| CHILDREN'S FARE FOR MILILANI TROLLEY REDUCED. The fare on the Mililani Trolley for
children ages 2 to 12 has been reduced from $1 to 50 cents.
Monthly passes will also soon be available at a cost of $20.
MILILANI INTERACTIVE WINS "BEST OF
NET" AWARD
MILILANI, HAWAI`I - Mililani
Interactive was awarded the "December Best of the Net" award from the Mining
Company. Accompanying the award was the following letter from Kathy Durham, director of
the Mining Company's Honolulu Guide:
"Congratulations
on an exceptional site. My "job" is to surf the Web looking for the best
resources for Oahu. I've been visiting Mililani Interactive since it was featured in
"Home on the Web" and have been very impressed with how well you all are
maintaining it. So, for having the vision to create Oahu's first neighborhood on the Net
and for keeping it current and useful for the community, it's easy to select Mililani
Interactive for the December Best of the Net from The Mining Company.
"I'm doing a series of articles and accompanying link library
pages for each of Oahu's neighborhoods. I hope that others use your site as a model and
inspiration for creating something similar for their neighborhoods.
"Hana hou! and keep up the great work. Believe me, I know it's
hard work!"
The Mining Company is a
New York firm that utilizes "guides" based in countries around the world to find
information for net surfers & users, & to search for & evaulate web sites of
interest. A "top-50 Net Firm", the Mining Company is valued for its diverse
information offerings, including providing original content & links for Microsoft's
Small Business Source, & allowing corporate clients to use its "virtual Community
Model" to develop deeper customer relationships on the Internet.
THE
1998 ELECTION -- LOOKING BACK
by Dwayne Yoshina, State Elections Officer
STATE CAPITOL - The General
Election went significantly smoother than the Primary Election when we introduced the new
voting system.
Once our Election Day Officials became accustomed with the precinct
counter machines, the polls opened and closed without the slowdowns that we saw in the
Primary Election.
The few polls that did close late were in the Kapolei and Waikele area
that had a rush of voters who arrived near the 6 p.m. closing time.
As far as voter turnout is concerned, this year's 412,517 ballots cast
is the largest turnout of any election. In 1994, voter turnout was at 377,011. In 1996,
turnout dropped to 370,230. So, we're very pleased with the increased number of voters
this year.
Throughout the evening, election results from the precincts were coming
in smoothly. The only slowdowns we experienced were with the tabulation of the absentee
ballots. It seems there was confusion, or people still wanted to mark the absentee mail
ballots with pen rather than with the pencil that was enclosed with their ballot. This is
something we hope to resolve by the next election.
Overall, the outcome of the General Election satisfied our goals. The
fairness and the integrity of the election was maintained, and that's what we aimed for.
TANUVASA
CONTINUES TO EXCEL IN NFL
MHS graduate Maa Tanuvasa came
into his own during the 1997 season, making the jump from part-time player to full-time
sack man, as he tied for the team lead in quaterback sacks (8.5) and excelled with his
play throughout the season.
He makes up for his lack of prototypical size with extraordinary
quickness, strength and agility - factors that figure to take him toward another
successful season with the NFL Champion Denver Broncos.
Tanuvasa has played in 32 regular season (six starts) and five
postseason (four starts) contests with 13.5 career sacks and 45 tackles (35 solo). He was
signed by the Broncos in February 1995 after brief stints with the Rams and Steelers.
Tanuvasa was originally an eighth round pick (209th overall) out of Hawaii in 1993 by the
Rams.
Currently, Tanuvasa is leading the Broncos in sacks with 8.
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BOY SCOUTS OFFER CURB-SIDE
PICKUP OF XMAS TREES
Boy Scout Troop 264 of Mililani is offering curb side pickup of Christmas trees on Jan 2
& 9.
The cost is $5, & the trees will be recylcled for state & city
landscaping.
To order service, call Christopher Oleyte 623-5895 or Alan Yasuda 623-3893.
VOLLEYBALL
PLAYERS WANTED
The Hookahi
Volleyball Club is forming 3 girls teams (ages 11-16) to enter the USA jurnior volleyball
season which runs from January 1999 to June.
For more info, call Mike Lo at 625-0179.
WHERE TO GO TO
VIEW XMAS LIGHT DISPLAYS
The following places in
Mililani are noted for having the best Christmas lighting displays.
95-533 Wailoa Loop, Maiaohe Place, Neleau Place, Anania Drive (94-084
to 94-088), 94-338 Makapipipi Street, 94-165 Kuahelani Avenue (#173-180), 66-905 Alena
Loop.
ESSAY
CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Twelve winners were recently
announced for Castle & Cooke Homes' "What is Special About Mililani to Me"
essay contest.
The winners were: Elizabeth Griffiths, Tyler Tokumoto, Dejah Quiban,
Sean Piano, Lorraine Allison White, Kiane Taparra, Jordan Iwase, Alexa Seibel, Kari
Kahealani Cook, Jacque Boucher, Dawn Urabe, & Julianne Kodani.
The contest was in celebration of Mililani's 30th anniversary.
PEOPLE
MAKING NEWS
Brandon Saigusa
was awarded a $1,500 scholarship from the Hawaiii State Federal Credit Union...Pat
Ichimura of the Rotary Club of Mililani Sunrise was the Kids Voting Hawaii
coordinator for Mililani Schools...Cynthia LeeLoy is the new president of
the Federal Womens' Council-Hawaii for fiscal year 1999...Dr. Michele Shimizu
has joined Ohana Physicians Group specializing in family medicine &
obstetrics...Hanalani School sophomore Khara Chilcote participated in the
PACMED Tek Symposium.
21st Century Plans
RESIDENTS INVITED TO TOWN HALL MEETING
Residents are invited to a
town hall meeting to receive information regarding the status of several Mililani parks'
master plans and improvements.
The meeting will be held on Monday, December 14, 1998 at Mililani Mauka
Elementary School Cafeteria at 7pm-9pm.
The City Council and the Mayor are wrapping up the 21st Century Shared
Vision community-based plans, and preparing for the next budget cycle, and residents'
input is vital for the process. Questions and comments are
encouraged as the City continues to implement the priorities for Mililani Town and
Mililani Mauka, especially to meet the current recreation needs and planning for future
park facilities.
Parks and topics to be discussed include:
- Mililani Mauka District Park Master Plan
- Mililani Mauka Community Park
- Kaoma`aiku Community Park
- Makaunulau Community Park (16 Acres)
- Town Center Park
- Mililani District Park
For questions, please email or call Rene Mansho at 547-7001. |
