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‘Ewa Beach’s Filifo- tu Vaai has been promoted to ex- ecutive director – consumer product and sales at Hawai- ian Telcom. Vaai leads the consumer product strategy team and develops and man- ages sales strategies and goals. Before joining Ha- waiian Telcom in 2017, she served as country manager for Bluesky Communica- tions, an American Samoa internet, wireless and TV service provider. Born and raised in Samoa, Vaai earned a bachelor’s from Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand, and received a graduate certificate and mas- ter’s from University of Ha- wai‘i at Mānoa ... Desiree Hamilton has been named director of surgical services at The Queen’s Medical Center – West O‘ahu. She came to QMC-West from Samaritan Healthcare in Moses Lake, Washington, where she served as direc- tor of preoperative services. She worked at Samaritan for 21 years, starting as a charge nurse in the emer- gency department ... Kapo- lei resident Sutobin Halim
now is associate principal at G70. Halim serves as a project manager and Indone- sia operations director, and has more than 30 years of professional experience in the application of computer technology to architectural design. His work includes resort hospitality, commer- cial, educational, residential and government projects ... University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu’s accounting program received a $25,000 endow- ment from the Association of Government Accountants Hawaiʻi to provide scholar- ships for students pursuing a degree in business adminis- tration with a concentration in accounting. “As a proud UH West Oʻahu accounting graduate, I and AGA Ha- waiʻi, are honored to help be that supporter and make a life-changing impact on a student,” states AGA Ha- waiʻi president Shena Bo- calbos. “I believe in the next generation and helping to invest in the community that will create the pathway to student achievement” ... Speaking of UH, the Out- reach College at University ofHawai‘iatMānoapresents
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the UH KIDS FIRST! Film Festival — a virtual event that will stream more than 100 films made by student, indie and seasoned filmmak- ers from 25 nations for kids age 2 and up — now through Feb. 21, and West O‘ahu keiki can tune in from their living rooms. Topics range from climate change and the environment to space and technology, and social jus- tice and tolerance. For more information or to reserve a free ticket, visit kidsfirstha- waii.eventive.org/welcome ... February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, and Domestic Violence Ac- tion Center, a local nonprofit that serves residents across the state, wants to bring awareness to its teen alert program, TAP808, which offers tips on how to culti- vate healthy relationships as well as how to look out for red flags in unhealthy ones. The program serves anyone in Hawai‘i between the ages of 12 and 21, who are expe- riencing, at risk for or have been affected by dating vio- lence.Formoreinformation, visit tap808.org ... gkeller@ midweek.com
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