Focus on West Oahu

The City Council recently honored the Pearl City and Beta International ballroom dance groups for their service to Manana Elementary School, where they meet for dance lessons and also to tutor students, help at craft fairs and community cleanups - and wash windows. At the Honolulu Hale ceremony were (front, from left) Gloria Klein, Joe and Angie Vendiola, Herb and Shirley Ota, City Councilman Breene Harimoto, Kim Cooper, Romeo Quemado, (back) City Councilmembers Ikaika Anderson, Ann Kobayashi and Carol Fukunaga; Nancy Akamichi and Richard Akamichi. Photo from Shirley Ota.