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April 30, 2008 - MidWeek The Central Waha Nui
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Former Leilehua judo coach Chris Aarona spends most of his time in Waimanalo with his wife and four kids, and works full time for Matson. But he’ll represent the USA at the Pan American Judo Championships May 8-10, and at the Olympic Zone Cup May 11 - both in Miami. His goal: the 2008 US Olympic Judo Team. To help him get there, head for Pipeline Cafe from 5 to 10 p.m. Sunday and plunk down your $15 ($10 presale) for music, pupus and auctions (845-3113). Chris is currently ranked No. 2 among the USA Judo Senior Elite Males 100kg ...
Wahiawa’s Stephanie Kong, a professional actress, teacher and UH graduate, got rave reviews for portraying an over-sexed, troubled 11-year-old girl in Y York‘s premiere of Bleachers in the Sun downtown (final show was Sunday). Stephanie also teaches at Ohana Music Together in Pearl City and works with Ohia Productions ... Catherine Graham is recruiting for Aspect Foundation, which places students from 30 countries in Island homes. Her personal peace mission this year is to find host homes in Central Oahu for teens from the Middle East (741-4317) ...
Congratulations to Oils of Aloha on its 20th anniversary. It opened in 1988 in the historic Koga Theater in Waialua to bring the health benefits of kukui and macadamia oils to the world. Its latest product is SOLaleur, an ointment for burn relief. Matthew Papania, recently promoted to company president, says they plan a yearlong celebration (637-5620) ... Also, belated congratulations to Mililani High School’s Science Olympiad team, which placed first in its division at the state competition last month at LCC. (Wheeler Middle took seventh in its division) ... North Shore native Mike Mohica (Kahuku 1995) has opened Ono Hawaiian Cafe and a Kanak Attack catering enterprise in Boise, Idaho. He has local boys on his staff and enough luau food to overwhelm all those potato eaters ...
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Happy Birthday to Mililani. Born in 1968 as Hawaii’s first master-planned, fee simple community, it’s now all grown up at 40, and almost complete. And, says Castle & Cooke president Harry Saunders, its many twoand three-generation homeowners show that “we have accomplished our goals and created a community that contributes to Hawaii’s social and cultural fabric” ... Another Mililani goal accomplished: Mililani High PTSO named English teacher Lisa Tsuruda its 2008 Teacher of the Year. Linda says her goal is to have her students be “self-directed and to succeed in life through internal determination” ...
Commercial artist Mark Swanson traded in a Hollywood computer animation career (Land Before Time, All Dogs Go to Heaven, An American Tale) in 2004 to enjoy art and life on the North Shore. Now Mark creates colorful totes and beach bags out of his Aloha Workshop in Waialua (637-1522) ... Mililani Mauka resident Barry Muranaka is the new senior project manager for M&E Pacific Inc., part of a national environmental engineering firm. Barry is a civil engineer and contributor to past improvements to the Kalanianaole and Kuhio highways ... Ho’ala School took Earth Day to a new level last week, complete with a fashion show of used clothing, litter patrols, art from trash and a hibiscus planting ...
Mililani resident Aaron Gorospe placed second in a UH-West Oahu student talent show last week, singing His Eye is on the Sparrow and accompanying himself on piano. His performance earned Aaron a Best Buy gift card
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