Mark Your Calendars, Kaneohe Neighbors, For Weekend Events And More

From last night’s Kaneohe Neighborhood Board meeting -- announcements about some interesting events and opportunities in the next few days:

Castle High School is holding Going Green Day #84 on Saturday, January 23, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. You can recycle appliances, bicycles, propane tanks, computers, clothing, canned food – even old cars.

Blue Zones Project is offering a Purpose Workshop on Saturday, January 23, from 1 to 3:20 p.m. at Unity Windward, 46-005 Kawa St, # 303. The free workshop will help participants find the unique things that make them their best – and possibly add years to their lives.

Windward Community College’s Uala Leaf Café is now open Mondays through Fridays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The café serves “local style favorites with local ingredients and trendy ‘on the scene’ choices for herbivores, omnivores and carnivores.” Entrees are priced at an affordable $5.50. The café is open to the public.

The Kaneohe/Kahaluu Hazard Awareness and Response Program will hold its monthly emergency  preparedness class at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 26, at the LDS church 46-117 Halaulani St. Learn skills that will protect you and your family – before, during and after an disaster.

Lots more information was shared at the Board meeting, and we’ll be posting about it on our blog soon. As always, we welcome your comments. To add a comment to this blog, please click on the link below with the word “comment” in it.

Education Committee Reports On Construction, Collaboration And More

Construction is under way at several area schools, the new report from the Kaneohe Neighborhood Board's Education Committee shows.

Castle High School is the focus of much of the work. Crews are replacing air conditioning in its auditorium and library.

Also in the works are roof replacements, fire alarm upgrades, disability-access improvements, emergency lighting for the auditorium and upgrades to the auditorium's sound and light systems.

The report was prepared by Education Committee Chair Lori Zakahi. Among other highlights in the report:

• The Castle Complex Community Council (The C4) provides a forum for community dialogue and decision-shaping on matters affecting student achievement and school improvement in Kaneohe-area schools. The council has 20 members, including two students, four parents and two community members. The council meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month in the first-floor conference room of the Windward District Office, from 4:15 to 7 p.m. The meetings are open to the public.

• Castle High School has earned number of firsts, including becoming the first public high school in the state to earn a 1st Team Safe Sports School Award from the National Athletic Trainers Association. Also, Castle's Makana Mele music group won its third championship in a row in the Brown Bags to Stardom State Music Competition, and Castle's boys volleyball team won the OIA Division II state championship.

More highlights are available in the full report in the Committee Reports section of our website.