Waianae Intermediate School Community Council (SCC) Monthly Meeting

The Wai`anae Intermediate School Community Council meeting is held every second Tuesday of the month, with the next one on April 8 at 3:30PM in the school's library. Meetings are open to the public; minutes and agendas are posted in the school office and on the school website: http://waianaeint.k12.hi.us/. Should you have any questions, please feel free to call Ms. Shaver-Simons at 697-7121.

Maluhia Lutheran Church Yard and Craft Sale March 15

Please come to Maluhia Lutheran Church's Yard and Craft Sale this Saturday, March 15, 8am-2pm.

Independent craft and rummage vendors are welcome to participate. Those selling rummage may purchase a table for $10.

Food and drinks will also be on sale.

Maluhia Lutheran Church is located across from Wai`anae High School on Farrington Hwy. They will be holding Yard and Craft Sales every other month from Fall through Spring.

For more information, call Andrea at 695-5542.

$3 Million for Wai`anae Shelter & Low-Cost Rentals by HI Christian Coalition of Churches (HCCC)

Date: 3/6/08
Subject: A Big Mahalo !

Aloha Maile,

I wanted to personally thank you for taking the time to come to the presentation of the Weinberg "Big" Check luncheon. I know how busy you are with the State Legislative Session. Your continued support for our project is invaluable to us . Attached are several pictures of the luncheon and a group shot of our Weinberg Tour we did today.

God bless you and your family,

Pastor "Boo" Soares
Executive Director/CEO/Founder
Kahikolu Ohana Hale O Waianae


[Note: The check is from the Weinberg Foundation and will go to the HCCC transitional shelter and low cost rental project located in Uluwehi that is scheduled to open in June 2008. For more information, email: hccc.admin@gmail.com]

Kamaile Elementary Incident

Aloha Rep. Shimabukuro,

On behalf of Kamaile School, we want to inform you about the newspaper story regarding Kamaile School in the Star Bulletin today and ally concerns and perceptions that the article created.

Yesterday, February 28, 2008 a student slipped on a muddy area on the Kamaile School campus. An injury in the knee area required an ambulance to be called. A group of students gathered to see the accident. The students were asked to disperse by teachers. A special education student refused to disperse and in the process there was some physical contact between the student with the teacher which is considered a form of assault to the teacher. The teacher was not injured. Glen Kila was attending a principal’s training off campus and was contacted by his staff by phone. Based on Chapter 19 procedures and following DOE procedures because the student is SPED, Glen suspended the student.

The police were contacted by the school and the student was arrested. Apparently the media picked up the Kamaile incident and the report was greatly exaggerated (probably because of timing with what happened at Waianae High yesterday) and inaccurate. The police officer (Michelle Yu) was interviewed by the Star Bulletin reporter . The police officer is furious at the Star Bulletin report and is calling the Star Bulletin and asking for an apology by the Star Bulletin for the inaccurate reporting and exaggeration about Kamaile.

Because the student is a special education student, Glen Kila is in the process of following up and working with the DOE Complex area Superintendent, police and student’s family and the school faculty and students.

Thank you.
Lynn Fallin
Ho’okako’o Corporation

lfalling@hookakoo.org

[Note: Pictured is Kamaile Elementary principal Glen Kila delivering the keynote address at a recent Weinberg Foundation check presentation to Kahikolu Ohana Hale O Wai`anae, a transitional shelter scheduled to open this June.]

Community Meetings & Events

1) Waianae Neighborhood Board Sub-Committee Mtgs:

-- Transportation: 3/10, 7-9pm, Satellite City Hall

-- Parks and Recreation: 3/13, 7pm, Satellite City Hall

-- Health and Human Services: 3/11, 6:30pm, Wai`anae High School portable

2) PVT Landfill Meeting. 3/6, 6:30pm, First Baptist Church in Nanakuli

3) Nanakuli High School arts performances (call NHIS for more info):

-- Song Fest: 3/6, 7-9pm, NHIS, free

--"Tribute," featuring singing by students, March 7, 8, 9, various times, at Pearl City High School cultural center, $5

4) Makaha Hawaiian Civic Club/Makaha Ahupua`a Mtg. 3/12, 6:30pm, Makaha Marketplace

5) Keiki Spring Fest. 4/11, 9am-2pm, Kamehameha Schools Community Learning Center (old Nanaikapono School).

MA'O Farms Now Accepting Student Interns

MA`O Farms in Waianae is recruiting for our College Internship Program - it's a 2-year commitment for youth from the Leeward Coast ages 17-24. We send them to Leeward Community College (all tuition expenses paid) to earn their AA degree, provide them with tutoring and mentoring, and provide them with employment - they work at our organic farm 17 hours/week and get paid $500/month. It's a great place to reconnect with their culture, the 'aina and their understanding of kuleana to taking care of their community. We're looking for good kids with lots of heart and potential to succeed in higher education (they don't have to be A students).

Applications to the internship are downloadable off our website: http://www.maoorganicfarms.org/ . The website is being built as we speak. If you keep checking up on it, more and more content should appear.

Makaha Ahupua`a Community Association Update

Makaha Ahupuaa Community Association Meeting Minutes

February 14, 2008
Makaha Marketplace
6:30 p.m.

Present: Mark Suiso, J. Ottinger, David Duke, Lanny Busher, Gerry Ottinger, Pat Patterson, Dana Newman (rep. for Maile Shimabukuro) Bill Hambaro

Recap of Adopt a Highway Cleanup. The next cleanup will be in conjunction with a statewide cleanup program on Saturday April 26, 2008. We will stage in the parking lot at Makaha Marketplace. Lanny will get us a sign. Bill H. will pick up supplies. Mark can get us a table and maybe some shade.

A representative of the newly formed Makaha Hawaiian Civic Club came to talk about problems and plans for Lahilahi Beach Park . The bathroom has been a scene of many undesirable activities and since the general public seldom uses it, the consensus is that it should be removed and the nearby tree trimmed. This is a highly visible area and as the entrance to Makaha, it should be a showcase area, not an eyesore. Plans for a sign saying “now entering Makaha Valley ” were also discussed.

Open discussion on ongoing issues with traffic, parks/homeless situation, crime and other community concerns. April 11th Keiki Springfest in Nanakuli was mentioned as a good place for local groups to network. Makua Valley access and ongoing discussions with the Army were discussed. Ongoing efforts to cleanup junked cars, substandard areas of the neighborhood on Orange St. and Hanalei were mentioned. A concern over littered state park areas in Makua and the lack of trash cans was made to Dana Newman who said he would followup with inquiries.

A letter urging establishment of a Makaha Boy & Girl’s Club was submitted for review and will be sent to our state representatives.

For more information, contact: makahaahupuaa@yahoo.com

Active Living Community Workshops March 15 & 17 on Wai`anae Coast

The State of Hawaii Department of Health, Healthy Hawaii Initiative is excited to be hosting (4) Active Living Community Workshops. Active Living Communities are designed to provide opportunities for people to engage in routine daily physical activity and healthy eating. Active Living is promoted by having bicycle and pedestrian friendly designs, mixed-use developments, recreational facilities and schools located in walkable and bikeable neighborhoods. The workshops will be held:

March 15, 2008 9-11am Makaha Elementary School
March 17, 2008 7-9 pm Nanaikapono Elementary School
March 18, 2008 7-9 pm Keone’ula Elementary School
March 19, 2008 7-9 pm Kapolei High School-Lounge

If you are interested in participating in these workshops, please contact me by Friday, March 7th, 2008.

Train the Trainer Workshops
In addition, we will be providing the opportunity for a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, developers, planners, department of health professionals, advocates and concerned community members to develop the skills necessary to deliver Active Living Community workshops. As part of this free training, participants will be required to deliver two additional training sessions in partnership with the Department of Health over the course of the 12 month period following attendance at the workshop. It is an exciting opportunity for all of us who are interested in these issues to learn together, plan together and design a healthier Hawaii . Please should you wish to participate, please contact me by Friday, March 7th, 2008.

Refreshments will be provided at all sessions so please RSVP to me http://us.f540.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=nalani.aki@doh.hawaii.gov by Friday, March 7th, 2008. Also, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call or email me.

Mahalo,

Nalani Aki, MPA
Community Programs Coordinator
Department of Health
Healthy Hawaii Initiative
1250 Punchbowl Street, Rm. 422
Honolulu, Hawaii 96817
Phone: (808) 586-4526
Fax: (808) 586-4491
Website: http://www.healthyhawaii.com/

Please Support Nanakuli High Yearbook by Purchasing an Ad by April 1st

Dear Nanakuli High School Supporter,


For more than 35 years Nanakuli High & Intermediate School has produced a student yearbook. For many Nanakuli High and Intermediate School students and graduates, the school yearbook is a “time capsule” that documents student life during their time at school. As you may know, the cost of a yearbook can be challenging for many of the students who attend Nanakuli High and Intermediate School. One of the mechanisms to decrease the cost of the yearbook is the sale of advertisements in the yearbook.

Nanakuli High & Intermediate School is happy to announce that assistance we received from the Kamehameha Schools and ALU LIKE this year has enabled us to offer a yearbook for this school year. To ensure the production of next year’s book, we need to sell 15 pages of commercial advertisements in this year’s book. As such, we are writing to ask for your support by purchasing an advertisement in this year’s yearbook. The cost of the advertisement is as follows:

*$800.00 Full page (8” x 11.5”) *$400.00 Half page (4” x 5.75”)
*$200.00 Quarter page (2” x 2.88”) *$100.00 Eighth page (1’ x 1.44”)

*All ads must be black and white with a 1/8" bleed. If a border will be used, indent image are by 0.5”. To insure production quality, the resolution minimum for the ad is 300 dpi.

If you would like to support Nanakuli High & Intermediate School through the purchase of an advertisement, please contact Chad Jicha at 668-5823 ext. 241 as soon as possible. The deadline for the receipt of your camera-ready ad is April 1st, 2008. Payments for the ads should be made out to Nanakuli High and Intermediate Schools and mailed to: 89 - 980 Nanakuli Avenue, Wai`anae, Hawaii 96792.

Mahalo nui for your support,

Levi Chang
Principal

P.S. For graduates of Nanakuli High and Intermediate School, we ask that you consider identifying yourself as a graduate of our school somewhere in your advertisement to show our students that our graduates are successful!




[Note: Pictured are, Jeff Bermoy, kneeling, and from left, Dav Mahiai, Lani Mahiai, Tala Holi,Angie Farias, Danalyn Bent, Hakala Farias, Christina Taflinger, Lourdes Manuel and Sean Williams, who performed in "Summer Splash" at Nanakuli High and Intermediate School.]

Wai`anae Environmental Study Mtg 3/5, 7pm, Wai`anae District Park

Waianae Coast Neighborhood Board

Parks and Recreation Committee
Special Meeting Agenda
Baseline Environmental Study for the
Waianae Coast Ocean Area
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Waianae District Park
Multi Purpose Room
85 601 Farrington Hwy
7:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.

I. Pule

II. Call to Order/Meeting guidelines/Introductions

III. Meeting Objectives – William Aila, DLNR

· Provide update on status of study preparation
· Review information and maps prepared from input received during the last meeting and other data sources
· Provide comments on ocean use issues and management options

IV. Presentation– Kitty Courtney, Tetra Tech

· Ocean use maps
· Ocean use issues
· Potential management options

V. Map and Poster Viewing

· View maps showing information gathered during previous meeting and other data sources
· Provide corrections and additions on comment worksheet

VI. Open Discussion


VII. Complete and turn in comment worksheet


VIII. Adjournment


THE WAIANAE COAST NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD #24 IS A DRUG/ALCOHOL FREE COMMUNITY MEETING.

THE WAIANAE COAST NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD #24 MEETING IS BROADCAST MONTHLY ON OLELO.

If you would like to receive this Board’s agenda and minutes, please contact the Neighborhood Commission Office , Honolulu Hale, Room 406, Honolulu , HI 96813 ; call at 768-3710 or fax 768-3711 to be added to the mailing list or visit www.honolulu.gov/nco/index1.htm.

Any individual wishing to attend a Neighborhood Board meeting who has questions about accommodations for a physical disability or a special physical need should call the Neighborhood Commission Office at 768-3710 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., at least 24-hours before the scheduled meeting.

For further info re the meeting, click here. Or call 441-6612.

[Note: Pictured is Kamaile Elementary teacher Paul Kepka surfing his favorite Westside spot.]