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Jonnah Lashay Respicio, who was raised in Waimānalo, has joined Coldwell Banker Realty’s Kapolei office as an indepen- dent agent. Prior to joining the company, Respicio served as a beauty advisor at Ulta Beauty ... East O‘ahu residents still have time to participate in Hawai‘i State Public Library System’s Summer Reading Challenge, titled Oceans of Possibilities. The pro- gram runs through July 30. The library has partnered with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide kids with downloadable activities. This summer’s challenge is to read 1,000 minutes, with fun rewards after achieving certain milestones. The grand prize is four round-trip air- plane tickets. Visit librarie- shawaii.org/summerreading ... Educational employees are invited to take part in Kapi‘olani Summer Camp, a free Zoom-based profes- sional development and personal growth event. The workshops, which are hosted by Kapi‘olani Community College, will offer various sessions on topics including instructional, cultural, health and wellness, and more. The camp takes place Aug. 1-5. For more information, visit sumrcamp.wixsite.com/ kapiolanisummercamp ...
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translator to be able to part- ner with local institutions,” states the Kaimukī resident. “It is vital to encourage edu- cational development by honoring children’s language and culture” ... Kāhala res- ident Michael Morales has rejoined Hawaiian Telcom as its director of business services consulting. Having worked in program manage- ment from 2004 to 2011, in his new role, Morales will lead a team responsible for the assessment, design, and implementation of network, security and cloud/data cen- ter solutions for businesses ... East O‘ahu’s Allison Suthard and Anna Lee made the spring 2022 dean’s list at Belmont University, and Sarina Lee and Ian Davis Muraoka have been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s president’s list ... Hawai‘i Kai’s Joshua Souza, who graduated from the Air Force Academy in 2020, was recently promoted to first lieutenant. Job well done! ... tmero@midweek.com
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The Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program under the U.S. Department of Education awarded a $100,000 grant to Chaminade University associate profes- sor Dr. Eva Washburn- Repollo. Funds went toward a summer program meant to increase Hawai‘i’s Filipino culture-based education in K-12 classrooms. The federal grant supported a short-term curriculum development proj- ect spearheaded by Washburn- Repollo, in which participants traveled this summer to the Philippines. “It is an honor as a native Cebuano speaker and
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