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May 25, 2011 - MidWeek The Central Waha Nui
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High School Principal of the Year for Hawaii is Leilehua’s Samiaan “Aloha” Coleman, who made a firm push to fuel a passion for learning among her 1,900 students. Aloha & Co. also set up numerous support systems and interventions for teens, especially military dependents, affected by the turmoil of war and the economy. (Her son served Army deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.) In October she flies to the MetLife National Association of Secondary School Administrators’ institute and awards banquet in Washington, D.C. Aloha has led the school since 2007, with previous posts at Waialua High and as Leilehua vice principal. She’s is now working on her doctorate ...
Soldiers from the Army’s 523rd Engineer Company Bulldogs with shovels and wheelbarrows, did a splendid job at Mililani Uka Elementary’s recent beautification day, according to coordinator Norma Tamsey. As she told Hawaii Army Weekly, “I am always amazed at what a few people can accomplish when they work together” ...
It may be his 15 minutes of fame, but every time you look at the Hawaiian Tel phonebook cover this year, you’re seeing Haleiwa boy Kapono Zukevich tossing his net into the North Shore waves. Kapono’s mom Bernadine gives this account: “Five years ago, he went to Mokuleia to throw his fishing net and a stranger approached him and asked if he could take some photos. That person made some kind of agreement, and I’m guessing that he submitted the photo to Hawaiian Tel”...
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Mililani’s Laurie Tomooka won $750 as a finalist for UH business school’s Student Employee of the Year. A senior, Laurie is a graphic publications specialist in the Academic Affairs office ...
Haleiwa’s Kerry Germain is very proud now that her Island Paradise Publishing firm has won awards for three out of its four books. The latest is Plenty Saimin by Feng Feng Hutchins with artist Adriano Abatayo II. It won Hawaii Book Publishers 2011 Po’okela for Excellence in Children’s Literature and honorable mention for Excellence in Children’s Illus-trative/PhotographicBooks
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