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taistheCEOof G70+, the newest venture of Hawai‘i-based design firm G70. Takahata is a principal and senior project designer at G70 with more than 25 years of global ex- perience and expertise in hospitality design. The enti- ty, a wholly owned subsidi- ary of G70, will include all overseas projects, primarily in Tahiti, French Polynesia and Mauritius, with plans to expand to other areas. Services will include archi- tecture, planning and interi- or design ... Central O‘ahu public high school gradua- tion ceremonies are as fol- lows: Mililani High School at6p.m.May16atStan Sheriff Center, Universi- ty of Hawai‘i at Mānoa; Leilehua High School at 6 p.m. May 19 at the school’s stadium; Waialua High & Intermediate School at 5:30 p.m. May 20 at the school’s athletics field; and Ka- huku High & Intermediate School at 6 p.m. May 18 at Brigham Young Universi- ty-Hawai‘i Cannon Center. Schools will be sharing lo- gistical details with parents and guardians. This list will be updated on the state De- partment of Education web- site (hawaiipublicschools. org) as needed. For more information, families are encouraged to contact their
child’s school directly ... Aspec tiles — which comes
in porcelain, ceramic and mosaic — are now avail- able at City Mill locations islandwide, including the one in Mililani at 95-455 Makaimoimo St. This new product allows local home- owners the ability to update and transform their spaces at a fraction of the cost of other natural stone prod- ucts, City Mill announces. Trevor Thompson, curator of the ASPEC Range and founder of Hawai‘i-based Pono Stone, states, “Our main goal is to help home- owners and devotee interior designers easily transform their kitchen, bathroom, or other areas of their home with a well-designed tiled wall or backsplash to in- stantly modernize their space. We are extremely excited to partner with City Mill.” For more informa- tion, call 808-623-3100 or visit citymill.com ... Kīpa- pa Elementary School has been named as a finalist in ‘Ōlelo Community Media’s 2022-23 Youth Exchange in
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at Mānoa Campus Center ... Sean Lunasco, director of Waialua High School Robotics, known as The Hawaiian Kids Team 359, notes that the team com- peted last month at the Ventura County Regional 2023. Waialua ranked third overall through qualifying and finished as a tourna- ment finalist. It also won an additional honor, the Excellence in Engineering Award ... Clearway Energy Group recently celebrated the official dedication of its new 36-megawatt (MW) Waiawa Solar farm with 144 MW hours of battery storage, commemorating another milestone in the company’s ongoing part- nership with Kamehameha Schools. The solar farm
is located on 180 acres of land leased from Kame- hameha Schools in Central O‘ahu. As part of Clear- way’s multi-year commu- nity commitment, Waiawa Solar is hosting local and mainland internships and programs for students in renewable energy educa- tion in partnership with Blue Planet Foundation and Kamehameha Schools. For more information, vis- it clearwayenergygroup. com ... Hawai‘i Depart- ment of Education teach- ers who have earned or re- newed their National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification — a recognition for meeting the highest standards for teaching — include Jason Duncan of Mililani High;
Lisa Hyatt and Amber O’ Riley of Kahuku High and Intermediate; and Erin Mendelson of Helemano Elementary ... Calling all Central O‘ahu keiki artists — Hawai‘i State Founda- tion on Culture and Arts is accepting submissions for its student art competition. It’s open to students in kin- dergarten to seventh grade. This year’s theme is “Good Leaders Taking Action.” The deadline is April 14. Works will be chosen for an exhibit at the Hawai‘i State Art Museum from May 20 to July 17. They will also be displayed at the Hawai‘i Convention Center through March 2024. For more in- formation, visit sfca.ha- waii.gov/yah ... drobbins@ midweek.com
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multiple categories for its submissions titled Natural Energy, Crazy Coquis, Loko Ea, Save Our Ocean, Storm Safety and Brain Power. In addition, Mililani High School is a finalist for its videos titled Cleaner Ener- gy Cleaner World and Be Vo- cal, Support Local ... Mili- lani High School students enrolled in Japanese III or IV level classes placed third at the Japan-America Soci- ety of Hawai‘i’s 20th Annu- al Japan Wizards Statewide Academic Team Competi- tion. It took place on Feb. 25 at University of Hawaiʻi
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