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JUNE 30, 2021
Town Center of Mil- ilani is teaming up with Rotary Club of Mililani Sunrise to help lo- cal schools and keiki. There will be a school supplies drive and sidewalk sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 17-18. Donations will be accept- ed to help students prepare for the new school year. The center will also offer a keiki club, including a craft activity, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. today (June 30). Visit Town Center of Mililani on Facebook for more informa- tion ... Wahiawā Health is offering school and sports physicals, immunizations and tuberculosis clearance for students in preschool through 12th grade, and those starting college. The center is located at 302 Cal- ifornia Ave. Ste. 106, across from Jack in the Box. Wa- hiawā Health accepts most major insurances and can assist with insurance enroll- ment. A sliding fee scale is offered for uninsured pa- tients. Call 808-622-1618 to make an appointment ... The Hawai‘i CCIM Chapter has recognized chapter members who recently earned the Cer- tified Commercial Invest- ment Member designation from CCIM Institute. They includePūpūkea-raisedAlex Peach, who is a senior asso- ciate at Colliers Internation- al in Honolulu. Learn more at ccimhawaii.org ... YMCA of Honolulu, including its Mililani branch, is offering a ‘Ōpio Summer Membership through July 31 for teens entering ninth through 12th grades in the fall. The Da- vid C. Ai Charitable Trust is sponsoring the effort. For information, visit the YMCA or call 808-678-4296 ... Speaking of YMCA, Good- will Hawai‘i recently formed
a partnership with the non- profit to open donation cen- ters at the Mililani branch. Goodwill is in need of do- nations of gently used cloth- ing and household goods to support its workforce devel- opment and placement pro- grams that serve more than 10,000 people in Hawai‘i each year. For more infor- mation, visit goodwillha- waii.org ... Congratulations to 2021 appointees to U.S. service academies. They in- clude Mililani High gradu- ate Kaylee Jones to the U.S. Air Force Academy, Hana- lani Schools graduate Ros- abel Mahimer to the U.S. Air Force Academy Prep School, and Leilehua High’s Kaleikaumaka Akagi to the U.S. Military Prep School, ... ... Central O‘ahu state Reps. Val Okimoto and Amy Perruso have been appointed to serve on the investigative committee to follow up on audits focused on the state Department of Land and Natural Resourc- es’ Special Land Develop- ment Fund and Agribusiness Development Corp. Both audits contained findings that were critical of the two agencies ... Author and re- nowned activist known for her monumental running featsfromNewYorktoChi- cago and Milan to Cannes, Africa Yoon, recently an-
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nounced her new book The Korean. Activities to pro- mote the title were held June 21 at Dillingham Ranch on the North Shore ... Hawai‘i Community Foundation has announced grants to support the state’s Holomua: Marine 30x30 Initiative, which calls for 30% of Hawai‘i’s near- shore coastal waters to be ef- fectively managed by 2030. Grantees include Kua‘āi- na Ulu ‘Auamo, which supports Mālama Pūpūkea- Waimea on the North Shore ... Peter Savio, of Savio Solar Power Solutions, an- nounces the formation of the newest solar farm on O‘ahu in Kīpapa Gulch. It’s avail- able for everyone, providing solar power for residents of condominiums, townhous- es, apartments, nonprofits and businesses of all kinds whether one owns or rents. For information, visit savi- osolarpowersolutions.com ... The city announces that construction on Bridge 605, WaialuaBeachRoadKi‘iki‘i Stream Crossing is under- way. Construction is sched- uled for seven days a week regardless of holidays. The city reminds the communi- ty that the bridge remains closed and putting anything in the water near the bridge or the surrounding area is prohibited ... U.S. Reps. Ed Case and Kaialiʻi Kahele
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announced that 12 Native Hawaiian programs based in Hawai‘i have been awarded grants to help preserve the indigenous history, heritage and culture of the state. The grants are administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Hiʻipa- ka LLC has been awarded $100,000 and it will en- hance its efforts to sustain Hawaiian heritage, culture and community knowledge by building the capacity of staff to better care for and interpret the collections of Waimea Valley on the North Shore ... Uncle’s Ice Cream, based out of Waialua Sug- ar Mill, and Hawaiian Host have reunited to recently launch their fifth flavor col- laboration, featuring Uncle’s Japanese matcha ice cream.
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It’s distributed at stores islandwide including in Waimea Valley cafés, Waia- lua Fresh and Island X on the North Shore. For more details, visit unclesicecream. com ... The 51st annual ‘Ukulele Festival Hawai‘i will begin at 9 a.m. on July 18 with programs available online. For info, visit ukule-
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lefesthawaii.org ... Congrats to area residents excelling at education, including Geor- gia Institute of Technology student Alejandro Ruck Vega of Mililani, who earned spring semester faculty hon- ors. Janae Tulk of Wahiawā graduated from Eastern New Mexico University... drob- bins@midweek.com
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