Letter to Editor
EXPAND TROLLEY SERVICE TO WAIPIO GENTRY
by Darryl Yonezawa I read a recent newspaper article regarding the Mililani
Trolley and how Mililani is looking for ways to increase ridership.
One option to consider is to expand the trolley to include Waipio by
Gentry.
Many people without cars, including the elderly and teens, would then
be able to visit the shopping centers in Mililani, take advantage of nearby city parks,
& visit friends and relatives.
Because there is no safe connection between our two communities for
walkers or bikers, many people in Waipio Gentry never leave our community.
The trolley could enter or exit via Kamehameha Highway or the H-2
Freeway, and circle our small community on the three main streets: Waipio Uka, Ukee, and
Moaniani.
This additional route would add no more than 20 minutes to the existing
schedule, while significantly increasing overall ridership.
Another option is to include Waikele to the trolley schedule. Perhaps a
direct line that connects Mililani, Waipio by Gentry and the Waikele Shopping Center.
The Trolley is a great addition to Mililani. I hope Mililani residents
take advantage of this wonderful service. If the service is ever extended to Waipio by
Gentry, overall ridership should increase significantly.
PEOPLE
MAKING NEWS
MILILANI, HAWAI`I - APRIL 1999
- Rachel Brandon's project, A Study of the Organic Methods
used for Slug Control, won first-place in the Reseach Division of the MHS Science Fair...Manny Buenconsejo was 1 of 5 recipients in Hawaii of Allstate
Insurance Co.'s Honor Ring for outstanding achievement...15-yr old Aureana Tseu is the 1999 Miss Hawaii Teen USA...Aureana will represent
Hawaii in the National Miss Teen USA pageant to be held Aug 24 in Louisiana...Mililani Middle School students planted 8 Pink Tecoma trees at the new Mililani Mauka
Community Park...12-yr old
Ross Pascual will the Yo-Yo
World Championships to be held in August at the the Hawaii Convention Center...Mililani Walmart raised
$3,000 for the Hawaii Special Olympics...Nicole Gustie was promoted to
account executive at Schiller Group, Ltd...Kipapa Elementary School's "Seniors & Students Sharing
Intergenerational Experiences" earned an
award at the First Annual Intergenerational Program Awards Ceremony...Second-yr Brandeis
University student Kirsha
Durante will represent Hawaii in the 1999
National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washinghton, D.C....Penny Mau is the new principal of Mililani Uka
Elementary...Honolulu Cellular named Karl Fukushima as one
several outstanding employees of 1998...the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry of Schofield Barracks supported Mililani Uka Elementary in the school's
"Lost in Space" maxe in October 1998 & "Turkey Trot for
Technology" in November 1998...Pete Aguon is a volunteer
guardian ad litem for Family Court...Jack Burge scored a
hole-in-one using a 7-wood on Ted Makalena's 150-yd 14th hole...Juni
Tengan scored a hole-in-one with a 4-iron on Ewa Villages' 169-yd 11th hole... |
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MHS VERA SIMMS IS STUDENT ATHLETE OF THE WEEK APRIL 21, 1999 - Track star Vera Simms set two individual and one team record at Friday's OIA
Western Division champions.
She broke the mark in the 100 high and 300 low hurdles as well as ran
the second leg of Mililani's record-setting 4x100 relay team.
She also anchored the winning 4x400 team and was second in the 100
meter dash by two one-hundreths of a second.
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APRIL 1999 - MTA announced the
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CUB
SCOUT PACK 364 NEWS
Cub Scout Pack 364 will be
participating in the "Makahiki" at Blaisdell on April 10th. Also, its next Pack
meeting is on April 30th at Mililani Uka Cafeteria at 7pm.
For more info, contact Jayne
Burns.
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