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January 30, 2008 - MidWeek The Central Waha Nui
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Caryn Komori
Wheeler Army Airfield has proven to be a fertile ground for inventors. Wheeler resident Angela LaLonde has created an innovative new improved gadget for the lucrative “baby industry” she calls the Vibrating Teething Ring. Promoters are touting its unique features that provide the infant using it with “relief and entertainment during periods of fussiness.” Look for it soon in a store near you ...
Wahiawa native and Hawaii Chief Justice Ronald Moon was honored this month with three other Korean Americans and Mayor Mufi Hannemann for their professional accomplishments and community contributions. The Korean American Foundation of Hawaii drew a crowd of 500 at its third annual “Light of the Orient” banquet for its honorees on Jan. 13 at the Sheraton Waikiki ...
The Central Oahu Youth Baseball League kicked off its season in style Jan. 12 on the Mililani District Park field. Longtime supporter of the PONY League, Hervy Kurisu, was there along with Mililani’s former UH baseball standout Matt Inouye and former major leaguer Benny Agbayani, whose daughter is one of COYBL’s 700 players this year ... Mililani High School graduate Caryn Komori is the new human resources coordinator for Island Insurance, where she oversees employment, recruitment, benefits, health and welfare, and training for the company’s staff of 180. Caryn, who still lives in Mililani, earned her business administration degree from UH-Manoa ...
Oils of Aloha is proud to announce a milestone in the Waialua-based company’s history: It will be 20 years old in March - yet its oils are as fresh as ever for your skin, hair and general health. Meanwhile, CEO Dana Gray steps down this month to handle special projects, and president Matthew Papania will take over with help from vice president Barbara Gray ... Mililani’s vigilant environmental watchdog Carroll Cox was a VIP honoree in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. parade on Jan. 21, along with Mayor Mufi and state Sen. Gary Hoosier. Carroll was recognized for his many years of “bold advocacy and willingness to stand up and speak truth to power” ...
Wahiawa ophthalmologist Christopher Tortora‘s tip of the month: Get your glaucoma screening, since the “sneak thief of sight” can rob you of your vision without any signs or symptoms ahead of time. Especially vulnerable are people over 50 or who have diabetes, and those of Hispanic or African blood (621-8488) ... Busy Aloha Aina Earth Day coordinator Rene Mansho was delighted with the haul made at the Jan. 5 recycling drive held at the Mililani Mauka Park and Ride. From the hands and hard work of many came 17,500 pounds of scrap metal, a truckload of appliances, a half container of tires, 95 car batteries, two truckloads of computers, 20 gallons of cooking oil, Christmas trees, eight carts of used clothing for Goodwill, etc., etc. Rene also thanked Paradise Lua company for providing the all-important flushable port-apotties for the volunteers. Next recycling drive is Feb. 9 at Radford (306-1876) ...
Aiming to bring in at least $20,000 for their school from the 19th annual cookie drive (see pages 12 and 13), Ho’ala School’s Darlene Dela Cruz says they still have cookies and raw dough left for hungry fans, though the table promotions in Haleiwa, Mililani, Wahiawa - and especially downtown by Bank of Hawaii - all had brisk sales ... The North Shore Chamber of Commerce recently honored Blake McElheny as its 2007 Kama’aina of the Year, Volunteers of the Year Francis Forsythe and Carolyne Lazar, also Lee Bryant, Chet Naylor, Wayne Porter, the Takahashi Family, the North Shore Community Land Trust, the Honolulu Fire Department, North Shore Shark Adventures and Haleiwa Super Market
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