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Lynne Boyer
Nicole Kato When Lynne Boyer was featured on MidWeek's cover Aug. 7, 1985, she was a renowned surfer who pioneered the concept of professional surfing. "We were the first generation who surfed...
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Kathy Muneno
Nicole Kato Kathy Muneno might be a familiar face to many as weekday evening anchor for KHON2 News. But offscreen, she does many amazing things for the community. Muneno worked at Grove Farm Company, a...
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John Tonry
Nicole Kato With the recent meteorite scare that hit Chelyabinsk, Russia, earlier this month, the research and development of ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) is even more...
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Benny Rietveld
Nicole Kato In his youth, Benny Rietveld enjoyed playing all types of musical instruments. "When I was growing up, I was playing a lot with my cousin and we would just jam a lot," he explains. "I'd...
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Mark Mugiishi
Nicole Kato Mark Mugiishi is a jack-of-all-trades. From 1989 to 2009, "Doc" coached Iolani's high school boys basketball team and accumulated more than 400 wins, 10 ILH titles and a record seven state...
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Patricia Tummons
Nicole Kato Patricia Tummons is loving life and loving her job. As the founder of Environment Hawaii, started in 1990, she is able to provide interested readers with information on environmental...
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Al Waterson
Photo from Nancy Bernal Showman extraordinaire Al Waterson has an extensive background in music – singer, emcee, actor, voice-over talent and recording artist – and has performed not only in Hawaii,...
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Guy Hagi
Leah Friel photo It’s an exciting time of the year, but Hawaii News Now weather anchor Guy Hagi says that even with life-threatening surf and winter storms, Hawaii weather is still the best on the...
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Chuck Boller
Photo from Chuck Boller Hawaii International Film Festival, known to frequenters of the screenings as HIFF, celebrates its 33rd anniversary this year and its 13th annual Spring Showcase, which began...
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Michael TAM
Photo from Karen Winpenny For 52 years, Martin & MacArthur has been Hawaii’s fine furniture maker, and CEO Michael Tam has been expanding the company since 2008, a time when Hawaii’s economy, like...
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Eddie Flores
Photo from Brandon Dela Cruz Eddie Flores of L & L Hawaiian Barbecue has been keeping busy not only with his business, but also with a new book, community work and trips around the world. “I have...
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Tuffy Nicholas
Photo from Kimberlee Emig When Tuffy Nicholas left Maui about a year and a half ago, he still had his love for circus flowing through his veins. He opened a Cirque Polynesia show in Santa Cruz at Beach...
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John Fink
Photo from Chimaine Pouteau With shows such as Keeping up with the Kardashians and The Office taking up prime-time space on Hawaii television, it’s nice to know that KFVE provides residents with great...
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Ralph Goto
As administrator of the Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services Division, Department of Emergency Services, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, Ralph Goto has been nothing but busy. And don’t let the long...
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Willie K
Photo from Debbie Kahaiali‘i Many locals know legendary singer Willie Kahaiali’i, better known as Willie K, for his soothing vocals and fantastic guitar skills. But these days, Kahaiali’i is doing more...
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Edgy Lee
Photo from Edgy Lee Edgy Lee has made it her mission to educate the rest of the world about Hawaii culture. The founder and executive director of Pacific Network has her plate full with two new...
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Old Friends: Elizabeth Watanabe
Elizabeth Watanabe | Photo by Rachel Breit As the saying goes, “You can’t have your cake and eat it, too.” But Elizabeth Watanabe is making sure that everyone can do so. “The statement is ‘fashionably...
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Afatia Thompson
Photo from Afatia Thompson Afatia Thompson has been known for his soothing R&B vocals and island flavor, and this talented artist, who started taking over his parents’ company, Tihati Productions,...
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Joe Broc
Photo from Joe Broc Paddling seems to run in Joe Broc’s veins, as he paddles with Manu O Ke Kai Canoe Club during the regatta summer season. He also was featured on our MidWeek The Weekend cover March...
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Wendy Calio-Gilbert
Photo from Wendy Calio Wendy Calio-Gilbert might be a familiar face to keiki who loved Imagination Movers on the Disney Channel. The Filipina-American actress plays Nina, a fun and peppy neighbor of...
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