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Free concert and entertainment follow free lunch
in 20th annual New Year's Day celebration (If you can't see the video display below, please go to
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5G-zk82htY) Kela Miller (far right) and members of the Marasco family dance hula to Pua Carnation, performed by a combination of the groups Kapena and Tropical Nights during the Concert of Stars in the BYU–Hawaii Cannon Activities Center on January 1, 2010. A free lunch preceded the concert, which went until about 7 p.m.
By Mayor Mufi Hannemann
This joyous time of the year is when our thoughts turn to Christmas merriment and we cherish special moments with loved ones. Let us take time to reflect on our blessings and offer prayers for those less fortunate.
Other 2010 special events at the PCC include:
The Polynesian Cultural Center, as it has in the past, has set a series of free Christmas programs between now and December 21 from 6-7 p.m.: After seeing all the still-full dark-gray rubbish carts lining the streets the afternoon of November 30, it was obvious that either a lot of people in our area didn't get the new City & County of Honolulu Department of Environmental Services Refuse Division 3-cart collection schedule in the mail, or didn't pay attention to it: City garbage trucks still come around on Mondays and Thursdays — except for certain holidays — but since November 2 they have been operating on the new 3-cart recycling system: So on November 30 they only picked up green waste carts. There might have been some confusion on the 30th because during the November transition period in our area, the City & County still picked up the dark-gray carts twice a week during the first four weeks. However, since November 26 the dark-gray carts will only be picked up on Thursdays. Set them out on Wednesday evenings for Thursday morning pick-up. Red Raiders defeat Farrington, 9-6, in state semifinals OT
With that win on a cool and rainy evening the day after Thanksgiving, Kahuku will pit its perfect 12-0 record against the equally impressive 11-0 record of the Kamehameha (Kapalama) Warriors in the First Hawaiian Bank Hawaii High School Athletic Association Division I state football finals in Aloha Stadium on Friday, December 4, at 7:30 p.m. Kamehameha defeated Leilehua, 40-0, right after Kahuku’s game. Kahuku, who last played in the finals in 2006, put down Leilehua 24-20 in the the Aloha Stadium on November 6 to win the OIA championship. Continue reading It’s Kahuku v. Kamehameha for the 2009 state title
The main session of the Latter-day Saint multi-stake conference Several thousand members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly known as the Mormons) from throughout Koolauloa met in the Cannon Activities Center on the Brigham Young University–Hawaii Campus, and many thousands more from throughout Hawaii met at their respective regional centers via direct satellite broadcast, for a special multi-stake conference on November 22, 2009. The conference featured messages from the president of the Church and several other General Authorities. Continue reading Laie conference broadcast throughout Hawaii  Malicious damage to the Hale Laa Blvd.
landscaping in Laie By Mayor Mufi Hannemann
Thanksgiving is this week, and Christmas is right around the corner. The Windward City Lights block party is Sunday, November 29, from 3 – 8:30 p.m. The tree lighting ceremony begins at 6 p.m. The event features keiki rides, food and craft booths, visits with Santa and entertainment by Kapena and Ledward Kaapana.
Answer: While many people think it's the late Al Lolotai, some of those either didn't know or have forgotten that Al actually graduated from Iolani. No, it's Lolotai's "nephew," Leo Tautua Reed [pictured at left] — born in Kahuku Plantation Hospital, raised in Laie and graduated from Kahuku High in 1957 — who gets the nod. After playing three seasons on a football scholarship at Colorado State University, Reed got drafted in 1961 by the Houston Oilers, who had started up in the AFL the year before. He also went on to play for the Denver Broncos and the Toronto Argonauts. In fact, as one of the more senior alumni, Houston owner K.S. "Bud" Adams Jr., who is also the owner of the Tennessee Titans, recently invited Reed to their "Oilers Weekend of Champions" on November 22-24 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the franchise. But that's just the beginning — and the latest chapter — in a long story that follows a boy from Laie through several fascinating careers with local, national and international impact. "I'm 70 years old and still working as the Teamsters International Director of the Motion Picture Division," Reed emailed Kaleo from his office in North Hollywood, California, where he's worked for the past 29 years and still arrives practically every morning about 5:30 a.m. from his home in Westlake Village. In a follow-up telephone interview, Reed recently talked story with Kaleo, demonstrating a remarkable memory for details. For example, he remembers that Dr. Rothwell helped with his birth at Kahuku Hospital. Continue reading ‘Talk story’: Leo Reed, from Laie to Hollywood
Bruce Bean [pictured at left], superintendent for Jacobsen Construction Company, the Salt Lake City, Utah-based general contractor for the project, explained he is originally from St. Anthony, Idaho, but was raised in nearby Pocatello: “My dad, Max Bean, was a Church [The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] builder. He traveled a lot, building chapels and other things. He and my grandpa had built churches all their lives.” “The head of the Church building department sent him over here [to Laie] in December 1947 to remodel the temple and help build what some people now call the old Laie Chapel [on Lanihuli Street],” Bean said. “I was three months old at the time, and we came over on the boat with Matthew Cowley. We lived in the mission president's home, just across the street from the old Lanihuli House.” Continue reading ‘Talk story’: The Beans and the Laie Hawaii Temple OIA crowns go to Kahuku Kahuku High teams have turned in spectacular results in November 2009 — but first, an unexpected change in administration:
In the meantime, Assistant Athletic Director Garth Spurrier [pictured at right], who is also an assistant varsity football coach and head track coach as well as an 8th grade history teacher, was asked to temporarily fill Whitford's AD position. A long-term substitute teacher has taken over Spurrier's regular classroom duties. Spurrier, who grew up in Laie, played football and track for the Red Raiders and graduated from Kahuku in 1977. He went on to earn a bachelor's degree in vocational management, with a minor in social studies, from BYU–Hawaii in 1985, and has been teaching since then at Kahuku. "This temporary change was definitely a surprise, but I also look at it as an opportunity to peek into a vice principal's duties and responsibilities," Whitford said. "I'll be doing it until Christmas break, and then I'll resume my position as athletic director." |
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Mahalo to everyone who came out to support the Fourth Annual Windward City Lights celebration on November 29. The event was well received by the community and is always a fitting way to brighten the holiday season. The Honolulu Police Department, Honolulu Fire Department, Team Mufi and I were also honored to return to the Windward side on December 5 for the Kaneohe Christmas Parade.
The Polynesian Cultural Center has set its 2010 calendar of special events, starting with the twentieth annual Moanikeala Hula Festival on Saturday, January 16, starting in the Pacific Theater at 10 a.m. [photo at right, courtesy of the Polynesian Cultural Center].
It was a classic Kahuku come-from-behind victory on November 27, 2009, that went down to the final second in the Aloha Stadium when senior kicker Cameron Mercado’s [pictured at right] third successful field goal of the evening split the uprights and clinched the Red Raiders’ 9-6 victory over the Farrington Governors in overtime play.
Hau`oli La Ho`omaika`i. Happy Thanksgiving. It is during this time that we give thanks for the blessings that we receive. We can be thankful for so much, particularly the knowledge and comfort that our nation continues to be a bastion of freedom and democracy in the world. We can be grateful for the love and affection of our families, the companionship and support of good friends, and the blessings of life in this beautiful island state. Be thankful that we have, above all, hope. Hope that each new day will bring us opportunities for a better life in this great land. It was in this spirit that the pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving, and it is in this spirit that we now celebrate this holiday.
Pop quiz: Who's the first Kahuku High graduate to play professional football?
This is not the first time the man who is supervising the renovation work on the Laie Hawaii Temple has worked on the beautiful structure that has graced Laie for the past 90 years. In fact, in some ways his connections to the temple go back several generations and approximately 60 years.
Kahuku High Principal Donna Lindsey asked Athletic Director Joe Whitford on October 16 to temporarily fill a vice principal position for the 9th and 10th grades while VP Winona Enesa is on family leave until the beginning of second semester.
