MidWeek Central - Oct 19, 2022

FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 19, 2022
FUN FESTIVITY
Mililani’s Holiday Parade will be held on Dec. 3. SEE PAGE 3
MIGHTY MENEHUNE
Youth ride waves at North Shore surfing contest. SEE PAGE 4
Wahiawā Shelter Rescues Animals
A PUBLICATION OF
AN EDITION OF
CARING FOR THE CROPS
Robin Ancheta brings mulch to his plot at Sgt. E. Smith Community Garden in Wahiawā, where he grows spinach, potatoes, taro and squash. ANTHONY CONSILLIO PHOTO
FBY STEPHANIE LOPES
ounded in 2009 by animal advocate Stephanie Ryan, the O‘ahu Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to An-
imals in Wahiawā became the first no-kill shelter in Hawai‘i, and it has since rescued and rehabilitated thousands of animals.
Take Buddha. This bulldog was tragical- ly shot in the back. Rushed to the emergen- cy and specialty center at the O‘ahu SPCA, he was evaluated. Unfortunately, signif- icant damage had already been done, and Buddha became permanently paralyzed from the waist down.
After treatment, O‘ahu SPCA was able to find him a caring foster home, recollects director of operations and development Kristen Hudson, and within a few weeks a family permanently adopted him.
“Buddha can now be seen in town rolling around in his wagon or frequenting the lo- cal beaches with his new family,” Hudson shares.
In its early years, the O‘ahu SPCA was focused primarily “on the immediate need SEE PAGE 6
MILILANI
Everyday 5am-9pm
808-623-2666
95-130 Kamehameha Hwy