MidWeek Leeward - Apr 7, 2021

FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 7, 2021
A ‘HOPPY’ EASTER
The Easter Bunny made a stop at Pearlridge Center to take some pics.
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TECH FOR TEACHERS
Honolulu Board of REALTORS donates to a Pearl City school. SEE PAGE 6
Pearl City Preschool Holds Family Values
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Cheryl Cudiamat, pictured here with one of her preschoolers, says that opening Keiki Care Center of Hawai‘i is “a dream she never dreamed of.” PHOTO COURTESY KEIKI CARE CENTER OF HAWAI‘I INC.
ABY GINGER KELLER
saying that Cheryl Cudiamat lives by is “if you find a job that you thor- oughly enjoy, you’ll never work a
day in your life.” That’s reality for the ʻAiea native, who opened Keiki Care Center of Ha- waiʻi Inc. in 2008.
“We have four kids of our own ... we just love teaching so much and knew how import- ant preschool was for children,” says Cudia- mat, who adds that she felt inspired to open after her son’s preschool closed down. “It was really something that happened overnight. I just had this feeling that this is something that we have to do. We’re still around today, and thankfully we’re COVID-free and it just seems meant to be.”
Creating a family-like environment is vital component to the school’s positive founda- tion, says Cudiamat.
“You could have the smartest child in the world, but if they don’t know how to make friends, if they don’t know how to be respect- ful to adults ... At our preschool, we hold true to old-school ways, like how we were raised.
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