Waha Nui – 3/11/15

Don Ramos

Library assistant Don Ramos has won the 2014 Excellence in Service award from Friends of the Library of Hawaii for his more than three decades of “extremely dedicated, hard-working and talented” contributions to Kahuku Library. Don, who also lives in Kahuku, especially stands out for his graphic art skills that enhance the library’s displays and programs (dinosaurs, superheroes, etc.). He started as a summer youth worker in 1975 …

Mokulua High Performance Builder has just completed the first single-family home in the country to obtain LEED v4 certification. Located on North Kalaheo Drive, it will be ready in the summer, according to Mokulua owner Mike Fairall …

Kailua freshman Ansleigh Seaver made the fall dean’s list at Mercer University in Macon, Ga. … Kalaheo High graduate Raine Ikagawa made the fall dean’s list at Macalester College in Minnesota, where she’s a sophomore, and Kailua freshman Philip Kamakana Chu (Kamehameha 2014) made the fall dean’s list at University of Portland …

Sesolo Cocker (Castle 2010) has graduated from Army basic training at Fort Benning, Ga. … Whittier College has announced its fall dean’s list, and Kaneohe’s Bryson Kihara is on it … John Quisano (Castle 2005) has graduated from Air National Guard basic training at Lackland AFB, Texas …

Respected Kaneohe artist Kapulani Landgraf, best known for her work in black-and-white photography, has won a $25,000 grant from the Joan Mitchell Foundation, awarded to “painters and sculptors creating work of exceptional quality through unrestricted career support” & & & cchang@midweek.com