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A PUBLICATION OF
AN EDITION OF
FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16, 2022
RING IN A NEW JOB
‘Ewa’s Filifotu Vaai was promoted at Hawaiian Telecom.
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EMOTIONS ARE HIGH
Gary Kewley covers Kelly Slater’s recent win in The Wavelength. SEE PAGE 3
City Asks Residents To Take Note Of Signs
WHAT’S THE BUZZ?
University of Hawai‘i–West O‘ahu students learn about beekeeping with researchers from the UH Honeybee Project. The school recently received a donation for its Sustainable Community Food Systems program. Read more on page 6. PHOTO COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I
TBY WEST O‘AHU VOICE STAFF
he City & County of Honolulu is call- ing on local residents to participate in a social media project called “Word on
the Street” to commemorate Mahina ‘Ōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian Language Month).
The Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts wants to highlight history, culture and language by putting a focus on O‘ahu’s street signs, some of which are either spelled incor- rectly or misuse the ʻokina and/or kahakō.
The MOCA is asking the public to take a look at the streets signs where they live, work and play to help identify and catalog those that require updating.
To join in the effort, individuals can snap a photo of a street sign and upload it to the MO- CA’s Instagram (@hnl_moca) and hashtag #WordOnTheStreet to share their findings.
“So much of our history is held in our place names, so it is important for us to as- sure those names are respected and utilized correctly,” states MOCA executive director Makanani Salā.
For more information, email moca-info@ honolulu.gov
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