Record Store Heading To Town
The Hungry Ear won’t be listening in Kailua after this Saturday, when the music store’s 35-year residence on Kuulei Road ends. Owner Ward Yamashita cites “ever-rising rents, as well as the changing...
View ArticleClinics Installing Pet Microchips
A microchip in a furry friend can save time, money and possibly even lives, if a pet gets separated from its owner. That’s why Windward veterinarians, in partnership with Hawaiian Humane Society, are...
View ArticleCivil Club Dinner & Auction To Honor Distinguished Threesome
Ko’olaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club’s 2014 Distinguished Kama’aina dinner and auction will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. Aug. 3 at He’eia State Park, where the club will honor Dr. Solomon Nalua’i, Jo-Ann...
View ArticleKalaheo Basketball Shaping Up With Summer Competition
With the recent addition of standout Kaleb Gilmore, Kalaheo boys basketball head coach Alika Smith knows practices will be intense next season. He’s been seeing as much on a daily basis as Gilmore’s...
View ArticleOcean Tips At Kainalu Academy
Windward Community College’s Ian Masterson will team up next month with UH-Manoa’s Dolan Eversole to offer the Turtle Bay-based Kainalu Academy — two five-day camps focused on ocean safety, recreation...
View ArticleWhat’s Up in Windward Oahu
Send Windward items to cchang@midweek.com by July 23 to be considered for the July 30 edition. Wednesday July 23 Healthy pregnancy Castle Medical Center offers a Healthy Pregnancy class at 6 p.m. in...
View ArticleGolf, Eat, Party With Class Of ’64
Castle High School’s Class of 1964 will mark its 50-year reunion with parties from Kaneohe to Las Vegas between Aug. 22 and Oct. 10, with reservations due right now. Key events in Windward Oahu are a...
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Waha Nui – 7/23/14
Recently an ailing guest at a Ronald McDonald House near Stanford, Kailua High junior Tia Fuchigami came home and collected jars full of coins and bills for the Hawaii RMH and began volunteering there...
View ArticleKoa Bowls In Store For Pacific Cup Yachts
The competition may be coming in from California, but the prizes are all homegrown. As the winners of the 18th biannual Pacific Cub yacht race are honored at 5 p.m. this Friday at Kaneohe Yacht Club,...
View ArticleBig Bird To Visit Imaginarium
The newest stars at Hokulani Imaginarium aren’t from outer space. Sesame Street’s Big Bird and Elmo headline a brand-new show at the planetarium called “One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure.”...
View ArticleMen’s Night Doubles No Ka Oi
Even if the tennis weren’t superb, fans of Kailua Racquet Club’s annual Men’s Night Doubles Tournament would still have the backdrop to enjoy. Without exception, they always have both: the attractive...
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Partnership Lights Spark In Students
Getting set to launch a drone are (from left) Herb Lee Jr., Ted Ralston and Pookela Academy student Franklin Root, who is handling the remote controls. The academy’s outdoor classroom is one of several...
View ArticleFilm On Fire Ants Friday In Kahaluu
Oahu Invasive Species Committee will present the documentary Little Fire Ants in Hawaii at 7 p.m. Friday at KEY Project pavilion in partnership with KEY and its Waihee Ahupua’a Initiative — an...
View ArticleOIA Revamp Means New Opponents in Windward Football
Prep football’s 2014 season will be one of new beginnings for Oahu Interscholastic Association, since the league crowned last year’s champions Kaiser (Division II) and Mililani (DI). The league decided...
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Focus on Windward Oahu
HMSA presented its 2014 Kaimana Scholarships June 14 at the convention center to 21 student athletes across the state, including $3,000 to Casey Doyle of Le Jardin Academy (left), $3,000 to...
View ArticleMustang Memories On Tap At Reunion Parties
Kalaheo High School alumni who graduated between 1976 and 1980 are invited to celebrate and reconnect with old friends in a series of events — ranging from basketball to banquets — Aug. 22-24. Anyone...
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Thumbs Up For Immersion Ed
Meet the Hawaiian Immersion family from Kailua — with a non-native friend — (from left) mom Priscilla Fuentes Smith, son ‘Ainamakuakahi, daughter Anuhea and dad Daniel Smith. The children attend Ke...
View ArticleMore Copies Of Local Bestseller Here Sunday
At its annual meeting this Sunday, Kailua Historical Society will stage a “mini relaunch” of its award-winning book Kailua. This is the third printing of the popular, hardback history of the area, and...
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Waha Nui – 7/30/14
David Herndon Kailua’s Matthew Beattie-Callahan (Iolani) has won a competitive scholarship from Washington Crossing Foundation, which encourages government service careers. Matthew has an early start...
View ArticleWindward Leaders Tapped For DOE Principal ‘Roundtable’
The state Department of Education has formed a new group to tackle barriers to effective leadership, with four Windward Oahu administrators among them: Francine Honda of Kailua High, Naomi Matsuzaki of...
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