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January 09, 2008 - MidWeek The Central Waha Nui
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Mililani resident and columnist Marcie Uehara Herring has finished her book, Swim with your Current, sponsored by Jamba Juice and Sassy magazine. It’s an inspirational one that encourages teen girls to dream big and make a difference. Not surprisingly, Marcie is a facilitator with the Coalition for a Drug-Free Hawaii ... Dream job: Hawaii FI-DO’s service therapy dog, Wahoo, will soon become a permanent “staff member” in the Hawaii State Hospital’s animal assisted therapy program. The golden retriever trained by Susan Luehrs’ North Shore-based agency will be required to provide unconditional love and motivate the patients ...
Japan Golf Tour legend Kiyoshi Murota has signed to represent Turtle Bay Resort throughout the 2008 seasons, complete with the North Shore resort’s golf shirt logo and golf bag. Kiyoshi is a multiple winner on the Japan tour, has played against Hawaii’s David Ishii, and even shares the same birth date with him ... The Hawaiian Humane Society has a $2,500 reward for anyone with information about the Nov. 30 killing of Leilehua High School’s pet pig. Call 356-2247 and leave your name, phone number and date and time of call ... Haleiwa author Kerry Germain has a short story in A Chicken Soup for the Soul Christmas. Her Christmas at Six was selected from thousands submitted ... Cristy Lagazo (sister of Charlene Leano and daughter of Carmen Dela Cerna, both of Kunia) recently competed in the Air Force version of American Idol - the Best of the Best worldwide talent contest held at Lackland AFB.
Cristy is a public health technician at Fairchild AFB, Washington ... Central athletes are in the headlines a lot these days. For example, Haleiwa native and pro soccer player Brian Ching is in and out of the Islands but will be back for sure Feb. 20 and 23 for the inaugural Pan-Pacific Championships at Aloha Stadium. And though he’s moved on to basketball, Leilehua’s quarterback of the hour, Andrew Manley is still thrilled when he recalls the team’s remarkable season. Andrew’s dad Kimo also played for the Mules ...
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Waialua native Greg Sakamoto, now a husband and father of a 2-year-old, has been named chief resident of the dermatology program at Harvard. Greg graduated from UH in 1999, from the John Burns School of Medicine in 2005 and attended USC on a Presidential scholarship. He also recorded an album here with the band Native Blend. Meanwhile, let the residency begin. Hi Greg, we still recall your great music and those coco puffs you brought by a few years back. (Not good for the skin, I think!) ... The best bowlers from all branches of the military will converge on the Schofield Barracks lanes this week for the U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii 2008 Armed Forces Bowling Championships. Team challenge is Jan.8, doubles Jan. 9, mixed doubles Jan. 10 and singles Jan. 11 The top eight get to go to Las Vegas to vie for a spot on Team USA (655-9914) ...
English teacher, Yakima resident and author Jill Widner - whose mom, Iris, lives in Pupukea - has won a $6,500 Artist Trust/Washington State Arts Commission fellowship to work on her novel The Smell of Sulphur (a fictionalized account of her Indonesian childhood) ... Brendan Cravalho of Mililani is a proud man. As co-chair of the Combined Federal Campaign at Pearl Harbor Shipyard, he was able to announce last month that the shipyard workers set a new in-house record of donations to charity, pledging $693,263. “This is an awesome achievement and really shows the Shipyard’s community spirit and generosity,” declared Brendan, who’s led the drive for seven straight, record-breaking years
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