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NOVEMBER 16, 2022
The date for the ‘Ewa Beach Community Christmas Parade, hosted by the ‘Ewa Beach Lions Club, has changed. The event will now take place at 10 a.m. Dec. 17 at the neighborhood Boys & Girls Club parking lot. The ‘Ewa Lions are also host- ing a food drive at the club before the parade starts. For more information, call 808-864-4634 or email ewabeachlions@gmail.com ... The Christian humani- tarian aid organization Sa- maritan’s Purse is collect- ing shoe boxes full of gifts for its Operation Christmas Child project through Nov. 21. The gifts will be dis- tributed to children in need around the world (there is a $10 fee to cover the cost of shipping). West O‘ahu residents can drop off their boxes at Makakilo Baptist Church (92-611 Makakilo Drive). For more informa- tion on how to fill a shoe box, visit samartianspurse. org ... First Hawaiian Bank has donated $250,000 to Pu‘uhonua o Wai‘anae Farm Village, a self-orga- nized village of 250 peo- ple who live unhoused at the Wai‘anae Boat Harbor. “The Pu‘uhonua o Wai‘anae community is a shining example of what can be achieved by people coming
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The cast of Lucky Come Hawai‘i includes Kapolei’s Kirk Lapilio Jr. (back row, third from left). PHOTO COURTESY KUMU KAHUA THEATRE
together to collectively im- prove their living condition and circumstance through resilience, hard work and ingenuity,” states chairman, president and CEO Bob Harrison. “The organizing principle of the village says it all, ‘kuleana wakes up the mana.’ We are proud to support this community as part of our greater effort to enrich communities across the state.” Upon completion in 2023, the master-planned affordable community will provide modest homes with shared bathrooms and kitchens for 250 people, as well as a working farm to feed residents and fuel microenterprises ... West- side residents can see their neighbor, Kirk Lapil- io Jr. of Kapolei, on the Kumu Kahua Theatre stage in Lucky Come Hawai‘i, which will be performed
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live at the downtown the- ater through Dec. 4. Set in 1941, the show explores a time before and after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Lapilio plays Bob Weaver. Tickets are available at ku- mukahua.org/52nd-season ... West O‘ahu military service members have un- til Nov. 30 to sign up for a complimentary membership through the end of the year at UFC Gym, including the location in Waipahu (94- 877 Lumi‘aina St.). Along with free use of the facili- ty, military personnel will have access to group fitness classes, including cycle, yoga, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and HIIT, as well as MMA-in- spired group fitness class- es like boxing, kickboxing and MMA conditioning. To signup, visit bit.ly/UF- CGYMVeteransDay2022 ... gkeller@midweek.com
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