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NOVEMBER 24, 2021
Happy Thanksgiv- ing from our West O‘ahu Voice ‘ohana to yours ... Hawai‘i Commu- nity Foundation honored five local nonprofit leaders with a Ho‘okele Award, along with $10,000 each. Among them was Twinkle Borge, who leads Pu‘uhonua O Wai‘anae, a village that consists of 250 people living unhoused near Wai‘anae Boat Harbor. Residents of the commu- nity serve the area in many ways, including conducting cleanups, feeding and cloth- ing others at houseless en- campments, and distributing back-to-school supplies to both houseless and housed families in need. Meanwhile, Darryl Vincent, chief oper- ating officer of U.S.VETS, was also recognized for his work with the organization that provides support for homeless veterans. Vincent now oversees overall opera- tions of U.S.VETS national- ly, but previously led the ex- pansion of Barbers Point and Wai‘anae locations.“These hardworking and inspiring in- dividuals have devoted years of service to our communi- ties,” states Micah Kāne, CEOandpresidentofHawai‘i Community Foundation. “All of our awardees deserve rec-
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ognition for their extraordi- nary leadership, and we hope the Ho‘okele Award provides an opportunity for rejuve- nation given the demand- ing nature of working in the nonprofit sector” ... Through Dec. 5, catch work by ‘Ewa Beach resident Jake Mor- rell at Hawai‘i’s Woodshow 2021 found at Hawai‘i Opera Plaza (848 S. Beretania St.). There, view furniture, sculp- tures, musical instruments, accessories and turned bowls made from Hawai‘i-grown woods. Admission is free. Visit woodshow.hawaiifor- est.org for more information ... It was the Class of 2022’s Hawai‘i State National Letter of Intent Signing Day a cou- ple weeks back, and Kapolei HighSchool’sShelbyHope- au announced that she’s off to Metropolitan State Uni-
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versity to play soccer. Mean- while, Hawai‘i Technology Academy student Tommy Musto will play the same sport at University of Port- land ... Waiʻanae boy Max “Blessed” Holloway beat Mexico’s Yair Rodriguez at the main event of UFC Fight Night (Nov. 13) in the Ninth Island. The Wai‘anae High School grad has the most wins in UFC featherweight histo- ry (he’s lost to just two men since 2013: the current UFC Featherweight champion Al- exander Volkanovski and Dustin Poirier) ... gkeller@ midweek.com
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‘Ewa Beach’s Ryan Ad- ams has joined Coldwell Banker Realty’s Waikele of- fice as an independent agent.
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Mario Wong took first place in Wet’n’Wild Hawai‘i’s inaugural Banana Lumpia Eating Contest, in celebration of Filipino American History Month. Wong ate 11 pieces in just three minutes, taking home four Big Kahuna season passes, one cabana certificate, a one night stay at Embassy Suites by Hilton, Kapolei, and two tickets to see Jo Koy at Blaisdell Arena. PHOTO COURTESY WET’N’WILD HAWAI‘I
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