Talofa Lava,
My name is Sailau Schwenke and I am a contestant for the 2008 Miss Samoa USA Pageant. A little about myself, I am 17 years-old and probably one of the youngest contestants. The experiences I have had in my life, however, place me far beyond my years. I was born in Hawaii and lived there until I was five when my family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, were I pretty much grew up. I am the youngest daughter of Reginald Leland Schwenke and Elizabeth “Nana” Lefagaoali’i Schwenke (D). I have very close ties to my family, but especially to my mother. She passed away about 20 months ago — after battling carcinosarcoma, a rare cancer in found in her uterus. Continue reading this post…
Usually people submit letters TO the editor, but a recent phone call from my brother prompted me to write one to you and got me thinking about the cost of gas in Koolauloa, which has now effectively hit $4 a gallon: For example, do you realize if you're driving a big honkin' truck it costs about $80, maybe more, to fill the tank, which means a round trip to Honolulu in that same truck runs over $30. That's not much less than the cost of a Superferry ride to Maui today, or three go! Airline one-way tickets just a few weeks ago. Some things have sure changed lately. 
By Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann
Working on the 
As Spring sports are coming down the final stretch, two Kahuku High girls teams — water polo, and track and field —definitely turned on the kicker on May 3 to claim their respective OIA titles. 
Long-time Walkerville resident and Kahuku Intermediate history teacher Jim Leonardi recently shared his passion and showed samples of the many historic Hawaiian bottles — some originally used more than a century ago — he has literally dug up in Kahuku. 
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