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Alewa Heights
‘Ālewa Heights is a neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii. It is located on Kapālama Ridge, above Nu‘uanu Valley. "‘Ālewa" means "to float." ‘Ālewa Drive is the main road in the neighborhood. Near the top of the heights, ‘Ālewa Drive is one of the steepest streets in Honolulu. ‘Ālewa Heights is the home of Natsunoya Tea House, a historic local banqueting hall. Assets School is also located on lower ‘Ālewa Heights. ‘Ālewa Neighborhood Park and Na Pueo Park are the two parks that serve the area. Hale Kako‘o, a respite center for people with Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegeneration, neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and progressively worsens. It is the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. The most common early symptom is difficulty in short-term me ..., is adjacent to Na Pueo Park. References Neighborhoods in Honolulu {{Honolulu-stub ...
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Alewa Heights During A Cloudy Day
Alewa is a town in Jind district, Haryana state, India, with a population of nearly 14,000. The village is the location of many temples. It lies from Jind in north direction. It is also a tehsil of Jind district. It lies on the Jind to Karnal-Kurukshetra highway. Demographics Alewa is sited north east of Jind and has Pillukhera tehsil to its north. Villages in the tehsil *Alewa *Khanda *Gohiyan *Dhillowal *Mandi Khurd *Hassanpur *Nagura *Katwal *Bighana *Mohmad Khera * Dhathrath *Raichandwala *pegan *Durana *Shamdo *Chuhadpur *Kheri Bulanwali Transportation Alewa lies on the Bhiwani-Jind-Assandh-Karnal road, about from Jind. There is a bus service every 10 minutes for jind And Assandh. The nearest railway stations are Jind Junction and Safidon. See also *Rohtak Rohtak () is a city and the administrative headquarters of the Rohtak district in the Indian state of Haryana. It lies north-west of New Delhi and south of the state capital Chandigarh on NH 9(old NH 10). Ro ...
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Honolulu
Honolulu (; ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the island of Oahu, and is the westernmost and southernmost major U.S. city. Honolulu is Hawaii's main gateway to the world. It is also a major hub for business, finance, hospitality, and military defense in both the state and Oceania. The city is characterized by a mix of various Asian, Western, and Pacific cultures, reflected in its diverse demography, cuisine, and traditions. ''Honolulu'' means "sheltered harbor" or "calm port" in Hawaiian; its old name, ''Kou'', roughly encompasses the area from Nuuanu Avenue to Alakea Street and from Hotel Street to Queen Street, which is the heart of the present downtown district. The city's desirability as a port accounts for its historical growth and importance in the Hawaiian archipelago and the broader P ...
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Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state geographically located within the tropics. Hawaii comprises nearly the entire Hawaiian archipelago, 137 volcanic islands spanning that are physiographically and ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania. The state's ocean coastline is consequently the fourth-longest in the U.S., at about . The eight main islands, from northwest to southeast, are Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lānai, Kahoolawe, Maui, and Hawaii—the last of these, after which the state is named, is often called the "Big Island" or "Hawaii Island" to avoid confusion with the state or archipelago. The uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands make up most of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, the United States' largest protected ...
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Kapālama Ridge
Kapālama, now often called Pālama, is a neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii. It is often combined with the adjacent Kalihi and referred to as a single entity, Kalihi–Pālama. History The name comes from ''ka pā lama'' in the Hawaiian language which means "the enclosure of lama wood". "Lama" is the Hawaiian name for endemic ebony trees of genus ''Diospyros'' that were used in religious ceremonies. Traditional land divisions ('' ahupuaa'') in ancient Hawaii were agricultural units that ran from the seashore to mountains. The shoreline areas of Kapālama were later developed into part of Honolulu harbor. The upland areas of Kapālama developed into ‘Ālewa Heights, and the main campus of Kamehameha Schools. Other educational institutions range from Honolulu Community College to the Kapālama Elementary school. Palama Street at , and Kapālama Avenue at , are named for the neighborhood. The Kapālama Stream starts at and then runs into the Kapālama canal and basin. To the nort ...
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Assets School
Assets School is a co-educational, independent K-12 school in Honolulu County, Hawaii. The high school is in the Honolulu census-designated place while the elementary school is in Hickam Housing CDP. The school focuses on educating students who are gifted and/or dyslexic. The school opened in 1955. High school relocation In 2015 Assets moved their high school division to the former campus of the Academy of the Pacific Academy of the Pacific was a private, nonsectarian co-educational high school in Honolulu, Honolulu CDP, Honolulu County of Hawai’i, United States. It had grades 6-12. The school closed in 2013. Enrollment The Academy had a ratio of 15 student .... References External linksOfficial site Private K-12 schools in Honolulu County, Hawaii Private high schools in Honolulu Educational institutions established in 1955 1955 establishments in Hawaii {{Honolulu-stub ...
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Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegeneration, neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and progressively worsens. It is the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. The most common early symptom is difficulty in short-term memory, remembering recent events. As the disease advances, symptoms can include primary progressive aphasia, problems with language, Orientation (mental), disorientation (including easily getting lost), mood swings, loss of motivation, self-neglect, and challenging behaviour, behavioral issues. As a person's condition declines, they often withdraw from family and society. Gradually, bodily functions are lost, ultimately leading to death. Although the speed of progression can vary, the typical life expectancy following diagnosis is three to nine years. The cause of Alzheimer's disease is poorly understood. There are many environmental and genetic risk factors associated with its development. The strongest genetic risk factor is from an alle ...
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