MidWeek West - Dec 28, 2022

FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 28, 2022
FROM THE GROUND UP
Sarah Love has been named president of Waipahu-based BIA Hawai‘i.
SEE PAGE 5
PIPELINE DREAMS
A New Yorker and an Australian were named victors of the 2022 Vans Pipe Masters. SEE PAGE 6
Volunteers Support, Enrich Local Library
A PUBLICATION OF
AN EDITION OF
A CLASS ACT
University of Hawai‘i – West O‘ahu recently held its fall commencement ceremony, bidding adieu to nearly 300 students. See more photos on page 3. PHOTO COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I  WEST O‘AHU
WBY STEPHANIE LOPES
hen plans for O‘ahu’s “second city” began, residents, public servants and elected officials ad-
vocated for the Kapolei community to have a library. With support from the state legis- lature, construction commenced for an ini- tial library building in June 2000. On Aug. 14, 2004, Kapolei Public Library opened its doors to the community.
Before that, though, a group of devoted com- munity members met regularly in the Laulima Room of the James Campbell Building — forming the Friends of the Library Kapolei.
With Carolyn Golojuch as president and Kristine Newman as vice president, the pio- neering “friends” volunteered to support the soon-to-open library by organizing a literacy festival, holding a poetry slam for students, se- curing donations, purchasing books and plan- ning future programs.
“Friends of the Library Kapolei were active early on, being instrumental in setting up fund- raising to support the coming library,” says Delta Westcot, a Kapolei High School teacher
SEE PAGE 4
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