Waha Nui – 8/27/14

Kailua’s Vicki Yu has joined the team at Carvill Sotheby’s International Realty in its Pali Palms headquarters. They say she comes with multiple talents to handle transactions: attorney, fluent in Mandarin and English, plus negotiating skills. And one never knows when the office might need a stand-up paddleboarder, yoga instructor, advanced SCUBA diver and Pilates teacher who’s also competitive in snowboarding, wakeboarding, mountain biking and more …

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Kailua artist Frank Oliva will have a painting featured in Artists magazine’s annual art competition issue in December. Only six out of more than 1,000 submissions will be on display. Closer to home, you can see his work at ARTS at Marks Garage, Honolulu Country Club and right here in Kailua at Oeno Winemaking and Mu’umu’u Heaven … Kaneohe’s Shane Sato has collected his BS in physiology from Seattle Pacific University … Prolific muralist Hilton Alves of Kahuku just completed his third “perfect wave” project in Wailuku, Maui. The

Brazilian native now has only 98 wave murals left to go all over the world …Windward Community FCU has awarded $1,000 scholarships to Kailua High’s Francisco Valenzuela and Castle High’s Briana Hidalgo … Kaneohe’s Annika Seavey is the brand-new brand manager for Atlantis Adventures. She brings to the job 15 years of marketing experience here and in Seattle. Both cities are good venues for ocean tours above and below the surface … Carpet remnants wanted: Coach Bobbye Yamamoto says Castle’s riflery team needs to re-line its target holders. Call Roberta at 233-5600, ext. 2215 … Lanikai’s Will Bowers (Punahou 2013) has earned his Army Air Assault qualification at West Point after completing cadet field training. Now an academy sophomore, Will is majoring in life sciences … If it’s not too late, a Banana Mini Conference meets at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 26 at Kaneohe Extension Office by the police station to share the latest facts on banana crops, pests and products (Jari Sugano, 622-4185) & & & cchang@midweek.com