MidWeek East - Oct 5, 2022

FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 5, 2022
MAKING MOVES
An East O‘ahu resident lands a new role at G70. SEE PAGE 2
WORLD CHAMPS
The Honolulu Little League team makes a visit to Kāhala Mall. SEE PAGE 5
Woman Wins First Bee In Kaimukī
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Posing at the Kūpuna Spelling Bee at Kaimukī’s Ali‘iolani Elementary School are (from left) Riley Regan, an Eagle Scout and the originator and coordinator of the event; former mayor Mufi Hannemann, who was the pronouncer; winner Erika Engle; and Daniel Chun, an official of prize sponsor Alaska Airlines.
PHOTO COURTESY ERIKA ENGLE
EBY STEPHANIE LOPES
rika Engle correctly spelled “effer- vescent” to be crowned the Kūpuna Spelling Bee grand champion re-
cently at Ali‘iolani Elementary School in Kaimukī.
A longtime love for words and a mindset to persevere led her to rise to the top of the podium among finalists from all four coun- ties and win the trophy for being the top speller in the 60-to-69-year-old age category.
After hearing of the inaugural contest or- ganized by 17-year-old Riley Regan to sup- port the Alzheimer’s Association – Hawai‘i, Engle decided “to seek vindication” for her “intermediate school-aged spelling bee fail- ure,” she explains.
To prepare, Engle repeatedly studied na- tional Scripps Spelling Bee lists.
“I feel that overconfidence is the enemy of success,” says the Kāne‘ohe resident.
Engle’s studying habits started at a young age.
“If my father said a word at the dinner table that I didn’t understand, he’d have me SEE PAGE 3
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