Taking Notice
Officers named
The following local organizations have appointed new officers:Hawaii Association for the Education of Young Children: Elaine Yamashita, president; Wayne Watkins, president-elect; Sharon Taba, past president; Sally Hansen, Kathy Murphy, vice presidents; Amy Valdez, secretary; Frances Doto, treasurer; Wendy Lagarota, Patricia McNelis, Myrna Jurado, Lani Au, Wayne Buch, Roma Smith-Magee, Donna Angel, representatives; Monica Ka'auwai, Donna Flores, members at large.
The Hawaii Association of Mortgage Brokers: Dennis Tashiro, president; Steve Higa, president-elect; Roland Shar, vice president; Glenn Takasato, treasurer; Jeff Wong, secretary; Renee Muramoto, past president; Greg Cha, George Fukuhara, Pamela Harrington, Russell Miyashiro, Randy Muraoka, Dennis Oshiro, Claude Phillips, Nancy Sato, Jean Savoy, Terry Street, Bob Sutterfield, Dennis Taira, Debbie Viola, Rita Kama-Kimura, board members.
Mental Health Association in Hawaii: Debbie Rivers, president; Tautasi Manicas, Craig Willers, Florence Kunitomo Jacobson, Anela Patterson, Ellen Caringer, vice presidents; Mindy Willers, secretary; Ben Carroll, treasurer; Jean Adair-Leland, Richard Behenna, Bud Bowles, Anni Campbell, Rick Egged, Wally Inglis, Georg Kissner, Brian Martin, Duane Okamoto, Gregory Pai, Dennis Park, Suzanne Toguchi, board members.
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Hawaii: Douglas C. Smith, president; Don Keliinoi, Ron Haranda, Alice Lee, vice presidents; Charles Au, treasurer; Lori Kam, secretary; Grandy Perry (past president, international board member), Wayne Ronaman, Shirley Furukawa, Jon Bryan, new board members.
College of Business Administration Alumni and Friends: Gary K. Nakata, president; Licie C. Fok, vice president; Georgianne Won, secretary; Christopher Chen, treasurer; David Bangert, Arnold Kishi, David Kozuki, Rachel Nakooka, Allen Chee, Paula Chang, Milton Hiura, Ulrike Siddiqi, Dennis Tanimoto, board members.
Parents and Children Together: David Shibata, president; John Whalen, vice president; Lowell Kalapa, treasurer; Dennis Fern, secretary.
Grants and donations
For the 12th consecutive year, the Nagoya Lions Club and Hawaii Kai Lions Club have donated money to the Hawaii Kai Public Library for books and other materials.The Nagoya club of Japan gave $2,000 and a Japanese doll for display, and the Hawaii club gave $1,000 and repainted the sign on the front lawn.
The Friends of Hickam, a group of 135 civic and business leaders, have donated their time and $5,000 to construct a sidewalk cafe at Hickam's Hale Aina dining facility.
Alexander & Baldwin has awarded $5,000 to Hawaii Public Radio in support of the national news program, "Morning Edition."
GTE Hawaiian Tel also donated $6,000 to the station.
HMSA Foundation has awarded a $60,000 grant to the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center to develop a program to improve the quality of life of children 3-10 years old.
Hawaii's Thousand Friends has received a $1,250 grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation to assist in establishing the Wailea Village Community Land Trust, to preserve the historic character of the village in Hamakua on the Big Island.
Frank A. Ke Jr. has been named executive chef and director of culinary services at the Royal Kona Resort, replacing Daniel Thiebaut, who plans to open a restaurant in nearby Waimea.
Ke previously served as executive chef at the Volcano Golf & Country Club, the Kona Lagoon Hotel, the Sea Mountain Resort, Restaurant & Golf Course, and the Kona Country Club's Vista Restaurant.
Paul A. Cox, director of the National Tropical botanical garden in Lawai, Kauai, has been appointed a director on the board of Hawaii Reserves Inc., a Laie-based property management company.
James B.H. Young, M.D., a urologist at The Queen's Medical Center, has been named "Ke Kauka Po'okela,'' Outstanding Physician for 1999, by the medical staff and employees.
The Maui AIDS Foundation has appointed Connie Frasier outreach director and Eduardo Hernandez resource development director.
The National Association of Home Builders has selected the Hawaii Remodelers Council, co-sponsors GE Capital Hawaii and Hawaii Remodeling magazine, as first-place winners in the Public Relations and Promotion Category of the annual Council Awards for Demonstrating Remodeling Excellence Awards program. They are co-sponsors of the "Remodel It Right" campaign.
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