This 17th Annual Event, hosted by the Lani-Kailua Outdoor Circle, Kaneohe Ranch and the Castle Foundation, promises to be a great time for residents from all parts of the island and visitors too. Held in the center of Kailua town, on Sunday, April 27 from 11 am to 4 pm, this event is Kailua's biggest party of the year. Kailua Road, from Kuulei Road to Hahani Street, will be closed off to automobiles for the event. Thousands are expected to attend, enjoying food, music, live entertainment, and handmade arts and crafts of local artists. You can also buy plants and learn more about many local businesses.
The event benefits the Lani-Kailua Outdoor Circle. This organization, founded in 1948, focuses on keeping Kailua beautiful, green and clean, and is dedicated to planting trees, shrubs and flowers in parks, public spaces and along streets of Kailua. At the festival, they will be selling "I Love Kailua" buttons and t-shirts, so don't forget to pick one or two up to help support the cause. You will need a button to purchase food and get "A Taste of Kailua." Buttons are already on sale at various Kailua merchants for $3 each. Children 12 and under are free.
Restaurants participating in "A Taste of Kailua" are A Cup of Tea, Agnes' Portguese Bak Shop, Baskin Robbins, Big City Diner, Buzz's Steak House, cakelava, Chip n Cookie, Cinnamon's, Crepes No Ka Oi, Down to Earth, Formaggio Grill, Great Harvest Bread Company, India Cafe Curry Express, Kalapawai Cafe and Deli, Laikai Catering Company, Los Garcias Mexican Restaurant, Na 'Ono, Pikinini Donuts, Pinky's Pupu ar and Grill, Tat's Shaved Ice, The Bistro, The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, Tokoname Restaurant, and more.
Entertainment for 2009 will include a stage devoted to the theme "I Love Hula." Performers at the festival include: Harry Koizumi, Mihani Souza, Keiki Hula with Pattye's Hula Studio, Coconut Joe, PJ Smoketrain, Kamakakehau Fernandez, and the Navy Pacific Fleet Band.
Park in the two-level structure in front of Long's Drugs, or think green and walk or ride your bike! Extra bike racks will be available too. See you there!!!
The Kailua Mustangs Pop Warner Assocation &
the City and County of Honolulu Invites you to the
RE-DISCOVER KAILUA!
Family Festival
Sept. 13th & 14th, 2008
Kailua District Park Field
10am to 10pm Daily
EVENT WEBSITE: www.rediscoverkailua.webs.com
The Kailua Mustangs Pop Warner Association is proud to announce that it will be hosting "RE-DISCOVER KAILUA" an outdoor family festival sponsored by the City and County of Honolulu, and the Mayor's Office of Economic Development. The festival will take place on the weekend of September 13th and 14th, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. on both days.
This event has grown in popularity over the years as residents across the State pull together to bring this family-centered celebration to their communities. Re-Discover Kailua has something for everyone - great food, live entertainment, games, rides and free movies! Our chosen theme is E hoe aku i ka wa'a - paddle the canoe, keep moving forward - a theme which honors the generosity of Kailua's volunteer-driven organizations who keep community service alive and well in Kailua. Youth programs, athletic leagues, senior activities, spiritual organizations; all play a vital role in making Kailua a great place to live. A unique feature of the Kailua Re-Discover event will be Pop Warner football games; Mitey Mites, Jr. Pee Wees, Pee Wees and Jr. Midgets from Kailua and competing districts will compete at the Kailua District Park field on both days from morning to mid-day.
FREE MOVIES, FREE MUSIC, FOOD, CRAFTS, JUMPYS AND POP WARNER FOOTBALL ON BOTH DAYS!! COME JOIN US!
- MAHALO NUI -
From the athletes, families and board of the Kailua Mustangs Pop Warner Assocation, its Community Partners and Corporate Sponsors.
Out of the top 50 public schools in Hawaii, nine Leeward Oahu schools were listed in Honolulu Magazine's recent rankings. In fact, the #1 Top-rated School in all of Hawaii was a Leeward Oahu school. This is the list:
#1 Momilani Elementary
#9 Palisades Elementary
#28 Manana Elementary
#29 Leihoku Elementary
#33 Holomua Elementary
#35 Iroquois Point Elementary
#49 Pearl City Highlands Elementary
Now that I mentioned Leeward Oahu, I should probably list the Central Oahu schools, as well. Ten (10) central Oahu schools were named in the Top 50 for all of Hawaii in the Honolulu Magazine Report.
#2 Mililani Mauka Elementary
#8 Mililani Ike Elementary
#14 Pearl Ridge Elementary
#24 Nimitz Elementary
#25 Webling Elementary
#30 Moanalua Elementary
#37 Waialua Elementary
#39 Moanalua Middle School (this is the second best rated Middle School on Oahu, Kaimuki Middle School, in the Honolulu Area is the only one rated higher)
#47 Moanalua High School (this is the top rated High School on Oahu)
See previous 2 posts for more Hawaii public school information and for the Honolulu and Windward Oahu lists.
Mahalo!
It's out again. The 4th annual list of Hawaii's top public schools. This is a report on 258 public schools in Hawaii using DOE data, as well as satisfaction scores from parents, teachers and children.
According to this report, the two top rated public schools in Hawaii were #1 Momilani Elementary School, located in the Pearl City area, and #2 Mililani Mauka Elementary School, in Mililani, Central Oahu. Mililani Ike Elementary ranked #8 and Palisades Elementary in Leeward Oahu, ranked #9.
The top public schools in Honoulu (all were among the top 50 for the state) were:
#3 Noelani Elementary School (Manoa Area),
#4 Aina Haina Elementary School,
#5 Waikiki Elementary School,
#6 Ma'ema'e Elementary School(Alewa Heights),
#11 Hokulani Elementary School (University/St Louis),
#13 Nu'uanu Elementary School,
#15 Manoa Elementary School,
#16 Lanakila (Kamehameha Hts/Liliha),
#17 Koko Head Elementary School (Hawaii Kai),
#18 Kahala Elementary School,
#16 Ali'iolani Elementary (Palolo/Kaimuki),
#20 Wilson Elementary School (Waialae Nui/Kalana Iki),
#26 Kaimuki Middle School,
#36 Liholiho Elementary (Kaimuki), and
#42 Wailupe Valley Elementary School (Aina Haina).
Honolulu Magazine's Top rated schools for Windward Oahu were:
#7 Sunset Beach Elementary School (Northshore),
#31 Kaelepulu Elementary School (Kailua)
#38 Enchanted Lake Elementary School (Kailua)
#40 Aikahi Elementary School (Kailua)
#44 Kainalu Elementary (Kailua) and
#46 Ka'a'awa Elementary School (Kaaawa/North Windward).
FOR LEEWARD AND CENTRAL OAHU SCHOOLS - CLICK HERE
A link to the online article:
http://www.honolulumagazine.com/Honolulu-Magazine/May-2008/Grading-the-Public-Schools508/
you have to buy the magazine, however, to get the full story.
Oahu overall has seen no increase or decrease in the median price for single family homes between 1st quarter 2008 and first quarter 2007, remianing constant at $620,000. However the number of units sold has declined by more than 22%.
Oahu median condominium prices overall rose by just over 3%, going from $320,000 in Q1-2007 to $330 in Q1-2008. Number of condos sold also declined, however, by almost 24%.
Kailua went from a median price of $800,000 in 1st quarter 2007 to a median price of $799,500, making this area relatively stable, as well. Condo prices in Kailua went from a median price of $415,000 in Q1-2007 to $394,300 in Q1-2008, a decrease of approximately 5%.
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As both a Hawaii REALTOR-Broker, California Broker and a practicing attorney in two states, Yvonne has learned that providing the very best service is essentially about being accessible, being a good listener as well as a good communicator, and responding quickly to her clients' needs.
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Yvonne was raised in Arizona, where she attended the University of Arizona for both college and law school. After graduation in 1990, she settled in San Francisco and built a successful legal career. Her love for the islands developed from a Maui sabbatical in 1997, which she spent writing a book and windsurfing. She is a Member of the Kailua Chamber of Commerce and participates in numerous volunteer activities, where she has assumed leadership roles and won service awards. Yvonne lives on the Windward side of Oahu, in Kailua, with her husband, an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps who just returned from Iraq, and her young son.
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