Waha Nui – 5/6/15
Kahala resident and Iolani sophomore Christopher Lindsay will be at the Intel International Science Fair May 10-15 in Pittsburgh with his second- place grand-prize project, “Hohonukai: A Study of Hawaii’s Marine Biota Using Time-Lapse Photography.” He won the award at Hawaii Association of Independent Schools fair. His photos include the newly discovered brisingid sea star, named after a mentor of his at UH Manoa, Margo Edwards …
Hawaii Kai’s Michael Carr is now CEO of USS Missouri Memorial Association, as well as its president. The memorial had 600,591 visitors in 2013. (Were you one of them?) The group also promoted Michael’s neighbor Jason Morrison to VP of facilities and engineering. A naval architect, Jason commanded Marine Corps units in Iraq and elsewhere from 2000 to 2006 …
Raelene Balidoy
Hawaii Kai’s Raelene Balidoy is now program director for Children’s Miracle Network and will oversee its philanthropic work. Raelene previously worked with Japanese children in Kanagawa Prefecture, and has years of management experience here …
The nonprofit Bikeshare Hawaii has hired Waialae Iki’s Lori McCarney as CEO to lead the charge for a saner, healthier way to commute. Lori is an experienced marketing pro and an avid cyclist and Ironman Triathlete …
Honolulu HomeLoans honored loan officer Brad Hennington of East Oahu at a company appreciation luncheon for “demonstrating the aloha spirit, a selfless attitude and a willingness to help others (as in teaching them complex software) …
Super student and Kalani senior Jacob Ly has his pick of Harvard, Yale and Columbia; all have accepted him for fall …
In its first cleanup of 2015, volunteers with the city, Malama Maunalua and Friends of Hanauma Bay picked up more than 1,000 cigarette butts in two hours at the nature preserve. Wanna help? The next one is this Saturday (see Highlights) …
The Society of Nepalese in Hawaii had fundraisers last week at KCC and at Himalayan Kitchen in Kaimuki. Donations to its earthquake relief fund are still welcome at Bank of Hawaii on Waialae. Call Linda Fujikawa or Ram Kumar at 554-8205 or email lindaf@hawaii.edu …
Holy Nativity School claims the state’s longest-running May Day program, and it staged its 65th pageant May 1 (the exact correct date!) with all 147 keiki, directed by James Kimo Todd …
Kaimuki High grad again in the news: Ruth Ann Miles is a nominee for a 2015 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (The King and I, now on Broadway) …
East Oahu’s own retired Associate Supreme Court Justice Simeon Acoba will receive the UH Founders Alumni Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award May 13. Simeon’s not that retired. He’s on the UH Board of Regents and lectures at UH law school
