What’s Up in Windward Oahu
Send items to cchang@midweek.com by Jan. 7 to be considered for the Jan. 14 edition, or call 529-4850. Wednesday January 7 Breast-feeding Castle Medical Center offers a breastfeeding class at 5 p.m....
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Athletes To Shine At Aloha Gymfest
Kokokahi Gymnastics Team is shown getting back to its roots at Ho‘omaluhia Botanical Garden, prior to the team’s annual gymfest this weekend at Le Jardin Academy. The event is known for featuring...
View ArticleWeeders Welcome At Rain Garden
The rain gardens installed last spring at Windward Community College are doing their job of diverting runoff from the rainy Kaneohe campus, but they need regular maintenance to continue to effectively...
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Waha Nui – 1/14/15
Longtime Kaneohe activist Bettye Jo Harris will receive the NAACP Distinguished Service Award for Lifetime Achievement Saturday during the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Awards Gala at Dole Cannery....
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Kailua HEARTS School Enrolling All Ages For Spring Classes
HEARTS’ Boy Choir hamming it up: (front, from left) Austin Pangilinan, Everett Hayashi, Noah Hu, Daniel Simon, (second row) Ress Nguyen, Hudson Nguyen, Toby Williams, Luke Klein, director Bryce...
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Kailua Chamber Honors New Okinawan Martial Arts School
Senseis David and Stacie Knight (back) pose with students at Knight’s Isshin-Ryu Karate & Kobudo LLC in Kailua. The couple’s school recently was named Kailua Chamber of Commerce 2014 New Business...
View ArticleKahuku Senior A Schatz Intern
U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz has announced his choice of 15 Hawaii teens for his 2015 Seniors Internship Program, based out of his Honolulu office. The list includes Kahuku High and Intermediate senior...
View ArticleKalaheo’s Preseason Triumphs Predict Solid Season Ahead
If Kalaheo’s best offense should continue to be its defense, it will be just fine with basketball head coach Alika Smith. Just as Kalaheo never had to worry about scoring when Smith himself was...
View ArticleStellar Talent Edges Lady Surfriders Closer To East Hoops Crown
One week does not make a season, but for Windward girls basketball teams, the outcome of this week’s games will have a huge impact. Windward Islander looks at each public high school team’s prospects...
View ArticleWhat’s Up in Windward Oahu
Send items to cchang@midweek.com by Jan. 14 to be considered for the Jan. 21 edition, or call 529-4850. Wednesday January 14 Coupon swap Kahuku Library hosts free, volunteer-led coupon-swapping from 9...
View ArticleDesign A Cool Dream Car, Win Trip To Japan
Children entering Toyota’s 2015 Dream Car Art Contest should submit their drawings by Jan. 31 to a local Toyota dealership, including Servco Toyota Windward in Kaneohe. All Hawaii children age 15 and...
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Focus on Windward Oahu
Iana Street resident Neil Ahearn and his son Dean (left) get coveted handshakes over a backyard fence during one of President Obama's holiday golf games at Mid-Pacific Country Club. Ahearn recently...
View ArticleMentors Connect Online, In Person
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hawaii has hit on a new way to mentor teenagers, and its pilot project is underway now in Kaneohe. Inspired by what he heard at Castle High School’s earlier “redesign”...
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Waha Nui – 1/21/15
Kristen Kauhane Plays from Robert St. John‘s playwriting program at Le Jardin Academy get the readers-theater treatment at 8 p.m. Friday at Leeward CC theater, featuring works by Clay McDermott,...
View ArticlePCC Football Honors Saturday
Polynesian Cultural Center will enshrine the 2015 Polynesian Football Hall of Fame inductees Saturday, starting at 10:30 a.m. with a dedication of the Hall of Fame Exhibit. The dedication will be...
View ArticleBishop Breakfast Has Its Celebrity ‘Flippers’
Tickets are on sale now for St. John Vianney School’s fifth annual Breakfast with the Bishop, set for this Sunday in the parish hall. The popular public event features a buffet, which will be served by...
View ArticleSeeking Better Vision In Third-world Villages
Lions clubs across Oahu will conduct a collection drive for used eyeglasses from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at selected sites, including three Windward Longs Drugs stores — at Kailua Town Center,...
View ArticleDignam Keeps Kailua Soccer Team On Its Toes In East Race
Even with four games ahead, you could already call the Kailua boys soccer season a success. Head coach Steve Dignam is looking to maintain a sense of urgency among his players, however, even though...
View ArticleHPU Auditions Actors For Broadway Comedy
You can’t take it with you — but interested actors can take themselves to Paul and Vi Loo Theatre to audition for roles in its upcoming production of You Can’t Take It With You. Tryouts will start at 7...
View ArticleRecyclers Ready For Your Stuff
A Going Green community recycling drive is planned for 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday in Castle High’s auditorium parking lot, where canned food also will be accepted for Hawaii Foodbank. The drive will take...
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