Focus on Windward Oahu
The children of two Kailua High alumni (Tom Wolff and Peter Baird) have stayed buddies over the past 14 years, as shown in two photos provided by the Baird siblings' Kailua tutu. The earlier shot,...
View ArticleMall Adds New Tenants To Feed, Decorate, Entertain Customers
Windward Mall spent the summer beefing up its list of merchants. Four stores and kiosks — featuring everything from ice cream to games — opened over the past few weeks, with one new restaurant to debut...
View Article‘Friends’ Grant To Club Equates To Double Gift
Following a work party July 26 at Lanikai Elementary School, Pali Lions Club presented a $10,000 Weinberg Friends grant check to Parents Inc. At the ceremony were (front, from left) Lions Takuo Tani,...
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Maggie Gammon and Olivier Lemasson will return to Luxembourg, following their Aug. 16 wedding in Haleiwa. Gammon is a graduate of Kalaheo High and Southern Oregon University, and she’s fluent in...
View ArticleWaha Nui – 8/27/14
Kailua’s Vicki Yu has joined the team at Carvill Sotheby’s International Realty in its Pali Palms headquarters. They say she comes with multiple talents to handle transactions: attorney, fluent in...
View ArticleAuditions For ‘Fiddler’ At HPU
Hawaii Pacific University’s Paul and Vi Loo Theatre will bring Fiddler on the Roof to its stage Nov. 7-30, and auditions are set for Sept. 5, 6 and 8 for all roles at the Kaneohe campus venue. Hopeful...
View ArticleSpa Invites Neighbors In To Get Acquainted
It may seem strange in Hawaii, where the seasons seem to blur into an endless summer, but adjusting your skin and body care for the fall and winter months is something Turtle Bay Resort’s Nalu Kinetic...
View ArticleWhat’s Up in Windward Oahu
Send Windward items to cchang@midweek.com by Aug. 27 to be considered for the Sept. 3 edition. Wednesday August 27 Pregnancy Castle Medical Center has a class in Healthy Pregnancy at 7 p.m. Fee is $10...
View ArticlePrep Football: Windward Weekend Warriors Working Hard
Week three will be among the busiest in high school football, as all four Windward teams are in action this weekend. A look at the matchups for Castle, Kailua, Kahuku and Kalaheo is below. Kahuku...
View ArticleKailua Shorebreak Classic To Host 100-plus Keiki Saturday
Giving back to youths in the community has been on Kailua resident Sean Yano’s list of priorities for a long time. But nothing rallies Yano to action more than the Kailua Shorebreak Classic. The event...
View ArticleHistory: All Aboard For Haiku Trolley
Long before adventurous hikers dared to scale its summit, Oahu’s steepest mountain trail, known these days as the 3,922-step “Stairway to Heaven” by most folks, actually served a Naval information...
View ArticleOcean Expo Surges Into Mall Venue
Kaneohe residents won’t need to go to the beach in order to visit the ocean when Windward Mall hosts Windward Ocean Expo from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. The event will showcase boats, seafood, aquatic...
View ArticleDowntown Fashion Bash To Aid Community Helping Schools
Community Helping Schools normally handles donated fans, crayons and other badly needed classroom-related supplies. But from 5 to 9 p.m. Sept. 13, supporting public school classrooms takes on a whole...
View ArticleArtist Enos To ‘Reside’ At Castle High School
Native Hawaiian artist Solomon Enos will be an Artist in Residence this year at Castle High School, and the school ohana can meet him at a 6 p.m. coffee hour Sept. l0 in the school library. Enos is...
View Article‘Hairspray’ Heads Into Paliku Run
One girl’s dream to become a star against the odds comes true at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19, when the curtain goes up on Hairspray at Paliku Theatre. The hit Broadway musical focuses on Tracy Turnblad (played...
View ArticleWalking To School With Lanikai ‘Bus’ For Safety
Leave the car in the garage and put on some walking shoes: Walking School Bus will be back Sept. 5 for Lanikai Elementary School students. WSB provides a safe, communal way for children to walk or bike...
View ArticleWaha Nui – 9/3/14
Hawaii Conservation Alliance honored Hui Ku Maoli Ola owners Rick Kaponowaiwaiola Barboza and Matt Kapaliku Schirman this summer with its Conservation Innovation Award for making their Kaneohe nursery...
View ArticleWindward Leaders In The Loop As 2014-15 Omidyar Fellows
Hawaii Leadership Forum recently announced its picks for the 2014-15 Omidyar Fellows program, which includes three area rising stars who already are immersed in community leadership roles. Now in its...
View ArticleChamber Music Opens 33rd Season At Paliku
Classical music returns to the Paliku Theatre stage at 7:30 p.m. next Monday for opening night of Chamber Music Hawaii’s 33rd season. In keeping with the group’s habit of introducing audiences to...
View ArticleLecture Series Starts With Parenting Tips
Author and parenting speaker Juda Carter. For parents worried about how to best manage their unruly children, Juda Carter has a seminar for you in September in Enchanted Lake. Emmanuel Episcopal...
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