Veteran Basketball Coach Likes His Ribeye, Oldies Bands
July always means baseball, but it’s also given Chico Furtado some of his prouder moments as a basketball coach. A lifelong Kaneohe resident, Furtado has taken his Hawaii-Select traveling All-Star...
View ArticleRetrospective On ’80s Hula Legends At PCC
A look back at hula figures from the 1980s, Na Makua Mahalo ‘Ia, is scheduled for 9 to 11 a.m. July 20 in Polynesian Cultural Center’s Hukilau Theatre (IMAX), featuring rare film footage from the Laie...
View ArticleWhat’s Up in Windward Oahu
Wednesday July 10 Kahaluu board meets Kahaluu Neighborhood Board meets at 7 p.m. at KEY Project on Waihee Road. Call 768-3710. Healing powers Public signup deadline is today for a class in “Memory...
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‘Dragonfly’ Is Revived For A New Generation
The Paliku Academy of Performing Arts students ham it up at Ala Moana Center during a preview scene from 'On Dragonfly Wings.' The revived musical plays July 19-28 at Castle High School's Ron Bright...
View ArticleJuly Bargain On Pet Microchips
During Microchip Madness Month in July, Windward pet owners can have their pet microchipped for only $10 at a dozen veterinary clinics on Oahu, including three in Kailua. The annual partnership between...
View ArticleTahitian Dance To Come Alive On Stage At PCC
Tahiti comes to Laie for a first-ever “cultural marathon” today (July 10) followed by dance competitions Friday and Saturday. The annual Te Mahana Hiroa O Tahiti fete at Polynesian Cultural Center...
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Focus on Windward Oahu
The Father’s Day Look-Alike Contest at Windward Mall brought out some winning teams: William and Liberty- Rose King (left) in second place; Solomon Kaimimoku V and dad Solomon Kaimimoku IV (center) in...
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Waha Nui
Kualoa Ranch keeps adding cultural enhancements for visitors, moves that have gone way beyond walking in Godzilla’s footsteps. John Morgan proudly introduced Kualoa Ranch’s new pond boat, Moku Kaha’i,...
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Fish Fry July 27 To Beef Up Canoe Club’s Scholarship Fund
Don Weir gives a sneak preview of the menu for a July 27 benefit fish fry, which will support Kailua Canoe Club’s scholarship fund. The yellowtail (pre-smoked) was caught off the Baja peninsula, with...
View ArticleCurtain Call For WW Arts Council
After decades of nurturing and developing an impressive network of arts fans and events, Windward Arts Council plans to “bow out” by Aug. 31 – but not entirely. Citing the WAC steering committee’s...
View ArticleMust Be A Blue Moon: It’s Men’s Night Doubles In Kailua
Some events are all about the participants. Others are all about the spectators. The event that perhaps caters best to both may be the Kailua Racquet Club’s annual Blue Moon Men’s Night Doubles...
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Bills Will Protect Our Agricultural Lands, Jobs
Rep. Jessica Wooley With imminent threats to island farming, a top priority for the 2013 legislative session was to keep existing local jobs in agriculture. In the coffee industry, for example, HB353...
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Focus on Windward Oahu
Random Weirdos are back from vacation with their parents and are ready to rock in their weekly 5:30 p.m. gig at Kailua Thursday Night Farmers Market (in front of Kealoha's Hawaiian Food). They've...
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Up Close With HPU Athletics Hall of Famer Mika Maatta
Jan Tribler (left) and Mika Maatta, tournament winners in 2011. Photo from Bruce Nagel. Fan-friendly is a term that best describes Kailua Racquet Club’s Blue Moon Men’s Nights Doubles Tournament, and...
View ArticleNew Longs Drugs Brings Jobs To Hauula
The Koolauloa community has become the home to Hawaii’s 52nd Longs Drugs store, opening June 30 in Hauula Kai Center on Kamehameha Highway. Operated by CVS Caremark Corp. under the locally familiar...
View ArticleWhat’s Up In Windward Oahu
Wednesday July 17 Crime meeting District 4 Community Policing Team conducts a meeting with residents on forming Neighborhood Security Watches to combat crime at 6:45 p.m. at Kailua District Park...
View ArticleOpen House Saturday At Church’s Preschool
Wee Achievers Preschool will have an open house from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Community of Christ Church on Kaneohe Bay Drive. The new school is the brainchild of two veterans Kailua Elementary School...
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New HHH Homes For Waimanalo
The June 1 groundbreaking for six Honolulu Habitat for Humanity homes in Waimanalo brought together lawmakers, officials and representatives from all six Habitat families - Ah Yee, Gomes, Joseph, Kam,...
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Waha Nui
Castle High senior-to-be Alex Mascarenas has won a national Athleadership Grant from the NCSA Athletic Recruiting and the NFLPA, based on his leadership, sports skills, studies and submitted essay. The...
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Jeff Peterson Takes Paliku Stage Aug. 4
Guitarist Jeff Peterson (right) headlines a Hawaii Public Radio benefit concert Aug. 4 at Paliku Theatre with Nathan Aweau (left), Benny Chong and Ben Verdery. Photo from HPR. Coming to Kaneohe next...
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