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Grayson Nose, an ‘Aiea High School alum, has been pro-
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moted to audit partner, be- coming one of seven part- ners at accounting firm CW Associates. Nose received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting from University of Hawai‘i at Mā- noa and has nearly 20 years of public accounting experi- ence. He credits his account- ing class at ‘Aiea High and his local roots for his success. “Once I took the class, I gen- erally knew this would be my focus. As I continued to pursue my career, I realized that Hawai‘i has everything I needed to succeed — from a School of Accountancy at UH and the island connections where everyone knows each other, to the warm workplace environments where co- workers become like family. I never felt the need to work anywhere else but home,” states Nose ... On March 6, Island Insurance Foundation, leaders from the state Depart-
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ment of Education and public officials acknowledged the 15 public school principals nominated for the Masayuki Tokioka Excellence in School Leadership Award. Among the honorees was Highlands Intermediate principal Amy Martinson, who received a $1,000 cash award. Hawai‘i DOE superintendent Keith Hayashi, Island Insurance Foundation chairman Tyler Tokioka, state Sen. Carol Fukunaga, and city Coun- cilmember Val Okimoto attended the ceremony. The winner of the 2023 Masayuki Tokioka Excellence in School Leadership Award and two semifinalists will be an- nounced at the Public Schools of Hawai‘i Foundation annual
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dinner on April 20. The award — which was established in 2004 and is underwritten by Island Insurance Foundation — honors the late Masayuki Tokioka, founder of Island In- surance Co. Ltd. ... Leeward residents should take note of a scam targeting Instagram users. AARP Hawai‘i says once fraudsters hack an ac- count, they’ll send a message to followers asking for help in becoming an influencer. Whoever replies and follows instructions to “verify” the account is then hacked and the cycle continues. For more information about scams tar- geting O‘ahu, visit aarp.org/ money/scams-fraud/track- ing-map ... jlansangan@ midweek.com
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