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DECEMBER 22, 2021
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OHANA
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From our West O‘ahu Voice ‘ohana to yours, merry Christmas! ... Chris Norman joins the Wet’n’Wild Hawai‘i team as senior director of operations and maintenance. He will be leading 70% of the park’s staff, as well as overseeing customer satisfaction, guest experience and park manage- ment, among other duties. Previously, the Kapolei res- ident worked at Cowabunga Bay Las Vegas ... Taylor Fukunaga, a Waipahu High School senior, was the first runner up of the 2022 Dis- tinguished Young Woman of Hawai‘i award. She was gifted $3,500 and a $12,000 Hawai‘i Pacific University scholarship. Fukunaga also won $1,000 in the interview category. She is the daughter of Devin and Eunice of ‘Ewa Beach ... This holiday sea- son, Kamehameha Schools plans to distribute approxi- mately 10,000 KeikiDesks to public schools in Waipahu and Waiʻanae, among other areas that are in need. “Ev-
Ginger Keller
Editor 808-529-4859 gkeller@midweek.com
Regional Editor
Don Robbins
Chris Norman
ery keiki deserves a space to learn, grow and imagine,” states Hilarie Alomar, inter- im director of planning and development with KS’ Com- mercial Real Estate Division. “More importantly, success in the classroom begins at home, and these KeikiDesks allow students who have been using the kitchen table, count- ers or their beds, the oppor- tunity to create a workspace to help further their learning beyond the classroom” ... Gov. David Ige’s adminis- tration released funding for capital improvement projects, including $150,000 for reno-
Ci-Ci Lau
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Director of Advertising
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Taylor Fukunaga
vations and improvements to Filipino Community Center’s ballroom; $1.2 million for a play field and school im- provements at Kamaile Acad- emy Public Charter School in Wai‘anae; $400,000 for Americans with Disabilities Act upgrades at Kapolei High School; $3.5 million for proj- ects at University of Hawai‘i – West O‘ahu; and more than $23 million for 10 classrooms, an integrated academy facil- ity and other improvements at Waipahu High School (read about a new girls’ ath- letic complex on page 6) ... gkeller@midweek.com
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