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Leilehua High School 1970 graduate Joshua Morales has just established a can’t-miss fundraiser for his alma mater. A loan solicitor with Legacy Mortgage with ambitious goals, Joshua explains: “I will donate to the school $300 to $500 from fees generated per second mortgage loan in the name of our client. It’s a triple win - for the customer, the school and me.” He says he’s got the OK from the principal and student activities coordinator, and loan rates aren’t bad right now. “One loan would make more than a car wash for the Mules!” he figures. Call him at 342-9625 ...

Among the artists picked for the Youth Art Month Showcase in March at the state capitol is Kahuku High junior Makana Mozo, son of the late, famed North Shore surf photographer Jon Mozo. Makana is being recognized, naturally, for a photograph as part of the 2009 Scholastic Art competition. Look for his Wailua Sunset ...

HPR will tape its next Aloha Shorts show Feb. 16 in Atherton Studio on Kaheka Street, paying tribute to the Neighbor Islands. It features music by Kupa’aina at 6:45 p.m. to warm folks up. Also in the spotlight that night will be Mililani’s Kat Koshi, reading Big Island poems by Juliet Kono and cate cable (that’s how she writes it.) Call 955-882 ...

Hanu Racoma of Mililani Uka Elementary and Reyn Tao of Mililani Mauka Elementary are two out of the four poster artists singled out for special honors in Hawaiian Electric Co.‘s Home Energy Challenge campaign. First-grader Hanu’s poster advises: “Instead of using a leaf blower, you can use a rake.” Fourth-grader Reyn pledges to “turn off the TV and play outside.” For these wise words and drawings, they each won a performance by Mad Science at their schools. “We wanted to show that everyone, including children, can make a resolution to help protect our environment by using energy wisely,” said HECO’s Kai’ulani de Silva ...

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Carol Davis, a Mililani resident and designated Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriter, has joined Atlas Insurance as vice president, client consulting group ... Central Oahu talents are involved in Army Community Theatre’s musical whodunit, Curtains, opening Feb. 26 at Fort Shafter (438-4480). They are Shanan Colvin of Wahiawa, Jamie Rolfsmeyer of Mililani, Jaime Craycroft of Wahiawa and Grace Bell Humerickhouse of Mililani (choreography) ...

And Wahiawa artist Bennie Flores has his paintings on display through Feb. 28 at the Louis Vuitton Creative Art Program exhibit at Rehab hospital (531-3511) ... Exerciser Sarah Pacheco has spotted a rooster she calls Buddy, who regularly strides around outside the Mililani 24-Hour Fitness. He probably needs to build up those skinny legs to impress the chicks ... James Rose (Mililani 2008) has graduated from a Army petroleum supply specialists course at Fort Lee, Va. ...

John Au has been promoted to vice president of Chinen & Arinaga Financial Group in Mililani ... North Shore master surfboard shapers Jeff Bushman and Kyle Bernhardt won the Governor’s Innovation Award for Individuals for December 2008, based on their use of earth-friendly foams and resins in their biodegradable boards at Country Feeling Surfboards ...

Steve Kitazaki of Mililani is the new branch manager of American Savings Bank in Liliha, and Mary Antonio has been hired to head up the Haleiwa bank. Some may already know her for her involvement with the Wahiawa/Waialua Rotary Club and other community groups ... Speaking of which, fellow Wahiawa Rotarian Saxon Nishioka reports he enjoyed attending a Rotary “make up” meeting - in Paris, France ...

These folks can probably pay for a trip to Paris now, thanks to the lucky slots in downtown Vegas: William Anana of Mililani ($15,189), William and wife Ginger Anana ($6,559), Mary Scharsch of Mililani ($13,786), Stephen Tessier of Wahiawa ($6,000), Rodney Anzai of Mililani ($5,400) and Jane Oda of Wahiawa ($5,229.50) ...

Not so lucky was a man who lost $300 in a Jan. 6 scam at a Wahiawa convenience store. “Two haole guys in a champagne-colored Jeep Commander, license plate PTU-427” posed as sound system technicians and tried successfully to sell him an “extra set” of surround speakers for a great price. Be careful out there