Hot Shots – 12/25/24

Photo courtesy Clyde Sugimoto

Community Leaders Light The Way

Pacific Buddhist Academy hosted its annual Lighting Our Way event to honor individuals who make Hawai‘i a better place. This year’s honorees are Mabel Hashisaka, founder of Kaua‘i Kookie; William Kaneko, partner at Dentons; Dr. Takashi Manago, 100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team veteran; and Claude Onizuka and the Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka Memorial. Pictured are (front, from left) Manago, Hashisaka, (back, from left) Beverly Yoshioka, Scott Nishimoto, Tiare McClellan, Norman Hashisaka, Kaneko and Onizuka.

Funds Help Waikīkī Seniors In Need 

Hilton Grand Vacations donated $10,000 to Waikīkī Community Center to help kūpuna and families needing support this holiday season. Pictured are Linda Rodrigues (left), senior vice president of marketing with Hilton Grand Vacations, and Caroline Hayashi (right), president of Waikīkī Community Center.

A Real ‘Asset’ For Hawai‘i’s Hungry

Earlier this month, Assets School staff, faculty parents and trustees donated canned goods and nonperishable foods — for a total of 500 meals —  to Hawai‘i Foodbank. Pictured are (from left) Amy Miller, president and CEO of Hawai‘i Foodbank; Katie van Nispen, manager of annual fundraising with Assets School; and Lynne Wooddell, director of major and capital gifts with Hawai‘i Foodbank.