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H onolulu-based Alo- ha Petroleum, the gasoline market- er for Shell brand gasoline in Hawai‘i, donated nearly $16,000 to Ronald McDon- ald House Charities Hawai‘i through its 2022 Giving Pump Campaign. “We believe in giving back to the commu- nities that we serve,” states Cassie Bui, director of sales operations and marketing for Aloha Petroleum ... Speaking of RMHC Hawai‘i, Natalie Fogle has joined the Honolu- lu-based nonprofit’s board of directors. Fogle is the senior vice president and director of Bank of Hawai‘i. She will work with about a dozen other community leaders and busi- ness professionals to guide RMHC Hawai‘i’s mission. RMHC Hawai‘i provides a
Cassie Bui (left), director of sales operations and marketing for Aloha Petroleum, and Ronald McDonald House Charities Hawai‘i president Jerri Chong, pose with the 2022 Giving Pump Campaign check. PHOTO COURTESY ALOHA PETROLEUM
quartered in Honolulu, was named “Best Big Bank” in Hawai‘i by the same survey. For more information, vis- it newsweek.com/rankings/ americas-best-banks-2023 ... Hawai‘i Pacific University associate professor of English and chair of the Department of English and Applied Lin- guistics Christy Williams won second place in the 2022 Chicago Folklore Prize for her book Mapping Fairy-Tale Space: Pastiche and Metafic- tion in Borderless Tales. The prize committee found the book draws “readers into a complex discussion of why folkore and folkorists matter.” The Chicago Folkore Prize is the oldest international award recognizing excellence of folklore scholarship ... kiwamoto@midweek.com
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home away from home for seriously ill children and their families ... Central Pacific Bank, headquartered in Ho- nolulu, was recently named “Best Small Bank” in Hawai‘i by Newsweek. The magazine, in partnership with Lending Tree, evaluated more than 4,800 financial institutions
across the country. “We’re honored to be recognized by Newsweek as one of the best banks in Hawai‘i,” states CPB incoming president and CEO Arnold Martines. “It’s a testament to our employ- ees and the values we share as a team.” Meanwhile, First Hawaiian Bank, also head-
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