28.Aug.2008 Soccer team wins first place
West Hawaii Today reporter Daniel Brock wrote a super “Short Hops” brief, which was published Tuesday, Aug. 26, in the Sports section. It details how the Special Olympics West Hawaii soccer team captured the gold medal at the Aukake Classic on Oahu. Here is an excerpt: The team — comprised of Jason Nagatori, Alvin Carvalho, [...]
27.Aug.2008 Bowling Flicks
In honor of SOWH bowling season kicking off Sunday, Sept. 28, the following is a list of films featuring one of America’s favorite sports. Check out these five flicks in your SPARE time. THE BIG LEBOWSKI — This 1998 movie features “a bowling team,” which represents stability for a special man called “Dude” (Jeff Bridges). This [...]
A Tree Lover's Delight
HUG A TREE — or at least help plant one. Special Olympics West Hawaii is helping reforest a native dryland forest, by planting trees from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, at the West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery. Volunteers are needed in this effort. Earlier this year, SOWH participated in a planting day, which [...]
WANTED: Volunteer Leaders
“Somewhere, sometime, the leader within each of us may get the call to step forward.” James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner Special Olympics West Hawaii is continuing to grow stronger each season. However, Area Director Dave Ross insists that the program’s continued success depends on its dedication and hard work towards athletes, the community [...]
BACK ON TOP
Cop on Top kicks off at 6 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, and ends at 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20. During this annual fundraiser, local police officers sit atop of a scaffold in front of Safeway, located at 75-1027 Henry St. in Kailua-Kona. There they will eat, sleep, play and encourage shoppers to donate money toward [...]
20.Aug.2008 Team photos and standings from the 2008 Big Island Games Day
Longtime volunteer Nikki Cleintuar took the following fabulous images of Special Olympics West Hawaii and East Hawaii teams, competing at the Big Island Games Day Saturday, July 22, 2008. A big mahalo goes out to Nikki and Special Olympics East Hawaii Area Director Carey Uchida, who helped with the captions. ENJOY! The Hilo Explosions All [...]