Hot Shots – 11/22/23
Sweet Fundraiser As Easy As ‘Pie’
First Insurance Co. of Hawai‘i brought back its “Pie-A-Friend” fundraiser, which garnered $1,200 for Aloha United Way. FICOH associates spent $1 per vote to select the top 12 coworkers who would get a pie in the face. On Nov. 2, employees purchased pies at $5 apiece to take their best shot at the 12 good-natured targets outside of FICOH’s Honolulu headquarters on Ward Avenue. Pictured is FICOH’s human resources supervisor Liane Ching (left), getting “sweet revenge” on assistant vice president Lance Kishimoto, as president and CEO Todd Takayama enjoys a hearty laugh. PHOTO COURTESY FIRST INSURANCE CO. OF HAWAI‘I
Community Rallies To Help Maui
Aloha Pacific Foundation, in collaboration with Aloha Pacific Federal Credit Union, its members and the community, raised more than $56,000 for Hawai‘i Community Foundation’s Maui Strong Fund to help with ongoing disaster relief efforts following the Lahaina wildfires. The contribution was made possible by the foundation’s gift of $25,000. Additionally, Aloha Pacific FCU members, their ‘ohana and the community rallied together to donate more than $31,000 at Aloha Pacific FCU’s 10 branch locations. Pictured (from left) are Aloha Pacific Foundation’s board chair Robert Morita; Aloha Pacific FCU Waikele branch team members Darleen Viray, Amelyn Hermosa and Eric Banaticla; and Aloha Pacific FCU president and CEO Vince Otsuka. PHOTO COURTESY ALOHA PACIFIC FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
Firm Participates In Beach Cleanup
On Oct. 28, members of architecture firm AHL participated in Waikīkī Improvement Association’s beach cleanup day, helping collect trash along Waikīkī Beach. Pictured are AHL participants (from left) Douglas Cheung, senior job captain; Tom Baty, project manager; Margaret Li, designer; Kevin Raley, project architect; Giuliana Firpi, a consultant from ENGWorks; and Marie Dominguez, junior interior designer. PHOTO COURTESY AHL
Day Of Service Honors Veterans
Participants of PestWorld 2023 — an event hosted by National Pest Management Association’s PestVets, which connects industry professionals from all over the world — came together for a day of service in support of local nonprofit Wounded Warrior ‘Ohana. The event took place at Tex808 BBQ in Hawai‘i Kai, where PestVets invited WWO veterans and their ‘ohana for a lunch buffet, learn more about the organization’s work and take boat rides through Hawai‘i Kai Marina. PestVets then presented a check for $20,000 to support WWO’s microgrants program. Pictured are (from left) PestVets council chair Trent Kucherk; WWO board members Tyler Roukema and Don Inouye; and Allan Dufoe, FMC Corp. North America sales manager, Pest Division.
PHOTO COURTESY NATIONAL PEST MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION’S PESTVETS
