Page 1 - MidWeek West - April 19, 2023

A GOOD CAUSE
West O‘ahu residents are invited to participate in a virtual 5K.
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‘PAW’FULLY CUTE
Read about this Waipahu dog in Pet of the Week. SEE PAGE 5
Resident Helps Keep Local Culture Alive
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On April 1, state Sen. Mike Gabbard (left) and state Rep. Diamond Garcia (second from right) presented a joint honorary certificate from the state Legislature to congratulate DreamHouse Center on its groundbreaking in Kapolei. Also pictured are (from left) Mayor Rick Blangiardi; Christine Camp, president and CEO of Avalon Group; city Councilmember Andria Tupola; and Jacob Noh, chair of DreamHouse ‘Ewa Beach nonprofit board. Hear from Gabbard in Legislative Update on page 6. PHOTO COURTESY THE OFFICE OF STATE SEN. MIKE GABBARD
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apolei resident Brad Kalilimoku wears many hats to support Ha- waiʻi’s culture and people.
He recently donned his cowboy hat for the Prince Kūhiō Parade, as he rode through the streets of Kapolei on horse- back during the event in remembrance of the late prince.
“I wanted to participate in the parade to honor and show appreciation to the works Prince Kūhiō (did) for our people through the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act to establish a homestead program for Native Hawaiians,” states Kalilimoku.
Perpetuating Hawaiian culture is Kalil- imoku’s passion. In fact, during his hel- met-wearing days as a football player for University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, he helped create a haʻa, or Hawaiian chant/dance, for his team in 2007.
One way he is currently keeping the Native Hawaiian language alive is by us- ing it regularly. Kalilimoku says he often speaks Hawaiian as a paniolo, which is
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