Waha Nui – 9/10/14
On a whim, Makoa Ho (Kahuku High 2014) snapped a photo of his friend Brooklyn Dombroski at Puaena Point in Haleiwa, hair whipping around, called it “Compulsion,” and saw it win a gold medal at the 2014 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Then they flew him to New York’s Carnegie Hall for the ceremony, and now his photo will tour the country for a year with the 55 other national winners. “I’m proud of myself,” admits the freshman at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego …
2014 grads Augustine Campbell of Hanalani and Jonathan Teraoka of Mililani each have won a UH Regents scholarship, awarded to outstanding first-year students. It comes with a full-tuition ride for four years, a $4,000 stipend per year, and a onetime travel grant of $2,000 … Mililani’s Justin Villegas has graduated from Air National Guard basic training at Lackland AFB, Texas, as did Makana Middleton (Hanalani 2013) and Kodey Gratz (Mililani 2013) …
Renowned North Shore marine artist Robert Wyland did it again. He painted a mural at Ocean Center in Pago Pago in half a day, while serving on the Hokule’a crew. “I am just proud to be in American Samoa to be part of this great adventure of our day,” he says. “(The voyage) is one of the most creative ways I’ve ever seen for people to see the connection of the one ocean that we have” …
There’s plenty of music coming out of Turtle Bay Resort — every night but Wednesday and Friday (293-6000): Nobu, Billy Sage V, Kapena Delima, Phil Strauss, Gordon Frietas and Tim Rose, to name a few … Wahiawa Lions Club president Frank Pavao reports that the eye-glass cleaning crew cleaned and boxed more than 1,000 pairs of them in around two hours Aug. 24. Next step: shipment to needy folks around the world & & & cchang@midweek.com
