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SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
P earlridge Center commemorated its 50th anniversary celebration on Aug. 19. The public was welcomed to join in the festivities honoring the shopping mall’s feat with a day of free special custom treats from L1 Iniki Popcorn, live music by DJ Anit and a live performance by local boy band Crossing Rain, during which fans were in- vited for a signing until closing at 8 p.m. ... ‘Aiea’s very own Eric Fujimoto has been announced to the board of regents for Cham- inade University. Fujimoto, a ’94 Chaminade graduate, is the principal for Ho‘ea Wealth Advisory Group and a member of Ameriprise Financial Services. He was named Hawai‘i Community Foundation’s Profession- al Advisor of the Year and Chaminade Alumni of the Year. Fujimoto volunteers at Drug Free Hawai‘i, Rotary Club of Pearlridge, Central Union Church, and Uni- versity of Hawai‘i athletics with ‘Ahui Koa Ānuenue and Na Koa ... Newtown resident Frank Okimoto has been named vice presi- dent of capital construction and campus development for The Queen’s Health Sys- tem. Okimoto is responsible for overseeing the planning, architectural design and financial management of new construction and ren- ovation work across QHS. He will provide strategic leadership and direction over coordination, pre-con- struction, construction, op- erations and maintenance of major campus projects, including the expansion of The Queen’s Medical Center’s Punchbowl and
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Family Fun Day was held at Momilani Community Center on Aug. 27 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Neighbors, ‘ohana and friends came together to celebrate the memory of the late, beloved U.S. Congressman, military and community leader, and neighbor and friend in the Pearl City community ... Kumu Kahua Theatre an- nounced the cast for the first play of its new season, Alo- ha Las Vegas and joining as a returning cast member is ‘Aiea’s Dann Seki, who plays Wally Fukuda. Writ- ten by Edward Sakamoto, the play focuses on Seki’s character, a retired widow- er in Liliha who is living the quiet life until his friend Harry visits from Las Ve- gas with a wild proposal: sell his home and retire in the Ninth Island, where he can live for a fraction of the cost. Live performances
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will be shown at Kumu Ka- hua Theatre in downtown Honolulu through Sept. 25. Show dates and times are 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays. For more infor- mation and tickets, visit kumukahua.org, call 808- 536-4441, or stop by the box office at 46 Merchant St. ... Tufts University has named ‘Aiea’s Kaylie Kaneshi- ro and Ian Unebasami to its spring 2022 dean’s list. Meanwhile, Pearl City’s Drina Fujishige has been named to the chancellor’s list at Troy University for the summer semester/term five of the 2021-22 academ- ic year. The chancellor’s list honors full-time undergrad- uate students who are regis- tered for at least 12 semes- ter hours and who earn a grand point average of 4.0. ... jlansangan@midweek. com
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