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Kimo Tully tackles repairs on an overgrown structure recently Na Pohaku o Hauwahine Kawainui State Park Reserve. Photo by Bodie Collins, bcollins@midweek.com. ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 7
View ArticleBoots & Kimo’s ‘Liked What They Saw’ At Windward Clubhouse
Clubhouse director Maureen Purington (back, left), with brothers Rick and Jesse Kiakona, shares a rich moment with Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii’s Windward Clubhouse members at the Boots & Kimo’s...
View ArticlePartnerships Bring Needed Funds To Windward’s Hale Ola
Murray Visser (right), president of Rotary Club of Windward Oahu, presented this $10,000 check to Wind-ward Spouse Abuse Shelter executive director Avis Kalama. The club earned the Weinberg Friends...
View Article‘Footloose’ Is Ready To Rock CPAC Stage
Castle High School student Jacob Yamaguchi makes some ‘illegal dance moves’ as Ren in CPAC’s musical ‘Footloose,’ opening March 20 at Ron Bright Theatre. Photo by Aaron Rideout. Castle Performing Arts...
View ArticleWindward STAR Artists Earn Capitol Attention
The best art from Windward students is on view this month at the chamber level of the state Capitol. As part of the rotating exhibit in state Sen. Jill Tokuda’s Art Review (STAR), the March artists...
View ArticlePark, Director A Big Splash With Council
Waimanalo’s Sea Life Park and its new general manager, Valerie King (holding the certificate), were honored recently by the City Council for offering residents and visitors a half-century of...
View ArticleWomen’s History Films, Talks
Windward Community College will mark Women’s History Month this week with two film screenings and two speakers. Tuesday’s agenda (March 17) features a screening of The Codes of Gender: Identity and...
View ArticleDirector Maltby Will Take Her Final Bow With HPU Play
Hawaii Pacific University’s production of ‘You Can’t Take It With You’ opens April 3 on the Hawaii Loa campus. The cast includes (front, from left) Jan McGrath, Peter Clark, Melinda Maltby, (back)...
View ArticleFalcons’ Baseball Coach Views Kailua As Formidable Foe
Should the Kalani-Kailua baseball matchup at 3 p.m. today (March 18) at Kahala Field turn out to be a low-scoring affair, it will be just fine with Falcon head coach Shannon Hirai. Like everyone else...
View ArticleTake A Beautiful Walk Wearing A Free T-Shirt
There’s an incentive to sign up for Ka‘a‘awa Elementary School’s sixth annual 5K Family Fun Run/Walk by Friday: a free T-shirt. Race day is April 25 from 8 to 10 a.m. at Kualoa Ranch via Ka‘a‘awa...
View ArticleKailua’s Graham Is East Co-Player Of Year For OIA Soccer
After a stellar junior year, much was expected of Naia Graham as he and the Surfriders entered the 2014-15 prep soccer season. Despite missing the first four games, Graham delivered big once again for...
View ArticleWindward Oahu Highlights
Send Windward items to cchang@midweek.com by March 18 to be considered for the March 25 edition, or call 529-4850. • TRYOUTS Lanikai Mortgage Players has tryouts at 7 p.m. March 16 at Lanikai Community...
View ArticleWahiawa-based Troupe Mounts Play At Paliku
Maria Denzer plays Alice in Diamond In The Rough’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’ musical, set for March 27-29 on the Paliku Theatre stage. Photo from DITR. Diamond in the Rough Productions will present Alice...
View ArticleIto To Share Basics Of Estate Planning Friday
Justin Ito of Estate Planning Group Hawaii. Death is never an easy thing to prepare for, but knowing what you’ll need to do to provide for your loved ones can make it a little easier. Emmanuel Church...
View ArticleRepairs Close Library Bookstore
Bookworms will have to wriggle elsewhere for awhile, as the Friends of Kaneohe Library bookstore closed March 6 for renovations “until further notice.” According to Diane Santiago of the Friends, the...
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Ben Parker Elementary School students plunged into a recent hands-on activity at Honolulu Museum of Art's Spalding House, where they toured the ‘Less = More' exhibition and learned lessons related to...
View ArticleInternational School Proposed For Hau‘ula
Comments are due by today (March 25) on a minor conditional-use permit to allow an international school campus on 18.5 acres of ag-zoned land in Hau‘ula. Asia Pacific Educational Foundation, with a...
View ArticleLocal Dog Running For ‘Hero’
Lanikai golden retriever Buddy meets up with Kailua’s Sue Chipperton (dog trainer to the entertainment industry), who recently appeared on the ‘Olelo ‘Dogs Are Healers’ show, co-produced by Liz Rizzo...
View ArticleWaha Nui – 3/25/15
Samuel Perez Hults Kailua’s Samuel Perez Hults took second place in Master of the Ocean, an international watersports battle held Feb. 22-28 in the Dominican Republic, his native land. First place went...
View ArticleOrganic Farmers To Meet At KEY Saturday
“Healthy” is the theme of the Hawaii Organic Farmers Association conference, set for 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at KEY Project in Kahaluu. The public is invited to sign up and purchase tickets for the...
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