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Haseko helps Ewa Beach Weed & Seed

The Haseko Training Fund gave $10,000 to the Ewa Beach Weed & Seed program for the operation of its culinary arts program for about 25 James Campbell High School students during the summer.

Haseko also gave an additional $100,000 for vocational education scholarships for Ewa Beach students and grants for job-training programs.

The Hawaii Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation was given $13,000 by Mililani Middle School's 400 students, who raised the funds in a walk-athon on campus last fall.

The students learned about the effects of Type 1 diabetes, which primarily affects children.

» Kuakini Auxiliary, the largest hospital auxiliary in Hawaii with more than 500 volunteers, elected its officers for 2008. The new president is Nancy Shimamoto; vice president, Sharon Kurio; recording secretary, Karen Kuraoka; corresponding secretary, Beverly Klopf; and treasurer, Lella Migita.

The auxiliary is under the Kuakini Health System and has raised more than $1 million for the hospital since 1978.

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