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NOVEMBER 17, 2021
Afinal environmental impact statement for the new Wahi- awā Civic Center project is now available online. The center would be comprised of a district court facility, and state office complex on the grounds of the existing center. It would also include future redevelopment of the existing Wahiawā Public Li- brary site as a new resource and education facility. For more on the final EIS, vis- it health.hawaii.gov/oeqc and oeqc2.doh.hawaii.gov ... The city’s Department of Parks and Recreation Mo‘olelo Pāka newsletter reports that Michael “Ke- koa” Masutani is an em- ployee of the year. Personi-
fying aloha and community caring, he is a groundskeep- er who has serviced parks including Whitmore Village in Central O‘ahu. The city also reports that Whitmore Neighborhood Park has new and refurbished play appa- ratus ... Castle & Cooke Hawai‘i welcomed the first homeowners of its afford- able offering, Malina at Koa Ridge in Waipi‘o on Nov. 6. The Lau family were wel- comed by the company’s leaders and presented a koa tree donation certificate as part of the “One Koa Tree for Every Home” program. Participants included Harry Saunders, president of Cas- tle & Cooke Hawai‘i; state Sen. Michelle Kidani; An-
Michael “Kekoa” Masutani
ton Krucky, director desig- nate of the city Department of Community Services; Dean Uchida, director of the city Department of Plan- ning and Permitting; and city Councilmembers Tommy Waters, Augie Tulba and Brandon Elefante ... The
nomination deadline for the YWCA O‘ahu 2022 Leader- Luncheon Honorees is Nov. 29. Visit ywcaoahu.org/ leaderluncheon for the nom- ination form and guidelines ... Mililani High School stu- dents Rendi Takara-Hara- ki and Cierra Yamamoto participated in the class of 2022 Hawai‘i National Let- ter of Intent Signing Day on Nov. 10. Takara-Haraki will attend Bellevue University and play soccer. Yamamoto will go to University of Ha- wai‘i and participate in soft- ball ... A Community Food Hub Open House Walk-thru event will be held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at the Whitmore Community Park Gym (1259 Whitmore Ave. )
It will include a discussion of the project’s goals. Universi- ty of Hawai‘i Community Design Center is assisting the Agribusiness Develop- ment Corporation with plan- ning and design for an ag- ricultural food hub in the area. For info, email Kimi Makaiau at uhcdc@hawaii. edu or visit engagehawaii. org ... Wahiawā Hongwanji Mission at 1067 California Ave. will hold an Antiques, Treasures and Treats Sale from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Nov. 27-28. It will feature vintage items, clothing, housewares, toys, baked goods, mini ben- tos and more. For more info, call 808-622-4320 or 808- 392-3253 ... drobbins@ midweek.com
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