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April 01, 2009 - MidWeek The East Waha Nui
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Del.icio.usEast Honolulu Rotarian Gary Bowersox is heading back to Afghanistan this month with Lion Jim Bryan to deliver more than 5,000 pairs of used eyeglasses from Hawaii’s Lions Clubs to children in the war-torn country. No guns, no military escort, just glasses and persistence. Stay tuned. Last time the world-traveling gem dealer took books and school supplies with him ...
Sorry to here about the passing of former Hawaii Kai Neighborhood Board chairman Charlie Rodgers, 71. He died Feb. 16 in California “while on a crib-bage tour,” and his ashes were scattered in Koko Crater. Friends can make donations in his memory to Le Jardin Academy Capital Campaign, 917 Kalanianaole Hwy., Kailua HI 96734 ... The live taping of HPR’s next Aloha Shorts program - at 7 p.m. Sunday at Atherton studio (955-8821) - features readings from Hawaii Kai writer Darrell Lum‘s Paint and Aina Haina writer Marcia Omura’s Try Write.Among the readers that night are Hawaii Kai’s Laura Bach Buzzell and Kapahulu’s Moses Good III ...
The Salvation Army honored Hawaii Kai’s Joe and Shirley Recca last month for their gift of music and hula for 18 years to the SA’s Thanksgiving dinner at Blaisdell Center ... Don’t know for sure, but Kiewit Building Group may be in the lead with its LEED-certified engineers. Among the latest to qualify in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design at the company are Dee Oswald of Hawaii Kai and Paul Choi of Kapahulu ... You don’t have to fly all the way to Zion or Capitol Reef national parks to enjoy the scenery. Just take in Susie Anderson‘s latest paintings. The longtime Kaimuki artist presents her Cliffs & Canyons show through April 23 at the Gallery at Ward Centre. There’s a reception there at 3 p.m Saturday (597-8034) ...
Christopher Lindsay and Naomi and Joshua Yuen-Schat of Kahala, Adam Simon of Kaimuki, and Miki Yamamoto and Joey Fala of Hawaii Kai will perform at the Young Organists Concert at 7 p.m. April 25 at Lutheran Church of Honolulu (221-9608). The event benefits a scholarship program for organists established by Don Conover of Kaimuki 19 years ago ...
Speaking of Don, he will be honored by the Chaminade-based Hawaii Vocal Arts Ensemble at its dinner and silent auction set for April 18 at Oahu Country Club (232-9525). The multi-talented, award-winning musician is docent/organist at Hawaii Theatre and has played or had his works performed all over the state and the nation ... East Oahu is crawling - or perhaps dancing - with talent. Composer and screenwriter Dean Pitchford paid a visit to Star of the Sea School during his recent visit here to support his other alma mater, Saint Louis School, which was mounting his famous Footloose show on stage ...
Tired of CSI shows on TV? See the real thing at 2 p.m. Tuesday (March 31) at Chaminade when Eric Hickey will discuss careers in forensics and criminology. Eric heads a forensic studies center and teaches criminal psych at Cal State Fresno. He is a former consultant to the FBI’s UNABOM Task Force and assists all kinds of government snoops on their cases (735-4787) ... Hawaii Kai author Saleem Ahmed will speak on “Islam: a Religion of Peace?” at 5:45 p.m. April 23 at St. Andrew’s Cathedral (524-2822, ext. 214) ...
Sea Life Park played host to 30 foster children from Kapiolani Child Protection Center last Saturday, giving them some time to interact with dolphins as a form of animal therapy ... City Councilman Duke Bainam recently presented a check for $2,500 to the Palolo District Park’s computer learning center, MAAC, to support its work with the community ...
Stressful situations can lead to unhealthy habits, but Roz Locke of Hawaii Kai (394-5694) believes she can help you out, especially now during Stress Awareness Month. She sells Symmetry nutritional products ... Personal license plates spotted recently (from behind while driving carefully) on Oahu streets are: GA2SRF, LDYVIP, MZBHVN, NTEMGK and GIZ-BIG
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