David Ige - Community Notices

[Taken from Hawaiian Telcom's Press Release - (offical link)]

"On June 4th, Hawaiian Telcom Directories presented cash prizes to the winners of its Keiki Art Contest, which drew entries from more than 1,600 public and private school students on Oahu. The winning artwork will be featured in the official 2006-2007 Oahu yellow page directory distributed to more than 1 million homes and businesses in October. Hawaiian Telcom Directories’ Keiki Art Contest, launched the beginning of April, was open to all public and private Oahu school students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Students were asked to portray the contest theme, “The Meaning of ‘Ohana,” by drawing or painting their favorite family activity or depicting what family means to them.

Prizes were awarded in four categories — kindergarten to second grade, third to fifth, sixth to eighth, and ninth to 12th — with first-place winners receiving $100; second place $75; and third place $50. In addition, each school with a first-place winner received $400.

Another highlight of the contest was a grand prize drawing open to all entrants for a weekend getaway for a family of four to Maui sponsored by ResortQuest® Hawaii and Island Air. As the winner, Raquel Palisbo of Highlands Intermediate School and three family members will enjoy two nights in a two-bedroom Garden View Suite at the ResortQuest at Papakea Resort."

Out of the 100 entries to be featured in the Hawaiian Telcom Yellow Pages, here are some of our district winners!

Grade 6-8 Division: 2nd place winner Katy Chen of Aiea Intermediate School (Grade 7)
Grade 9-12 Division: 3rd place winner Hanam Mun of Aiea High School (Grade 9)

Honorable Mentions:
-McKenna Noland of Momilani Elementary (Grade 2)
-Randi Shioi of Momilani Elementary (Grade 2)
-Williandrea Williander of Aiea High School (Grade 9)
-Allison Sakakida of Aiea High School (Grade 9)
-Sheana Fuentes of Aiea High School (Grade 10)
-Chantel Peterson of Aiea High School (Grade 11)
-Kristel Kolish of Aiea High School (Grade 11)

Congratulations to all participants and winners! Be sure to visit the Hawaiian Telcom Gallery to view all of the student artwork! (Click here to visit the gallery.)

For those of us keeping tracking of the Neighborhood Board meetings, the June meetings have been scheduled and posted!

Aiea Neighborhood Board Meeting - Tuesday, September 11th at Aiea Library, 7:30pm

Pearl City Neighborhood Board Meeting - Tuesday, September 26th at Highlands Intermediate School, 6:30pm

Take part and get involved with your community!

[Taken from the Honolulu Advertiser, August 11, 2006 edition, sports section]

Congratulations to the Pearl City Little League Juniors Division whom are advancing to the World Series for 13- and 14-year olds in Taylor, Michigan for the third consective year!

We are all rooting for you!

(Click here to view the official article as posted at Honoluluadvertiser.com)

Every month, the Hawaii Student Digital Showcase presents student-made productions. Be sure to check them out on Channel 56 on Tuesdays (5-6pm), Thursdays (4-5pm) and Saturdays (9-10am)!

Here's what's airing in September on the Hawaii Student Digital Showcase:

Kea'au Elementary "Our Health Matters"
Horizons Academy of Maui "The Evil Plan"
Pearl Ridge Elementary "The Hawaiian Cinderella"
Punahou School "Punahou's Symphony Orchestra"
Farrington High "No Excuse For Abuse"
Honoka'a High "3 Alternatives"
Mokapu'u Elementary "The Iwa and the Aeo"
Hakipu'u Learning Center "Paddling"
Aina Haina Elementary "A Dog's Eye View"
Hawaii Baptist Academy "The Fall"

Student Anchors: Callie Fisher - St. Andrew's Priory
Michael Gum - Hawaii Baptist Academy

[As printed in the "humanities NEWS", Newsletter of the Hawaii Council for the Humanities; Issue 06-1 (Summer 2006)]

"More than 2000 students in grades 4 through 12 from 47 schools in the state developed research essays, interpretive displays, perfomances, documentaries, and websites on topics reflecting the theme "Taking a Stand in History."

On April 8, students who had qualified at district fairs for the 16th annual statewide competition gathered at Hawaii State History Day 2006, held for the first time at Windward Community College. At the end of the day, students, parents and teachers waited for the announcement of awards and qualifiers for National History Day, held at the University of Maryland, College Park, June 11-15."

Hawaii State History Day Awards

• 3rd Place Historical Research Essay - Aaron Santos, Aiea Intermediate: "Taking a Stand in the American Revolution: The Battle of Lexington and Concord"


• Display - Shaun Aksionozyk, Hideki Ito and Stephen Vea, Aiea Intermediate: "Muhammed Ali: Fight for Equality"

Special Awards for Hawaii History Day

• UH - Center for Biographical Research Junior Division Award - Joshua Wells, Aiea Intermediate: "Mahatma Gandhi: Standing Tall for India's Freedom"


• Bendon Family Foundation - Shaun Aksionozyk, Hideki Ito and Stephen Vea, Aiea Intermediate: "Muhammad Ali: Fight for Equality"


• Foundation for Hawaii Women's History, Inc. - Erin Hollmann, Jennifer Leung Wai and Jessica Partlowe, Aiea Intermediate: "Taking a Stand Against the Injustice of Slavery"


• Japanese Culture Center - Evan Schlaich, Ren Tachino and Tyler Yafuso, Highlands Intermediate: "Bombing of Pearl Harbor"


• Sons and Daughters of the 100th Infantry Battalion Junior Division Award - Joshua Wells, Aiea Intermediate: "Mahatma Gandhi: Standing Tall for India's Freedom"


• Sons and Daughters of the 100th Infantry Battalion Junior Division Award - Rachel Gima, Aiea Intermediate: "Queen Liliuokalani: Taking an Unsuccessful Stand for Her People"


• Sons and Daughters of the 100th Infantry Battalion Junior Division Award - Tracy Lau, Aiea Intermediate: "Queen Liliuokalani: The Last Hawaiian Monarch Who Took a Stand for Her People"

In addition, Aiea Intermediate School was also highlighted in this issue of "humanities NEWS"! By the efforts of teachers Robert Tabije and Trisha Toyama-Wakumoto, all 290 8th graders participated in History Day. Aiea Intermediate teachers from various departments work together to create an involved enviroment of learning to promote independant thought, and challenge each student to think out of the book.
Their efforts do not go unnoticed! Of the students who participated and succeeded to the state competition, Aiea had an overwhelming turn out, well-representing our district.

Congratulations to all the participants of the 2006 Hawaii State History Day!

[Taken from a press release from Department of Transportation spokesperson, Scott Ishikawa.]

We would like to inform you of our upcoming weekend road closures for the Aiea Access Road Resurfacing project. The closure dates were approved by our highways division, and are as follows:

Date and Times (Weekend Closures)
Friday (9/8) 9 a.m. through Monday (9/11) 4:30 a.m.
Friday (9/22) 9 a.m. through Monday (9/25) 4:30 a.m.
Friday (10/13) 9 a.m. through Monday (10/16) 4:30 a.m.

We have scheduled the road closures to avoid all University of Hawaii football games scheduled on 9/16, 9/30, & 10/7 although there will be high school football and swap meet events occuring during the road closure periods. We have informed the stadium officials about the closures and they did not have any objections.

Location
Full road closure of both mauka and makai bound directions of Aiea Access Road (two lanes) from Moanalua Rd. to Kamehameha Highway (see [image link]). Message boards and detour signs will be placed to inform motorists of the closure.

Purpose
Aiea Access Road will be reconstructed with 9-inches thick of concrete to provide a long lasting, safer, smoother riding roadway. This section of roadway is badly deteriorated and reconstruction is required rather than just resurfacing.

Background Information
The road reconstruction was originally intended to be constructed with asphalt in June or July (we tried to avoid football season). Due to the asphalt shortage, this work was delayed and we decided to construct the road with concrete in lieu of asphalt. Constructing the road with concrete would provide a better product for the State. Due to the nature of the road reconstruction work, the upcoming weekend closures will allow the contractor to complete the road reconstruction activities in larger segments and reduce the duration of the construction as compared to doing it on a nightly basis.

Also, please note that we have upcoming asphalt resurfacing on the Southeast and North Access Ramps (see black highlighted area) tentatively scheduled on September 25 - 28 (night work). We will inform everyone when the date is finalized.

[As printed in the Honolulu Advertiser, August 1, 2006.]

"Since its inception 18 years ago, Fun Factory, Inc. has contributed $360,000 to the Fun Factory/University Scholarship Program to reward outstanding high school seniors for their academic achievements and to provide them an incentive to remain in Hawaii for their college education.

Each Fun Factory/University of Hawaii Scholar will receive $1000 and a one-year tuition waiver to the University of Hawaii.

Fun Factory and the University of Hawaii congratulate these 25 outstanding students and wish them much success as they continue their education at the University of Hawaii.

Congratulations to our district scholars!

Jessica Fabrigas - Pearl City High School
Leslie Fujii - Pearl City High School
Nadine Kawabata - Aiea High School

Much luck during your first year at the University of Hawaii!

[As printed in the Honolulu Advertiser, July 20, 2006.]

"Awarded for academic excellence, these full scholarships support top Hawaii students as part of UH's commitment and service to the state.

The university awards Regents Scholarships to 20 outstanding first-year students who score at least 1,300 for combined mathematics and verbal scores on the Scholastic Assessment Test and maintain at least a 3.6 grade-point average in academic subjects in high school and whose extracurricular achievements are shown to be remarkable.
Regent Scholars receive a full tuition waiver for four years fo undergraduate study. All scholars also receive $4,000 a year and a one time travel grant of $20,000."

Congratulations to Lessa Furusho of Aiea High School to being our district scholar!