MidWeek West - August 11 2021

FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 11, 2021
NURTURING NALA
Learn more about this sweet pup
in Pet of the Week. SEE PAGE 7
GOLDEN GIRL
Columnist Gary Kewley talks all things surf, like Carissa Moore’s big win. SEE PAGE 4
West O‘ahu Keiki To Receive Free Meals
A PUBLICATION OF
AN EDITION OF
WALKING AND TALKING
Waipi‘o-based provider Dr. Theresa Wee Arinaga hosts walk With a Doc at Patsy T. Mink Central O‘ahu Regional Park Saturdays. Read the story on page 5. PHOTO COURTESY DR. THERESA WEE ARINAGA
HBY WEST O‘AHU VOICE STAFF
ere’s some good news from the state Department of Education: All students at Hawaiʻi’s 257 public
schools — including those on the Westside — will receive free breakfast and lunch for the 2021-22 school year. It’s all thanks to a nationwide waiver from the U.S. Depart- ment of Agriculture, which aims to limit the spread of COVID-19 by eliminating pay- ment transactions.
“This has been a challenging time for our ʻohana, and I am proud to continue our safe- ty net support through actions that improve food security for our students while provid- ing economic relief for our families,” states former superintendent Christina Kishimoto.
Though no action is required for the free food, DOE encourages parents to still submit their Free and Reduced Price Lunch Meal Benefits applications online at ezmealapp. com or by using the EZMealApp. The infor- mation gathered impacts eligibility for other programs, including bus transportation.
For more information, visit hawaiipublic- schools.org.
small car. big news.
MINI of Hawaii is coming to Kapolei this November.
VISIT MINIKAPOLEI.COM