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H onolulu-based non- profit Kupu Ha- wai‘i is looking to hire environmental education leaders for several schools on O‘ahu. Candidates should have a background in educa- tion, Hawaiian studies, natural sciences, conservation and/or natural resources. To apply, visit kupuhawaii.tfaforms. net/261 ... Two graduates of Honolulu high schools were among a handful selected for this year’s Paubox Kahikina STEM Scholarships. Dylan Dinio, an ‘Iolani School grad- uate now attending North- eastern University, and Al- lena Villanueva, a Punahou School graduate now attend- ing University of Southern California, each received $1,000. The scholarships were created to encourage Native Hawaiian students to pursue careers in STEM (sci- ence, technology, engineering and math) ... Effective Jan. 1, Mānoa resident Arnold Mar- tines will be the new CEO of Central Pacific Bank and its holding company, Central Pacific Financial. He will also serve on the boards of both en- tities. Martines has more than 25 years of experience in the
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Mimi Lind
tor of behavioral health at the Venice Family Clinic in Cal- ifornia ... Dr. Naoto Ueno has been selected as director of the University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center. He is current- ly the executive director of the Inflammatory Breast Can- cer Research Program at Uni- versity of Texas MD Ander- son Cancer Center, where he is also a tenured professor of medicine. Ueno has held vari- ous faculty and administrative positions at the University of Texas since 1996 ... Mean- while, Dr. Chien-Wen Tseng of University of Hawai‘i John A. Burns School of Medicine became only the second ac- tive faculty member ever to represent UH in the National Academy of Medicine. She was one of 100 new mem- bers inducted in 2022. NAM inductees are selected based on their major contributions to medicine and health care. Tseng was the first physician from Hawai‘i to serve on the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and according to NAM, she ensured “medica- tion access for 1 in 4 Amer- icans unable to afford their prescriptions. Her work on Medicare Part D drug benefits
supported 2020 legislation to redesign Part D to protect 48 million patients from losing coverage mid-year” ... Fi- nally, a reminder that Nov. 8 is Election Day. Ballot drop boxes are open across the is- land, as is the Voter Service
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banking industry, including nearly two decades at CPB. He is a champion of small businesses and led CPB’s Payment Protection Program, which was a lifeline for local small businesses during the pandemic ... Mimi Lind has been named executive direc- tor of Honolulu-based Jewish Community Services. She is
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the first to take on this role at the nonprofit, which is dedi- cated to supporting the Jewish community in Hawai‘i. Lind is a licensed psychotherapist and clinical social worker who specializes in treating domestic violence, substance abuse and trauma. A Punahou graduate, she is returning to Hawai‘i after serving as direc-
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