<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Special Olympics West Hawaii &#187; In The News</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.sowh.org/category/in-the-news/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.sowh.org</link>
	<description>Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 01:47:16 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>A car for everyone</title>
		<link>http://www.sowh.org/2010/07/07/anyone-can-learn-to-drive/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sowh.org/2010/07/07/anyone-can-learn-to-drive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:35:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>carolyn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In The News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sowh.org/?p=1445</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BBC News has an interesting article about scientists in the United States transforming a simple beach buggy into an experimental car for the blind to drive. Here is an excerpt: The vehicle will be fitted with technology that allows a blind person to drive independently, the NFB and Virginia Tech University said. Non-visual aids include [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.sowh.org/2010/07/07/anyone-can-learn-to-drive/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Photos, articles featuring Cop On Top</title>
		<link>http://www.sowh.org/2010/05/30/photos-articles-featuring-cop-on-top/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sowh.org/2010/05/30/photos-articles-featuring-cop-on-top/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 00:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>carolyn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fundraisers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other Tidbits]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sowh.org/?p=1338</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Please enjoy the following photos taken during Special Olympics West Hawaii&#8217;s annual fundraiser, Cop On Top. To learn more about the event, read the fantastic articles written by West Hawaii Today reporter Chelsea Jensen and Hawaii247.com. View the entire album of awesome photos taken by Nikki Cleintuar and other SOWH volunteers by clicking here.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.sowh.org/2010/05/30/photos-articles-featuring-cop-on-top/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>&quot;Flame of Hope&quot; in Kailua-Kona</title>
		<link>http://www.sowh.org/2010/04/12/flame-of-hope-in-kailua-kona/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sowh.org/2010/04/12/flame-of-hope-in-kailua-kona/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:53:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>carolyn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fundraisers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sowh.org/?p=1231</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[West Hawaii Today reporter and Special Olympics West Hawaii Blog editor Carolyn Lucas wrote an awesome article about the Troy Barboza Law Enforcement Torch Run, which benefits Special Olympics. The story was published April 12 and can be viewed on the newspaper’s Web site. Here’s an excerpt: Speech wasn&#8217;t necessary to communicate 18-year-old Isaiah Wong&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.sowh.org/2010/04/12/flame-of-hope-in-kailua-kona/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Cop On Top generates $13K for SOWH</title>
		<link>http://www.sowh.org/2009/09/20/cop-on-top-generates-13k-for-sowh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sowh.org/2009/09/20/cop-on-top-generates-13k-for-sowh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>carolyn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fundraisers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sowh.org/?p=1054</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[West Hawaii Today reporter Chelsea Jensen wrote a great followup article about Cop on Top, the annual fundraiser for Special Olympics West Hawaii. The story was published Sept. 12 and can be viewed on the newspaper’s Web site. Here’s an excerpt: While the Cop on Top event in Kailua-Kona earlier this month may not have [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.sowh.org/2009/09/20/cop-on-top-generates-13k-for-sowh/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Special duty</title>
		<link>http://www.sowh.org/2009/09/20/special-duty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sowh.org/2009/09/20/special-duty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>carolyn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fundraisers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sowh.org/?p=1050</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[West Hawaii Today reporter Chelsea Jensen wrote a fantastic article about Cop On Top, an annual fundraiser for Special Olympics West Hawaii. The story was published Sept. 4 and can be viewed on the newspaper’s Web site. Here’s an excerpt: Thursday, at 6 a.m. sharp, officers climbed atop 20 feet of scaffolding, perching themselves above [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.sowh.org/2009/09/20/special-duty/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Way to go Powerlifters!</title>
		<link>http://www.sowh.org/2009/06/17/way-to-go-powerlifters/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sowh.org/2009/06/17/way-to-go-powerlifters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>carolyn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In The News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other Tidbits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Powerlifting]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sowh.org/?p=902</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[West Hawaii Today&#8217;s Sports Department wrote a fantastic brief about the Special Olympics West Hawaii athletes that participated in Summer Games powerlifting competition. The brief was published June 9 and can be viewed on the newspaper’s Web site. Here’s an excerpt: Kailua-Kona&#8217;s Adrian Cleintuar took first place in the 198-pound weight class of the Special Olympics Hawaii [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.sowh.org/2009/06/17/way-to-go-powerlifters/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Pathway to the Sea</title>
		<link>http://www.sowh.org/2009/05/05/pathway-to-the-sea/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sowh.org/2009/05/05/pathway-to-the-sea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 21:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>carolyn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In The News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sowh.org/?p=802</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[West Hawaii Today reporter and SOWH blog editor Carolyn Lucas wrote an article about Kalamaku, a ministry of Mokuaikaua Church enabling people with disabilities to experience the joy and passion of outrigger canoe paddling. The article, featuring SOWH athletes, was published Monday, May 4, and can be view on the newspaper&#8217;s Web site. Here&#8217;s an [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.sowh.org/2009/05/05/pathway-to-the-sea/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Mahalo!</title>
		<link>http://www.sowh.org/2009/04/06/mahalo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sowh.org/2009/04/06/mahalo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:08:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>carolyn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fundraisers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mahalo Nui Loa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other Tidbits]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sowh.org/?p=695</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Special Olympics West Hawaii thanks the many people — individuals, law enforcement officers, businesses, organizations, sponsors and local media — who made our annual Fueling Dreams fundraiser at the Queen Kaahumanu Tesoro station a huge success. Because of your extraordinary efforts, generousity and pure aloha, $4,121.73 was raised in two days. All of the raised [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.sowh.org/2009/04/06/mahalo/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Support Special Olympics Hawaii by voting YES on the Honolulu Advertiser&#039;s editorial poll</title>
		<link>http://www.sowh.org/2008/09/20/support-special-olympics-hawaii-by-voting-yes-on-the-honolulu-advertisers-editorial-poll/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sowh.org/2008/09/20/support-special-olympics-hawaii-by-voting-yes-on-the-honolulu-advertisers-editorial-poll/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>carolyn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other Tidbits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sowh.org/?p=274</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the Sept. 18 edition of the Honolulu Advertiser, there was an Editorial about the state Department of Education needing to stand firm in its decision to reinstate the funding for Special Olympics Hawaii and the newspaper is asking the public to vote on the issue. Nip Ho, vice president of Area Services for Special [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.sowh.org/2008/09/20/support-special-olympics-hawaii-by-voting-yes-on-the-honolulu-advertisers-editorial-poll/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Cops &amp; charity caught on film</title>
		<link>http://www.sowh.org/2008/09/20/cops-charity-caught-on-film/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sowh.org/2008/09/20/cops-charity-caught-on-film/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>carolyn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In The News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volunteer Opportunities]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sowh.org/?p=257</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Brad Ballesteros, West Hawaii Today freelance photographer, took the following fabulous photos, featuring Special Olympics volunteers, athletes, police officers and donors at the annual Cop on Top fundraiser Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008. Brad gave his permission, allowing SOWH to use his images and captions on this blog. He hopes you truly enjoy his work. Mike [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.sowh.org/2008/09/20/cops-charity-caught-on-film/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
