🌱 Inside the East Honolulu hideaway turning ocean trash into art

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• Inside the East Honolulu hideaway turning ocean trash into art

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Periods of rain, with a high of 79 and low of 66 degrees.
• Friday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, temps: high: 82, low: 71.
• Saturday: Sun, then clouds, with a high of 83 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Retired Oʻahu lifeguard turns marine debris into treasured sculptures (hawaiipublicradio.org) — A retired Oʻahu lifeguard is quietly transforming marine debris into art right from his East Honolulu hideaway, where bins of fins, floats, and beach finds fill his yard. His sculptures turn ocean trash into conversation pieces, highlighting what washes up on local shores and how creative reuse can spotlight Hawaiʻi’s plastic problem.
   

📸 Around East Honolulu

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Honolulu

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Friday December 12

• Polynesian Music and Dance Class
  Kalani High School - Cafeteria
  6:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Soccer: B/JV
  Roosevelt High School
  5:30 pm
• Soccer: B/V
  Roosevelt High School
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Freshman Class
  Kalani High School - Cafeteria
  8:00 am

Friday December 19

• Robotics Academy/Camp
  Kalani High School - Cafeteria
  4:00 pm
• Basketball: G/JV
  Kailua High School
  5:30 pm
• Basketball: G/V
  Kailua High School
  7:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Basketball: G/JV
  Roosevelt High School
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Candelit Restorative Yoga & Live Cello at Full Circle Farm
  Full Circle Farm , 41-756 Mahailua St , Waimanalo
  6:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Papa Hōkū to CTAHR
  Malama Honua PCS Waimanalo, HI 96795
• Karaoke & Cars
  Turtle Cove , 220 Tinker Rd , Waimanalo
  5:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Waimanalo Christmas Parade — CULTURE AND ARTS ON OʻAHU
  Waimānalo Beach Park , 41-741 Kalanianaʻole Hwy , Waimanalo
  9:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Kailua

• Kokua Line: Where's list of groups accepting used goods? (staradvertiser.com)
• Blackstone to take Hawaii landlord Alexander & Baldwin private in $2.3 billion deal (costar.com)
• Lindsey Vonn added 12 pounds of muscle to her frame and is ready for her Olympic season at age 41 (ajc.com)

Honolulu

• Japan's Foreign Ministry honors isle-based Nisei veterans groups (staradvertiser.com)
• LIST: Need a fresh Christmas tree? This is where to go (khon2.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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