Gov. Cayetano lauds
volunteers nominated
for service awards

Some of the nominees for Kilohana
Awards will attend a statewide
celebration on April 26

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By Stephanie Healea
shealea@starbulletin.com

Gov. Ben Cayetano honored 63 Oahu volunteers, nominated for the Governor's 2002 Kilohana Awards for Outstanding Volunteerism, in a ceremony at Washington Place on March 15.

The program honors volunteers on each of six islands with a separate award ceremony on each island during March and April.

The Kilohana Awards are not intended to be competitive, but to honor Hawaii's volunteers for their service, said Stephanie Higa, a coordinator at the State Volunteer Services, Office of the Governor.

A State Volunteer Services selection committee selects one representative for each of five volunteer categories from each island to attend the statewide celebration, said Higa. Only one representative is chosen to represent each island of Molokai and Lanai because the number of volunteers nominated is so small, she said.

The awards program, coordinating with annual Volunteer Recognition Month activities in April, culminates with a statewide celebration at Washington Place on April 26 during National Volunteer Recognition Week, April 21-27. The statewide celebration will honor those chosen to represent each island as well as thank the sponsors and donors who help the State Volunteer Services highlight volunteer service in Hawaii.

All nominees from every island receive a certificate and a small koa clock, said Higa.

The representatives chosen from each island to attend the statewide ceremony at Washington Place are awarded a small Aloha Tower clock.

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2002 Kilohana Awards for
Outstanding Volunteerism nominees

OAHU

The selection committee chose the following Oahu representatives to attend the statewide celebration:

>> Youth: Shentell Crews
>> Adult: Les Murata
>> Senior: Duy-Chanh Tran
>> Business: Hawaiian Airlines
>> Community Project: Friends of Foster Kids

2002 Oahu Kilohana nominees

Youth:
>> Shentell Crews
>> Hilari Kawakami-Wong

Adult:
>> Lori Amano
>> Patrick & Caroline Aweau
>> Alan Belshe
>> Dolores Bledsoe
>> Misty Davis
>> Joann Fakler
>> Eddie Flores
>> Raynette Gallarde
>> Doug Gibson
>> Carol Hagiwara
>> Cynthia Hashimoto
>> Sat Khalsa
>> Cynthia Kitkowski
>> Lennie Long
>> Carolyn (Susie) Lua
>> Dr. Paul & Cathy Morris
>> Les Murata
>> Laura Nagasawa
>> Janice Nakata
>> Janet Pogue
>> Ellen Schroeder
>> Guy Shimabukuro
>> Kutmaster Spaz (Derrick Bulatao)
>> Paul Starzyk
>> Connie Tostado
>> Bartly Ray Wilson
>> Janice Wong
>> Loretta Yajima

Senior:
>> Sylvia Alper
>> Jack Araki
>> Rachel Bailey
>> Sally Bosuego
>> Sylvia Burns
>> Charles P.M.K. Burrows
>> Fred Cachola
>> Antonio Bayani De Guzman
>> Elisa De Guzman
>> Wayne Delventhal
>> Clara Foo
>> Gary Funasaki
>> Seymour Gottlieb
>> Frederick Ing
>> Sue Inouye
>> Lawrence Kelley
>> Jane Koshiba
>> Ed Krentzman
>> Virginia Montifolca
>> Diane Neill
>> Albert Prestidge
>> Marjorie Russell
>> Georgia Sagawa
>> Betsy Sato
>> Naoko Seegmiller
>> Manny Silva
>> Duy-Chanh Tran
>> Esther Yokoyama

Business:
>> Hawaiian Airlines

Project:
>> Ambassadors of Aloha Program
>> Hawaii Theater Gift Shop
>> Friends of Foster Kids
>> 725th Main Support Battalion (25th Infantry Division (Light) U.S. Army Schofield Barracks)

MAUI

Maui's ceremony was held March 20. The following representatives were chosen to attend the statewide ceremony:

>> Youth: Violett Witt
>> Adult: Frances Nelson
>> Senior: Spencer Shiraishi Sr.
>> Business: Irrigation Systems Inc.
>> Community Project: Kids Helping Kids

2002 Maui Kilohana nominees

Youth:
>> Melody Bash
>> Micah Hong
>> Kevin Johnson
>> Michael Mau
>> Reyan Pulido
>> Violett Witt

Adult:
>> Susan Elliott
>> Wendy Milovana
>> Geoffrey Naylor
>> Frances Nelson
>> Milton Ono
>> Pat Toyama
>> Margaret Trevathan

Senior:
>> Ginger Macafee
>> Jean Pierceall
>> Jean Prandini
>> Spencer Shiraishi Sr.
>> Florence Tanaka
>> Lillian Walker

Business:
>> Aloha Shell
>> Irrigation Systems Inc.
>> Pua'a Trucking
>> SGS Landscaping

Project:
>> Calendarmaui.com
>> Kamaole Point Volunteers
>> "Kids Helping Kids"
>> Kihei Skatepark

LANAI

Lanai's ceremony will take place today at Hale Kupuna 'O Lanai, 1144 Ilima Ave., from 4 to 6 p.m. Here are the 2002 Kilohana nominees from Lanai:

Youth:
>> German Caraang
>> Stepheny Leigh Van Horsen

Adult:
>> Cindy Sagawa
>> Donna Schaumburg
>> Jacqueline "Jackie" Woolsey

Senior:
>> Helen Fujie
>> Susan Miyamoto

Business:
>> Castle & Cooke Resorts

MOLOKAI

Molokai's ceremony will be Wednesday at the Mitchell Pauole Center at 10:30 a.m. Here are the 2002 Kilohana nominees from Molokai:

Youth:
>> Evalani Faraon

Adult:
>> Kelly Arlos
>> George Benda
>> Gerard Starkey

Senior:
>> Kenneth Nip

Business:
>> Kualapuu Market Ltd.
>> Rawlins Chevron Service

Project:
>> Molokai Community Choir
>> Providing Resolutions with Integrity for a Sustainable Molokai

KAUAI

Kauai's ceremony will be April 9 at the Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center at 5:30 p.m. Here are the 2002 Kilohana nominees from Kauai:

Youth:
>> Health Occupations for Teens (HOT) Club

Adult:
>> Donna Apisa
>> Carl Berg
>> Joseph Enrique II
>> Dennis Esaki
>> George Keoki Gosselin
>> Susan Kanoho
>> Virginia "Gini" Kapali
>> Ed Matsukawa
>> Eddie Sarita

Senior:
>> Roger Cable
>> M. Jean Odo
>> Barbara Perreira
>> Ruth Smith
>> Turk Tokita
>> Paz Valdez
>> Linda Wong

Project:
>> Aloha Peace Project
>> Kauai Community College Nursing Club
>> Kauai Sunshine Market
>> Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital (KMVH) Auxiliary
>> Kauai Veterans Memorial Charitable Foundation
>> Kilauea Community Outreach Program (KCOP)
>> Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital Auxiliary

BIG ISLAND

The Big Island's ceremony will be April 11 at the Hawaii Naniloa Resort's Kilohana Room at 11 a.m. Here are the 2002 Kilohana nominees from the Big Island:

Youth:
>> Duke Ellington Chase
>> Corey Johnson
>> Blake Kurisu
>> Casey Matsunaga
>> Shera Miyashiro
>> Kalina Unger

Adult:
>> Wendy Asato
>> Virginia Aste
>> Dr. Daniel Belcher
>> Keturah Kalima
>> Charleen "Ipo" Melendez
>> Alan Nakagawa
>> Andrea Ota
>> Patricia E. Perez
>> Gilbert Jr. Sampaia
>> Philip Siple
>> Mona May Taniguchi

Senior:
>> Cindy Carroll
>> Setsuko "Sets" Fukushima
>> Setsumi Hirata
>> Dr. Frederick Holschuh
>> Dolores Ritter
>> Pat Rocco

Business:
>> Hawaii Theatre
>> Hilton Waikoloa Village
>> Ohana Banana Farms

Project:
>> Business Education Partnership
>> Christmas Gifts for Low Income Public Housing Youths
>> Emergency Light Flashers Group
>> Hilo High School Key Club
>> Kiwanis Club of East Hawaii
>> "Kokua-Malama"
>> Malama O Puna (formerly Puna Outdoor Circle)
>> Na Kalai Wa'a Moku 'O Hawaii
>> Hilo Project Linus
>> "With Aloha from Hawaii"