Mika Tufuga-Valai, who now lives in Kahuku, recently published an autobiographical book — "The Bittersweet Journey of This Samoan Boy" — about his early life in Samoa and some of the experiences he had after moving to Hawaii in 1972 where he became a "Laie Boy."
Valai, a youth counselor with the Marimed Foundation in Kaneohe […]

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[ April 1, 2008; 10:00 am to 11:00 am. ] …featuring the Honolulu Symphony, free in the Cannon Activities Center: Primarily for children from the surrounding communities.

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Vaita'i Tanoa'i Tuala Reed, 91, who was born in Mapusaga, American Samoa, moved with her family to Laie as a little girl. "I came in 1925 on a banana boat called the Ventura. It took seven days to come to get here from Samoa," she said.
Reed recalled her family stayed with her father's half-brother, Osovale […]

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[ April 1, 2008; 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. May 6, 2008; 2:00 pm; June 3, 2008; 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. July 1, 2008; 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. August 5, 2008; 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. September 2, 2008; 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. October 7, 2008; 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm. November 4, 2008; 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm. December 2, 2008; 2:00 pm to 2:30 pm. ] …monthly meeting (the first Tuesday of every month), at the Queen Liliuokalani Children's Center Hale 'Aha Unit in Punaluu.

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[ May 21, 2008; 8:30 am to 9:30 am. June 18, 2008; 8:30 am to 9:30 am. July 16, 2008; 8:30 am to 9:30 am. August 20, 2008; 8:30 am to 9:30 am. September 17, 2008; 8:30 am to 9:30 am. October 15, 2008; 8:30 am to 9:30 am. November 19, 2008; 8:30 am to 9:30 am. December 17, 2008; 8:30 am to 9:30 am. ] …monthly (third Wednesday of every month) meeting, at Kahuku Medical Center, 2nd floor

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[ April 16, 2008; 8:30 am to 9:30 am. ] …monthly meeting will feature the new administrator of Kahuku Medical Center, to be held at the Center. Other items on the agenda include feedback from the governor's working group on Turtle Bay

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[ April 5, 2008; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Koolauloa youth agest 8-13 are invited to participate in the Jr. Olympic Skills Competition at the BYU-Hawaii Old Gym and rugby field. Participants may register at check-in. Martha Christensen, who's had several of her children go to the nationals, explained, "This free grassroots youth participation program allows boys and girls, competing separately, the opportunity to […]

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Kevin Schlag of Laie, an otherwise seemingly mild-mannered Internet web and technology manager at BYU-Hawaii, proved he's also a bit of a superman on March 15 when he won the individual Run to the Sun ultra marathon on Maui.
"This was my first ultra marathon, so I was a bit nervous as to how I'd do," […]

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Effective March 14, Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (HHSC) and Kahuku Hospital completed a $2.9 million transaction made possible by a bill passed by the state Legislators and approved by Governor Linda Lingle last year. The funding allows the only North Shore critical access hospital to continue its operation without interruption.
In the transaction, which was facilitated […]

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Several hundred residents attending the Laie Community Association meeting on March 6 in the Laie Elementary School cafeteria were surprised when LCA President Pane Meatoga read a letter from Hawaii Reserves, Inc. President & CEO R. Eric Beaver [pictured at right] that stated HRI "has decided to halt plans to facilitate a workforce housing project […]

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[ April 19, 2008; 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] …for Punana Leo o Koolauloa and Ke Kula Kaiapuni oKoolauloa: Pick-up at Hauula Community Park (across from Hauula Elementary School) from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The plate includes: kalua pig, lomi salmon, chicken long rice, squid luau, fried fish, poke, rice, haupia and cake. Cost: $10. To buy plate lunch tickets, call Kahoku at […]

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Congratulations to the Kahuku High varsity girls wrestling team and head coach Reggie Torres for decisively bringing home another Hawaii state wrestling championship.
"This is our seventh or eighth state title in wrestling, and 14th state championship in the last six years," said Athletic Director Joe Whitford; and Coach Reggie has won a state title in […]

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