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SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
There’s some new art in downtown Ho- nolulu. Work by lo- cal artists Solomon Enos, Kana Ogawa and Roland Longstreet are now on display at the First Hawai- ian Bank Center art gallery (999 Bishop St.) and will be there through Dec. 3. The gallery is free to the pub- lic and open during bank- ing hours, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. All pieces on display are also available for purchase. For more, fol- low the bank on Instagram (@fhbhawaii) ... Speaking of art, work by Samoan art- ist Saumolia Puapuaga is on display at MORI by Art + Flea in Kaka‘ako’s South Shore Market (1170 Auahi St. Ste. 105) through Oct 17. The improv paintings cap- ture the personal, abstract and magical beauty of na- ture. His art is also available for purchase in store and at morihawaii.com ... Honolu- lu residents looking to buy or repair a home may be eligible for assistance from the city’s Department of Community Services. The Rehabilitation Loan Pro- gram is open to owner-oc- cupant homeowners and can be used to fix hazardous conditions such as wood rot, leaky roofs, peeling paint and faulty electrical wiring. The Down Payment Loan Program helps home buyers
come up with the down pay- ment needed to qualify for a mortgage. Eligible residents must earn 80% of the area medium income. For details visit honolulu.gov/dcs ... University of Hawai‘i at Mā- noa student Nai‘a Anderson is one of four college stu- dents taking part in a 23-day research expedition aboard the Ocean Exploration Trust’s Nautilus vessel. She is sailing as a seafloor map- ping intern, gaining hands-on experience in oceanography at Papahānaumokuākea Ma- rine National Monument, which is the largest contig- uous fully protected conser- vation area in the nation ... Beth-Ann Kozlovich joins Honolulu-based Communi- cations-Pacific Inc. as vice president. Kozlovich created the “Town Square” and “The Conversation” programs on Hawai‘i Public Radio. She also serves on the boards of directors of the Rotary Club of Honolulu, Mental Health America of Hawai‘i and Ha- wai‘i Arts Alliance ... Ahi & Vegetable, which has a loca- tion in Ala Moana Shopping Center’s Lānai Food Court, recently donated more than $12,250 to the nonprofit Par- ents and Children Together during its inaugural two-day fundraising campaign last month. “We are grateful to Ahi & Vegetable for going above and beyond to sup-
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Works by (clockwise from bottom) Roland Longstreet, Kana Ogawa and Solomon Enos are now on display at First Hawaiian Bank Center in downtown Honolulu. They can be viewed for free during banking hours and are also available for purchase. PHOTOS COURTESY THE RESPECTIVE ARTISTS
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