2014-15 season....
View ArticleNavigators Aim To Repeat Last Year’s Stellar Vball Season
Island Pacific Academy girls volleyball team definitely had a 2014 season to remember, going 13-1 in winning the Interscholastic League of Honolulu Division III Title this fall. In the early days of...
View ArticleHo‘opili Project Gets ‘Go Ahead’
Ho‘opili has taken a step in the right direction, as the city Department of Planning and Permitting planning commission voted in favor of D.R. Horton Hawaii’s effort Dec. 3. “With the state’s demand...
View ArticleWaipio Fair Has Crafts, Santa, Andagi And Fun
Spend an evening in Waipio for a special holiday craft fair at Hawaii Okinawa Center Dec. 10. Sponsored by Hawaii United Okinawa Association, the fair features unique hand-crafted items, silent...
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