MidWeek Windward - Nov 2, 2022

FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 2, 2022
SWEET SENIOR
A mature kitty in Kāne‘ohe named Honeygirl warms her family’s hearts.
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WARM WELCOME
Le Jardin Academy in Kailua will hold an open house on Nov. 5. SEE PAGE 7
Association Holds Kāne‘ohe Gathering
A PUBLICATION OF
AN EDITION OF
EARNING ANOTHER VICTORY
The Kalāheo High School girls varsity cross-country team won the OIA league championship on Oct. 22 at Patsy T. Mink Central O‘ahu Regional Park. They won for the fourth consecutive time. Posing (from left) are team members Hailey Coleman, ChaWei Quinn, Amelie Loomis, Remi Garberson, Cameryn Lauro, Grace Weigand, Eve Cody, Lucy Teramura and Novalee Lackey. PHOTO COURTESY PETER JAY
ABY KYLE GALDEIRA
s a proud Native Hawaiian, Debo- rah Ho‘ohuli-McKinney has more than 15 years of experience in edu-
cation and behavioral health with children, adolescents and adults with special needs and their families.
Ho‘ohuli-McKinney was named presi- dent of the Hawai‘i Association for Behav- ior Analysis on Oct. 1. HABA also recently held its two-day in-person convention at the Ko‘olau Ballrooms in Kāne‘ohe.
“Our members were so excited to gath- er and learn after a two-year hiatus due to world events,” Ho‘ohuli-McKinney says. “The conference theme was ahonui, which means patience amid long-suffering, and more than 300 people attended.”
Ho‘ohuli-McKinney has provided ser- vices to clients in clinics, therapeutic liv- ing programs, forensic housing programs, group homes, alternative learning cen- ters, military facilities, preschools, public schools, private schools, community set- tings and homes across Hawai‘i. She re-
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