MidWeek West - Jan 26, 2022

FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 26, 2022
LET’S BE ‘REAL’
Kapolei’s George Keoki Lam has joined an area real estate firm.
SEE PAGE 2
AN ADVENTUROUS PUP
Learn who this Kapolei dog was named after in Pet of the Week. SEE PAGE 7
Local Students Gain National Acclaim
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(From left) Zaydi Willis, Aureanna Inay, Kaden Hieger, Cerina Livaudais and Jaylen Rabago make up the DreamHouse ‘Ewa Beach team that won the Hawai‘i Congressional App Challenge.
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MBY KYLE GALDEIRA
any educators agree that it is crucial to implement comput- er science classes in all schools
throughout Hawai‘i so more students are involved with the rapidly evolving tech- nology that plays such an important role in daily life.
When DreamHouse ‘Ewa Beach eighth- grade founding computer science coach Cerina Livaudais heard about the Congres- sional App Challenge through a colleague, she thought it would be a great opportunity to provide another access point for stu- dents to engage in computer and applica- tion coding.
“I first got involved in teaching computer science because I have always believed that access to computer science education is a justice issue, and wanted to see more Native Hawaiian and underrepresented folks repre- sented in the tech industry,” says Livaudais.
DreamHouse ‘Ewa Beach, Hawai‘i’s newest public charter school located in Kalaeloa, promotes “active, collaborative
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small car. big news.
MINI of Hawaii at Kapolei – Grand opening coming soon.
MINI of Hawaii
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