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🌱 Kailua lifeguards get a purpose-built home after 109 years

Kailua, Hawaii Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Kailua! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Kailua lifeguards get a purpose-built home after 109 years
  • Why Hawaii has counties but no separate town governments
  • Meet the receiver who stepped in to lead Damien at quarterback

Also on today's calendar: 31. Kailua NB Kailua Water Quality PHPSCD Subcommittee Meeting and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Winds picking up, with a high of 84 and low of 73 degrees.
  • Thursday: Becoming windier with showers, temps: high: 82, low: 72.
  • Friday: Breezy; showers in the a.m., with a high of 81 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. New $3.3 million Kailua facility supports Windward Oahu lifeguards (hawaiinewsnow.com) — Kailua’s new $3.3 million lifeguard base replaces shipping-container storage with a permanent home for rescue equipment and crews. The city’s first purpose-built lifeguard operations facility will support the coast from Mōkapu Peninsula to Waimānalo Bay, with covered vehicle storage and a washdown station to help protect equipment.
   

2. Why Hawaii Has Only Five Counties (worldatlas.com) — Hawaii’s lack of separate town governments helps explain why it has just five counties, with Honolulu’s consolidated government serving all of Oahu. The arrangement dates to territorial legislation in 1905 and follows island boundaries, with one unusual exception: Kalawao, which remains under state health department jurisdiction rather than an ordinary elected county government.
   

3. Prep profile: Star receiver Wyatt Ho-Williams helps Saint Damien earn a state berth (staradvertiser.com) — With Saint Damien’s starting quarterback injured, Waimanalo’s Wyatt Ho-Williams moved from receiver to quarterback and helped secure a state tournament berth. The son of former Kailua High athletes rushed for 188 yards in the decisive win over ‘Iolani, while his coach credits his growing leadership as much as his playmaking.
   

4. Kokua Line: Which trees will be cut down during Kapiolani roadwork? (staradvertiser.com) — Three trees are proposed for removal and replacement during an 18-month overhaul of Kapi‘olani Boulevard between Ward Avenue and Atkinson Drive. Work is scheduled to begin Nov. 16, with at least one lane open each way. City officials say arborists identified health, safety or infrastructure concerns, and additional removals remain possible.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • ‘Tis the season for holiday cheer, and a chance to support the kūpuna you hold dear!
    Get an early start on your holiday shopping, with proceeds going towards your local park senior clubs, by enjoying free entry into the Mayor’s Craft … (Nextdoor )
  • Free strollers.
    You can pick them up in front of 75 Aikahi Loop. They’re not mine so I can’t answer any questions about them except that they work. One needs some… (Nextdoor Aikahi/Kaimalino)
  • Barrio Burrito Bar posted a job opening for Team Member in Kailua. Apply here.
  • Albertsons Company posted a job opening for Deli Clerk in Kaneohe. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kailua here.

Ok Kailua! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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