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January 28, 2009 - MidWeek The Central Waha Nui
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A Wahiawa Middle School eighth-grader, Kenny Kusaka, took third place statewide (and got $50) in the annual District 50 Lions Club Peace Poster Contest. Kenny’s entry rose up steadily through the contest levels, starting with the Wahiawa Lions Club competition ... It looks like Mililani resident Michael Dahilig will be the next member of the UH Board of Regents, as Gov. Linda Lingle was compelled to choose him from a politically diminished list of candidates. A UH law school graduate, Michael also is a former student member of the panel that sets policy and direction for the university system ...
If you were planning to go to the monthly Waialua bandstand concert on Feb. 1, forget it. It’s been canceled because of the, you know, Super Bowl. (The U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet Band is set for 4 p.m. March 1) ... Musician Mac Catania will perform for free on Super Bowl Sunday, however - at 1 p.m. on the Ward Warehouse stage with the Mahealanis (596-8885). Mac lives in Wahiawa and graduated from Leilehua
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High School. He studied slack key with kupunas Wally Hanaoe Kaokai and Billy Kahele, as well as Uncle Al Baang ... Stromberg Gaditano has joined Bella Pietra as purchaser for the natural stone company. Stromberg lives in Mililani and previously worked in management for Wal-Mart and Aloha Beach Resort. He’s currently studying for a BS in finance from the University of Phoenix, which should come in handy at his new job ...
Michael Johanson succeeds the retiring Duane Roberts as director of communications and marketing for BYU-Hawaii. He and wife Katrina and their three daughters now live in Laie ... North Shore artist and surfer Heather Brown is mounting her own solo show Feb. 4-28 at the Chinatown Boardroom on Nuuanu Avenue (585-7200). Saltwater and Feathers reflects
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Heather’s love of nature and the beauty of the Islands. You can also see her work at four Haleiwa shops: Wyland’s, Global Creations, Deep Ecology and Strong Current ... Butch Helemano, musician and former cultural guardian at Waimea Valley Park, has self-published The Adventures of Popo the Hawaiian Surf Dog: The Sleeping Giant - the second in a series on Hawaiian values for keiki.
A Malama loan from OHA helped cover Butch’s costs. Look for it in local bookstores ... Food news: Darlene Pololu has been promoted to general manager of the Haleiwa Pizza Hut restaurant, and Sue Gascon of Wahiawa (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) has joined Tastefully Simple Inc. a direct-sales company with easy-to-prepare gourmet products ...
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Wahiawa actress Stephanie Kong will read Jennifer Lim‘s Ten Cents at 7 p.m. Feb. 1 during the live, free taping of HPR’s Aloha Shorts program in the Atherton studio on Kaheka Street (955-8821) ... Washington State University in Pullman has announced that three Central Oahu students made the President’s Honor Roll for Fall 2008. They are Cassie Caitlin Kealoha Chun of Haleiwa, and Mililani residents Kimberly Nicole Ching and Ryan Gary Kim
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