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July 02, 2008 - MidWeek The East Waha Nui
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Del.icio.usOn an extended run through July 27 at Manoa Valley Theatre is The Rocky Horror Show (988-6131), and several East Oahu cast members are along for the crazy ride: Sophia Nelson and Polly Miao of Hawaii Kai; Mike Dupre, Becky Maltby, Alison Aldcroft, Caitlin Kradower and John Tolentino of Kaimuki; and Sara Ishizaki of Palolo ...
Saint Louis School junior Tristan Blake-Poasa won a $2,000 scholarship from the Executive Women International, in addition to the 2008 Lynette Tamaye Notebook award ... John O’Connor of Hawaii Kai, who earned a bachelor’s degree from UC-Berkeley, also has completed Army basic training at Fort Benning, Ga. ...
“Her genuine spirit and warm heart put people at ease, and she was quick to make friends with everyone she met.” Those words from Gov. Linda Lingle and Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona echo the feelings of most East Oahu residents who knew Bertha Leong in her many roles - as teacher, mother, state representative, neighborhood board member - and always an advocate for the young. She died at her Aina Haina home June 16 at age 76. The governor declared that flags would be hung at half staff on the day of her interment, which is private. Donations can be made to Star of the Sea Church ...
Hawaii Kai’s Steven Fredrick will offer his Hawaii Wartime History Tour three times a week in July and August. He guides fans through Downtown and Chinatown on a four-hour journey to the past. Fee is $20 (395-0674) ... Market City Foundation has awarded $1,000 scholarships to Kevin John Donahue of Saint Louis School and Monica Mei Lin Umeda of Kaimuki High for their “outstanding academic achievements and endless hours of community involvement.” Since 1993, the foundation has given out more than $40,000 in scholarships to students graduating from schools near the shopping center. Kevin will go to Princeton University, and Monica plans to study electrical engineering at UH-Manoa ...
Kaiser High with 41.3 percent was among the six public schools with the highest percentage of graduates earning the more-challenging BOE diploma. (It requires additional credits and a 3.0 gpa) ... The Aloha International Piano Festival June 14 produced two first-place winners from East Oahu: Lauren Nguyen of Waialae for ages 6 to 8 and Kiana Canicosa-Miles of Kapahulu for ages 9 to 11. Alda Lam of Kahala placed second for ages 15-18, and Clarise Huang of Waialae was third for ages 6 to 8 ...
Teachers don’t cruise during the summer. Many become students again, such as Michele Kuwaye and Karen Langdon of Jarrett Middle School; and Karon Hansen and Joan Hansen of Kaimuki Middle School, who went to workshops and classes at UH given by Research Experiences for Teachers June 25 and 26, all to enhance science and technology know-how for their own students ... Hawaiian Humane Society’s “Be Kind to Animals Week” promotional contest attracted many vivid posters, including winning art from Olivia Reano of Liholiho Elementary and Kyleigh Mann of Kaimuki Christian School ...
It’s a girl at Sea Life Park, born to sea lion U’ilanai on June 9, weighing in at 17 pounds, 24 inches ... Kahala teen Melody Rose Lindsay was picked to attend the “Economics for Leaders” program last month at the University of Texas. Also in her summer vacation plans: an astronomy camp at the University of Arizona on scholarship and the World Harp Congress in Amsterdam ... Congratulations to Coldwell Banker Pacific Properties, marking one year of its Education and Development Center June 19 at Kahala Mall
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