Oahu News: April 17th 2012
Oahu News for April 2012
| Work begins on Oahu’s second utility-scale PV project Honolulu Star-Advertiser The facility will be the second utility-scale PV project on Oahu. The first such project was developed last year by Forest City Sustainable Resources on a former industrial waste site in Campbell Industrial Park. See all stories on this topic » |
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| Big Business Leaders Align to Save City’s Planned $5.3 Billion Honolulu Rail … Hawaii Reporter About 30 powerful big business leaders formed a group, Move Oahu Forward, in February, with the backing of Hawaii’s Senior Senator Daniel Inouye, and announced their organization members today. They hope to convince the public the rail will improve … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Oahu Surf Report Honolulu Civil Beat Country: Way down and dropping. WNW swell maxed out Saturday evening with some reports of near 15′ sets on outer reefs. Early this morning Sunset (the top area) at about 2-4′ with maybe a left over set; Pipe is 2-3+’ and it was so good; moderate trades … See all stories on this topic » |
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| The Dalai Lama offers prayers for Hokulea KITV Honolulu The Dalai Lama arrives at Kualoa Beach Park in Windward, Oahu, where he blessed the Polynesian voyaging canoe Hokulea and her crew on Monday, April 16, 2012. The Dalai Lama arrives at Kualoa Beach Park in Windward, Oahu, where he blessed the Polynesian … See all stories on this topic » |
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| New Oahu Operations Manager for Atlantis Adventures Urban Oahu responsibility since then, most recently holding the title of Senior Pilot. In that role, one of his customers on the marine life activity taking place all around. responsibility,” said Mark Almaraz, Waikiki General Manager of Atlantis Adventures. See all stories on this topic » |
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| New Champions Tour & LPGA Events boost island golf Hawaii News Now Several miles away the top ranked woman in the world, Yani Tseng, and others practiced in preparation for the LPGA Lotte Championship, the first top flight women’s tournament to be held onOahu since 2009. The Pacific Links Hawaii Championship will be … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Niu Valley Principal Wins $2000 Leadership Award Urban Oahu The Island Insurance Foundation also presented a $2000 cash award to the top two semi-finalists, Principal Justin Mew of Niu Valley Middle School (Niu Valley, Oahu) and Principal Janette Snelling of Kohala High School (Kohala, Hawaii Island). See all stories on this topic » |
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| Compensation kept secret for Hawaii credit unions Herald Times Reporter The Honolulu Star-Advertiser (http://bit.ly/ISEMtn ) reported Monday the secretive nature of management pay is raising questions at a time when the industry is lobbying to preserve exemption from Oahu property taxes. Other nonprofits in Hawaii and … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Disney’s Aulani Resort makes Conde Nast Traveler’s Hot List Bizjournals.com Disney’s Aulani resort on Oahu is the only Hawaii hotel to make Conde Nast Traveler’s 2012 Hot List, which will be published in the May issue. Disney’s Aulani resort on Oahu is the only Hawaii hotel to make Conde Nast Traveler’s 2012 Hot List. See all stories on this topic » |
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| Hawaii business tees up for new golf opportunities Pacific Business News (blog) The Pacific Links Hawaii Championship, which will be played at the Kapolei Golf Course in WestOahu Sept. 10-16, comes on the heels of the LPGA’s return to Hawaii with the LOTTE Championship by J Golf, which begins on Wednesday at the Ko Olina Golf … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Suspect in Pearl City arson and burglaries pleads not guilty Honolulu Star-Advertiser Michael P. Dahilig remains in custody in Oahu Community Corrections Center, unable to post $1 million bail. Dahilig was indicted by an Oahu grand jury Wednesday and charged with manslaughter, arson, burglary, attempted burglary and possession of drugs … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Harmony Pilates & Physical Therapy Opens in Aina Haina Urban Oahu They soon became the “go to” place for the best Pilates and physical therapy on the windward side ofOahu. Due to increasing demand from clients and a lack of services on the rest of the island, Harmony has recently opened the doors of their second … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Dalai Lama Says China Must Investigate Tibetan Self-Immolations Honolulu Civil Beat “Now the time comes for the Chinese authority must investigate what are the real causes,” the Dalai Lama said, speaking at his only news conference at the end of a four-day visit to Oahu. He described the self-immolations as “very, very sad” but said … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Hawaii Offers Diverse Investment Opportunities RisMedia.com (press release) Detail: We analyzed the highest-end new home projects in the State, which are all located onOahu’s neighbor islands (Kauai, Maui, Big Island), with a focus being on homes in the $5 to $20 million range. We spent a significant amount of time … See all stories on this topic » |
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| 6 hospitalized after head-on crash on Oahu KPUA By AP Officials say six people are hospitalized after a head-on crash on Farrington Highway on Saturday morning. Two males, ages 22 and 16 were in one of the vehicles involved, while four females, ages 18, 12, 5 and 2, were in the second vehicle. See all stories on this topic » |
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| New Big Business Group Throwing Support Behind Rail Honolulu Civil Beat (blog) The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported over the weekend that a new organization called Move OahuForward (get used to seeing that name bolded in this space) “will raise money and buy advertising to boost the project” in the face of flagging public … See all stories on this topic » |
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| St. Damien sculpture to be blessed by pope Maui News Zarrella said that after church officials on Oahu saw the work he was doing on his study sculptures, they wanted it to be taken to Rome. Three and a half years ago, Zarrella started researching for his koa sculpture. He went to Kalaupapa and studied … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Athletics: Hatea old guard leads the way Northern Advocate The world championships attracted runners from 20 countries and were held on the Hawaiian Island ofOahu over a distance of 21.9km. Not only did Kettlewell win his age-group by more than 13 minutes, in a time of 1hr 49.50min from Canadian and American … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Uncle Kokua giving millions to Hawaii residents in need Hawaii News Now He travels around the island of Oahu in a VW van – visiting folks in need. He decided their personal struggles – and his contributions – would interest people, so he created a reality program. “What I’m doing for the Uncle Kokua TV show is not really … See all stories on this topic » |
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| UH Foundation welcomes four new members to the Board of Trustees Urban Oahu RSI is one of Hawai’i's largest roofing and building supply companies with locations on Oahu, Maui, Kauai and the Big Island. Mudd has a BA from Ohio State University and is active in our community serving on the Sand Island Business Association, … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Conde Nast Traveler Unveils 16th Annual Hot List: The Best New Hotels and … Sacramento Bee US properties on the 2012 Hot List include: The Saguaro, Scottsdale, Arizona Hotel Lautner, Desert Hot Springs, California Hotel Bel-Air, Los Angeles, California Mr. C Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California Aulani, Oahu, Hawaii Public, Chicago, … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Josh Gates Plans To Break Bread With His Fans!! MediaBlvd Magazine She’s obviously spending a lot of time in Hawaii Five-O, out in Oahu for awhile filming there. MediaBlvd> Thank you for reaching out to MediaBlvd to help you promote this. Josh> This thing is kind of unconventional and strange, and just something I … See all stories on this topic » |
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| A Hula Lesson EmpowHer According to Discover-Oahu.com, ?in the early 1800′s, American Protestant Missionaries arrived in Hawaii and denounced Hula as a lewd heathen dance. The newly Christianized Hawaiian Ali’i (royalty) were urged to ban Hula. See all stories on this topic » |
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| Class News Johns Hopkins Nursing Magazine In celebration of his Mexican heritage and her love for Hawaiian culture, they had a small private wedding on May 5, 2011, on the island of Oahu. They exchanged vows at the Ocean Crystal Chapel of the Hilton Hawaiian Village followed by an oceanfront … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Thomas Prevails At Las Vegas Trail Run velonews.competitor.com Age group champions in every division in the 21K race were awarded free entry into the XTERRA Trail Run World Championship to be held December 2, 2012 at Kualoa Ranch on the Hawaiian island ofOahu; below are the winners. See all stories on this topic » |
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