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MARCH 9, 2022
Kupu, a conservation and youth education nonprofit organi- zation, has announced that Kāneʻohe resident Lindsay Todd is being promoted to program coordinator. In her new position, she will implement, coordinate and evaluate programs within the environmental education department — specifically, the Hawaiʻi Youth Sustain- ability Challenge and Nat- ural Resource Professional Development Training for Hawaiʻi’s Educators. She will support and assist pro- gram staff in their work with community partners and schools. In addition, Kahuku resident Aman- da Vendiola joins Kupu as the executive assistant to John Leong, who serves as the CEO of the nonprofit and conservation company Pono Pacific. Vendiola has 20 years of travel and hospi- tality experience ... Kailua
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Beach Park has been named as No. 5 best beach in the United States as part of Tripadvisor’s annual Trav- elers’ Choice Awards for 2022 ... Kāne‘ohe resident Uʻilani Tanigawa Lum has been announced as a mem- ber and the secretary of the 2022 board of Hawai‘i Land Trust. It is a statewide local nonprofit that protects, stew- ards and connects people to the lands that sustain Ha- waiʻi. Tanigawa Lum is an attorney and cultural prac- titioner who is a legal fel- low at Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law at Univer-
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sity of Hawai‘i William S. Richardson School of Law. She is also the president of the West Maui Preservation Association, and a founder and the director of opera- tions at Kāhuli Leo Leʻa, a nonprofit dedicated to cata- lyzing aloha ʻāina through mele and other cultural practices ... Mayor Rick Blangiardi and the Honolu- lu Department of Parks and Recreation have announced the return of free swim at city park pools beginning this month. Like most pub- lic facilities, they experi-
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