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POSTED: Saturday, January 31, 2009

Haseko funds job training

; Haseko Hawaii has contributed $100,000 to the Haseko Training Fund, which provides grants for job training programs and vocational education scholarships for Ewa Beach residents. The donation is the final installment of a $500,000 donation over five years.

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ProjectFocus Hawaii, a 12-week photography internship for 14 at-risk children, received an $8,000 grant from Na Lei Aloha Foundation. The nonprofit ProjectFocus was co-founded by Laurie Callies and Lisa Uesugi, photographers and former educators, to enhance self-esteem and self-awareness in children.

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Dongbu Insurance Co. named Hyung Sub Kim as Hawaii branch manager.

He was previously general manager of product development for the Dongbu Insurance Co. office in Seoul.

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Avalon Realty named Elliot Domalewski as a sales associate.

Avalon Realty is a residential brokerage subsidiary of Avalon Group, a real estate development, consulting and brokerage firm based in Honolulu.