Waha Nui
Robert Coburn
Kailua Intermediate’s Logan Jordan is the 2012 Hawaii Arthritis Foundation’s Juvenile Honoree, chosen to attend the 2012 Arthritis Summit April 16-18 and address Congress. He’ll also lead the Hawaii Arthritis Walk May 20. Logan has the very debilitating systemic and polyarticular arthritis, diagnosed at age 3, which keeps him in chronic pain with frequent hospital stays. Yet he actively helps others through Toys for Tots, Lokahi Giving Tree, Veteran’s Homeless Shelter, his school’s Peer Education Program and much more …
Alexander Stephenson of Kailua received his MS degree in civil engineering in recent commencement ceremonies at Georgia Tech … Russell Lowery is juror for the Windward Artists Guild’s 52nd annual Open Exhibition, set for March 31-June 23 at the Pauahi Tower Mezzanine Gallery downtown (263-3108) … Kahuku High and BYUH alumnus Robert Coburn has joined Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki as assistant manager, moving home after managing several hotels in Las Vegas …
Speaking of Las Vegas, Kaneohe’s Grace Wilson (mother of golfer Dean) recently won $126,684 playing progressive Pai Gow at the California Hotel. Now there’s a sporting skill … Congratulations to the Pali Seniors Club, which just celebrated its 25th anniversary with a luncheon at Koolau Golf Club … Lanikai’s Barbara Eberhart has her “Blossoming” paintings on view in the show “The Joyful Connection,” opening Sunday at Gallery on the Pali (595-4047). A reception is set for 6 to 8 p.m. April 7 …
Hosting and singing with the Yale Glee Club earlier this month was a delight, reports Linda Kim of the Windward Choral Society. She says 32 choral families housed 71 college singers, and their brief stay was full of spontaneous music and lessons in aloha. There’s more at thewindwardchoralsociety.org … Kelly Chang, a graduate of Castle High (1992), Linfield and UH Manoa (Ph.D.), has earned tenure at George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon, where you can now call her associate professor of psychology. I can call her Kells …
It’s not too late to learn about the sex life of the octopus. For real. Hanauma Bay Education Center has a lecture on that very topic at 6:30 p.m. Thursday (397-5840) by zoology grad student Heather Ylitalo-Ward
