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RELAY
FOR LIFE SCHEDULED FOR MAY 18-19
The American Cancer Society's "Mililani Relay for
Life," is scheduled for May 18-19, from 6:30pm to
7am, at the Mililani District Park. It will be a
memorable event where community members join together in
the war against cancer.
Chairman Hilary Kelly is inviting
organizations to sign up a team of 10 or more
for a non-competitive,
overnight event where team members take turns running or
walking around a track,
while their teammates play games, talk story, eat, or
snooze. Each
person pledges to raise $100 or more, for a team total of
$1000 or more. Important
cancer control programs, research,
and direct services to cancer patients and their families
will benefit from the funds raised, of which 98% stays in
Hawaii.
The program for the event includes:
candle light ceremony in memory of those who have
lost their
battle with cancer and honors those who continue the
fight; activities such as massages, “Healing
Touch,” beauty services, food booths, games, crafts; and
entertainment such as, “Horizon,” “Na Oiwi,” “Kekela,”
and Bon Dancing between acts, up until 10:00 PM.
Please sign up for a fun and
inspirational Mililani community event that brings
together friends, family members, survivors, businesses,
civic organizations, and volunteers in the war to
prevent cancer, save lives, and diminishing suffering from
cancer.
To
walk with us, or for more
information, please call Hilary at 622-5325.
ROBERT
LAU TIES FOR FIRST AT NATIONAL CHESS TOURNEY
MARCH 2002 - An 11-year-old Mililani boy outshone competitors twice his age at a national chess tournament in Las Vegas
over the weekend.
"I was surprised," Robert Lau said after he came home last night with his father, Bradley, and sister, Emily.
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MILILANI
SOCCER CLUB MEMBERS ELIGIBLE FOR SCHOLARSHIPS
FEBRUARY 2002 - The Mililani Soccer Club is offering
three $300 scholarships to graduating seniors who plan to
continue their education. The scholarship may be applied
toward educational costs at any college, university, or
vocational school.
To be eligible, you must have
been a member of the Mililani Soccer Club for two or more
years and have a cumulative GPA of 2.8 or better.
Complete applications must be
postmarked on or before March 31, 2002.
Applications and more information
is available from the Mililani
Soccer Club website.
MILILANI GIRLS
WIN STATE SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP
FEBRUARY 2002 - For the second straight night, luck appeared to be on the side of
the Baldwin High School girls soccer team. But in the end, Mililani was the
team living the charmed life of a state champion. more
MILILANI WINS
STATE BOYS SOCCER
WAILUKU, Maui — Whitney Shimatsu scored on a header in the 68th minute
last night to lift the Mililani High School boys soccer team to a 1-0 victory over
Kamehameha and its second straight state championship at War Memorial
Stadium. more
MIKI ASAMURA
PITCHES PERFECT GAME
DECEMBER 2001 - Mililani High School's Miki Asamura pitched a perfect game yesterday to lead
the Trojans to a 1-0 softball victory over Waipahu in O'ahu Interscholastic
Association action at Waipahu. more
MILILANI BOYS
WIN OIA SOCCER
JANUARY 2002
- Now that the Mililani boys soccer team has captured the O'ahu Interscholastic
Association championship, coach Jeff Yamamoto can finally think about
defending the state title. more
MILILANI GIRLS
WIN OIA SOCCER
JANUARY 2002 - After missing numerous scoring opportunities, the Mililani girls soccer team
was on the mark during a penalty-kick shootout following a scoreless duel with
Kalaheo last night. more
PEOPLE MAKING
NEWS
Ketan Patel (7 yrs old)wont
the second-grade division of the State Scholastic Shess
Championships...John Orr won
a blue ribbon award & a $100 U.S. savings bond at the
state Invention Convention...MHS seniors Sean
Donohoe & Jonathan Rhoades were awarded
tuition-free scholarships from Hawaii Pacific University,
& Peter Abvia Jr. was
awarded a 50% tuition scholarship...Michelle Bolian was named
account executive in charge of wholesale accounts at
Summit Lending of Hawaii...the valedictorians at Mililani High School Class of 2002
are: Sabrina Favors, Bandon Hanagami,
Alan Finne, Reina Horikawa, Adrienne Kasaoka, Karyna
Wilkerson, Leah Taylor, Lorie Brinkman, Sean Donohoe, Sean
Takahashi, & Kimberly Uyeda...Sharon
Kuboyama's Easter egg was was chosen to represent
Hawaii in a national display at the White House...Jennifer
Kagihara was recognized as an Outstanding
Rehabilitant of the Year by the State Division of
Vocational Rehabilitation...Tanya Ferreira, a Mililani
Middle School eighth-grader, won the annual peace
poster contest sponsored by the International Association
of Lions Clubs of Hawaii...Michelle Kidani, Donald
Miller, & Lester Ogawa
are candidates for MTA Board of Directors...
TROJANS
TITLE RUN BEGAN IN GOAL
APRIL 2002 - As the goalkeeper for the Mililani boys soccer team, Thomas Brown proved he was among the best in the state at
protecting the net this season. But the senior's impact extended beyond the goal box, all the way to the other end of
the field. more
TENNIS
DYNASTY CONTINUES FOR MILILANI GIRLS
The Mililani girls tennis team may possess many attributes, but generosity certainly isn't one of them.
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Putting
People First
ERNEST MARTIN
(MILILANI
ATTORNEY AND COMMUNITY WORKER) RUNNING FOR CITY
COUNCIL
APRIL 2002 - Ernest Yorihiko
Martin, (“Ernie Martin”) a
15-year public administrator and corporate attorney, is
actively campaigning for a seat on the Honolulu City
Council to represent the areas of Mililani Mauka, Wahiawa, North Shore,
Koolauloa, Kahaluu and Kaneohe.
Since 1987, Martin has held leadership positions in
the administration of the City and County of Honolulu,
starting as program coordinator for at-risk youth, and
then serving for eight years as Chief Planner for the
City’s Executive Branch. More recently as Chief
Executive of the Office
of Special Projects in the Department
of Community Services, he has developed award-winning
programs to address the needs of Oahu's disadvantaged.
Martin is most recognized for initiating public
projects and services that efficiently utilize federal
grants. He directed the development of the Community
Reinvestment Program which promotes community-based
management in serving the needs of distressed communities.
He also personally developed the initial Weed and Seed
application for Kalihi-Palama-Chinatown and most recently,
the Ewa application, applications that were highly
regarded and culminated with official Weed and Seed site
designations from the Executive Office for Weed and Seed
in the U.S. Justice Department.
Other programs under his direction have addressed
the needs of the homeless, provided job training and
employment for welfare dependents, and offered child care
in underutilized city parks for the economically
disadvantaged.
Martin, 41, is a lifetime resident of Oahu and a
graduate of McKinley High School, Honolulu Community
College, University of Hawaii at Manoa and the William S.
Richardson School of Law. He and his wife, Melanie, and
their three children, Mallory, Ernest Jr. (“Buddy”) and
Rebecca, reside in Mililani Mauka.
When
asked why he chose to seek election to the City Council,
Martin replied, “When I choose to enter public service,
I never forgot that having the opportunity to serve my
community is a privilege, a privilege that should not be
taken for granted. Public
service should always be about “PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST!” To seek election to the City Council is to further
extend my commitment towards “PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST!”
In this period of economic uncertainty and our
communities’ lack of faith in public leadership, I
firmly believe that I can not only offer our county’s
voters a candidate that has a thorough understanding of
county government and operations, but also has a
demonstrated and extensive history of community-oriented
accomplishments that are focused on “PUTTING PEOPLE
FIRST!”
If elected, Martin plans to
continue advocating for the needy in the community and to
ensure that the City Council is equally committed to “PUTTING
PEOPLE FIRST!”
Martin can be contacted at erniemartin2001@yahoo.com.
LAND
PANEL APPROVES ADDITIONAL HOUSING FOR MILILANI
JUNE 2002 - The state Land Use Commission voted 6-1 today to approve a proposed 761-acre Castle & Cooke development below Mililani in a compromise that puts
area school construction on a fast track. more
FOUR SWIMMING CHAMPIONS FROM ALOHA AQUATICS AND MILILANI TOWN
MILILANI – Aloha Aquatics and the Mililani community can boast of having four swimming state
champions. Bryan Avery, Dustin Fukuda, Raelynn Gaspar-Asaoka, and Kent Yamada each brought home
individual state swimming honors at the 2002 Hawaii Age Group Long Course Championships held in June at the
Kailua Recreation Center.
Bryan Avery (age 14), a freshman at Mililani High School won the Male 13-14 High Point Award for the
championships while swimming to first place victories in his age group’s 100-Meter Free (58.70), 200-Meter Free
(2:06.59), 100-Meter Fly (1:06.20), 200-Meter Fly (2:29.58), and the 200-Meter Individual Medley (2:25.88) events.
Avery also finished second in the 100-Meter Back (2:27.70) and the 200-Meter Back (1:07.46) events.
Dustin Fukuda
(age 14), also a freshman at Mililani High School finished second to Avery for the Male
13-14 High Point Award. Fukuda swam to first place victories in the 400-Meter Free (4:35.34), 800-Meter Free
(9:30.06), and the 1500-Meter Free (18:08.50) events. Fukuda also placed second in 2 events, the 200-Meter Free and
the 400-Meter Individual Medley, 3rd in the 200-Meter Fly and fourth in the 100-Meter Free.
Raelynn Gaspar-Asaoka (age 14), another freshman at Mililani High School swam a strong 2:35.82 to win
the Female 13-14 200-Meter Fly championship. Gaspar-Asaoka also swam to a 2nd place finish in the
400-Meter Individual Medley and 5th place finishes in the 200-Meter Individual Medley and the 400-Meter Free.
Kent Yamada (age 10), a fifth grader at Mililani Mauka Elementary School finished third in the Male 10 &
Under High Point Award race. Yamada won individual state championships in the 50-Meter Breast (41.85) and the
100-Meter Breast (1:33.47) events. Yamada also swam to a 3rd place finish in the 200-Meter Individual Medley, 4th
place finishes in the 100-Meter Free and 200-Meter Free, 5th place finishes in the 50-Meter Free and 50-Meter Fly,
and a 6th place finish in the 50-Meter Back.
Other individual performances of note:
Kekoa Taparra (age 11) competing in Male 11-12 events:
3rd 50-Meter Breast, 3rd 100-Meter Breast,
6th 200-Meter Free, & 7th 50-Meter Fee.
Kristi
Horiuchi (age 13) competing in Female 13-14 events: 3rd 800-Meter Free, 3rd 400-Meter Individual Medley,
5th 1500-Meter Free, 6th 100-Meter Back, & 8th 400-Meter Free.
Lynnette Fukuda (age 13) competing in Female 13-14 events: 6th 1500-Meter Free, 6th 400-Meter Free, 7th
800-Meter Free, & 8th 100-Meter Back.
Rayfe Gaspar-Asaoka (age 11) competing in Male 11-12 events: 6th 400-Meter
Free & 6th 100-Meter Back.
Travis Ito (age 12) competing in Male 11-12 events: 5th 100-Meter Breast
& 8th 50-Meter Breast.
Peter Lofreddo (age 12) competing in Male 11-12 events: 5th 50-Meter Fly.
Sean Iwamasa (age 10) competing in Male 10 & Under events: 7th 50-Meter Breast.
Kiana White (age 10) competing in Female 10 & Under events: 7th
50-Meter Breast.
Catherine Nakamura (age 11) competing in Female 11-12 events: 8th 100-Meter Fly.
Aloha Aquatics – Mililani is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that competes as Aloha Aquatics
Association in USA Swimming and Hawaiian Swimming sanctioned events. Aloha Aquatics practices in pools at Mililani Town
Association Recreation Center I and II.
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KIBERT KATO &
KERN AGADER OPEN HIGH-TECH VISION & DENTAL OFFICES IN KAPOLEI
APRIL 2002 - MHS alumni Kibert Kato ('90) & Kern
Agader ('91) opened adjoining offices to provide
cutting-edge vision and dental care services in Kapolei.
Dr. Kato, O.D., a graduate
of Pacific University School of Optometry in Forrest Grove, Oregon
provides high-tech vision services ranging from
computerized eye exams, contact lens fittings, and LASIK
co-management.
Dr. Agader, D.M.D., a graduate of
Oregon Health & Sciences University School of
Dentistry in
Portland, Oregon, provides high-tech dentistry,
featuring on-time appointments and state-of-the-art
equipment.
Kato and Agader were born and
raised in Mililani, and attended Mililani Waena Elementary
and Wheeler Intermediate schools.
More information on their offices
can be found at http://www.fvchawaii.com
and http://www.dentalperfections.com.
"Mililani continues to be
our home," said Kato and Agader, and we hope to open
branch offices in Mililani in the future."
CHICKEN
SALE TO BENEFIT MILILANI SOCCER CLUB
FEBRUARY 2002 - Members of the Mililani Soccer Club will
be doing door-to door to sell Koala Moa Chicken tickets. Pick up date is March 23 from 9am to 1pm at Mililani Town Center (by
the old Woolworth).
Proceeds from the sale will fund trips (for the 3 teams) to various tournaments
on the mainland this summer.
LIONS CLUB
BREAKFAST TO BE HELD ON MARCH 10
The Mililani Lions Club 31st Annual Benefit Breakfast will
be held on March 10, 2002 at the Mililani High School Cafeteria.
The funds raised during this annual event
will support numerous Community
Service Projects. In the past, service projects included building a
Mililani Town Bus Shelter, pouring the foundation for the Mililani High
School Baseball Batting Cage, pouring miles of sidewalks for several
community schools and school stage extensions at Kipapa Elementary and
Mililani High School. Additionally, funds are used to provide scholarships
for Mililani High School Seniors and help support their Project Grad.
The Lions Club is made of men and women from all walks of life pitching in to help
raise money for the Mililani Lions Club so we can give back to
the community.
Breakfast will be served from 6:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. with carry out for those
on the go. The cost is $5.
For additional information or tickets, contact
Mililani Lions Club President Alan Chinen at 626-2686 or Lion Vic Gustafson
at 623-7999.
WORK
ON NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO BEGIN THIS SUMMER
MARCH 2002 - Construction of a second public elementary school in Mililani
Mauka that will ease crowding at Mililani Mauka Elementary and accommodate
new residents in fast-growing Central O'ahu is scheduled to begin this summer.
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A
SHINING LIGHT AT THE END OF A DARK TUNNEL OF DESPAIR
by Annette Kam
A group of individuals recovering from Fibromyalgia recently
assembled on Kauai to celebrate wellness at the Second Annual Guaiers Gathering.
Those who
attended came to Kauai from Oahu, California, Washington, Idaho and as
far away as New York.
This gathering had a special meaning for each of us
who had been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, a debilitating illness that can
affect every system of our body. Some of us had suffered more than others in
our lifetime leading to compromised lives due to pain, fatigue and
cognitive disorders among a multitude of other symptoms. A number of us had come
from being housebound or bedridden. Others were more fortunate as the
illness had not progressed quite that far. But we all shared one common bond. As
much as each of us had suffered from the throes of fibromyalgia, we were now
all on the road back to recovery thanks to finding a protocol using
guaifenesin, an effective and safe medication, that reverses the illness.
This was great cause for celebration! Beachside meetings were held to share each
member's progress report, followed by whale watching excursions,
swimming, exploring Kauai's beauty and enjoying the wonderful food the island has to offer.
Just a few years ago, this would have been an impossibility for many of us.
Fibromyalgia is an illness that is unknown to most people, and
among those who think they know, many are misinformed. There are many
"theories" as to what causes the body to backfire on itself causing all the pain and
suffering. The average patient usually sees more than 6 doctors before
being correctly diagnosed. Due to a lack of understanding, there are a few
medical professionals who still do not believe this illness exists and they
remain perplexed about Fibromyalgia and attribute the symptoms erroneously to
"hypochondria", which only adds more frustration and despair to those
who suffer from this condition.
Fibromyalgia is an illness diagnosed by
exclusion. Every other illness it mimics has to be ruled out. And once
diagnosed, the treatment plan is normally one that merely helps relieve
the symptoms. This includes pain medications, muscle relaxants,
antidepressants, exercise regimens and diets. This is what most of us at the gathering
had gone through resulting in little or no lasting relief. Others had not
only suffered the physical effects of this illness, but also the emotional
effects as our lives were turned upside down by impatient employers, spouses
and family members who could not or would not tolerate this illness that
had taken a toll on our lives. Many of us had lost our jobs and our
families.
Then a miracle happened to each of us! Through different means,
each of us heard of an endocrinologist and clinical professor in California
who had helped over 10,000 patients suffering from Fibromyalgia regain their
lives. Dr. R. Paul St. Amand himself, along with his family and his nurse all
suffered from fibromyalgia. He had made it his life's work to help
Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue patients with an astounding success
rate. Some of us found him through his book "What Your Doctor May Not Tell
You About Fibromyalgia", others through his website
"www.guaidoc.com" or by
word of mouth. And that discovery changed our lives forever.
As each individual learned about his protocol, regardless of how
difficult we felt it would be to actually do it, we knew in our hearts
that this might finally be the answer to the hope we were seeking. And none
of us were disappointed. We could only thank this kind 75 year old doctor who
provided us the means and gave us the courage to try it. As we read his
book or his website, for the first time we realized here was someone who had
been through what we were going through and we cried as we realized that
finally someone really understood us and was now showing us the light at the
end of the tunnel of despair.
As we joined together on Kauai, we knew we had
fallen in love with life again and we had escaped from the life we had known,
a life which had been filled with years of pain and anguish.
Now, through the efforts of caring and dedicated members, we have
monthly support group meetings on Oahu and Kauai. Here we help others
through the process of regaining what has been lost. We cry, hug, encourage,
prod, but most of all love and provide hope for a better future by following
the work of Dr. St. Amand. And our prayer is that every fibromyalgic
patient in this state and beyond will learn that fibromyalgia is no longer an
illness that has to control their lives.
If you or someone you know has fibromyalgia and would like to know
more about Dr. St. Amand's protocol, you are invited to join us at our
meetings and get ready to celebrate with us on Kauai next year as we hold the
3rd annual "Guaiers" get together. For more information on Oahu meetings
and free support/mentoring on this protocol please contact: Annette Kam 677-8770
buckwun@aol.com or
Miki Kaipaka of Kauai kaipaka@aloha.net.
MANSHO RESIGNS
APRIL 10, 2002 - Veteran City Councilwoman Rene Mansho resigned her city office this morning, the same day that an O‘ahu grand jury was scheduled to consider criminal charges brought by the city prosecutor’s office alleging she misused
her council staff and campaign funds. more
BUNDA TO
REPLACE MANSHO
APRIL 12, 2002 - The City Council is preparing to replace veteran Councilwoman Rene Mansho with a longtime Central O'ahu community advocate Darrlyn
Bunda. more
WHERE MANSHO
WENT WRONG
APRIL 24, 2002 - Michelle Kidani and Rene Mansho once were friends. Not any more. Not since Kidani, disgusted and sickened, left her job as Mansho's senior aide. Not since Kidani saw how hunger for power and a devouring ego had infected a woman who started off in politics wanting only to do good.
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MILILANI
MAUKA BOY A CHAMPION AT CHESS
MAY 8, 2002 - The search for the next Bobby Fischer may have ended with an 11-year-old boy in Mililani
Mauka.
For the second time in two months, fifth-grader Robert Lau has placed first or second in a national chess tournament.
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MHS HONORS
STUDENTS
JUNE 2002 - Laura Nagamine was awarded the prestigious
Troteia award, & also received the award as the most
successful social studies student. Other students
receiving awards were:
- Industrial
Education - Mark Daranciang.
- Science - Luke
Hunter.
- Music - Taylor
Kami
- Business -
Ednalyn Sangel.
- Math - Alan
Finnie.
- English -
Gregory Nash.
- Special
Education - Mayshel Lumants & Megan Seto.
- Agriculture -
Gary Deliz.
- Automotive -
David Macaibay.
- Computer
Technologies - Elayne Man & Nerine Villagomez.
- Drafting &
Engineering - Kristy Kawakami.
- Electronic
Media - Gaylen Kobayashi, Shawn Asuncion, & Jason
DeSilva.
- Graphics
Communications - Justin Hu & Sheena Victorino.
- Guitar -
Christy Duvachelle.
- Electronic
Music - Richards Sun.
- Choir - Erin
Yoshikawa.
- Band - Victor
Huynh.
- Tri-M National
Honor Ensemble - Matthew Gawlik.
- Science -
Laura Fabrey.
- Japanese -
Sharla Takatani.
- Spanish -
Grant Nishiyama.
- Marketing -
Martina Mazik.
- Business
Technology - Tara Anderson.
- Newswriting -
Brandon Hanagami.
- Yearbook -
Lorie Brinkman.
MANSHO
SENTENCE PLEASES FORMER AIDES
JUNE 2002 - Michelle Kidani and six other former staff aides of former Councilwoman Rene Mansho waited in the Circuit Court
gallery to hear her apologize for ordering them to do campaign work on city time.
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