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Along-time Honolulu Marathon partici- pant is running for a good cause this year. It will be the final marathon for JR Manuel Buenconsejo and he’s hoping to raise money to repair and maintain the his- toric Hawai‘i Theatre, which turned 100 years old earlier this year. Anyone interested in supporting him can vis- it his GoFundMe page at gofund.me/dbb54f77 ... Na- tive Hawaiian students pur- suing a medical degree at University of Hawai‘i John A. Burns School of Medicine got a big boost recently. The school’s Native Hawaiian Center of Excellence recently received a $3.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health’s Health Resources and Services Administra- tion ... Dr. Lee Buenconse- jo-Lum was appointed act- ing dean of JABSOM. She will serve in that capacity from Jan. 1 to Feb. 28. Then, effective March 1, she will be interim dean of JABSOM through the end of 2023. She replaces Dr. Jerris Hedges who announced he would be retiring ... Todd Takayama is the new president of First Insurance Co. of Hawai‘i, which is headquartered in Honolulu. He will oversee underwriting, claims, legal issues, marketing and fi- nance. He was previously chief underwriting officer at the company. Takayama joined FICOH’s underwriting division in 2010 as manager and has held roles of increas- ing responsibility through the years ... Anna Garcia joins Honolulu-based Kupu Ha- wai‘i as a recruiting special- ist. She is a veteran of Kupu’s 2021-22 Conservation Lead- ership Development Program and was a park ranger’s assis-
JR Manuel Buenconsejo
tant at Diamond Head State Monument ... A monthly gathering of food trucks in Waikele has expanded to Kaka‘ako. What the Truck?! takes place 5-9 p.m. Dec. 9 (and every second Friday of the month thereafter) at the corner of Ward Avenue and Ala Moana Boulevard. Free parking is available on Ahui Street. For more informa- tion, visit by-my-standards.
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