Pink power! The Department of Water unveiled its 2023 edition of its pink work T-shirt that will be worn every Wednesday in October in observance of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Week. Additionally, DOW employees will be wearing the pink shirts when they join former employee Edie Ignacio Neumiller and the Kaua‘i Committee on the Status of Women at the Breast Cancer walk on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.
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The color was pink on Thursday night, Sept. 28, 2023. A Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation line judge holds a pink indicator flag, while watching the Kaua‘i High School cheer squad perform at the girls volleyball matches broadcast by Spectrum OC16 from the new Kaua‘i High School gymnasium.
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Kaleo Luna, Nalani Archibeque, of Maui, and Aunty Ehukai Alidon of California (she has relatives on Kaua‘i) looked for hula flowers on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, at the Kaua‘i Mokihana Craft Fair that wrapped up a weeklong celebration of mele, song, hula and culture at Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall.
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Pink is showing up all over the place, as the Kaua‘i Committee on the Status of Women anticipate the Breast Cancer walk coming up on Monday at 11:30 a.m. from the Mo‘ikeha Building ... Edie Ignacio Neumiller, the Kaua‘i representative to the Hawai‘i Status of Women and former employee of the Department of Water (they’ve got new pink work shirts that’s going to be worn on every Wednesday in October to celebrate the month being observed as Breast Cancer Awareness Month), said the walk to the Wilcox Medical Center (they’re having refreshments there, too) and back to Mo‘ikeha Building should take about an hour for those planning to participate during their lunch hour.
Pink is showing up all over the place, as the Kaua‘i Committee on the Status of Women anticipate the Breast Cancer walk coming up on Monday at 11:30 a.m. from the Mo‘ikeha Building … Edie Ignacio Neumiller, the Kaua‘i representative to the Hawai‘i Status of Women and former employee of the Department of Water (they’ve got new pink work shirts that’s going to be worn on every Wednesday in October to celebrate the month being observed as Breast Cancer Awareness Month), said the walk to the Wilcox Medical Center (they’re having refreshments there, too) and back to Mo‘ikeha Building should take about an hour for those planning to participate during their lunch hour.
Kaua‘i High School band and cheer squad members had their pink on Thursday night, when the OC16 cameras provided live coverage of the Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation girls volleyball matches. On Friday, OC16 will coverthe Kapa‘a High School homecoming football game against Waimea High School at Bryan J. Baptiste Sports Complex. Mahalo, John Felipe and the OC16 crew for the consideration!
Beyond the color pink, Melissa McFerrin of Kukui Grove Center revealed the monthlong series of activities, including Freaky Fridays by the Aloha Dance Studio, which will be adding crafters to the lineup of family-friendly activities, and the flash dance performances … the zombies have been rehearsing their makeup. October events will end on Oct. 29 with the annual Trunk or Treat event headed by Nannie Ann Apalla and Alice Luck of the Kaua‘i Planning and Action Alliance Resilience Project, who are now accepting applications from families and nonprofit organizations who like to dress up and provide keiki treats.
