MidWeek Windward - April 27, 2022

FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 27, 2022
ON THE BALL
Windward i9 Flag Football teams match up for the championship game.
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ROBOTICS ACHIEVERS
Teams from Ka‘ōhao Public Charter School advance to world competition. SEE PAGE 7
Kailua Girl Inspires By Never Giving Up
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National champion Haumea Friel from Kailua attends a celebration in Orlando, Florida, for Children’s Hospital Week. PHOTO COURTESY KAPI‘OLANI MEDICAL CENTER FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN
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aumea Friel, a 7-year-old from Kailua, has been recognized as one of 11 national champions by Chil-
dren’s Miracle Network Hospitals — a first for a child from Hawai‘i.
Inspiring others with her message to “never give up,” Haumea was born with a rare birth defect that caused one leg to be shorter than the other.
She first shared her story of conquering hardship during her time as the Children’s Miracle Network champion for Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children in 2020-21.
Haumea and her parents, Kainoa and Calen, accepted their national honor earlier this month in Orlando, Florida, in conjunc- tion with celebrations for Children’s Hos- pital Week. They were joined by Kapi‘ola- ni’s newest champion, Xander Cabales, and his family.
“Haumea has always had a little bit of her own confidence, and her own glow and her personality,” states mom Kainoa in a
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