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Focus on Windward Oahu
Manti Te‘o, a former Kahuku High & Intermediate student (in lei), brought $10,000 worth of good news to the Red Raider football program Jan. 27, thanks to the NFL Matching Funds Program and his...
View ArticleLady Knights Hungry For State Basketball Tourney Play
Castle girls basketball head coach Joe Lilio can’t help but look upon this week’s Division II state tournament as an opportunity for the Lady Knights to complete some unfinished business. “We won our...
View ArticleHonoring Her Son With Sports, Bills
Each January for four years, people have gathered from all over Oahu for the Joel K. Botelho Flag Football Tourney at Kaneohe District Park. It’s one way to remember the Castle High School sports star...
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Constitution Experts Now Need Cash
Meet the state’s 2015 We the People team, which is seeking funds to compete on the national stage in April in Washington, D.C. The Kahuku High & Intermediate School team is comprised of (front,...
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Waha Nui – 2/18/15
A Kaneohe couple is behind UH Department of Theatre and Dance’s Kennedy main-stage production, La‘ieikawai, a new play in Hawaiian about a princess of that name. Assistant professor Tammy Haili‘opua...
View ArticleSurfriders Slowly Taking Shape On Baseball Diamond
Kailua’s fourth-place finish at last May’s Division I state baseball tournament was all the more noteworthy in that the Surfriders were a sophomore-dominated team. Two weeks into preseason now,...
View ArticleThree Windward Boys Soccer Teams Set For State Tourneys
For Kalaheo and Kahuku, no weekend has been more anticipated than this one, as both teams will begin play in the Division I state boys soccer tournament. Pairings for the tourney were to be revealed...
View ArticleKaneohe Man Guilty Of Lay-net Violation In Bay
A fishing-rules violation last July in Kaneohe Bay recently brought a guilty verdict in Kaneohe District Court. A Kaneohe fisherman was convicted Jan. 8 of laying net “that appeared to exceed the legal...
View ArticleHelp For Waikalua Fishpond
Work to restore Kaneohe’s watershed and cultural sites is never done, and it will continue with a “La Hana” from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at Waikalua Loko Fishpond. Waikalua Loko Fishpond Preservation...
View ArticleEnchanted Reef Lurks Under Hokulani’s Roof
Children can look up at the Hokulani Imaginarium dome Saturday and see what lies beneath the ocean’s surface. The Windward Community College planetarium will screen the animated film Kaluoka‘hina: The...
View ArticleWhat’s Up in Windward Oahu
Send items to cchang@midweek.com by Feb. 18 to be considered for the Feb. 25 edition, or call 529-4850. Wednesday February 18 Ash Wednesday Windward United Church of Christ welcomes everyone to its 7...
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Focus on Windward Oahu
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Kicking Around On Bay View Fairways
Soccer balls are starting to fly around Bay View Golf Course with the blessing of the local clergy, who keep a proud, watchful eye on such shenanigans. It’s called FootGolf, an internationally...
View ArticleFoundation Aids Projects In Waimanalo
The end of 2014 heralded another round of grants for Windward organizations from Harold K.L. Castle Foundation, which donated more than $2.98 million to community projects in December. The bulk of...
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Waha Nui – 2/25/15
When Al Lewis, 70, died Jan. 19, it was a loss to his Waimanalo ohana, and was stated well by many friends and lawmakers. U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, for example, entered it into the Congressional Record...
View ArticleConstruction Closures For Makapuu Trail
Hikers should take note of scheduled closures through July because of construction on Makapuu Lighthouse Trail. The $2.7-million renovation looks to repave the trail, reconstruct broken rock walls,...
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Grecian King Poised For Battle In WCC’s ‘Agamemnon’ Play
Windward Community College theatre student Jackson Shimanoff (center) portrays ‘Poet,’ who protests the violence around him, as seen in (from left) Catherina Chon, Eric Jabarri Combs, Noa Helela,...
View ArticleKindergarten Just Around The Corner
Children who turn 5 by July 31 will be heading to kindergarten at Hawaii public schools, and the Windward District DOE wants to help them get ready. Parent educator Kathy Bentley will lead a free...
View ArticleCastle ‘Clearance’ Sale To Benefit Project Grad
Castle High School Project Grad 2015 sponsors its final fundraiser from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 7 at the cafeteria, with a crafters clearance and white elephant sale — and it’s not too late to donate...
View ArticleReaders To Stage ‘Irena’s Vow’
Windward Readers Theatre continues its tribute to World War II with a production of Irena’s Vow in Pohai Nani auditorium. Irena’s Vow tells the story of Polish nurse Irena Gut, who saved a dozen Jews...
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