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FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 7, 2021
LIVE FROM ‘EWA
Various Campbell High alumni will perform for a virtual benefit concert. SEE PAGE 6
CHARMING CHARLIE
Seven-year-old Charlie cleans up nicely for a special occasion. SEE PAGE 11
United MMA Hawai‘i Is Family Oriented
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The Lee family, which owns United MMA Hawai‘i in Waipi‘o, believes that practicing martial arts can bolster ‘ohana bonding.
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usband and wife Ken and Jewelz Lee know full well how martial arts can positively impact a person’s
life. The Lees, who call Mililani home, thought Waipi‘o — specifically 94-530 Ukeʻe St. — would be the perfect place to open a training facility and celebrated with the grand opening of United MMA Hawai‘i in 2015. Though closed since last March, in its heyday, United MMA offered classes for all ages with a focus on self-defense.
“For us, the philosophy is that martial arts is a life skill,” says Jewelz. “We give children that head start in life, learning to defend themselves, and empowering them with that knowledge of self-defense boosts their self-confidence, which trickles into so many different areas of their lives.
“Even mom, who is loading up grocer- ies, she’s not always going to have her hus- band or son there to defend her.”
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The added bonus that United MMA of- fers, though, is that all the activities can be done as a family. Parents can learn tech-
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