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They cleaned Waimānalo Beach with 808 Cleanups, and had three shifts helping out with a variety of tasks at
In all, more than 500 Ha- waiian Telcom employees signed up to volunteer for
the pandemic.
“We’re thrilled to be back
in the community, volun- teering for organizations
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Hawaiian Telcom Employees Volunteer On Windward Side
Hawaiian Telcom held its annual Day in the Commu- nity event on Sept. 16, with several groups of employees volunteering on the Wind- ward side.
KEY Project in Kāne‘ohe. During the Waimānalo Beach cleanup, the company’s vol- unteers collected more than 250 pounds of trash and ma- rine debris, including over 2,000 cigarette butts.
numerous community service projects statewide on that day. The annual Day in the Community event began in 2019, but was put on hold for the past two years because of
and causes that are import- ant to our employees and to the communities we serve,” states Su Shin, president and general manager of Hawaiian Telcom. “We invest in our Day in the Community and give our employees a day off to volunteer because Ha- wai‘i isn’t just a place where
(Left, and above left and right) Hawaiian Telcom employees volunteer for a cleanup at Waimānalo Beach on Sept. 16 as part of the company’s Day in the Community event. PHOTOS COURTESY HAWAIIAN TELCOM
we do business. Hawai‘i is our home and this is one of the ways we demonstrate our commitment to this state.”
Telcom gives employees up to 40 paid hours per year to volunteer in the community, company officials state.
In addition to its Day in the Community, Hawaiian
For more information, visit hawaiiantel.com.
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