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Honolulu Communi- ty Action Program Inc., Project Vision Hawai‘i and the Native Ha- waiian & Pacific Islander Ha- wai‘i COVID-19 Response, Recovery & Resilience Team distributed more than 300 backpacks to West O‘ahu keiki in time for the new school year ... Another effort that benefited area students was Pearlridge Center and Ground Transport Inc.’s Stuff the Bus event. Throughout the month of July, the com- munity quite literally stuffed a big yellow school bus with supplies that were then hand- ed out to public schools in the ‘Aiea, Pearl City, Waipahu and Kapolei regions. About 950 items were collected ... Aunty’s Hotpot House is the latest addition to Ka Makana Ali‘i. The restaurant offers a hot pot experience that starts with the customer’s choice of broth (beef, chicken, seafood or vegetable) and a choice of protein (wagyu beef, beef brisket, rib-eye, beef tongue, pork belly or pork shoulder). Other ingredients can then be selected from glass re- frigerators along with sauces and garnishes to boot. Cus- tomers who post about and tag @auntyshotpothouse on Instagram will receive a free shave ice. For more infor- mation, call 808-670-2813 ... The state Department of
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Education recently named 15 complex area teachers and one charter school teacher as finalists for the 2023 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year rec- ognition. Representing West O‘ahu are DreamHouse ‘Ewa Beach’s Cerina Livaudais (science and computer sci- ence) and ‘Ewa Makai Mid- dle School’s Leeann Manuel (curriculum coordinator). The winner will be announced in October ... Central Pacific Bank’s WE by Rising Tide financial management pro- gram has announced the next cohort of women entrepre- neurs and it includes Jasmine Tanioka of Waipahu’s Tanio- ka’s Seafoods & Catering. The 10-week program helps empower women business owners and provides them with tools to grow their oper- ations. “The participants will learn from and network with industry experts regarding financial management, mar-
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keting strategies and advertis- ing opportunities, while also making new friends they will be able to consult in the busi- ness community,” states CPB senior vice president business banking Susan Utsugi, who is one of the founding mem- bers of the program. For more information, visit cpb.bank ... Honor Flight Network will fly Hawai‘i veterans, in- cluding those in West O‘ahu, to Washington, D.C., so they can experience the memo- rials that honor their service and sacrifice. The first flight takes off Veterans Day with more scheduled for 2023. The organization transports those who served in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, intermediary operations and, in special cases of terminal illness or injury, veterans from more recent service missions. Visit honorflight.org ... gkeller@ midweek.com
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