MidWeek Leeward - Feb 16, 2022

FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16, 2022
THE BIG LEAGUES
‘Aiea and Pearl City councilmember Brandon Elefante is making moves. SEE PAGE 2
MAKING WAVES
Kelly Slater garners his eighth victory at the Billabong Pro Pipeline. SEE PAGE 4
Veteran Ice Skater, Coach Breaks The Ice
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EXPRESS YOURSELF Seven-year-old Kaili Mashiba poses for a photo wearing a Masako Formals kimono during the kimono dressing event at Expressions in Pearlridge Center.
ANTHONY CONSILLIO PHOTO
ABY KYLE GALDEIRA
s the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics take place, ‘Aiea Heights resident Jo- seph “Joe” Summerfield has a special
rooting interest from across the Pacific.
The 76-year-old was born and raised in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and still ice skates today after first taking up the sport at 12 years old. He explains that the sport piqued his interest as “I became very intrigued with the unique ability to do so many different
moves that the blade on ice could create.”
As his skills improved, Summerfield pushed himself, learning advanced and challenging jumps and spins. He was educated by some of the sport’s top coaches, including Jean West- wood of England, a five-time world ice dance
champion.
“I was fortunate to have world-class winning
coaches,” Summerfield says. “Over a 10-year span, I accomplished, in test structure, three gold medals in the fields of figure/freestyle, ice dancing and free dance. I competed in the Ca- nadian Nationals in men’s singles for two years (fourth place) and one year in senior men’s in
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