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September 14, 2011 - MidWeek The Central Waha Nui
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Because it has backed up its high school teacher Betty Squatrito-Martin so well, Ho’ala School was honored last month as a Patriotic Employer by the Hawaii Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. “From the moment I joined the Hawaii Army National Guard,” says Tech. Sgt. Betty, “Ho’ala has supported every move I have had to make as an airman.” Her latest move was in January to a yearlong assignment at National Guard headquarters in D.C., where she’s working in public affairs with its counterdrug program. “It’s really hard to walk away from Ho’ala, even if for just a short time,” she adds. Betty has taught at the Wahiawa private school since 2003, off and on ...
Funeral services are at 9 a.m. Sept. 13 at St. John Apostle & Evangelist Church for “Mr. B,” longtime Central Oahu principal Gervacio “Harvey” Buenconsejo. He died Aug. 16 at age 70. He led Mililani Waena and Kunia elementary schools, and was a vp at Wheeler Intermediate and Waialua High and Intermediate ... Thomas Rapine is now executive director at YMCA Camp Erdman in Waialua.
He oversees operations at the camp, which already is planning a Halloween Family Camp for Oct. 28-30 ... Two distinguished Central Oahu women are among four honored with the 2011 Ho’okele Award for outstanding leadership in the nonprofit sector and dedication to the community. They are PBS-Hawaii CEO Leslie Wilcox of Waialua and Leilehua graduate Lea Hong, Hawaiian Islands program director for the Trust for Public Lands. Each of them received $10,000, which they are urged to spend on themselves for a change for professional and personal renewal ...
Brianne Imada of Mililani made the spring dean’s list a Scripps College in Claremont, Calif. ... Mililani High’s Colby Benson and Rachel Look won a $1,000 savings bond this summer for placing third in the nationwide Ford Driving Skills for Life song contest (on the dangers of distracted driving). Colby’s not distracted from her music dreams, however. She’s been in Hawaii Stars, American Idol, was coached by local talent Kristi Kashimoto-Rowbottom, and now does local gigs with her own songs and own band
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