Sewing Up A Storm For Faraway Keiki
Nicole Kato Among the students in Le Jardin Academy’s biggest summer school to date were 19 girls who spent their course time making items of clothing to send to children in Africa. The girls, in...
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MidWeek Staff Kaneohe’s Rachel Kincaid competed last week in the Na- tional Junior Olympics Kayak Championships in Seattle, where she paddled on the USA Olympic Sprint Jr. National team. Soon after,...
View ArticleCity Council To Name Heeia Field For ‘Auntie’
Carol Chang At age 81, Alice Hewett is finally getting her own ball field — and she doesn’t have to rake up the leaves. The Honolulu City Council honored “Auntie Alice” Hewett Aug. 15 with a resolution...
View ArticleFriday Night Lights On Four Windward Prep Football Games
Jack Danilewicz With Kahuku on a collision course with Farrington in what will likely be billed as the “Game of the Year” in the East, their Sept. 29 meeting looms large on the Hawaii prep football...
View ArticleSakaguchi Clan Plunges Into Lady Mustang Bowling Season
Jack Danilewicz History has a way of repeating itself, and that can only be a good thing for the Kalaheo girls bowling team. Indeed, when the Mustangs opened their season last week, their goals were...
View ArticleKaneohe Gym Makes It All Fit
Chris Fleck Crossfit Oahu has expanded to open a new facility in Kaneohe, offering members a few steps up from jumping rope and doing bicep curls. A grand opening is set for noon this Saturday at...
View ArticleRun, Walk Or Dash To Help WW Clubhouse
MidWeek Staff The Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii’s Windward Clubhouse is hosting its annual Holokiki O ‘Alele races Sept. 9, offering the 31st Windward half marathon, a 5K run with new ‘Baby Jogger’...
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Carol Chang Kaneohe 11-year-old Emily Stone was among 30 finalists in the Toyota Dream Car Art Contest, which flew her to Japan for the awards ceremony Aug. 28; plus she met with the auto company's...
View ArticleHave A Plant Problem? Ask Masters At The Mall
MidWeek Staff The Plant Doctor will be on duty from 2 to 7:30 tonight (Sept. 5) at Windward Mall and also from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Kailua Thursday Night Market (under a tent) to help...
View ArticleHPU Tryouts Set For ‘The Good Doctor’
MidWeek StaffHawaii Pacific University's drama department will hold auditions this weekend for its upcoming Neil Simon play, The Good Doctor, which will be staged from Nov. 2 to Dec. 2 in the Windward...
View ArticlePollution Paving Project Pauses Parking By Park
MidWeek Staff Paving work to reduce pollution runoff in Kailua also will reduce parking along Kaelepulu Stream for "two to three weeks," said Hui o Ko‘olaupoko executive director Todd Cullison. The...
View Article‘Young, Mysterious’ Kalaheo VB Team Hosts Tigers Sept. 6
Jack DanilewiczWith arguably the youngest team in the OIA East conference, Kalaheo entered the 2012 volleyball season as the "mystery team" in the league. Indeed, the Lady Mustangs were even a bit of a...
View ArticleWhat’s Up in Windward Oahu
MidWeek StaffWednesday September 5 Better posture WCC has "Improving Posture with Imagery and Movement" at 9:45 a.m. in Hale Kuhina 115 with Marie Riley. Fee is $9, and advanced registration is advised...
View ArticleIt’s Rams Butting Mustangs In OIA White Football Action
Jack DanilewiczAlthough there is much to be decided in the OIA White Division, Kalaheo's trip to Radford Saturday night is clearly a red-letter game, given the Rams' impressive beginning to 2012. The...
View ArticleWindward Y Says ‘Come On Down’ On Saturday
MidWeek StaffWindward YMCA hosts an open house from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, welcoming in the public for a free day for all ages to use the facilities. All nine of the YMCA's Oahu branches (including...
View ArticleMall Farmers Market Now On Sundays, Too
MidWeek StaffWindward Mall has expanded its farmers market by adding a Sunday shopping date. Officials say the popularity of its Wednesday market has grown, and its Nalo Farms partner has seen an...
View ArticleGet Act Together: Disaster Preparedness Month Is Right Now
MidWeek Staff Editor’ s note: The following column was compiled by Carlene Mac- Pherson, a Kailua resident and president of the Windward Neighborhood Security Watch Coordinators Group. Sept. 1 was the...
View ArticleFamily Workshops Set For ‘Heroes Of Hope’
MidWeek Staff Hawaii Families As Allies will sponsor a “Heroes of Hope” conference from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at Koolau Ballrooms at Koolau Golf Club. The event is free to families and youths,...
View ArticleHigh Schools Counting On Shopper Incentives
MidWeek Staff Between now and Oct. 9, it’s high-stakes grocery shopping time at five Windward Oahu high schools. The 12th annual Shop and Score promotion is under way, allowing customers at Times Super...
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