HONOLULU — Governor Linda Lingle has signed into law a bill to strengthen the State’s and community’s ongoing collaborative efforts to preserve valuable lands and natural resources throughout Hawai‘i for future generations. The bill (SB2423 SD2 HD2 CD1), which becomes Act 140, provides the Governor with additional negotiating tools to use in acquiring and protecting […]

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Kahuku High Head Coach Reggie Torres shared a few comments with Kaleo before the start of the varsity Red-and-White Scrimmage on June 2: “We look forward to the season. In the off-season we’ve evaluated the whole program and we’re trying to fix some things one step at a time.”

For example, he noted the team has […]

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A lot of well deserved recognition at this time of year goes to graduates who earned scholarships — with athletes in our community usually outshining the academics. Such scholarships provide a wonderful way for a select few of our youth to extend their skills beyond Koolauloa. We all feel a measure of pride in […]

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Congratulations to the 256 seniors who graduated in the Kahuku High Class of 2008 on May 29. Once again, Kahuku's commencement ceremony, held in the BYU-Hawaii Cannon Activities Center, proved truly unique.

For example, the floral decorations and stage set up were impressive; the crowd arrived early, toting loads of lei, gifts, balloons, signs, some […]

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The members of the Kahuku High Class of 2008 are:

Jasmine Abila*~ Jerome Acoba Justin Adolpho […]

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Congratulations to the following Kahuku High 2008 graduates who received more than $1.75 million worth of scholarships — as of May 29 commencement — with still more coming in:

Phoebe Arnett: Red Raiders Activities Award; Kristian Au: KEAC Scholarship, $500, Red Raider Valedictorian, $1,000, Principal’s Award, Hamashige Endowment Scholarship; Ella Aiwohi: UH Centennial Scholarship, $1,000, […]

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The Kahuku Class of 2008 graduation ceremony on May 29 provided a good opportunity for some of those in the audience to reflect on their own graduations. For example:
• Renee Ahuna Cabrinha of Hauula said her Punahou 1974 graduation was "fabulous. We have a tradition at Punahou, which is kind of similar to what they […]

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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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[ 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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