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DECEMBER 29, 2021
H appy New Year,
readers! ... Two tenants have joined the Ka Makana Ali‘i ‘ohana: Ocean Creations, a handcrafted, locally made jewelry store, and Milky Cereal Bar, a unique ice cream shop that incorporates cereals and toppings in the mix. Vis-
it kamakanaalii.com ... Through Jan. 2, residents can head over to Kapolei Shopping Center to snap a photo with its holiday photo cube on the lawn adjacent to Safeway. Tag #kapoleishoppingctr on so- cial media for a chance to win a $100 gift card ... Uni- versity of Hawai‘i – West O‘ahu recently held its first in-person commencement ceremony in two years, during which more than 300 students received their diplomas. Congrats! ... In other UHWO news, Phil- lip Jackson donated an extensive rock collection to the Kapolei university’s geoscience classes. The 500-million-year-old fossils were collected by Jackson himself from 1,500 indi- vidual sites across 48 states ...‘Ewa Beach resident Seng Yu is now director of information and support services at UHA Health In- surance. He’s responsible
Ginger Keller
Editor 808-529-4859 gkeller@midweek.com
Regional Editor
Don Robbins
Happy new year!
We look forward to providing for your pet’s needs in 2022!
West O‘ahu Voice
Seng Yu
for all of its information technology operations and projects, including data pro- cessing systems, security, software and application development. Yu is a grad- uate of Hawai‘i Pacific Uni- versity and Lewis & Clark College ... Scott Tangonan of Kapolei has been pro- moted to senior associate at G70, a Honolulu-based design firm. Tangonan over- sees accounting operations, as well as manages account- ing records and the produc- tion of financial reports. He has 32 years of experience and directs all employees involved in the accounting process ... Wai‘anae Coast Comprehensive Health Center received a $65,000 grant from Kaiser Per- manente Hawai‘i to sup- port its Kūpuna Pantry, an emergency food distribu- tion program that increas-
Ci-Ci Lau
Sr. Account Executive 808-529-4890 clau@staradvertiser.com
Director of Advertising
Darin Nakakura 808-529-4726
Scott Tangonan
es seniors’ access to fresh, local meals and produce. This will allow WCCHC the opportunity to distrib- ute more than 14,000 meals to Westside kūpuna for the next six months. “Food se- curity is fundamental to the health and well-being of our community, especial- ly our kūpuna,” states Dr. John Yang, president and medical director for Ha- wai‘i Permanente Medical Group. “With the opening of our West O‘ahu Medical Office at Kapolei earlier this year, we remain committed to increasing access to care for all residents of West O‘ahu. This means building strategic relationships with community partners such as Wai‘anae Coast Com- prehensive Health Center to reach the underserved outside of our facilities” ... gkeller@midweek.com
Blaine Higa
Account Executive 808-529-4727 bhiga@staradvertiser.com
Director of Advertising
Kenny Harrison 808-529-4351
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