MidWeek West - April 28, 2021

FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 28, 2021
A DOG ON A MISSION
Find out what game Charley likes to play in Pet of the Week.
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A SHOWCASE OF STARS
Campbell High School hosts a community event online. SEE PAGE 10
Nonprofit Opens Center In Kapolei
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Special Olympics Hawai‘i recently opened a new sports and wellness center in Kapolei that features offices, classrooms, fields and a mini track.
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s of this month, the Westside is now home to Special Olympics Hawaiʻi Sports and Wellness Center, the first
of its kind that’s dedicated to and designed for Special Olympics athletes.
Located on Maunakapu Street, it plans to serve more than 3,400 athletes from across the state, providing them with additional services, including sports training and competitions, physical examinations, oral health screenings, vision testing, sports skills assessments and other sports medicine disciplines.
“Not only will the new center foster in- clusion while creating a space dedicated for athletes with intellectual disabilities, but it also gives us the opportunity to expand our services — specifically on the underserved Westside of Oʻahu — that may have not been involved with or had access to our programs previously,” states president and CEO Dan Epstein.
The nearly 2.5-acre property includes a roughly 3,000-square-foot building that hous- es an office space and multipurpose class-
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