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C ongratulations to Wheeler Middle School in Central O‘ahu, which has been named a 2021 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Educa- tion. The award is based on academic performance and progress in closing achieve- ment gaps among student subgroups. Wheeler Mid- dle’s performance exceed- ed statewide averages in English language arts and math by over 15 percentage points in the selection year. The school serves a student body of 705 learners with 97% of the student popula- tion coming from military families ... IC Internation- al, a wholesale provider of excess and surplus lines in- surance, has promoted Mil- ilani resident Darren Shi- gemura to executive vice president. In this position, Shigemura oversees the contract binding and policy services units, and assists in the overall management of the company’s opera- tions. Shigemura joined IC International in 2014 and previously served as vice president, executive under- writer and broker. He has more than 15 years of ex- perience in the finance and insurance industries. He is a graduate of University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, where he received a bachelor’s in business administration in finance ... The Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Hawai‘i is sponsoring its annual statewide essay writing contests for eligible public and private school students in sixth through eighth grades. The dead- line to submit an entry to a local VFW post is Oct. 31. For more information, call or text Wayne Yoshioka at
808-342-6565 or the VFW- HI at 808-946-7250 ... Mi- chael Ruiz of Mililani has been awarded a Military Legacy Scholarship from McDaniel College, valued at up to $100,000. Ruiz is a graduate of Mililani High School ... Mililani Shop- ping Center has announced
in December, featuring all-natural, grass-fed Big Island beef. Visit milila- nishoppingcenter.com for additional information ... Route 99 Hawai‘i’s 40- foot shipping container, outfitted as a retail venue, opened its flagship store’s doors recently at Kahuku Sugar Mill. It will feature the brand’s unique hats and apparel, embroidered and printed locally on the North Shore. A percentage of sales will be paid forward to nonprofits, such as Ac- cesSurf, Friends of Sunset Beach and Kahuku schools. The founders of the store are Charlie and Washing- ton Teixeira, a husband- and-wife team. They first opened at Hale‘iwa Farm- ers Market in 2011 and can now be found in several re- tail stores such as House of Aloha in Hale‘iwa and oth- ers. For more details, visit route99hawaii.com ... Ha- wai‘i State Federal Credit Union has announced that it awarded more than $32,000 in grants to the state’s pub- lic school teachers through its 2021 Investing in Edu- cation grant program. They were distributed statewide, with about 21% of the total going to Central O‘ahu area teachers ... drobbins@mid- week.com
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an array of tenant updates. Besides the new Straub Medical Center clinic and First Hawaiian Bank branch, The Pet Hale is now under new local ownership and management. Mean- while, taste bud-tempting eateries include now-open Snowberry Hawai‘i Des- sert Café. HI Sliders has a new food truck and will be serving its cuisine in Para- dise Ciders Tasting Room, which is opening soon next to Jamba. In addition, Tasty Jerky Hawai‘i will arrive
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