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March 05, 2008 - MidWeek The Central Waha Nui
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Mililani Mauka Elementary School fourth-grader Jayna Morikawa lit a spark recently with the Hawaiian Electric Company, which is campaigning to make responsible “users” out of its youngest customers. They even featured Jayna’s winning drawing and her energy-saving pledge in the company’s February newsletter, which is mailed islandwide: “I promise to conserve energy at home by taking shorter showers so I don’t waste electricity,” Jayna wrote. “I will also tell my family and friends so they can save electricity, too!!” Now you’ve heard it. Go ahead and start turning stuff off ...
Hanalani Schools student violinist John Madrigal placed second in the Elementary Strings category of the Oahu Arts Center’s fifth annual Mozart Festival competition. His teacher is Sheryl Shohet ... English major Brooke Jones, a Mililani resident, has won a coveted $3,000 John Young Scholarship in the Arts for University of Hawaii undergraduate students ... A former medical assistant at an orthopedic company, Tina Rapozo has landed a new job as a patient services representative in the Hawaiian Eye Center’s Wahiawa office ...
The Honolulu Fire Commission gave Fire Chief Kenneth Silva some high marks at his second annual performance evaluation recently. Especially noted by the commissioners: “The chief demonstrated outstanding leadership in assembling and leading about one-third of the department’s resources in fighting the Waialua fire, which was one of the largest fires ever, as it consumed over 7,000 acres and took over a week to extinguish” ...
Five brilliant Central Oahu students made the fall-term President’s Honor Roll at Washington State University in Pullman, Wash.: Andrea Brizee and Kimberly Ching of Mililani; Mapuana Antonio and Ruth Gerola of Wahiawa; and Cassie Chun of Haleiwa ... Works by brilliant artists from Leilehua High School are on display at Pearlridge Uptown (by See’s Candy) through this Sunday in the Hawaii Art Education show. They are Shayleen Siquig, Jazmine Nakamura, Paul Anthony Galang, Kristin Fisher and Beth Pereira. Proud teachers are Lawrence Taguba and Keith Sasada ...
The 2008 state spelling bee is March 16 at Windward Community College, and Ramil Gonzalez (already a proven art talent) of Mililani Middle School will battle it out as one of the Central District finalists ... U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono has nominated Catherine Kiyota and Michelle Kiyota of Leilehua High School as candidates to the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado ... Starting the Year of the Rat with some good luck is downtown Vegas slot player Judy Belisario of Wahiawa. She won $7,121 at the California Hotel Casino ... Farewell and aloha to longtime Wahiawa lawmaker and Democrat king-maker Robert Oshiro, who died Feb. 12. State flags flew at half staff Feb. 25 in honor of his contribution to Hawaii
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