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MARCH 31, 2021
From April 1 to 3, keiki can head over to Kap- olei Shopping Center to hunt for golden eggs, which will be hidden in merchant lo- cations across the grounds. Adults, meanwhile, can join the fun by entering to win an “egg-cellent” prize package that’s filled with at least $100 worth of surprises. Check out @kapoleishoppingctr on In- stagram for information ... More Easter happenings can be discovered at Messiah Lu- theran Church, located at 91- 679 Fort Weaver Road, from 9 to 11 a.m. April 3. ʻEwa Beach keiki under the age of 12 can register for a time slot to collect eggs and receive a goodie bag. There is no cost to attend. To register, search the church on eventbrite.com. To learn more, email info@ messiahlutheranhawaii.org or call/text 779-0780 ... Be- ginning last week, ʻIlima at Leihano was able to welcome vaccinated visitors, a huge ac- complishment for its kūpuna community. This is all thanks to 95% of the Kapolei facili- ty’s residents and staff being fully vaccinated. The care home will continue to rein- force hand-washing, health screenings and temperature checks upon entry, mask wearing, and maintain social distancing. ʻIlima’s weekly surveillance testing of resi- dents and staff also remain in place as an added precaution.
Hanako Wakatsuki
ing in the Japanese American Confinement Sites network, given my family’s connection to the World War II incarcer- ation at Manzanar, Minidoka and Tule Lake; sites that are now preserved as units of the national park system,” states Wakatsuki. “I look forward to serving the area’s commu- nities and sharing the history of civilians, POWs and Na- tive Hawaiians who are con- nected to this site” ... Helen Perreira has been named as Wet’n’Wild Hawaiʻi’s human resources manager. She will oversee payroll and bene- fits, workplace safety, hiring, training and development of staff. The ʻEwa Beach resi- dent is a mother of four and a grandmother of three ... gkeller@midweek.com
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“While we recognize there is always some inherent risk in any adjustment to the previ- ous restrictions, given the high rate of vaccination participa- tion across our community combined with our extensive safety measures that are still strictly enforced, we welcome this improvement to our resi- dents’ quality of life,” states executive director Mark
Tsuda ... The National Park Service has named Hanako Wakatsuki as the first su- perintendent of Honouliuli National Historic Site, which is a unit within the national park system that interprets the history of incarceration and the experience of prison- ers of war in Hawai‘i during World War II. “I am honored and excited to continue work-

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