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April 06, 2011 - MidWeek The Central Waha Nui
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Professional puppeteer Tom Lee (Mililani 1991) has landed a key position in the play War Horse, opening next month on Broadway. Tom helped design the life-sized horse puppets, and will also support the back end of one of them himself. Parents Sam and state Rep. Marilyn Lee plan to take in the show this summer (check out warhorseonbroadway.com) ...
North Shore musician Jack Johnson does what he can for the world. He and his son planted a kukui tree at First Wind’s dedication ceremony March 24 in Kahuku and, following the March 11 earthquake in Japan, he donated $50,000 to Global Giving’s Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund. The Johnsons were in Osaka for a concert that day and Sendai was their next tour stop. Several shows were cancelled, but again, Jack is donating all proceeds from his To The Sea world tour to charity ...
The Wahiawa Community and Business Association marked its 75th anniversary recently at its annual dinner at Dot’s, installing its board of directors and new president Bill Putre, vice presidents Walter Benavitz and Dan Nakasone, secretary Stacie Sasagawa and treasurer Barbara Awo ...
Central Oahu students made their presence known at the state library’s annual Nene Awards, held last month at Ward Theatres, through excellence in various literary competitions. Hale Kula Elementary’s Daylie Smith earned honorable mention (Persuasive, digital media), Brent Sohn and Matthew Molinari won for their grade levels (Persuasive, essay). Emily Kurth of Mililani Ike was tops among fifth-graders (Persuasive poster) ...
Vince Victorino (Mililani 2007) has graduated from Air Force basic training at Lackland AFB, Texas. Following his example were Army recruits at Fort Sill Luaafe Talaeai (Leilehua 2007), Shantell Wilson (Leilehua 2004), Gregory Coleman (Leilehua 2010) and Wahiawa’s Dayora Moore (at Fort Jackson, S.C.) ...
Wahiawa ophthalmologist Christopher Tortora warns athletes to think about their eyes when they compete or practice their skills, and the best protection, he says, is 3-mm polycarbonate lenses, which are high impact-resistant, but still thin and light. And don’t stare at laser pointers either, no matter how weak the beam. “Looking directly at a laser beam, even briefly, means the energy could be intensified by the eye’s natural focusing system, thus causing more damage”
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