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In the News
Every day, the YMCA of Honolulu is creating positive change for
children, families and communities. Find out what new and exciting
things are happening across the island. 2008
| New foot forward at YMCA - (Wed) January 16, 2008
The Atherton YMCA has had a makeover, and it's ready for spring. The YMCA, located on University Avenue across from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, introduced new programs last fall to better suit the interests of its members.
"In a survey conducted last semester, our Atherton YMCA residents and students gave us feedback that they wanted on-going exercise classes to lead healthier lives..."[Read more]
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2007
| Youth Summit - (Mon) August 20, 2007
As recently as three months ago, back home in Jerusalem, 17-year-olds Yoel Zerbib and Aya Hussin would probably not have have come together.
Yoel is a fair-haired Israeli Jew who only knows one Muslim family. The dark-eyed Aya, though she attends an Arab-Israeli school that brings together two disparate sections of the war-torn region, had heard plenty of stories of Jews who hated her kind...[Read more]
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| The mother of all camps - (Sun) August 19, 2007
Aya Hussin and Yoel Zerbib are two young women from Israel, both 17 years old. Aya is a Palestinian Muslim, and Yoel is an Israeli Jew. “Despite the fact that the two of us are supposed to be enemies, in fact we are friends,” Yoel told the participants at the YMCA World Camp, taking place at Mokulē‘ia's Camp Erdman from Aug. 10 to Aug. 24.[Read more]
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| Motivation key to fitness, trainer suggests - (Thu) August 16, 2007
Aside from giving his students practical workout advice — drink lots of water, follow your own pace, tie your shoelaces properly — fitness instructor Demetrius Brandon makes sure to mix in motivational tips, too.
The Leeward YMCA strength trainer and aerobic instructor constantly tells his students: Don't give up. It's OK to take a break and begin again when you're ready. It's all about you...[Read more]
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| Mililani YMCA gearing up for youth fitness challenge - (Wed) August 1, 2007
The Mililani YMCA is all about building strong kids, strong families and strong communities, said executive director Shin Domen, "but we cannot do it alone. We need to bring the entire community together to get the job done.[Read more]
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| News Brief: Teens share cultures at camp - (Thu) July 26, 2007
The YMCA of Honolulu will host the 2007 YMCA World Camp in August to bring together teens from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas and the South Pacific to create a multicultural experience with Hawaii youth.
Teens 14 through 19 years of age from Hawaii are invited to take part in...[Read more]
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| A chance to learn from foe - (Thu) July 12, 2007
MOKULE'IA — As countries around the world work out their differences on the battlefields or through diplomacy, their children will be in Hawai'i trying to forge relationships at camp.
YMCA World Camp 2007 on the North Shore has signed up about 130 people from 30 countries, including children representing sworn enemies...[Read more]
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| Free to Move - Fitness Profile: Sharlene Bliss - (Thu) April 5, 2007
From the moment she stepped into her first Nia (pronounced "nee-ah") class, something resonated with fitness buff Sharlene Bliss.
Nia, which integrates mind, emotions and spirit with motion and muscles, defies a facile definition. Created in 1983 by fitness gurus...[Read more]
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| YMCA Youth Legislature Interview - (Mon) April 2, 2007
The YMCA of Honolulu held its 58th annual Hawaii State Youth Legislature Program last week at the State Capitol. Here to tell us about the week-long session are Youth Governor, Tiana Maruyama and Senate President, Chelsea McKee. Here is the transcript of the interview...[Read more]
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| Teen groups get taste of legislative procedures - (Sun) April 1, 2007
Home-schooled Kailua teen TJ Metcalf wants to see surf racks on buses and got a good idea of how to make it happen yesterday in a mock Legislative session.
Metcalf wrote a bill supporting the bus surf racks "so kids can go surfing without their parents taking them to the beach."...[Read more]
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| Youths take over Legislature - (Mon) March 26, 2007
If Tiana Maruyama were Hawai'i governor, one of her priorities would be redirecting mass transit spending to improve the state's public education system.
Yesterday, the 17-year-old Kalani High School senior was sworn in at the state Capitol to portray the governor and work with a new set of recently elected legislators...[Read more]
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| YMCA helps students get off the couch this spring break - (Mon) March 19, 2007
Spring Break is right around the corner and a group of nine students have been planning all year for this break to arrive. The Atherton YMCA (located next to Volcano Joe's) started an Alternative Spring Break program in 2006 for interested O'ahu college students to participate in service projects during their spring break.[Read more]
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| Mayor Presents $250,000 Weed and Seed Grant - (Tue) February 6, 2007
Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann today presented a $250,000 grant award to the YMCA of Honolulu to continue the community-building, crime-fighting effort known as “Weed and Seed.”
"The City and County of Honolulu first applied to designate certain neighborhoods as Weed and Seed Communities..." [Read more]
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| Lots of Islanders resolve to be fit - (Wed) January 3, 2007
Susan Nagata wouldn't consider herself active. But she's hoping that will change in the new year.
"I hate working out, I really do," said Nagata, 50, of Kaimuki. "But I feel better after I do it. And I hope I feel better three months from now."
So she signed up for membership at the Y, hoping to tone up and improve her fitness... [Read More]
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| On the Move - (Mon) January 1, 2007
Honolulu Advertiser insert featuring the YMCA of Honolulu January 2007. To view, download the PDF file. Download.
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2006
| YMCA provides fun factor to compliment life school - (Thu) March 2, 2006
Conveniently located on University Avenue across the University of Hawai'i at Manoa campus, the Atherton YMCA provides more than housing for students; it also coordinates programs and events for students to enjoy.
The Charles H. Atherton House has provided housing for young adults since 1932. Today, it still serves as a popular residence...[Read more]
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