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Town Hall meeting on Thursday to discuss district concerns, bills moving through the Legislature

March 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · General, Politics

Bring your questions and concerns about community issues and bills moving through the Legislature to a town hall meeting being hosted by Rep. Jessica Wooley in Kahuluu on Thursday night, March 25. The meeting is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. and be over by 7:30 at the Kahaluu Elementary cafeteria (47-280 Waihee Road).
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Complaint challenges neighborhood board vote in support of Envision Laie

October 20th, 2009 · No Comments · General, Politics

The Koolauloa Neighborhood Board’s vote to support the “Envision Laie Development Plan” and a proposed 1,200 new homes is being challenged by two board members, who say violations of the sunshine law and glaring conflict of interests should nullify the vote.
Following sometimes heated public testimony at a special July 31 public hearing, members of Neighborhood [...]

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Urge Gov. Lingle not to approve proposed Board of Education rule

June 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Politics, School

The following is from Brian Walsh, who chairs the Kaaawa School Community Council
Friends of Kaaawa Elementary School,
The BOE has approved the changes to Chapter38 requested by Randy Moore and Pat Hamamoto of the DOE. These changes remove the need in the future to have a Task Force such as we have now investigating the proposed [...]

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Pat’s at Punaluu restaurant proposal stirs controversy (revised)

September 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · Politics, Windward

It’s interesting to see music playing a role in the presidential campaign. Two recent entries. Taking it back to Barack and Les Misbarack
will cheer up your Monday morning.
A proposal to reopen the former Pat’s at Punaluu restaurant is making waves in our part of the island.
Pat’s at Punaluu is an oceanfront condominium [...]

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Makaua Stream flood mitigation project could be cut back or cancelled

August 10th, 2008 · No Comments · Politics

Remember the March 2006 flood in Kaaawa when Makaua Stream went wild? That’s a picture of the stream back in its manic mode.
Now the planned flood mitigation project is in trouble because several parties, including Kualoa Ranch, have declined to sign an agreement required by the state for the project. The agreement requires [...]

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More summer photos

August 27th, 2007 · No Comments · Politics, Uncategorized

It’s catch-up time for Kaaawa photographs.
Click on either photo for more views of summer in Kaaawa.
June 2007

July 2007

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