Taking Notice
Honors
Latiana Espinueva, a 9-year-old student at Hahaione Elmentary School, was crowned Junior Miss Vogue International in a pageant held at Mamiya Theatre. Espinueva also was awarded the People's Choice Award during the pageant.
Regional winners from Hawaii of GEICO's 13th annual National Seat Belt Poster Contest for ages 6-11 are: Corina Sampaia from E.B. de Silva School in Hilo, first; and Maricel Delos Santos from Pahala Elementary School, third. For age group 12-15, first prize went to Glenda Duldulao from Kalakaua Middle School; second place to Nancy Shon from Stevenson Middle School; and third to Angelo Kho from Kalakaua Middle School.
Hina Mauka Recovery Center recognized the following people at its Annual Volunteer Recognition Ceremony: Andrew Autele, Christian Benkman, Brian Burnet, Colleen Fox, Doug Hall, Chiyeko Harada, Tyler Harr, Sara Hill, Wendy Klimpl, Erin Law, Rocky Like, Tricia Matsukado, Todd Obata, Mary O'Hanlon, Mike O'Neil, Christie Pacheco, Malia Reeves, Patricia Rickman, Denny Schnaible, Jan Takahashi, Bill Tapper, Melissa Torres, Darlene Vysoky and Diane Walden.
Dr. Lorraine Mito, assistant department chair of education programs and faculty member at the Hawaii Campus of the University of Phoenix, was chosen to participate in the Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program to Japan.
The U.S. Small Business Administration awarded the Pacific Division's Regional Officer in Charge of Contracts at Pearl Harbor an award for small-business contracting efforts.
GEICO awarded Sgt. Laura R.K. Jernigan of the 25th Military Police Battalion, Schofield Army Barracks, a Military Service Award for her achievements in drug and alcohol prevention.
Punahou School selected Jonathan Yorck to be one of the fellows to participate in the 2000 Korean Studies Program in New York.
Joan Yoshina, the librarian at Mililani Mauka Elementary School, received the Golden Key Award from the Hawaii Association of School Librarians.
Stanley Young received the 1999 Outstanding Vending Program Rehabilitant of the Year award from Ho'opono (Services of the Blind Branch of the Department of Human Services) and the Outstanding Blind Person of the Year award from the Lions Club of Honolulu.
Spa Management Magazine awarded JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa at Ko Olina the 1999 Jeffrey Joseph Spa of the Year Award.
Rand T.K. Lono, a freshman at Kamehameha Schools and son of Rory and Nora Lono, achieved the rank of Eagle Scout.
Owen M. Sonoda, son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick T. Sonoda and a member of Troop 49, achieved the rank of Eagle Scout.
Officers Named
The following local organizations have appointed new officers:
Sheet Metal Contractors Association: Gabriel Zee, president; Elbert T. Saito, vice president; Jeanette Monma, secretary; Earle S. Matsuda, treasurer; and Wai Lik Chan, Yoshiko Kawakami and Miles M. Kubo, directors.
Hawaii State Teachers Association: Karen Ginoza, president; Joan Lewis, vice president; Wil Okabe, secretary/treasurer; and Karolyn Mossman, NEA director.
Hawaii Recreation and Parks Association: Mike McFarlane, president; Toni Robinson, president-elect; Joyce Spoehr, vice president; Ellen Katoda, secretary; Sam Lankford, treasurer; Kenn Nagasawa, Hawaii vice president; Bernard Carvalho, Kauai vice president; Robert Straub, Maui vice president; Keora Blakeley, Oahu vice president; and Ned Nuding, Cindy Takazono, Sharon Tomita and Debbie Wong, members-at-large.
Grants and Donations
The Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children received a $10,000 grant from the Alexander & Baldwin Foundation to be used in the ongoing operations of the hospital's Maui Children's Specialty Clinic.
Liberty House and M.A.C. (Make-Up Art Cosmetics) gave $10,000 to the Olakino Wellness Program and $26,000 to Malama Pono to assist the organizations in their fight against AIDS.
Alfred's at Century Center, Daily Scoop, Murphy's Bar & Grill, North Shore Country Okazu and Bento, Swiss Inn and 3660 on the Rise raised over $1,700 for The Sex Abuse Treatment Center's prevention education program.
Alan Nakagawa, a teacher at Honokaa High and Intermediate School, received a $10,000 TAPESTRY grant from Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. for his idea to engage students in the learning of scientific concepts through processes in the arts.
Longs Drugs raised $25,000 for the Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific from their golf tournament. The hospital will use the funds to buy a vehicle for a home visitation program.
The Beta Beta Gama Charitable Fund of Hawaii Community Foundation awarded a $1,500 grant to the American Cancer Society to help support the Hanohano Hukilau program which is Hawaii's version of the national Tell-A-Friend Breast Cancer Program.
Liberty House donated $20,000 to the Hawaii Children's Discovery Center. The funds were collected from the "What Aloha Means to Me" Aloha Calendar 2000 contest and calendar sale.
The Someone Special Foundation received a grant of $5,000 from the McInerny Foundation.
Bank of Hawaii employees raised $95,000 for the American Cancer Society at the 7th Annual Statewide Relay for Life 2000. Bank of Hawaii added $10,000 to the employees' contribution giving the American Cancer Society $105,000 total.
McInerny Foundation gave $4,025 to Catholic Charities' Community Relations Department to help purchase multimedia equipment.
Hawaiian Electric Industries Charitable Foundation continued its sponsorship of a statewide Comprehensive School Health Education program by granting $15,000 to the American Cancer Society.
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation donated a Charity Partnership grant of $250,000 to the Friends of Hawaii Charities.
Scholarships
Market City Foundation awarded $1,000 each to Lai Sin Wong of Kaimuki High School, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wai Pun Wong; and Sandy Chien Hui Liang of Sacred Hearts Academy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nai-Yuan Liang.
The Mamoru and Aiko Takitani Foundation awarded the following scholarships:
Mamoru Takitani Distinguised Student Award of $10,000 went to John Henry Pang of Moanalua High School;
Aiko Takitani Distinguished Student Award of $10,000 went to Sandy Liang of Sacred Hearts Academy;
Outstanding Student Award of $5,000 went to Shayna K.S. Lum of Mid-Pacific Institute;
$2,000 awards went to the following seniors, their high schools are listed in parentheses: Sheryl S.L. Lau (Kaimuki); Joy M. Wasai (Castle), Meredith Narrowe (King Kekaulike on Maui), Loryanne Gawaran (Waimea on Kauai), Jessica A. King (Hilo), Porsche M.A. Kakazu (James Campbell); and Ethan Chiang (Lutheran); and
$1,000 awards went to the following seniors, their high schools are listed in parentheses: Jennifer A. Galarse (Farrington), Kristin A. Yamasaki (Kaiser), Frederick R. Akalin (Kalani), Sandra Kim (McKinley), Carolyn A. Choy (Roosevelt), Jennifer S. Seo (Pearl City), Kau'ilani K. Kaho'onei (Nanakuli High and Intermediate), Juan A. Morales Jr. (Waipahu), Janalyn N. Lee-Abelaye (Waianae), Chin-N "Jean" Chow (Aiea), Terri N. Iwata (Leilehua), Lindsey N. Singeo (Mililani), Robert Stevens (Radford), Litasha L. Johnson (Waialua), Lauren Day (Kahuku High and Intermediate), Nathan Maranan Jr. (Kailua), Christine Izuo (Kalaheo), Sharnell Sumic (Honokaa), Kimberly S.N. Matsui (Kau), Melana E. Yanos (Kohala High and Middle), Chad A. Lawson (Konawaena), Nicolette Barton (Laupahoehoe High and Elementary), Leroy Dikito Jr. (Pahoa High and Intermediate), Anthony C. "Ahshuwah" Hawthorne (Waiakea), Tanisha Johnson (Baldwin), Devon Eileen Carroll (Hana High and Elementary), Nelson A. Tomas (Lahainaluna), Maren Kanekoa (Maui), Nicole H. Fujie (Lanai High and Elementary), Lenn Yonemura (Molokai High and Intermediate), Cheyne H.K. Ebata (Kauai), Erin A. Hanada (Kapaa), Sechyi Laiu (Damien), Ryan Ung (Maryknoll), Joshua B. Acob (St. Anthony Junior-Senior), Grace Delos Santos (St. Francis), Ivette Yamamoto (St. Joseph Junior-Senior), Martin K.S. Ishikawa (St. Louis School), Kristi L. Aucoin (Academy of the Pacific), Shannon M. Rhoades (Hanalani School), Brandi-lyn Yasuoka (Hawaii Baptist Academy), Ana M. Yarawamai (Hawaii Preparatory Academy), Chelsea A. Peck (Honolulu Waldorf School), David S. Wakukawa (Iolani School), Kaipo Ikemoto (Kamehameha Schools), Lisa T. Nguyen (La Pietra-Hawaii School for Girls), Darby F. Lindsey (Parker Schools), Theresa N. Engel (Punahou School), Stephanie K. Wong (St. Andrew's Priory), Morgan Clark (Seabury Hall) and Rhonee J. Rojas (University Laboratory School).
Kristyn M. Kitabayashi, a Mililani High School senior, was awarded a $1,000 national Principal's Leadership Award scholarship by the National Association of Secondary School Principals.
Christopher Moro of Wahiawa, a Leeward Community College student, was awarded the Peter J. Marino Jr. Production Scholarship of $2,000 from the Board of Governors of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, San Francisco/Northern California Chapter.
Six Hawaii Preparatory Academy juniors were named to the list of National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. They are: Oriana Bleecher, Marisa Ganir, Jesse Melrose and Chloe Ota, all from Waimea; Katherine Harrington of Los Altos, Calif.; and Leonard Hyman of Pago Pago, American Samoa.
The Windward Branch of the American Association of University Women awarded scholarships to: Shin Houy Ho of Kahuku High School, who will study International Business Marketing at UH-Manoa; Leigh Kido of Kahuku High School, who will study Business Administration at UH-Manoa; Pauahi K. Nahoi of Honolulu Community College, who continues her study in Occupational and Environmental Safety Management; Ginger Royal of Windward Community College, who will study art at WCC and UH-Manoa; Elise L. Talbert of Castle High School, who will study genetics at the University of California-Davis; and Pamela Wallace, who will continue her Special Education studies at UH-Manoa after completing her undergraduate degree at Honolulu Community College.
Scholastic Honors
Hawaii Alliance for Arts Education presents The Alliance Awards to Haiku School, Kula Elementary Schook, Maili Elementary School, Noelani Elementary School, Honolulu Waldorf School, Le Jardin Academy and Sacred Hearts Academy.
