| MAUKA PARK TO BE PARTIALLY COMPLETED IN SEPTEMBER Mililani Mauka - - The ground will be
graded and grass planted by September, in time for the opening of the Mililani Middle
School in mid-July.
The 12.8-acre Mililani Mauka Community Park, bordered by Lehiwa Drive
& Kuaoa Street, when fully completed, will have a softball field, recreation center,
child care center, & courts for basketball, volleyball, & tennis.
Work on another Mauka park is set to begin in 2000. The 20-acre
district park will be near the park-&-ride facility. It will have playing fields,
courts, gym, & swimming pool.
PEOPLE MAKING
NEWS
Kyle Fukuchi was
awarded the Mililani Troteia Award...Vanessa Horne & Brandon Komoda were
selected to be part of Bank of Hawaii’s 7-Year Scholarship Program...UH bound Tara
McKeague was awarded a $2,000 scholarship from Kamehameha Schools...pharmacy student Tabitha
Autele was named to the Dean’s List at the University of Washington...Shenri-Ann
Cabison was crowned Miss Teen Hawaiian Isles...Todd Murakami was promoted to
branch manager at Territorial Savings...Jaycie Tagomori was awarded a $2,000
American Hawaii Cruise Community Service Scholarship...sophomore tennis champ Erin Hoe
is still undefeated in high matches...Mililani Lions Cub scholarships were awarded to Ryan
Ng, Kacie Yonemori, Steven Nwe, Lianne Rozzelle, & Brad Takemura....PTSO
scholarships were awarded to Alicia Upano, Brendon Suga, & Ryan Ng...Jeannie
Fiesta was awarded a Long’s Drugs educational grant...Hui O`Mililani scholarships
were awarded to Siddarth Savara & Allyson Kwok...Kristen Shinohara &
Lianne Rozzelle were awarded McDonald’s Project Grad scholarships..Lauri
Hiroshige was awarded a Councilwoman Rene Mansho scholarship...MHS seniors Regina
Jaderstrom, Steven Nwe, Siddarth Savara, & Reed Sekiya received 4.0 gpa’s for
the 3rd quarter...MHS student Bryan Black was a finalist in the National
Shakespeare Competition in New York.
DENNIS LABRA
SCORES HOLE IN ONE
Hawaii Kai. Dennis Labra
of Mililani scored a rare hole in one at the Hawaii Kai Championship Golf Course on May
24, 1998. Labra aced the par 3 124-yd 5th hole using a 7-iron.
TROJAN TIMES
WINS NEWSPAPER AWARD
Mililani High School won the Editorial
Category of the 1998 Hawaii State High School Journalism Contest. The contest was
sponsored by the Hawaii Publishers Association and the Hawaii Newspaper Agency. Mililani
High School was among thirty-one public & private schools competing in the 28th
year running of the contest.
MAUKA PARK TO BE PARTIALLY COMPLETED IN
SEPTEMBER
Mililani Mauka - - The ground
will be graded and grass planted by September, in time for the opening of the Mililani
Middle School in mid-July.
The 12.8-acre Mililani Mauka Community Park, bordered by Lehiwa Drive
& Kuaoa Street, when fully completed, will have a softball field, recreation center,
child care center, & courts for basketball, volleyball, & tennis.
Work on another Mauka park is set
to begin in 2000. The 20-acre district park will be near the park-&-ride facility. It
will have playing fields, courts, gym, & swimming pool.
H-2 RAMPS TO EASE
TRAFFIC CONCERNS
A two-year project to ease
traffic concerns at the Mililani H-2 Interchange will begin this summer. A new H-2
on-ramp from Mililani Mauka will be built to loop under the Meheula Parkway overpass. The
southbound Mililani off-ramp will be relocated. The cost of the project is being paid by
Mililani Developer Castle & Cooke.
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UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX OPENS
MILILANI LEARNING CENTER
MILILANI TECHNOLOGY PARK - The University of Phoenix now offers undergraduate, graduate,
and professional certificate programs at its new learning center located in Mililani
Technology Park.
The learning center is in the Leilehua Bldg at 300 Kahelu Street, Suite
10. Free student parking is available. Students meet one a week for 4 hours over a 5 to 6
week period. Offerings include: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration,
Management, Information Systems, Marketing, and Nursing; Masters of Arts in Organizational
Management and Educational Counseling; Masters of Science in Nursing; Post Baccalaureate
Program in Secondary Education; and Case Management Certificate Program.
"We offer innovative non-traditional educational programs that
make it more convenient for working adults to obtain a degree," said Grace Blodgett,
vice president and campus director of the Hawaii Campus. "We emphasize group projects
so that students can draw on their work experience and learn from each other. Students are
also afforded the flexibility of sequential classes that meet one a week, on-line options,
and independent study options. For career professionals and military members who travel
extensively, such as those at Schofield, we provide them with viable alternatives that
enable them to complete their degree in a timely manner, anywhere in the world."
The new Mililani learning center can be reached at 625-7004 of fax
625-7935.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
LAWSUIT DISMISSED
A suit brought by a group of
Mililani Parents, led by Laura Brown, Jo Ann Inouye, & Guy & Penny Ontai was
dismissed by Circuit Judge Marie Milks.
The suit claimed that the department of education
failed to get the public's input on the multi-track year-round schedule.
The judge ruled that the school schedule was not a rule & did not
require public hearings. According to the parents' attorney, the judge also stated
that while the new schedule may be an inconvenience to the parents, it did not affect
their children's right to a public education.
FUNDS APPROVED
FOR TRAFFIC & PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS- by Rep. Marilyn Lee & Rep.
Ron Menor
The 1998 Legislature approved
the following projects that will address the concerns of many in Central Oahu regarding
traffic & pedestrian safety:
$200,000 for a medial stip on the H-2 from Mililani to Wahiawa. This
was the site of the fatal automobile crash involving a young mother on the H-2 near the
Leilehua Golf course.
$700,000 for a traffic light to prevent future accidents at the
intersection of Kamehameha Highway & Leilehua Golf Course Road (where there have been
several fatalities). The funds were inserted into the budget near the end of the session
by the House Finance Committee at the request of Rep. Menor & Rep. Lee.
$100,000 for the planning of a sidewalk on Kamehameha Highway between
Meheula Parkway & Kuahelani Avenue near the Post Office.
$825,000 for safety improvements on Kamehameha Highway from Kipapa
Gulch towards Mililani to control hillside erosion.
For more information, contact Rep. Lee at 586-9460 or Rep. Menor at
586-6150.
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