Waha Nui
August 20, 2008 - MidWeek The Central Waha Nui
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Pupukea artist Bill Braden is a good landscape oil painter to have in your corner. He’s donating half of the proceeds from his beautiful Kawela Bay triptych to the Campaign to Save Turtle Bay (524-8564), an effort directed by the Trust for Public Land to buy and conserve five miles of shoreline and hundreds of acres near the Turtle Bay Resort. The triptych will be on view from Aug. 23 to 31 as part of his lobby exhibit at Hawaii Prince Hotel in Waikiki. Bill previously designed the limited-edition T-shirts that promoted the successful acquisition of Pupukea-Paumalu ...
Speaking of art, the new Paradise white pages feature Mililani hula dancer Aureana Tseu holding leis while surrounded by the natural amenities of Waimea Valley (and photographed by Linda Ching) ... Mililani High School graduate Jaqui Dureg plans to attend Pacific University with the help of a McDonald’s of Hawaii scholarship. Jaqui, who works at the Mililani Mauka restaurant, is one of 10 student employees statewide to receive a $2,500 grant from the fast-food chain for their outstanding performance in academics, the community and on the job ...
Mililani landscaper Steve Dewald puts his money where his plants are. The owner of Steve’s Gardening Service is teaming up with other sponsors to offer a $20,000 Extreme Xeriscape Garden Makeover as the grand prize from Halawa Xeriscape Garden’s recent open hour and plant sale. Winner of the makeover will be announced Sept. 2 ... HFD safety tip for August from Capt. Terry Seelig: If you’re going to light a fire, make sure it’s authorized and in a safe location with safe conditions. Wear proper protection and have a responsible person supervise it. And if you’re doing an imu, call HFD at 523-4411 at least 10 minutes before starting it ...
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Congratulations to Central Oahu’s District Teacher of the Year for 2009. Waialua High School physics teacher Glenn Lee will be honored Oct. 16 by the Board of Education. Glenn also has coached his students into the national spotlight in robotics and electric car competitions ... Mililani’s podcast blogger techno guru, Ryan Ozawa, has landed a talk-show spot on Hawaii Public Radio. Every Wednesday at 5 p.m. on KIPO 89.3. Ryan and Burt Lum talk up a storm on Bytemarks Cafe ...
Wahiawa Neighborhood Board chairman and military veteran Ben Acohido has been named to the Hawaii State Adult and Community Education Advisory Council ... A Mililani resident now directs public affairs for UH-West Oahu. An experienced PR man, including a stint at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Ryan Mielke also will be the liaison between the growing campus and its chancellor on legislative and strategic communication issues ... Don Olden, who knows a thing or two about the cost of health care, will be guest speaker at the Wahiawa-Waialua Rotary lunch Thursday at Dot’s. Don is Wahiawa Hospital’s CEO, coming there in early 2007 after working at Kahuku and St. Francis hospitals ...
Give a pint of blood any Monday this summer and you get a coupon for a large Zippy’s chili and rice (845-9966) ... When you pau the chili, chase it down with persimmons, yellow squash, spinach, corn and tangerines. According to Wahiawa ophthalmologist Christopher Tortora, they contain antioxidants that can slow the growth of cataracts ... Direct your eyes to Mililani actor Devin Kawamua in this Sunday’s production of LooChoo nu Kwa, Children of LooChoo, an elaborate staging of the Okinawan experience, set for 2 p.m. at Mamiya Theatre in Kaimuki (550-8457). Music, dance, costumes, culture, all in one afternoon
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