Punahou teacher selected for teaching exchange in Ghana

John Wolfe is one of 40 exceptional teachers from around the United States who has been selected by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State and IREX (International Research and Exchanges Board) to participate in a two-way exchange program that provides professional development opportunities to secondary school teachers from around the world.

Wolfe teaches English courses at Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii and will be traveling to Ghana for two weeks in April, 2010.

"I am infinitely excited about being on the other side of the world sharing ideas about teaching teenagers from cultural backgrounds vastly different than mine, and experiencing the mysteries of the new sights, sounds, tastes, smells, and textures of Ghana," stated Wolfe.

EBay founder plans Island news service

EBay Inc. founder and local philanthropist Pierre Omidyar is adding a new title to his resume: media mogul.

Omidyar said yesterday that he plans to launch a local online news service covering public interest and civic matters affecting Hawai’i’s communities.

From the Honolulu Advertiser

Names, photographs of DUI arrestees to be posted on HPD Web page

Beginning a week from today, police will start posting on the Honolulu Police Department’s Web page a link directing viewers to a site containing the names and photographs of everyone arrested and charged during the preceding week with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

I’m struggling to make some kind of astronomy joke, but I’m failing.  Anyway:

Longs buys 2 old Star Markets. One of the ones that got purchased is the one near University Ave. in Moiliili, the other is in Ewa Beach. 

Actually, Honolulu was just added  to Google Street view.  Just hit Google Maps and move the little yellow figure to a yellow highlighted street.  Not all of Honolulu is there, but if you want a quick virtual tour, most major roads have been loaded.

Waimea Bay	Waikiki

waterpolo: Punahou boys win ILH title in OT

football:  Kamehameha wins ILH title (Punahou takes second)

From HVO

Eldredge service Sunday at Punahou 

Eldredge III is the winningest coach in Punahou’s football history at 103-41-4 record. He won four ILH titles from 1959 to 1962 and 1968 to 1976. He coached the Buffanblu baseball teams from 1965 to 1970, compiling a 78-24-1 record, capturing two state crowns.

Eldredge III was born Dec. 16, 1931, in Lahaina to David "Pops" and Leilehua (Judd) Eldredge. The 1949 Punahou graduate went on to play football at Stanford, where he earned a degree in education. He also earned a post-graduate degree from the University of San Francisco. He returned to Punahou in 1956, where he taught math and science, started the Hawaiian studies program and founded Punahou’s Holoku Pageant.

The Punahou Athletics Hall of Famer is survived by wife, Jean Eiko; sons David "Boy" IV (Valerie) and Duane (Sue); daughter Cynthie (Richard) Keeno; brother H.J. "Pal"; sisters Hattie (West) Phillips and Bertha Lima; and 13 grandchildren.

Punahou Girls place second (volleyball).

but win Cross  Country

Thought I’d share this website: http://www.parenthacks.com/