Inside the December 11, 2003 issue:
 |
Kahuku
High claimed the Hawaii state football championship for the third time in the past five years on Dec. 5th. — Photos by Barry Markowitz |
Wow! What an unforgettable finish: Following an amazing come-from-behind second half, Kahuku High won the 2003 Hawai'i State Division I football championship on Friday, Dec. 5th, at Aloha Stadium by one point and a matter of inches in the closing seconds of the game.
Kahuku's latest, most incredible victory over the St. Louis Crusaders could have easily gone the other way — and almost did! — in what is already being described as the best-ever Hawai'i state football championship game.
Indeed, it was an evening of outstanding football between perennial powerhouse St. Louis and the never-say-die Kahuku team, led by head coach Siuaki Livai and his staff. The 2003 championship victory caps a perfect 14-0 season for the Red Raiders.
 |
Taulogo's
'miracle' return with less than one minute left in the game. |
Much of the high drama was concentrated in the final 40 seconds of play — sparked by the Red Raider defense forcing St. Louis into a fourth-down punt which, in an electrifying moment, Tori Taulogo returned for 62 yards, only getting tripped up at the 3-yard line. On the next play Darren Magalogo punched into the end zone standing up for the go-ahead goal. And then it got even more exciting…
But let's review Kahuku's third state championship victory over St. Louis in the past five years from the beginning:
Kahuku scores first
St. Louis won the coin toss and elected to kick off. Afa Garrigan took the ball at the 9-yard line and set the pace of Kahuku's first drive with a 28-yard return. Quarterback Waika Carvalho also established a running game pattern by giving the ball to Cy Näkï and Paea Vaimo'ui, and keeping the option to pound out the yardage.
 |
Magalogo carried the ball into the red zone, and the first penalty of the night — a personal foul against the Crusaders — placed the ball at the 10-yard line. Less than four minutes into the game, Vaimo'ui took it in for the touchdown and Michael Tuiä added the point-after to put 7-0 on the scoreboard. The Kahuku fans were jazzed, while St. Louis seemed a little stunned.
That feeling kept up as the Raider defense held the Crusaders to just one set of downs. Their punt on fourth down left Kahuku in good field position.
On Kahuku's next possession, however, another pattern emerged — turn-overs and penalties: Kahuku fumbled the ball away. Crusader B.J. Batts, a formidable foe, came right back with a 9-yard gain. Then Kahuku drew two off-sides penalties in a row. St. Louis continued its march down the field, with Afa Garrigan stopping their receiver, Desmond Hanohano, on the 5-yard line; but it wasn't enough to keep the Crusaders from scoring on the next play. Their kicker, C.J. Santiago, drilled the point-after. Score: 7-7, with just under two minutes left in the quarter.
Santiago boomed the St. Louis kick-off into the end zone, and despite good efforts from Vaimo'ui and Magalogo, Kahuku was forced to punt away: A short punt, however, left St. Louis at mid-field. They came back strong, but so did Kahuku defense, setting up the Crusaders' first field goal attempt. Santiago nailed it, and St. Louis went ahead, 10-7. Santiago's kicking skill was the final critical pattern of the game that would come back to hurt the Red Raiders several more times.
Turnovers and field goals
Jacob Lefau returned the St. Louis kickoff to the 39-yard line, and Vaimo'ui added another 6 yards; but he fumbled on the next play, and St. Louis recovered, again in excellent field position.
Despite a near-sack by Shosei Yamauchi, a St. Louis pass got the ball into first-and-goal range. Walker Vave hel-ped stop their next series of downs, bringing up another C.J. Santiago field goal attempt, which cleanly split the uprights, increasing the Crusader lead to 13-7. St. Louis declined a running-into-the-kicker penalty, but keep this in mind.
On Kahuku's next series, St. Louis recovered the Raiders' third fumble of the game, quickly returning the ball to Kahuku's 11-yard line. The Red Raider D-team came up with a solid wall, resulting in a 3rd-and-15 situation, but the wall wasn't high enough to stop Santiago's third field goal in the quarter. Score: 16-7.
St. Louis intercepted a Kahuku pass on the Raider's next series of downs, but Garrigan immediately returned the favor with his own interception. With time running out in the first half, Carvalho passes to Spencer Hafoka carried the ball to the 4-yard line. Tevita Finau added two yards, but then the Crusaders sacked Carvalho at the 17. A penalty took the Red Raiders back to the 22, and an incomplete pass into the end zone finished Kahuku's offensive efforts. St. Louis took a knee to end the half.
The second half
 |
Taking the second-half kickoff, the Crusaders quickly moved the ball all the way into the end zone, converting the point-after for a new score of 23-7.
If Kahuku fans were feeling a little stunned at this point, the Red Raiders' first series of downs snapped them out of it, starting with a punt return by Al Afalava and good yardage by Vaimo'ui, Carvalho and Dustin Huddy, which advanced the ball to the 5-yard line. Magalogo carried it in off left tackle for the touchdown, and Vaimo'ui's two-point attempt was good. Score: 23-15.
St. Louis got their own taste of turn-overs in the next series: While recovering their own fumble, the Red Raider defense forced their back-up quarterback into a 3-and-19 situation. Taulogo intercepted their digging-out pass attempt, returning the ball to the St. Louis 36-yard line. This was another huge play for Kahuku.
Huddy and Carvalho, who recovered his own fumble, moved the ball forward, then Vaimo'ui broke away for a 30-yard charge to the 2-yard line. The next hand-off went to Huddy, who carried it across the goal line, bringing the score to 23-21 — the most points any team scored against St. Louis this season. The point-after pass failed.
Lefau and Kimball Niumatalolo helped stop St. Louis' next series, ending the third quarter.
The Fourth quarter
The Red Raider D-machine kept up the pressure, knocking the helmet off the St. Louis quarterback, followed up a few plays later by a big sack put on by Max Fairclough and B.J. Beatty. St. Louis tried to get Kahuku to jump off-sides twice, but we weren't buying it, and they were forced to punt.
Taking the ball, Kahuku grabbed good gains by Vaimo'ui and Näkï before suffering another turnover when St. Louis intercepted a pass to Hafoka. Their follow-up drive quickly brought them to Kahuku's 18-yard line, but again the D held the ground game. C.J. Santiago, however, was another story: He kicked his fourth field goal of the game from the 36-yard line, making the score 26-21, with just under six minutes left.
As the clock ticked away, Kahuku took the ensuing kickoff and advanced as far as the St. Louis 35-yard line; but on 4th-and-5 Magalogo's efforts fell one yard short of a first down, and the ball went over to the Crusaders. With only about two minutes left on the clock, their fans began to celebrate.
The Red Raider defense cranked up their efforts, swarming the Crusader runners. After Kahuku took its last time out, Yamauchi stopped St. Louis' 3rd-and-9 effort behind scrimmage, setting up the Crusaders' fateful punt with 41 seconds left in the game. They took their last time out.
Of course, we now know that Taulogo miraculously returned that kick 62 yards to the 3, and Magalogo carried it in to give Kahuku the 27-26 go-ahead. The Red Raider fans went nuts and already started swarming the field! But with 19 seconds left, the game wasn't over — and an interesting series of penalties and events almost cost Kahuku the game. Keep reading.
Kahuku took two delay-of-game pe-nalties in a row while some order was established. Carvalho's PAT pass was incomplete.
 |
Lau Kauvaka's follow-up kickoff was negated by an off-sides penalty against Kahuku. The clock was moved back to 19 seconds. St. Louis took his next squib kick and returned it to Kahuku's 48. A personal foul gave the Crusaders another 10 yards. With 7 seconds on the clock, St. Louis set up for a field goal attempt from the 55-yard line, a distance barely within C.J. Santiago's range.
His kick fell way short, and the Kahuku fans rushed the field, thinking it was all over; BUT there was a roughing the kicker penalty flag, which meant Santiago got to do it all over again, this time 15 yards closer to the goal line — well within his deadly range.
A win by seconds and inches
The officials, coaches and athletic director Joe Whitford struggled to clear the student fans off the field before drawing another penalty. "We could have easily been penalized again at that point, which could have cost us the game," Whitford said. Fortunately, enough order was restored, and Santiago's second kick was wide-right by a few inches. There was some indication the kicker may have been brushed again, but the officials called it a game.
This time a sea of red flooded the Aloha Stadium field for real to congratulate the Kahuku Red Raiders — 2003 First Hawaiian Bank Hawai'i High School Athletic Association Division I champions. Congratulations to the Pride of the North Shore. — By Mike Foley
Hawai'i Reserves, Inc. (HRI), which is poised to start the second phase of the Lä'ie sewer project, recently announced it has arranged a new development strategy that will enable homeowners covered by the project to hook up at no cost.
 |
Phase
I of the new Lä'ie sewer system, including the new pump station, is
almost complete. Phase II is scheduled to begin in January. |
The new sewer service area will run from Kahawainui Stream on the north end of Lä'ie to the south intersection of Naniloa Loop and Kamehameha Hwy. Properties on the makai side of the highway south of that intersection and Lä'ie Point will not be included.
HRI will present more detailed information on these plans to interested homeowners at meetings on Thursday, Dec. 11th, and Tuesday, Dec. 16th, at Lä'ie Elementary School cafeteria. The meetings start at 7 p.m.
HRI President & CEO R. Eric Beaver explained that under the original Lä'ie sewer development concept, each homeowner would have been required to pay a City and County of Honolulu Sewer Improvement District assessment fee plus hook-up charges which could have averaged about $5,000.
"This is an incredible opportunity for those qualified homeowners in the new service area," said Beaver, who pointed out to qualify owners must:
"We'll start signing up homeowners at the informational meetings," Beaver continued. "We certainly hope all eligible property owners will take advantage of this great opportunity."
Beaver explained that Phase II of the sewer project could start as early as January 2004, most likely near the intersection of Naniloa Loop and Iosepa Street and would roll out toward the north end of the community. "This includes replacing the existing sewer system," he said, "and soon after each house is hooked up, the new service will start.
"At that point, the City will start charging each customer its flat monthly sewer service fee of $33.65," Beaver continued, pointing out the City has also made arrangements with HRI to continue billing customers in the area.
Beaver estimated the entire Phase II of the Lä'ie sewer project would take at least one year to complete. He added that Phase I — which includes a new pump station mauka of the BYU-Hawai'i Stake Center, and a new main collection line along Naniloa Loop from Temple View Apartments to the intersection of Naniloa Loop and Iosepa St. — should be finished in January 2004, depending on the weather.
Beaver stressed that homeowners in the new service area do not have to hook up to the new sewer collection system if they do not want to, "however, after the system is transferred to the City, property owners will eventually be required to hook up and then pay the full installation costs, which are estimated to be as high as $10,000. I encourage all affected Lä'ie property owners to take advantage of this one-time offer now," he said.
Beaver added that the new terms of the Phase II became "available when we found Coriolis, a Kansas City, Missouri-based company, which has installed thousands of the low-pressure pumps and uses horizontal drilling equipment that minimizes the amount of trenching and repaving. Essentially, we're passing those savings along to the homeowners. This is a tremendous boon to the community."
Jeffrey Tyau, HRI Director of Operations & Utilities, explained Coriolis expects to do most residential pump installations within one-to-two days. "Sewer service to homes will not be affected during this time, except for the actual connection to the pump, which should not take more than two-to-four hours for the average home, and the service includes all the necessary electrical and plumbing connections, as well as pumping and backfilling old cesspools. Septic tanks will be sealed off and abandoned in place," he said.
"Naturally, we'll work with the ho-meowners and residents
to coordinate work schedules," Tyau added, pointing
out HRI and
Coriolis will also
minimize traffic and service disruptions during Phase
II construction.
Asked why the new system will not extend to Lä'ie Point, Tyau
said even with Coriolis' lower bid, the Point's rock-like
geology would
drive the costs of the project way beyond budget.
Tyau also praised RCI, the general contractor for Phase I of the sewer project: "RCI has been very community-minded and has gone beyond their work on the new collection main, without hesitation they also helped with the basketball courts and dugout cages at Lä'ie Park, and even drove a load of materials all the way up to Pine Forest to help with a BYU-Hawai'i service project on the Lä'ie Falls trail."
He added that when Phase I is completed, "the City and County of Honolulu will take over the operation of the sewer system."
For further information on the Lä'ie sewer project, plan to attend one of the informational meetings, call HRI at 293-9201, or go to www.hawaiireserves.com.
|
||||||
Kahuku Community Association members learned at their Nov. 20th membership meeting that work has started on two new bridge projects that will help alleviate the potential for flooding in the area, and that the new owners will soon start to demolish and remediate Kahuku sugar mill.
 |
"The flood issue has been affecting our improvement for a long time," said Ralph Maka'iau Jr. in introducing a representative from Dick-Pacific Construction, which has already started to replace two bridges makai of Kahuku Hospital. He explained the new drainage systems under the bridges will allow runoff not only from Kahuku mauka but also Kawela, Turtle Bay and Mälaekahana drain under the Kamehameha Hwy. roadbed, which can currently acts as a barrier to the water. "We're trying to remove some of these barriers," he added.
Tom Bridgeman from Dick Pacific said the company will first construct detour routes around the existing structures — similar to the one put up during the Mälaekahana project — and replace the existing culverts with wider spans. "The new structures will be much wider than the present ones, and they will have protected sidewalks on each side," he added. "They'll provide safer passage than what you currently have."
Maka'iau also introduced representatives from the federal Army Corps of Engineers that began to study flooding in the area as part of an "eco-system restoration project." The project, which began this past summer, is co-sponsored by the State Department of Land & Natural Resources and the City and County of Honolulu.
"This study is a long project," said Milton Yoshimoto with the Army Corps of Engineers. "The next step is the design phase, which will take a year or two, followed by construction. We're looking at three-and-a-half to four years of study — [including] everything that it takes to identify a feasible project." He added the State has also requested additional flood protection studies.
Maka'iau said after this project there's "one more bridge to tackle — Kuilima Bridge, as well as resolving the flooding that occurs around Kahuku High. "During the public hearing process, it was set up if you have any particular concerns, call 'Uncle' Donald [Hurlbut] at the [Kahuku] Credit Union office," he added. "The whole idea of doing these things is to better Kahuku's life."
Next, Campbell Estate representative Lloyd Hariguchi explained "a lot of time and effort" went into deciding what to do with the crumbling Kahuku sugar mill. "Our number-one concern is safety. Initially we were concentrating solely on the demolition and mediation of the mill," he said, explaining they found Tetra Tech, "a company that was strong enough, had financial experience, and could do a good job. Also, something we didn't expect is that they would purchase the property."
 |
Javier Wickman, Tetra Tech's project manager for the mill, said his company is "one of the nationwide leaders in environmental engineering. We're not new to Hawai'i, but we're fairly new to this area. One of the reasons we wanted to buy this property is not only to be the demolition contractor, but that we would have an equity share in the project. We want to make it work. That makes us much more responsive: We can't fire ourselves.
"The first thing we're going to do is protect the public and the environment. Structurally, the mill is unsafe. If you go in there you'll see a lot of corroded-away I-beams. Half the roof on the windward side is falling down. We have to do a lot of work in taking the mill down. We've already cleaned out the entire inside of the mill."
Wickman added Tetra-Tech must also "control the spread of air-borne asbestos and stabilize old lead-based paint. We're working with existing businesses. Mr. Kim is the master developer. We're going to work with him to make sure we don't impact his operation, and make sure that everything goes smoothly."
Wickman estimated "it will take about six months to take the mill down. [And] I'd say 90% of it will be recycled." Then the company will address the "contaminated soil from previous operations. This is going to take a lot longer. We estimate this will take approximately two years.
"As for the long-term plans, we don't have any at the moment," Wickman said, but he anticipates that business will grow. "We'll keep our options open. If someone wants to come in and buy the property from us, that's fine. But first, we'll take care of the environmental issues so the property's safe."
|
By Natalie Kamau'oha ~ Kahuku High Correspondent
The spirit of the holidays has found its way into the heart of recent school events at Kahuku High. Programs, races and clubs have all been successful in capturing the meaning of the season.
The Kahuku music program welcomed the holiday season a little early this year with their annual Christmas Concert, held Nov. 18th at the BYU-Hawai'i auditorium. Vocal Motion, the high school and intermediate school choirs each performed several songs to kindle holiday cheer.
The concert performance, however, is only the beginning for Kahuku's Vocal Motion members. They have many more performances to look forward to throughout the year. "Vocal Motion sang the National Anthem and Hawai'i Pono'ï at the state championship football game against St. Louis at Aloha Stadium on Dec. 5th," said Katie Allred, alto section leader, "and the entire group is very excited about our upcoming trip to California and Las Vegas at the end of February."
For Katie, Vocal Motion has given more than performance experience. "I love being in Vocal Motion. I think the best part about it is that I have gained so much confidence. Vocal Motion has helped me conquer my stage fright, develop social skills and make new friends," she said. "Vocal Motion has been awesome this year. Everyone is talented and dedicated. Even though half of the group is brand new, we have bonded together and formed a team."
While vocal performers greeted the season of joy, the annual turkey trot running event held on Nov. 26th welcomed the season of gratitude. Jimmy Leonardi, who coordinates intermediate student activities, described the event and its history: "The turkey trot began over a decade ago with a handful of students running along the highway to and from Tanaka Store. The race has evolved into a schoolwide competition over the years that covers a two-mile course through the campus and around Kahuku District Park."
Leonardi explained students compete in four divisions to win medallions and gift certificates from Angel's Ice Cream in Lä'ie. This year's winners were: Intermediate boys: Jake Semones, 1st; Joe Hernandez, 2nd; and Dillian Klink, 3rd. Intermediate girls: Ke'i Wasson, 1st; Sara Lowe, 2nd; and Janessa Orme, 3rd.
High school boys: Redmond Tutor, 1st; J. Paulo Staples, 2nd; and Daryn Keahi, 3rd. High school girls: Rachel Tolleson, 1st; Lacey Golonka, 2nd; and Shamara Staples, 3rd.
Rachel, a senior, shares her racing experience: "As a JROTC cadet I was required to run in the race. Luckily, training to try out for the Ranger team helped me prepare. As cadets, we ran together in one formation and I just happened to be in the front. Running in formation was helpful because we motivated each other and we sang while we ran to take our minds off running. I think the turkey trot should be more competitive, though, because a lot of girls who can run well chose not to participate."
The Christmas spirit of charity and good will to men is certainly present in a new club called Amnesty International. Kevin Rich, a new teacher at Kahuku High, heads this club. "I first got involved by volunteering at the Center for Victims of Torture in Minneapolis," he explained. "It inspired me and got me interested in politics. Amnesty is a great way to get involved because it is very accessible. For example, anyone can write a letter. It really does a lot of good.
Chris Tsue, a member of the club, agrees: "Amnesty International is a form of therapy for me. In a normal meeting, club members are information about a current injustice that is happening so-mewhere in the world. We are then encouraged to write a concise letter to the current perpetrator of the crime, expressing why we think their actions are wrong. For example, I got to tell some Turkish official to stop beating up an Iranian national whose name I can't pronounce.
"Surprisingly, this letter scheme actually works," Tsue continued. "I've heard that it has been successful in making people change their bad behavior. Perhaps the massive amount of mail they receive frightens them. I'm pretty sure my letters end up in a pile of ashes somewhere; however, in the larger scope, I believe this club is benefitting others."
The Ko'olauloa Pop Warner "midgets" football team won their Hawai'i state division champion, defeating Nänäkuli 28-14 in Aloha Stadium on Nov. 23rd.
 |
The
Ko'olauloa Pop Warner Midget Division Hawaii state champions are on their way to one more game in Las Vegas. |
"That was our hardest game, because some of the kids didn't want to play on Sunday," said head coach David Te'o of Lä'ie. "We had just barely enough to go into the stadium."
The "junior Red Raiders" completed their season with a 10-1 record, losing only to Pearl City early in year but gaining revenge against them in the playoffs.
Te'o, who got involved about eight years ago to "help the kids have something to do after school," explained Pop Warner midget division players must be between 11-14 years of age, must weigh between 95-145 pounds at the start of the season, and cannot gain more than one pound per week through the remaining season.
His assistant coaches include his brother, Brian Te'o, who got him involved; also Johnny Tapusoa, Nathan Taosoga, Hank Näwahine IV, David Alisa, George Perry, Vili Nauahi, Lew Carvalho and Junior Ching.
Te'o said this season's team started out green. "We came in with a total of three starters, so we had a brand spanking new team. We just wanted to end up with a winning record; but we got a lot of help from Byron Beatty, the defensive coordinator for Kahuku. At one point, we wanted to make this program so the kids could be familiar with formations and patterns, but mainly geared for Kahuku. We didn't really care how our season went, as long as they learned what their system was," Te'o said.
"Beatty introduced them to defensive formations, and gave us some schemes. Since then, that's all we've been doing on the defensive side of the ball. On the offensive side of the ball, Walter Santiago came to us and helped go through running plays and lineman assignments. Everything that we do is geared toward Kahuku. We made sure when kids leave here, when they go to the next level, they have a basic foundation," Te'o continued, proudly noting that some of the seniors on this year's Kahuku state championship football team came up through the Pop Warner ranks.
"The seniors right now are the team that we took to the Pop Warner Florida Super Bowl in 1997. Waika Carvalho was the quarterback. Dustin Huddy was the tailback, along with N.J. Ngatikaura. Al Afalava was our linebacker, and there were a lot of other kids who are now on the varsity team."
Te'o added the Ko'olauloa boys have one more game to play: "We're invited to the Silver Bowl in Las Vegas on Dec. 13th. We'll be playing a Carlsbad, California, team because of our record, at Bonanza High School at 2 p.m." The team leaves Dec. 11th and returns on the 15th.
"Everything has come out of the parents' pockets," Te'o said. "We've also had donations from Moa Mahe's business, Jack Damuni and Tevita 'Ofahengaue.
Te'o said he's very pleased with the way the season turned out. "The younger kids were able to play exceptionally well. It's been a highlight to see them rise up to the level of the more experienced kids and hold their own." For example, his nephew, Manti Te'o, 12, has already been "drafted" to play for Punahou, along with Siu Tafuna. "They came and wanted those boys. They're also waiting for a couple of other boys; but most of our other boys are true Red Raiders," he added.
Te'o also recognized Junior Mata'afa, "who's going to be an extraordinary player some day," Lehi Aumua, and Justin Kaka who is "by far going to be the best. He's a good receiver with great hands, great feet and good instincts on the field."
The coach added that the Ko'olauloa Pee Wee and Junior Pee Wees also did well this season. "Our Pee Wees beat the number-one team in their division, Mänoa, so badly that they couldn't believe they were the best." The Pee Wees, coached by Lew Carvalho, fell just short of the championship. The Junior Pee Wees, coached by Peter Ta'ilele, also beat the number-one team in their division.
|
Kahuku High athletic director Joe Whitford recently gave the following brief sports reports:
Football
"We really want to congratulate our state championship team for their season-long efforts. We had a great year, especially coming back from last season when we didn't make the playoffs. A lot of the credit goes to head coach Siuaki Livai and his assistants," Whitford said.
"Some people say next year's team is going to be even better."
As a side-note, Whitford pointed out Kahuku High gave 300 free championship game tickets to its school military partners, soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division — the "Golden Dragons — from Schofield Barracks. The soldiers, who have helped with several service projects this year, are shipping out in January for Iraq.
JV Football
The JV Red Raiders, headed by coach Reggie Torres, cinched their sixth OIA championship in the past eight years by defeating Leilehua 38-29 on Nov. 15th. They ended the season with a 10-1 record.
"That's fantastic," said Whitford, "considering many of the players can't play Pop Warner because of their size. They got progressively better each week, and a lot of the sophomores went up to varsity, so Coach Torres had to work with less, and he did a fantastic job."
Boys Basketball
"We only had five varsity players practicing until football ended," Whitford said. Their pre-season starts Saturday, Dec. 13th, at 12:30 p.m. against Mililani at Kahuku. Season play starts Jan. 3rd against Kalani: The JV start at 5 p.m. Whitford added that Hiram Akina has joined the varsity coaching staff.
Girls Softball
The girls softball team got a major boost this season when junior Kamaile Hughes — last year's All-State pitcher from Kailua — transferred to Kahuku.
"She should help our prospects a lot," Whitford said, pointing out that her father, Dean Hughes, is a '76 Kahuku grad who was raised in Hau'ula. "He felt coming back here would be a good experience for her."
Whitford added that girls softball will field a JV team this year, with Julene Kawa'auhau as the coach. "Their season is still pending.
Other winter sports include soccer, paddling, wrestling and cheerleading.
Kaleo collects the information below from various sources. The list is not exhaustive and we encourage readers to re-verify details. To submit items, call 754-4304 (leave voice message), mail them to P.O. Box 101, Lä'ie 96762, or e-mail: foleym002@hawaii.rr.com at by the Kaleo deadline before the event. The next deadline is listed below, or go to General Information.
| Thursday,
December 11: BYU-Hawai'i graduation banquet, 6 p.m., CAC, $ (tickets required); |
| Saturday,
December 13: BYU-Hawai'i commencement featuring Elder Russel M. Nelson, 9 a.m., CAC; Kahuku High basketball vs. Mililani, 12:30 p.m.; Kahuku High girls soccer at Castle, 2 p.m.; BYU-Hawai'i basketball vs. Notre Dame de Namure, 7:30 p.m., CAC; |
| Tuesday,
December 16: Lä'ie Elementary Christmas program , 6:30 p.m., BYU-Hawai'i CAC; |
| Wednesday,
December 17: Kahuku High girls softball vs. Kaimukï at Hau'ula District Park, 3:30 p.m.; Kahuku High girls socer vs. Roosevelt, 4 p.m.; |
| Friday,
December 19: Last day of public school this year; Kahuku Community Association Christmas party, 6 p.m, KVA; HTY Christmas Talk Story at BYU-Hawai'i auditorium, 7:30 p.m., $, call 293-3219 for info; BYU-Hawai'i basketball vs. Baylor, 8:30 p.m., CAC; |
| Sunday,
December 21: 'Why I believe' series, Lä'ie Temple Visitors Center, 6 p.m.; |
| Monday,
December 22: BYU-Hawai'i basketball vs. San José State, 5 p.m., CAC; |
| Thursday,
December 25: Christmas; |
| Saturday,
December 27: Kahuku High girls soccer at Farrington, 12:30 p.m.; |
| Wednesday,
December 31: New Year's Eve; |
| Thursday,
January 1, 2004: New Year's Day; Annual Concert of Stars, 3-7 p.m., BYU-Hawai'i CAC, $5; |
| Saturday,
January 3: Kahuku High girls soccer at Kailua, 12:30 p.m.; Kahuku High basketball vs. Kalani: JV at 5 p.m., varsity at 6:30 p.m.; BYU-Hawai'i basketball vs. Chapman U., 7:30 p.m., CAC; |
| Monday, January
5: First day of public school; |
| Tuesday,
January 6: BYU-Hawai'i basketball vs. Western New Mexico, 7:30 p.m., CAC; |
| Wednesday,
January 7: BYU-Hawai'i classes start; Kahuku Intermediate parent advisory night, 6 p.m., cafeteria, includes info on study skills, reading strategies, registration, tutoring opportunities and online career and college planning resources. For more info, call Ottilia Te'o at 293-8950 x215; |
| Thursday,
January 8: Deadline, next issue of Kaleo; BYU-Hawai'i basketball vs. Western New Mexico, 7:30 p.m., CAC; |
| Friday,
January 9: Kahuku High basketball at McKinley: JV at 5 p.m., varsity at 6:30 p.m.; |
| Saturday,
January 10: OIA Eastern Division wrestling at Kahuku, 10:30 weigh-in; Kahuku High girls soccer at Kalani, 12:30 p.m.; Kahuku High paddling at Ke'ehi Lagoon, 12:30 p.m.; BYU-Hawai'i basketball vs. Montana State U.-Billings, 7:30 p.m., CAC; |
| Tuesday,
January 13: Hau'ula Elementary School starts; BYU-Hawai'i Performance Series features the Naumberg Pianist, 7:30 p.m., auditorium, $; |
| Thursday,
January 15, 2004: Next issue of Kaleo. |
|
Proudly sponsored by Hawai'i Reserves, Inc. (HRI) ©1999-2003
and
co-sponsored by as a community service. |
Composed,
edited and published by
Mike
Foley |
