🌱 How Kapolei Middle’s immersion shutdown is upending families’ back‑to‑school plans
Kapolei, Hawaii Patch AM: a 4 min readWhat's up Kapolei! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Kapolei Middle’s immersion shutdown is upending families’ back‑to‑school plans
- Could you be a successor for a Hawaiian Home Lands lease?
Also on today's calendar: End of Summer Gift Fair — Island Craft Fairs & Events.
Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 90 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 88, low: 72.
- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 89 and low of 74 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 'In complete shock': Kapolei Middle School Hawaiian language immersion program cut due to teacher vacancies (hawaiinewsnow.com) — Families connected to Kapolei Middle School just lost the Hawaiian language immersion program because the DOE couldn’t hire two qualified Kaiapuni teachers in time for the new year. Parents and advocates are scrambling for options, from distance learning to transferring to Nānākuli, while a local nonprofit rallies support and the state urges Hawaiian-fluent teachers to apply. 
• 0001533949-01 - The Garden Island Classifieds (thegardenisland.com) — Possible successors to several Hawaiian Home Lands leases are being instructed to file their claims with the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands’ Oʻahu District Office on Kapolei Parkway by November 25, 2026. If you believe you may be a qualified successor, you’ll need to submit proof of eligibility or risk permanently losing rights to those leases.
📸 Around Kapolei
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KAPOLEI HIGH SCHOOL 2016 10 YR REUNION →
60Fore Bar & Grill, Barbers Point Golf Course, 2249 Essex Rd, Kapolei
5:00 pm
Friday August 7
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Other local events
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End of Summer Gift Fair — Island Craft Fairs & Events →
Ka Makana Aliʻi, 91-5431 Kapolei Pkwy, Kapolei
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🗓 Events Nearby
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End of Summer Bash →
Wet 'n' Wild Hawaii, 400 Farrington Hwy, Kapolei
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Sunday Swing Sessions –Unlock More Speed! - Kapolei, HI 2026 →
Ko Olina Golf Club, 92-1220 Aliinui Dr, Kapolei
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BINGO At The Library →
ʻEwa Beach Public Library, 91-950 North Rd, Ewa Beach
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Mini Chocolate Book Craft →
ʻEwa Beach Public Library, 91-950 North Rd, Ewa Beach
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TEACHER WORK DAY
Keoneula Elementary Ewa Beach, HI 96706
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Meet & Greet
Keoneula Elementary Ewa Beach, HI 96706
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Mahjong At The Library →
ʻEwa Beach Public Library, 91-950 North Rd, Ewa Beach
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30th Annual Walk in the Country Fundraising Gala →
Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina, 92-1001 Olani St, Kapolei
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Get Nutz In Paradise →
The Salvation Army Kroc Center Hawaii, 91-3257 Kualakai Pkwy, Ewa Beach
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Storytime (Alternating Saturdays) →
Waipahu Public Library, 94-275 Mokuola St, Waipahu
10:30 am
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Thursday July 30
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Saturday August 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- O‘ahu residents can now order a duplicate of the newly redesigned driver’s license directly through the city’s online services portal.
Visit bit.ly/HnlDuplicateDL to order an exact duplicate of the redesigned card, which offers enhanced security features & superior fraud protection… (Nextdoor ) - Anybody in Upper Makakilo or Panana St getting foamy water out of their tap tonight?
No odor but i kept changing containers thinking, oh maybe there is some dish soap left over from handwashing. Nope. Over and over with soapy foamy… (Nextdoor Upper Makakilo)
- Residence Inn Kapolei posted a job opening for Houseman in Kapolei. Apply here.
- Four Seasons Hotels Limited posted a job opening for Cook 3 - La Hiki in Kapolei. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kapolei here.
🗞 Nearby News
Waipahu
- Editorial: Affordability issue takes center stage in select House races (staradvertiser.com)
- Hawaii island shopping center developer files for bankruptcy (staradvertiser.com)
Pearl City
- Matsumoto Shave Ice turns 75: The North Shore shop that became iconic (hawaiinewsnow.com)
- Thursday Evening Forecast - Hurricane Fausto gains strength and speed as it approaches the Central Pacific (kitv.com)
- High surf continues as Hurricane Fausto nears Hawaii (kitv.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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