Entries from July 21st, 2010
A botched contract for laundry services that threatened to saddle the state’s Department of Defense with “exorbitant” costs was awarded to a Waianae roofing company, procurement records show. The records show the 1-year laundry contract went to Leeward Roofing, which submitted what appeared to be the low bid of $18,751.32. Leeward Roofing & General Contracting [...]
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Tags: Hawaii Department of Defense·Youth Challenge Academy
The caption on this 1953 publicity photo identifies the first women competitors, which I believe refers to their participation in the Makaha International Surfing Championships. L to R: Ethel Kukea, Betty Heldreich, Jane Kaopuiki. It’s one of several more vintage photos from my dad’s collection of papers and photos dating back to the early days [...]
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Tags: Hawaii·Surfing history·Waikiki Surf Club
