Posted on: Sunday, October 21, 2007
Salutes
Advertiser Staff
Recent additions to the American Red Cross Hawaii State Chapter board of directors are: Peggy Cha, chancellor, Kaua'i Community College; Ted Dixon, publisher, Hawaii Tribune-Herald; Fred Galdones, president, ILWU Local 142; Brian Halsey, market manager, Wal-Mart Stores; Ed Hubennette, vice president, Japan, Hawai'i & South Pacific, Marriott International; and Kitty Lagareta, chairwoman and CEO, Communications Pacific.
Rejoining the board for a second term are: Jeff Harris, director and vice president, Torkildson Katz Fonseca Moore & Hetheringon; Randy Harris, former vice chair, Merrill Lynch International; Peter Ho, chief banking officer, Bank of Hawaii; Faye Kurren, president and CEO, Hawaii Dental Service; Greg Meier, president, Jamba Juice and P.F. Chang's Hawaii; Gary North, senior vice president, Matson Navigation Co.; Jean Rolles, vice president and assistant corporate secretary, Outrigger Hotels; Gerald Sumida, of counsel, Carlsmith Ball; Nonie Toledo, vice president and general manager, Sprint Hawai'i; and Jim Yates, president, The Gas Co.
New officers for fiscal year 2007-08 are: chapter chair, William Wilson, president and CEO, Hawaiian Dredging; vice chair, Peter Ho, chief banking officer, Bank of Hawaii; secretary, Patrick Kobayashi, principal, Kobayashi Group; and treasurer, C. Scott Wo, vice president, C.S. Wo & Sons.
Eric Martinson has been elected chairman of the board of directors of the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i for fiscal year 2007-08.
Martinson participated on the Committee to Save the Center in 2002, and in 2003, after the JCCH announced it had cleared its $9 million debt, was one of the new directors elected to the board by the JCCH membership.
"We have set specific goals for JCCH this year, including the implementation of a planned giving campaign and lifetime memberships," said Martinson.
He is managing director of Tradewind Capital Group Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Island Holdings Inc., engaged in private equity and real estate investment and asset management activities.
Artist Douglas Kenney's work "Frond and Line" was recently selected best in show at the Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce's annual Commitment to Excellence art competition. Kenney won $1,000.
The Life Foundation has announced its 2007-08 board of directors. They are: president, Harry Byerly of Hawai'i Pacific University; vice president, Bruce Shiramizu of Hawai'i AIDS Clinical Research Program; second vice president, Michael Garcia of Oceanic Time Warner; treasurer, Tracy Woo of The Queen's Health System; and secretary, Ron Cannerella of Department of Land and Natural Resources.
Board members are: Natalie Aczon of Starbucks Coffee; Lehua Bongo of Juvenile Detention Center; Clifford Chang of Pacific Islands Primary Care Association; Gernando De Hoyos, a volunteer and community representative; Babette Galang of Papa Ola Lokahi; Balram Gangaram, M.D., a pediatrician; Travis Gray of University of Hawai'i Foundation; David John, M.D., of The Queen's Medical Center; Jim Jennings of Communications Pacific; Dan Molnar of AssistGuide Inc.; and Alan Yue of PreNetSys Inc.
Hawai'i's Ladies Auxiliary president Gerri Enos, of Honolulu, was named runner-up Department President of the Year for her membership group during the 94th Convention of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. She was honored for her excellent leadership during the 2006-07 year.
Members were thanked for volunteering in the nation's hospitals, raising funds for the Cancer Aid and Research Fund, and donating money for Operation Uplink to provide long-distance telephone cards to troops and hospitalized veterans.
Goodwill Industries of Hawai'i Inc. has been accredited for three years by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. Specific services accredited were employment services, workforce development, organizational employment services, community integration and Community Services Coordination.
The Hitachi Foundation recently recognized 10 young leaders with the 2007 Yoshiyama Award for Exemplary Service to the Community. Among them was Mililani's Kyle Monette.
In 2004, Monette created Kids Helping Kids with Diabetes to educate his peers, their parents and community members about the health risks of juvenile diabetes. He recruited 150 middle and high school students to support his program, training volunteers in fundraising, education, support services and legislation.
Recently, General Growth Partners Hawai'i assisted Habitat for Humanity Leeward O'ahu in sponsoring the GGP Build Day. More than 30 volunteers from GGP malls across O'ahu painted the interior trims and walls of a new seven-bedroom home. Nearly 100 hours of manpower were employed to help complete the home for the Kaneakua family. For some of the family's 10 children, this home will mark the first time that they have lived under a roof.
Volunteers from The Honolulu Community Action Program/ Ohana Hou and Bank of Hawaii recently joined forces to help renovate vacant public housing units in the Ho'okipa Housing Complex in Kahalu'u. Volunteers spent their day painting and installing drywall and floor tiles in five units.
The American Association for State and Local History recently designated the Lyman Museum as the recipient of an Award of Merit. The award is the most prestigious recognition for achievement in the preservation and interpretation of state and local history.
The Lyman Mission House was built in 1839 as a home for missionaries David and Sarah Lyman who lived in it until the mid-1880s. The structure was saved from demolition in 1930 and transformed into the museum that opened in 1931.
Waikiki Health Center's Board of Directors recently elected the following new officers for the 2007-2008 year: president, Michael Burnett, community volunteer; vice president/treasurer, Max Botticelli, MD, CEO of UHA, a commercial health insurer; vice president/development, John Morton, PhD, interim vice president for Community Colleges, University of Hawai'i; secretary, Gennitt Simons, community volunteer.
Waikiki Health Center is marking its 40th year of service to the people of O'ahu. The Center's small network of clinics and outreach programs provides high quality medical and social services that are accessible and affordable for everyone. No one is turned away for inability to pay.
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