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SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Kailua resident Lois Ahana has joined Coldwell Bank- er Realty at its Diamond Head-Kāhala office as an in- dependent agent. Prior to join- ing the firm, Ahana served as a certified nurse aide at Anne Pearl Care Home ... Toyo- ta Hawai‘i donated $2,000 each to Kāne‘ohe-based non- profit organizations Kākoʻo ʻŌiwi, Paepae o He‘eia and Papahana Kualoa as part of its Toyota Hawai‘i Stories: Holoholo campaign. It fol- lowed the lives of extraordi- nary individuals and captured the positive impact they have on their communities. These Windward O‘ahu organiza- tions were selected for the donations due to their essen- tial efforts in the communities they serve and the role they played in shaping the lives of Holoholo storytellers. For more information, visit toy- otahawaii.com/holoholo ... Reeler — a startup developed by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa alums from Kailua Lauren Pierce and Spencer VanDerKamp — recently got some exciting news. A student-run seed investment group, the Calvin Shindo Stu- dent Venture Fund at UH Mā- noa, announced its first-ever strategic investments, with Reeler being one. The start- up is designed to connect small-scale fishermen directly to consumers via its mobile
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app. The venture fund was launched in 2021 as a pro- gram under the Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship at the Shidler College of Business ... Sally Krekel of Kāne‘ohe and Karen Kuioka Hironaga of Kailua are cast members of the Kumu Kahua Theatre play Aloha Las Vegas. Krekel plays Deedee Fukuda, while Kuioka Hironaga por- trays June Fukuda. There will be live performances of the production now through Sept. 25. For more information and tickets, visit kumukahua. org or call 808-536-4441 ... Kailua Boy Scout Troop 311 members Aidan Campbell and Cole Wollcott achieved the rank of Eagle Scout during a ceremony on Aug. 5 at the Bowfin Submarine Museum. Campbell graduated from Kalāheo High School in 2022 and was awarded a nation- al Army ROTC scholarship to attend The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) to study kinesiology. For his
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the Hawaiian Humane Society now living in Kāne‘ohe. Even though he is older and miss- ing an eye, this sweet French bulldog is ener- getic and loves to explore.
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