Hot Shots – 7/10/19

Star-Advertiser Gives To HRA & HLTA

Dedicating proceeds from the inaugural Hawai‘i Hotel and Restaurant Show, Honolulu Star-Advertiser and its new Star Events division presented checks totaling $20,000 to Hawai‘i Lodging & Tourism Association and Hawai‘i Restaurant Association in support of their industry programs. Pictured are Honolulu Star-Advertiser chief revenue officer Dave Kennedy, and president and publisher Dennis Francis presenting a check for $10,000 to HRA executive director Sheryl Matsuoka and HRA chairman Tom Jones (top); as well as to HLTA senior director of operations Edgar Palafox and HLTA president and CEO Mufi Hannemann (above).

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Helping The Nānākuli Hawks Get To California

Commercial Roofing & Waterproofing HI donated a check for $2,500 to the N˛n˛kuli Hawks 12U baseball team’s GoFundMe campaign to raise money for its trip to California, where the group will represent Hawai‘i at the 2019 Regional Tournament. Pictured are (front) Shysten Nagasako, Blaze Baltazar, Kamanalu Grace, Ronald Vea, DJ Kapaku, Allin Yap, (back) Dayton Lorenzo, Charles Naone, Jordan Kay, Damien Gri˝ en, coach Nick Gri˝ en, head coach Donald Kapaku, Ellsworth Grace Sr. and Koa Grace.

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