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August 06, 2008 - MidWeek The East Waha Nui
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Kaiser High School graduate Kristyn Mathewson has won a $2,000 HMSA Kaimana Scholarship, which she will use at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas. She plans a career as an orthopedic surgeon, but meanwhile she’s already filled out an impressive resume to receive this coveted scholar-athlete award. Kristyn was valedictorian of her class, captain of the girls basketball team, a collector of food for the homeless plus countless other forms of community service. She won a total of $17,000 in scholarships for college ...
Congratulations to HPD chaplain Andy Kikuta, pastor of Hawaii Kai Community Church. He won the John Price Award among volunteer chaplains at the International Conference of Police Chaplains in Alabama ... Grandmaster Hee Il Cho‘s Tae Kwon Do Center at Koko Marina Center will mark its fifth anniversary in the community with a special celebration Aug. 23 (396-8900) ...
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Hawaii Kai native Sean Kido received the Bronze Star aboard the USS Kitty Hawk July 2 while it was moored in Pearl Harbor for RimPac exercises. The award came from the Navy lieutenant’s work as officer in charge of the strike group’s explosive ordnance disposal unit while deployed to Iraq. He’s credited with - are you ready for this?- leading his 12-man detachment in 109 direct-action missions, 16 counter IED operations and 33 reconnaissance missions, contributing to the capture of 315 insurgents and the seizure and destruction of 198,000 rounds of small arms and 2,600 pounds of ordnance, among other brave acts ...
Also serving their country: Xavier Myrick of Palolo and Kyle Yamamoto (Kaiser 2005) have graduated from Air Force basic training at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas ... Making the dean’s list at Boston University this spring were these East Oahu students Brett Church, Jason Kamimoto, Jacqueline Chang, Tiffany Dare, Alexandra Resich, Lauren Tuthill and Tiffany Yoon ...
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Army National Guard Pvt. Andrew Teruya of Palolo has graduated from Infantryman One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Ga., a nine-week advanced combat course ... Children’s book author and artist Carmen Geshell is concentrating on jewelry at present. The Mariners Ridge resident has a line of hemp macrame jewelry and catnip toys for spoiled kitties at Island Treasures at the Marina (in Koko Marina) and Island Treasures in Kailua. And her paintings can be found at Global Creations & Interiors in Haleiwa ...
The Hawaii Kai Lions have awarded Kaiser High School Leo Club member Alyssa Tsuchiya a $500 scholarship to Cornell University. Meanwhile, the Lions continue to discuss a possible change in Father’s Day pancake breakfast strategy: converting to cornbread ...
Hawaii Kai travel writer and author Cheryl Tsutsumi knows how to write a fun book - and how to promote it. The launch party for The New-Wave Mai Tai goes from 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 20 at Planet Hollywood’s Tiki Bar (called “Get Freaky at the Tiki”) and includes a bartender showdown, entertainment, pupus, prizes, book signings by Cheryl and many mai tai samplings. For tickets and reservations, call 550-8457 ...
Custom license plates are a welcome distraction on the road. Here are a few spotted recently in slow traffic: SHEESH, NTNANI, NOBNOZ, UNKO, HRD HD, ITUNEM, OHWELL, 4DTUDE, LOOVE, NOTM2P and on a tow truck, RESQNU
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