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December 12, 2007 - MidWeek The Central Waha Nui
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Ryan Ng
Independent film producer Tara Lulani Arquette of Mililani has won a Pacific Islanders in Communications award of $10,000 to support her documentary on Kauai’s lua practitioners, Pa Kui A Holo: Kauai’s Warriors. PIC also made a grant to Karin Williams, who’s filming Native Hawaiian women surfers ... Ashley and Aubrey McKenzie of Mililani were part a recent benefit concert at Ala Moana that kicked off the Lokahi Giving Tree campaign ...
The Wahiawa Lions threw a congratulatory turkey dinner for Leilehua’s state champion football and boys cross country teams Nov. 21 at Dot’s with help from state Sen. Bobby Bunda, Rep. Marcus Oshiro, City Councilman Donovan Dela Cruz, Dr. Lee Buenconsejo-Lum, Marion’s Catering, Dot’s and other donors. And that’s even before they knew the Mules would win the Prep Bowl ... Also making a difference in Central Oahu, a large mural by Brazilian surfer and artist Hilton Alves was presented to Waialua Elementary School this fall, sponsored by the Points of Light Foundation and USA Weekend ...
Apparently Mililani residents are very akamai in the trivia department. Two of them made the top five in a recent contest highlighting the history of Windward Mall. During its 25th anniversary celebration this fall, the Kaneohe mall sponsored a Historical Trivia Contest to probe the memories of shoppers over the years. As the grand prize winner, Mililani’s Roy Hiramoto won a family trip to Disneyland. Neighbor Dolores Buenconsejo-Kunz placed fourth - out of more than 2,500 entries submitted ... Artist Rick Mills is in the lineup of Art Lunch Lectures next month at the Hawaii State Art Museum downtown. Rick, who created a glass relief sculpture with students for Leilehua High School in 2003, will talk about glass art in Hawaii at noon Jan. 29 ...
Roy Hiramoto
The Oahu Arts Center’s 2007 writing contest winners have been selected, and they include two local writers: Wahiawa’s Kathleen Masunaga, second place (and $75) for Purely Hapa; and Waialua’s Lorenn Walker, honorable mention for I Have a Baby ... Haleiwa resident, actor and writer John Wythe White‘s essay, Stolen Kayak, is featured in this year’s literary journal Kaimana. The award-winning author is expected to publish the novel A High and Beautiful Wave this year as well ... Mililani musician Ryan Ng performs with the Honolulu Clarinet Quartet, which will play songs of the season today (Dec. 12) at 4:30 p.m. at the Honolulu Club ...
Though Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month has passed (it was in November, for those of you who forgot), Wahiawa ophthalmologist Christopher Tortora warns us to learn about diabetic retinopathy because, he says, many don’t know they have it. To find out more, call him at 621-8488 ... Central Oahu had two winners in the 2007 Hawaii Music Teachers Association string and piano competitions. Honored at their Nov. 12 recital at UH-Manoa were John Madrigal (strings) and Kienen Koga (piano) ...
Wahiawa resident, landscaper and history buff Walter Malterre unearthed a black-and-white photo of his seventh-grade class, taken at Waipahu Elementary School in 1939. He’d like to know “if anybody’s still kicking” - besides himself. The teacher was Mrs. Kiaka. “She took over for Hilo Hattie,” Walter says. Can’t wait for us to publish the photo? Call him at 621-5640 ... Masumi Watanabe‘s parents have flown from Japan to Oahu several times, and to the site of her disappearance April 12 on Pupukea Road, in hopes of uncovering clues to her disappearance. Witnesses should call Crimestoppers at 955-8300 or go to the memorial website, www.findmasumi.org
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