SHINING STARS
Dinner for Blaisdell benefits endowment
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Dr. Kekuni Blaisdell's contributions to medical education in Hawaii were recognized by more than 300 medical professionals and native Hawaiians at a recent endowment benefit dinner.
Blaisdell, 83, was founding chairman of the Department of Medicine at the University of Hawaii's John A. Burns School of Medicine and is professor emeritus. He is co-founder of E Ola Mau, an organization of native Hawaiian health care professionals.
Proceeds from the March 14 dinner will go to an endowment to increase the number of native Hawaiian doctors in the state.
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