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JANUARY 19, 2022
Shimazu Shave Ice
3111 Castle St. – Next to Rainbow Drive-In OPEN DAILY 10am - 7pm • 744-0465
$ 1OFF
HFK MIX PLATE
Includes rotisserie chicken, choice of poke, choice of Rainbow Drive-In entree, rice and steamed vegetables or macaroni salad.
Limit one per person per day. Must present coupon before ordering. One offer per coupon. May not be combined with any other offer. Exp. 1/26/22.
The 2022 Sony Open took place at Wai‘alae Country Club on Jan. 10-16. Kaimukī High School graduate and 2006 Hawai‘i High School Athletic Association sports state champion Chan Kim returned to the islands to participate in the event ... Zachary Kao of Kaimukī Christian School was 1 of 7 Hawai‘i students who won the 2021 Access to Justice Commission High School Essay Contest. Kao’s essay, titled The Power Of ‘Insignificant’ shares how his interactions with patients as a volunteer at The Queen’s Medical Center impacted him. Through the experi- ence, Kao realized the joy of “tiny but powerful actions.” His winning piece was rec- ognized by Hawai‘i Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald. Kao recieved a $500 award from law cor- poration Tamashiro Sogi & Bonner ... Jocko Walker recently joined Coldwell Banker Realty’s Diamond Head-Kāhala office as an independent agent. Prior to joining the company, the Kaimukī resident served as the maitre d’/beverage director at Taormina Sicilian Cuisine ... The Queen’s Health Systems announced that Jennifer Moran, who hails from Kaimukī, was chosen by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as the 2021 National Magnet Nurse of the Year awardee for Exemplary Professional Practice. The stroke program coordinator with Queen’s Neuroscience Institute continuously works to improve the care of stroke patients. “It’s an incredible achievement for Jennifer, and another acknowledg- ment of the nationally rec-
Zachary Kao
ognized, award-winning work being done by Queen’s Neuroscience Institute,” states president and CEO Jill Hoggard Green. “Jennifer and her team have had a tre- mendous impact on the com- munity and have improved countless patients’ quality of life” ... East O‘ahu resi- dents can ring in the Year of the Tiger with special per- formances and giveaways at Market City Shopping Center on Jan. 29. The free Chinese New Year event will feature lion dances, a taiko drum performance, firecracker ceremony and more. Live performances will be held in the lower parking lot fronting Ben Franklin Crafts from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. “We’re thrilled to bring back our annual Chinese New Year
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tradition to Market City after being on hiatus last year due to the pandemic,” states lim- ited president and secretary Sandra Au Fong. As part of the event, attendees can receive a complimentary fortune cookie, some of which will contain gift cards to various shopping center merchants, while supplies last ... tmero@midweek.com
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