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Windward O‘ahu resident Tam- my Hailiʻōpua Baker has earned one of the greatest honors in theater education. The John F. Ken- nedy Center for the Perform- ing Arts, a world-renowned facility in Washington, D.C., has awarded Baker a Me- dallion of Excellence for her trailblazing vision in Indigenous arts. She is the first recipient from Hawaiʻi. Baker is the founder of Uni- versity of Hawaiʻi at Mā- noa’s inaugural Hawaiian Theatre program. “I’m deep- ly humbled to receive this prestigious award and grate- ful for the John F. Kennedy Center’s recognition of kana- ka maoli artistry in storytell- ing and performing arts,” states Baker. Her husband Kaliko Baker — who is a kumu ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi at UH Mānoa Kawaihuelani Cen- ter for Hawaiian Language — is also an accomplished scholar and storyteller. The power couple co-found- ed Ka Hālau Hanakeaka, a Hawaiian medium theater troupe. Their keiki, Kai- pulaumakaniolono, 24, and Kaneikoliakawahi- neikaʻiukapuomua, 19, both earned Kennedy Center awards at the same virtual ceremony. Kaipu’s produc- tion of He Leo Aloha earned eight accolades. His sister
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com ... Kevin Takayama, a mathematics instructor at Windward Community College, has received a Uni- versity of Hawaiʻi Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Teaching. He was recog- nized for building relation- ships with his students and meeting their needs, and has offered courses in all modes of instruction. One student said of Takayama, “I went from dropping out of math senior year of high school to getting an A in math my very first semester in col- lege, when I felt that I had no future in school and I thought I was going to fail. I am so thankful that I had Kevin Takayama my first semester of college because I can honestly say that he has changed my life. Since his class, I have made the dean’s list twice, joined Phi Theta Kappa and now have a 3.9 GPA” ... Carlsmith
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Ball LLP announced that Kāne‘ohe resident Tammy Kimata is now of counsel in the tax and estate planning practice group of the firm’s Honolulu office. Kimata brings more than 17 years of experience in the areas of trust administration, pro- bate, real estate transactions,
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and business and tax plan- ning to the role. Kimata re- ceived her bachelor’s degree in finance from University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and her law degree from University of Oregon School of Law. She currently holds a mem- bership in Willamette Val- ley Estate Planning Coun-
sel ... Kāne‘ohe resident Tiffany Aukai has joined the Honolulu law firm of Porter McGuire Kiakona, LLP as an associate attor- ney. Aukai earned her law degree from University of Hawai‘i William S. Richard- son School of Law. While there, she worked as a con- stitutional law research assistant for dean Aviam Soifer. Aukai also served as the executive secretary to the senate of the Student Bar Association. Among her accomplishments, she pre- viously worked as a deputy prosecuting attorney in the City & County of Hono- lulu and clerked for judge Matthew Viola of the First Circuit Court of Hawai‘i ... drobbins@midweek.com
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