MidWeek Central - Sep 7 2022

FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
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Rotary honors Shelley Morisaki for helping the community in Mililani. SEE PAGE 2
AT THE LEGISLATURE
State Sen. Michelle Kidani highlights new laws that positively affect students. SEE PAGE 3
Skateboard Fan Lights Up Mililani
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Ezyres Tenorio of Wahiawā does a back-side 180 at Mililani Skate Park.
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CBY KYLE GALDEIRA
oty Tenorio recalls getting into skate- boarding when he was 12 years old. When his son, Ezyres, decided to take
up the sport, Tenorio was motivated to pursue his dream and start a company for the both of them.
As the owner and founder of EZ Skate Co., Tenorio, 34, named his business after his now 8-year-old son, utilizing the first two letters of Ezyres’ first name. The Mililani native and Kapolei High School grad started the “100% core skateboarding brand” to sell skateboard- ing decks, grip tape, hats, shirts and accesso- ries, while also sponsoring an EZ Grom Squad to highlight promising youth skaters. He also started providing lights at skate parks so par- ticipants of all ages could enjoy the sport even after the sun goes down.
“I first started lighting up the skate parks for my son because I pick him up on Wednesdays, and when we finish homework, it’s already dinner time and we barely skateboard,” Teno- rio says. “Going out at night to skate is very convenient for us. We started lighting up Mil-
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