Volatile, disastrous, recession, meltdown, losses, crisis, recession — these are all words journalists and observers have used lately to describe the U.S. economy…and that also means Koolauloa and even other parts of the world, as the current economic downturn impacts all our lives in one way or another. Continue reading this post…

By Mayor Mufi Hannemann

High school football fans need not despair that the State Football Tournament Division I and Division II Championship games wrapped up last weekend. The Hawaii Union Builder (HUB) Foundation presents the Hawaii All-Star Football Classic on Friday, December 12 at Aloha Stadium. The double header features two games, the Senior Bowl Goodwill Classic at 5 p.m. and the Hawaii/Polynesia-Mainland Bowl at 8 p.m. Continue reading this post…

— Photos by Joe Brown

The 2008 football season came to a sudden close for The Pride of the North Shore on November 28 at Aloha Stadium when the Leilehua Mules caught up in the fourth quarter, then scored a touchdown in overtime, leaving Kahuku with a 17–10 loss in the state semifinals…but it was still a glorious season for the Red Raiders, as marked by:

• The 2008 OIA championship
• 11 straight wins, after an initial pre-season loss to Kamehameha.
• A good selection of seniors who will receive scholarships to play at the intercollegiate level.
• A strong and experienced group of returning team members Continue reading this post…

Starting with the first issue in 2009, Kaleo: Koolauloa News distribution will change from home mail delivery to bulk drop-off at various locations throughout the district.

The change puts the responsibility for getting a hard copy of the newspaper on interested readers. Those with Internet access can also log onto http://kaleo.info at any time. Continue reading this post…

By MaryAnne Long

The Kahuku Public and School Library celebrated its first 40 years (1968-2008) on Tuesday, November 18; but it is by no means having a mid-life crisis as might be considered common for folks in that age category. On the contrary, Kahuku Library is using this time for looking back with pride on its accomplishments and looking forward to finding more and better ways to serve the community. Continue reading this post…

Red Raiders for Life recently doubled their pride when:

• In the league's first-ever double-overtime sudden-death finish, the Kahuku High varsity football team claimed the 2008 OIA Red Division championship on November 7 at Aloha Stadium when a dead-on field goal kick by St. John Lessary III split the uprights to put the Red Raiders ahead of the Farrington Governors, 22-19.

• At the same time that night across town at McKinley High School some loyal fans decided to support the Kahuku High girls varsity volleyball team who earlier had won their OIA championship but went down in a three-game defeat to ILH powerhouse Punahou in the HHSAA semifinals. The Red Raider ladies came back the next day to defeat Kamehameha-Maui for the third-place finish in the state behind Kamehameha and Punahou, who took first and second, respectively. Continue reading this post…

The annual Laie Emergency Council shelter drill on October 29 in the BYU-Hawaii Cannon Activities Center — if you missed it — featured meals-ready-to-eat (MREs by Laie 8th Ward Scout Troop 382), a keiki thumb-print ID set-up by the Honolulu Police Department, presentations on food and water storage, stew and rice, and more. In other words, if that's where you should evacuate during a natural disaster such as a hurricane, ya' shoulda' been there Continue reading this post…

Volunteers from the Koolauloa Health Center, based in the Hauula Kai Center, are focusing on helping addicts and making inroads into the fight against drugs in the area, including three Native Hawaiians with special skills: Continue reading this post…

His recently re-elected Honor, Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann told approximately 500 family members and friends in the Laie School cafeteria on November 1 that he considers our community as his second home. Continue reading this post…