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Waianae High School Tackles School Safety Issues To Prevent Violence

Pat - January 24, 2013

The recent stabbing incident on the Waianae High School campus between two students, which involved bullying and highjacking, has prodded the school to undertake...

St. Rita’s Church Helps the Hungry

November 24, 2012

Will State keep plans that endanger Makaha Surfing Beach?

March 30, 2013

Free night fishermen from rules for the homeless

June 13, 2013

Waianae Neighborhood Board uncovers heavy liquor consumption on its coastline

August 2, 2013

COMMUNITY NEWS

Traffic Accidents and Deaths Provoke Nanakuli-Maile Neighborhood

Pat - October 15, 2017

A well-attended meeting of the Nanakuli-Maile Neighborhood Board convened on Monday, September 11, 2017, to hear and discuss residents' concerns related to the Department...

October Fun Programs Featured at Waianae Library

Pat - September 25, 2017

Waianae Public Library branch manager Sheryl Lynch invites you to participate in activities planned for October. A fun-filled Halloween program will be held on...

Participants of 2017 Papio Tournament Go Home Smiling

August 14, 2017

UH West Grows and Blossoms

June 23, 2017

Nanakuli-Maile Neighborhood Nixes Beach Businesses

June 23, 2017

2017 Summer Programs at Waianae Public Library

May 21, 2017

EDUCATION

New Home for Waianae’s Leeward Community College

UH West Grows and Blossoms

September 2016 Events at Waianae Public Library

BUSINESS

Nanakuli-Maile Neighborhood Nixes Beach Businesses

Pat - June 23, 2017

Illegal commercial tour activities was discussed in depth at the 2017 May meeting of the Nanakuli-Maile Neighborhood Board. The board members support the ban...

Nanakuli Neighborhood Worried about Ocean Businesses

May 13, 2017

Nanakuli-Maili Neighborhood Board Okays New Restaurant’s Alcohol Service

April 15, 2015

Nanakuli Village Center Will Wake Up Sleepy Country Town

September 20, 2014

Waianae is offered opportunities to produce electricity

May 3, 2014

MAKE IT MODERN

Kaui Hart Hemmings, Author of The Descendants, Appears at Kapolei Library...

Leeward Reporter celebrates first year milestone

Calvin Endo Strengthens School-Community Ties in Waianae

Waianae Parks Promote Spring Fun and Learning

LATEST REVIEWS

Small school brings in massive donation for Hawaii Food Bank

Bernadette "Bernie" Axelrod - November 28, 2013

Kapolei Private School collects 8,821 pounds of food to benefit the Hawaii Food Bank While many people were busy today with day-before Thanksgiving meal preparations,...

Kapolei Public Library presents a Qigong Workshop with Stuart Holloway

July 30, 2014

Troublesome school issues tackled by Waianae Neighborhood Board

February 3, 2014

PERFORMANCE TRAINING

Adult Programs at Kapolei Public Library in January 2015

Sheryl Lynch - December 31, 2014

Kapolei Public Library will host 3 programs on Saturdays at 1:00 during the month of January 2015. See flyers and press release attached for...

Sign-Waving Rewards Waianae Businessman, Inspires Others

Pat - February 13, 2013

Paul Brewer started small. He cleaned cars for a living, and he waved signs whenever he could. With his wife and young son he...

A Christmas Memory

Pat - December 19, 2012

It was December 1951 in our Quonset hut, our home on the Waianae Coast. The winter waves crashed on the shoreline across the street...

Be Cautious During Season Of Comfort And Joy

Pat - December 28, 2014

"Peace on earth, good will toward men..." So the saying goes during our Christmas season. It is a time of peace and joy to...

St. Rita’s Church Helps the Hungry

Pat - November 24, 2012

Father Alapaki Kim, pastor of St. Rita's Church, is continuing to help the poor and hungry in Nanakuli. Started by Father Eli Carter 20...

HOLIDAY RECIPES

Waianae is offered opportunities to produce electricity

Pat - May 3, 2014

At the general meeting of the Waianae Neighborhood Board on April 4, 2014, Randy Stevens presented a proposal for the EURUS Energy America Corporation...

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TALK STORY

Be Cautious During Season Of Comfort And Joy

Pat - December 28, 2014

Like Go Movies Tonight?

December 12, 2014

Once upon a wet, winter night…

December 17, 2013

Turkey rescue: more guts than brains?

November 27, 2013

FOOD

Apple Cookie Crumble Pie

Stephanie Manera - February 13, 2014

Coconut Custard Bread Pudding from Hilo

March 11, 2013

Won Ton Dumplings for the Holidays

December 3, 2012

Vegan cooking demonstration at Kapolei Public Library

June 26, 2013

SPORTS

Participants of 2017 Papio Tournament Go Home Smiling

Pat - August 14, 2017

2017 Nenue and Kala Fishing Tournament

February 19, 2017

2015 Family “N” Friends Fishing Tournament Winners

May 21, 2015

Makakilo-Kapolei Neighborhood Board to Decide on Race Track, Rail, GET

March 19, 2015

Bag of Troubles for Makakilo/Kapolei/Honokai Hale Neighborhood Board

Pat - August 21, 2016

Closing Ewa Village Post Office Does Not Make Any Sense At All

John Bond - September 19, 2013

Waianae Neighborhood Board To Discuss Makaha Bridge Replacement

Pat - January 2, 2013

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OPINIONS

You Should Run for Office

Pat - August 8, 2016

Native Hawaiians Feel Entitled to Grab “Stolen” Lands

May 19, 2015

Farmers’ descendants are key to agriculture preservation

May 19, 2014

Year 2014: Hope for change and preservation

December 31, 2013

RECREATION

2017 Nenue and Kala Fishing Tournament

Pat - February 19, 2017

Waianae Seeks Improvement in Parks and Recreation

December 13, 2015

Makaha Canoe Club continues Hawaiian community sport

April 19, 2014

Special Ewa September 2, 2013, Labor Day Ewa History Train Ride

August 26, 2013

ENTERTAINMENT

Nanakuli High School Student Spring 2015 Events

Pat - January 24, 2015

Melemai Kapu’uwaimai in Concert at Kapolei Public Library Tuesday Dec 9, 2014

November 20, 2014

Kapolei Library exhibits art of John M. Kelly, “the Gaugin of Hawaii”

March 17, 2014

Kapolei Public Library offers Christmas holiday concert

December 8, 2013

POLITICS

Patriotism And Minority Groups in Hawaii

Pat - December 10, 2016

You Should Run for Office

August 8, 2016

Downsizing The U.S. Army In Hawaii Can Hurt Us

November 20, 2014

Does GOP stand for Gutless Obsequious Pussycats?

March 5, 2013

SPIRTUAL

Resolve To Beat The Blahs In 2015

Pat - January 11, 2015

Annual Ewa town bon dance held June 21, 2014

June 26, 2014

Major Tragedy And Disgrace – Iwi Kupuna at Ewa Plantation Cemetery!

June 12, 2013

Ark of Safety offers Waianae Easter egg hunt extravaganza

March 27, 2013

HUMOR

Winter Humor 2013

Pat - December 26, 2013

Winter Humor 2012

December 9, 2012

Retired Husbands

November 22, 2012

LATEST ARTICLES

Traffic Accidents and Deaths Provoke Nanakuli-Maile Neighborhood

Pat - October 15, 2017

October Fun Programs Featured at Waianae Library

Pat - September 25, 2017

Participants of 2017 Papio Tournament Go Home Smiling

Pat - August 14, 2017

New Home for Waianae’s Leeward Community College

Pat - July 15, 2017

UH West Grows and Blossoms

Pat - June 23, 2017

Nanakuli-Maile Neighborhood Nixes Beach Businesses

Pat - June 23, 2017

2017 Summer Programs at Waianae Public Library

Sheryl Lynch - May 21, 2017

Nanakuli Neighborhood Worried about Ocean Businesses

Pat - May 13, 2017

Waianae Library Invites Jim Dooley, Author of “Sunny Skies, Shady Characters”

Sheryl Lynch - March 18, 2017

2017 Nenue and Kala Fishing Tournament

Pat - February 19, 2017

Medical Marijuana Coming to Kapolei? – Makakilo/Kapolei/Honokai Hale Neighborhood Board

Pat - February 19, 2017

Patriotism And Minority Groups in Hawaii

Pat - December 10, 2016

Farrington Highway Causes Headaches for Waianae Coast Commuters

Pat - October 19, 2016

Waianae Public Library October 2016 Programs

Sheryl Lynch - October 4, 2016

Kapolei Neighborhood Board Invites Public to View and Discuss Recent Resolutions

Pat - September 27, 2016

September 2016 Events at Waianae Public Library

Pat - August 21, 2016

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EDITOR PICKS

Traffic Accidents and Deaths Provoke Nanakuli-Maile Neighborhood

October 15, 2017

October Fun Programs Featured at Waianae Library

September 25, 2017

Participants of 2017 Papio Tournament Go Home Smiling

August 14, 2017

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Death Of A Waianae Valley Taro Patch

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ABOUT US

The Leeward Reporter is a source of news relating to the West coast, or the leeward coast, of Oahu which is the main island of the Hawaiian Island chain. The leeward coast of Oahu is comprised of these main towns: Ewa Beach, Kapolei, Nanakuli, Maili, Waianae, and Makaha. Even the resort area of Ko`Olina, which includes Disney's Aulani Hotel, is found here. We intend to share information about the interests of the area which are important to its multi-ethnic residents. Because this coastline was used primarily for sugar plantations and for agriculture, the cultural roots of the communities are formed from a mix of laborers who were imported to work here - the Filipinos, Japanese, and Chinese. From a sugar plantation Kapolei town has sprung up as the "second city" on Oahu, second to Honolulu, and serves as the seat of government services and as an urban center to the leeward communities. Not to be forgotten, our Hawaiian people make up a large segment of the community with the inclusion of various Hawaiian homesteads. Because of these contrasting lifestyles, we hope to reflect the different ideas and beliefs which make up our Hawaiian culture.