After being in dry dock for three years behind the BYU-Hawaii dormitories, the university's 57-foot traditional wa'a kaulua or twin-hulled Hawaiian sailing canoe, Iosepa, spent several weeks sailing from Hukilau Beach along Windward Oahu and, as of June 2, was preparing to sail to the Big Island.
When Iosepa returns, the beautifully crafted vessel first launched […]

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Parking was especially tight around the Naniloa Loop traffic circle in Laie near Hukilau Beach on Memorial Day morning, May 26, as approximately 40 extended Mapu - Ah You - Reid - etc. family members and friends cooked, prepared and sold almost 600 plate lunches as a fundraising benefit for Daniel T. Mapu. The proceeds […]

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Many people were not even aware that Honolulu Fire Department responders fought a large brush fire mauka of Laie for several hours on Memorial Day afternoon, May 26, an effort made more dramatic by the skills of the HFD helicopter which made repeated passes to drop huge buckets of water on the blaze [see photo […]

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Family and friends usually focus attention on their departed loved ones in local cemeteries throughout the year, but the Memorial Day holiday brings a whole new level of respect and veneration throughout the islands, such as at Laie Cemetery [pictured below]:

Perhaps hundreds of people came to Laie Cemetery on Memorial Day 2008, May 26, not […]

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[ June 24, 2008; 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] …featuring "Singing Crickets"

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[ June 18, 2008; 10:30 am to 11:30 am. ] …featuring "Bugs in the Library" presented by the Bishop Museum

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[ July 9, 2008; 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. ] …featurign "A Bug's Life"

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[ July 15, 2008; 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. ] …featuring an awards ceremony, "The Bubbles Show" by Aloha Clowns, and refreshments

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[ October 28, 2008; ]

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[ October 6, 2008; ]

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[ August 21, 2008; ]

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[ September 13, 2008; ]

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