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January 31, 2007 - MidWeek The Central Waha Nui
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Del.icio.usOahu author Chip Hughes has written Wipeout!, a sequel to his mystery novel Murder on Molokai from Island Heritage. This time Chip’s surfing detective tracks the whereabouts of a man who vanished in the strong waves of Waimea Bay ... Phyllis Haines will perform at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10 in HPR’s Atherton Studio (955-8821), singing everything from Handel‘s Messiah to Andrew Lloyd Webber. The Mililani soprano is a veteran performer with the Honolulu Symphony and Hawaii Opera Theatre. Phyllis, who once sang for the king of Tonga, also teaches a hand-bell class at Waikele Elementary ... Margaret Weis, the author of three fantasy book series, is also behind the Dungeons & Dragons and Battlestar Galactica games, among others. She’ll be at Mililani Library Feb. 12 and Wahiawa Library Feb. 13 (see Highlights) ...
Public service announcement: Ahem, if you still haven’t disposed of your dead Christmas tree, you can take it to the Central Oahu Convenience Center at 71-129 Wilikina Drive, cut it in 3-foot lengths and leave it out for the next greenwaste pick-up, or call 692-5410 ... Wahiawa native Nito Larioza is pulling lots of stunts these days in Los Angeles, landing work as either a stunt man or choreographer of stunts in several films, including Catwoman and The Rundown. This year’s jobs will include James Cameron‘s Avatar and Stephen Chow‘s House of Fury ...
Matthew Shido
Matthew Shido, who grew up in Mililani, is now the proud owner of an Allstate Insurance agency in Kaimuki, offering a full-serve, one-stop-shop (737-3500) ... Mililani High School freshman Brittany Lokeana Liwai will compete as Oahu’s Pacific Island Princess in the Grand Alii Finals of the pageant in April in Kona. Brittany is seeking sponsors for her candidacy at 625-6611 ... Wahiawa Middle School teachers Elizabeth Marsh and Paul Stader have a new friend in Jeffrey Prostor, president of Brookfield Homes Hawaii. Through the company’s Holomua Education Program, Jeffrey visits deserving teachers’ classrooms to grant their wishes. The latest was paying for a field trip by 100 Wahiawa Middle School students to a taro patch in Haleiwa, and also buying classroom equipment and supplies. Way to go, Brookfield ... Mililani High School sophomores William Stewart and Jeremy Howze Jr. earned their Eagle Scout rank recently in Mililani for good deeds performed last summer on local military installations. William revamped two bulletin boards for the Sharks swim team at Schofield Barracks and made them a new award case; Jeremy turned Tripler hospital’s pediatric outpatient treatment room into a child-friendly atmosphere for the keiki ...
Winners of the Oahu Arts Center’s recent Writing Competition include Anna Foster and Rick Tada, both of Mililani. Anne placed first ($100) for nonfiction for Dress Shopping, and Rick was second ($75) with Letter from the Couch ... Waikiki’s Hawaii Polo Inn is being renovated and transformed into the Equus by Aqua Hotels & Resorts. And to get you acquainted with it, Hawaii Polo Club president Mike Dailey is throwing in a 90-minute trail ride on the North Shore - which normally costs about $1 per minute. The ride starts at the Mokuleia Polo Field. The hotel will continue to host visiting polo teams during the season, which begins in April. For details, call 220-5153 ... Percussionist Adam Baron of Mililani plays in the Honolulu Jazz Quartet, which will release its new album, Tenacity, at 8 p.m. Feb. 20 in Wo International Center at Punahou School. (923-3909). The event will open with a screening of the Robert Pennybacker film Jazz & the Creative Act - which stars the quartet
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