Waianae News

“But it's good to know you're building your own home.”

By Jacquelyn Carberry jcarberry@starbulletin.com For five families in Leeward Oahu, the old year brought new homes. via Honolulu Star-Bulletin

“This is the first year we've branched (the campaign) out to Kapolei”

WEST OAHU - West Oahu residents are once again hitting the pavement with area police officers to promote safe driving throughout the holiday season. via The Honolulu Advertiser

“You have to serve the greater good”

The Legislature has awarded roughly $200 million in grants to Hawai'i nonprofits over the past five years using a loosely structured system in which only a handful of legislators select the charities, and they ... via The Honolulu Advertiser

“I've never been in trouble or do drugs ... I'm just poor”

When Lehua's family lived out of their van, they would park near a store then find an electrical outlet to plug in their rice cooker for 20 minutes. via Honolulu Star-Bulletin

“The old site has a lot of history and memories, but the new site provides an up-to-date educational environment for the kids.”

WAIANAE - Faculty members at Nanaikapono Elementary School are expressing excitement over a newly built moss rock wall that surrounds the campus' existing hula mound - a frequently used gathering place for ... via The Honolulu Advertiser

Mick Fanning and friend : photo courtesy Allen Mozo SUP News WORLD'S BEST SURFERS STAND UP FOR THE "WEST SIDE Surfersvillage Global Surf News , 11 December, 2007 : - - Honolulu - Years in professional surfing's ... via Surfing News and Contests, Surf Repor...

A 43-year-old woman who police say was driving the wrong way on the H-1 freeway was critically injured early today when her car collided head-on with another vehicle. via Honolulu Star-Bulletin

“It's quite exciting if you're able to find the doorbuster items and if you actually get what you want”

Black Friday crowds ease merchants' fears of sluggish season Hawaii appears to have escaped what some retail analysts predicted could be the worst holiday shopping season in years. via Honolulu Star-Bulletin

“You were my best friend and always will be”

A 23-year-old Schofield soldier was identified today as the motorcyclist who died after crashing on the H-2 freeway Wednesday. via Honolulu Star-Bulletin

“So for the Army to say, 'Yeah, we promised to provide you with cultural access, but it's illegal, so we won't”

The Army next month plans to blow up several bombs that were found in Makua Military Reservation - a discovery that prevented Hawaiian practitioners from observing the Makahiki. via The Honolulu Advertiser

Filed under: General , HI Media - Doug @ 9:07 am No, not me . The Advertiser reprints an outstanding Washington Post story about a 40-year-old man from Waianae who enlisted in the Army. via Poinography!

Eco-Feeds Inc. of Waianae has been cited by the Hawaii Department of Health for allowing a dump to operate at its pig farm. via Pacific Business News (Honolulu)

“I thought, 'Gee, I hope my brother saw me,'”

Anxious to see her oldest brother before he left for war, the little girl of 11 sprinted to Pokai Bay and waved at the departing train, a passing blur of men in brown uniforms. via Honolulu Star-Bulletin

“It's not clear, but we know what she means”

Dorothy Hernandez is looking for an aluminum beach chair so that her daughter, who has cerebral palsy, can once again feel the waves curling around her ankles or the sand between her toes. via Honolulu Star-Bulletin

“The bus is great. It will shelter the people who need shelter, and interior designers couldn't have done a better job”

A nonprofit group on Wednesday unveiled its new mobile homeless shelters made out of a converted tour bus. via TheHawaiiChannel

Honolulu police have arrested 15 people in the culmination of two long-term drug investigations. via KGMB-TV Honolulu

Police arrested 16 people Tuesday as a result of separate long-term investigations into crystal methamphetamine trafficking across the island. via Honolulu Star-Bulletin

“We were so fortunate to receive these guitars from Ms. Raitt”

WAIANAE - Several years ago, country music star Bonnie Raitt donated seven "high quality" guitars to the Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii's Waianae Clubhouse. via The Honolulu Advertiser

A federal judge dismissed extradition proceedings yesterday against bounty hunters Duane "Dog" Chapman, his son Leland and Timothy Chapman. via Honolulu Star-Bulletin

“Unfortunately, this rain is going to be here until Tuesday. The ground is so saturated, so it's not going to take much more (rain) to flood the area.”

A flash flood watch remains in effect across the state today with more showers due, but nothing to rival yesterday's downpour, which cut power to various Oahu neighborhoods and flooded streets and residential ... via Honolulu Star-Bulletin