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West Oahu Roundup – 4/29/15
Several West Oahu children won their respective categories in the 2015 Toyota Hawaii Dream Car Art Contest. Winners include Kaneolani Elementary’s Alex Kainuma (under 8), Ewa Elementary’s Isabelle...
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Lessons Learned From D.C.’s NACo Conference
City Councilman Brandon Elefante and Deputy Secretary for Housing and Urban Development Nani Coloretti. Photo from Councilman Elefante’s office. Elefante’s Connections…City Councilman Brandon Elefante...
View Article‘Olelo Video West-area Finalists
Two dozen entries from West Oahu video teams have made it to the finals of the 2015 ‘Olelo Youth Xchange Video Competition, which drew a record 892 submissions this year. At stake is a Sony digital...
View ArticleFour West Oahu Teams Gear Up For Postseason Softball Run
All 14 OIA Division I softball teams opened pre-season camp back in February with the same mindset — to be in the mix for a championship in May. For Campbell, Kapolei, Pearl City and Waipahu, the...
View ArticleNa Ali‘i Girls Vie For Top Softball Berths, Close Out Season
Should Aiea’s softball team produce another riveting postseason run this spring, they likely will look back on their work ethic as a contributing factor. “Peaking at the end was our goal from the...
View ArticleWest Oahu Highlights
Send West Oahu items to cchang@midweek.com by April 29 to be considered for the May 6 edition, or call 529-4850. • NEIGHBORS Pearl City Neighborhood Board meets at 7 p.m. April 28 at Waiau District...
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Focus on West Oahu
Pali Momi Medical Center's emergency department (ED), represented by ED supervisor Sakhone Mendigorin (second from right with award), received the Patriot Award from the DoD's Employer Support of the...
View ArticleIPA Students Participate In JASH’s Japan Day
Students from Kapolei’s Island Pacific Academy join three other state high schools for Japan- America Society of Hawaii’s Bi-Annual McInerny Foundation Japan Day from 9 a.m. to noon May 6 at Toho No...
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First Lady Sends Off Grads
Dawn Amano-Ige Hawaii Pacific University will commemorate its 50th anniversary and 84th commencement at 5 p.m. May 14 at Blaisdell Arena with a keynote address by Hawaii’s first lady Dawn Amano-Ige....
View ArticlePearlridge Bustles With Events In May
The West Oahu community can look forward to a variety of activities at Pearlridge Center this month. St. Francis Hospice sponsors its bereavement walk for anyone dealing with the loss of a loved one...
View ArticleKapolei’s Ho‘ola Provides Academic Model For Success
Ho‘ola Leadership Academy is a success story that seems too good to be true. Ho‘ola is one of several Kapolei High School career academies, with a focus on natural resources, green-collar jobs and...
View ArticleShuttle To Reduce West-bound Traffic
Roberts Hawaii has seen much success with its Waikiki to Waikele shopping shuttle service and began its Waikiki to- earl Harbor direct route May 1. “A significant number of visitors to Oahu choose not...
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Makakilo Professor Earns History Educator Award
Justine Vance Justin Vance of Makakilo has been named 2015 Hawaii History Educator of the Year by History Education Hawaii Inc., Hawaii council for the National Council for History Education. The...
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City News: Cleanup Breathes New Life Into Makaha Park
Councilwoman Kymberly Marcos Pine Parks are gathering places for families, organizations and community groups to meet, recreate and enjoy. As your councilwoman, one of my ongoing goals is to keep the...
View ArticleBenefit Brings Top Chefs To The Pearl
Leeward Community College hosts an evening of good food from local farmers from 6 to 9 p.m. May 9 at The Pearl, the school’s four-time Ilima award-winning fine-dining restaurant. Thirteen restaurants...
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• BLOOD DRIVES Hawaii Blood Bank has donor drives from 8:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 4 at Aiea High library, 7:30 a.m.-noon May 9 at Kapolei Shopping Center, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. May 15 at the state Kakuhihewa...
View ArticleWest Teams Prep For Baseball State Championships
The final destination of choice for all in the prep baseball community is University of Hawaii’s Les Murakami Stadium, scene of both divisional state tournaments. Aiea, Kapolei, Campbell and Pearl City...
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Focus on West Oahu
Legislators, including West-area City Councilmen Ron Menor and Brandon Elefante, and Councilwoman Kymberly Marcos Pine, presented honorary certificates April 22 to James Campbell High School’s girls...
View ArticleSabers Softball Takes Title, Hermosura Year’s Top Coach
Campbell’s Elisa Favela has been named the OIA Division I West Player of the Year. A junior pitcher, Favela was a huge factor in the Sabers going 17-2 overall and 11-1 in the West this spring. The...
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• BLOOD DRIVES Hawaii Blood Bank has donor drives from 7:45 to 11:45 a.m. June 1 at Kapolei Bank of Hawaii, 8:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. June 4 at Tony Group autoplex on Ka Uka Boulevard, 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m....
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