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East Oahu News – Friday Update 8/25/2016
August 25 2016 – Honolulu City Council is exploring guided tour limits at Waimanalo beaches. A bill under consideration is aimed at addressing an influx of tourists who are making their way to…
East Oahu News – Friday Update 8/19/2016
August 18, 2016 – The fourth annual Keith Dinsmoor Trophy Regatta was held in the waters off Lahaina near Mala Wharf in West Maui on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 13 and…
Pet food at Waimanalo Feed Supply
Because I’m told that fish don’t count, our family’s first “real” pet is a rabbit. He’s a Netherland Dwarf, a tiny little black creature that lives in a three-story one-of-a-kind apartment. I’ve…
East Oahu News – Friday Update 8/12/2016
August 11, 2016 – Vandals damaged Hahaione Elementary School’s playground over the August 6 weekend. The $45,000 structure, paid for with community donations, will have to be removed at a cost of…
Hawaii State Federal Credit Union to open in Hawaii Kai
As most kama’aina know, credit union membership is a must here in the Islands; service is more personal and consumer value can’t be beat. Although membership is often limited to certain groups,…
Neighborhood Board Elimination Proposal: does it spell the end for citizen democracy on Oahu?
Neighborhood Boards are for busybodies, whiners, and otherwise unstable people. It’s a commonly held notion, given Proposal #30 made by a private citizen on October 22, 2015. Sadly, a small part of me…
Hawaii Kai Goodwill Donation Shack Gone
The Hawaii Kai Goodwill donation shack has been removed from the Park and Ride near the Dog Park. I spoke to Goodwill, and there is no intent to bring it back. It…
East Oahu News – Friday Update 8/5/2016
August 4, 2016 – The Honolulu City Council unanimously approved a special management area use permit for expanding the former Kaiser Estate in East Oahu’s Portlock neighborhood on Wednesday. [Star Advertiser (paywall)…