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March 07, 2007 - MidWeek The East Waha Nui
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Del.icio.usEast Oahu counselor Gerry Yahata will speak on “Healing Humor” at a grief workshop March 31 at Koolau Golf Club (521-1812) ... The Kahala Macy’s ranked second among the 195 Macy’s West stores in the chain’s “Thanks for Sharing” holiday fundraiser. In all, Hawaii and Guam stores raised more than $375,000 for local charities ... Veteran social worker Rodney Hee of Hawaii Kai has become a matchmaker of the noblest kind. Since joining Honolulu Big Brothers Big Sisters in 2004 as its customer relations specialist, Rodney has improved the agency’s system so that it now has matched 719 children with their own “Big.” The western region of BBBS voted him Program Staff Person of the Year at its recent conference in Las Vegas ...
Karl Seff
UH chemistry prof Karl Seff of Hawaii Kai will promote vitamins C and E - for free - in a talk on antioxidants at 7 p.m. Saturday at McCoy Pavilion, sponsored by the Vegetarian Society (944-8344) ... Young Brothers has hired Palolo resident Nami Ohtomo to manage strategic planning and government affairs. Nami has extensive experience in “multiple environmental compliance projects,” as well as degrees from Harvard (East Asian languages and civilizations) and the University of Michigan (public policy and natural resource management) ... Tim Carney does not require such credentials. As musical director of Hawaii Vocal Arts Ensemble, all he asks is that singers have “clear, flexible voices.” Rehearsals are Sunday afternoons at Chaminade’s acoustically friendly Mystic Rose Chapel (261-6495 or 372-0274) ... Singing the praises of Market City Fun Factory’s makeover is Fun Factory Inc. COO Warren Asing who is “very excited about our brand-new, updated look.” Besides a refurbished interior, the arcade has new games like Super Bikes from The Fast and the Furious ...
Nami Ohtomo
Hawaii Kai’s Natalie Johnson and Camille Michel both play wives in Army Community Theatre’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Richardson Theatre through Saturday (438-4480) ... On stage at Duke’s Canoe Club from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday and March 16, 23 and 30 is local band Maunalua ... Vying for a seat on the 2007 Cherry Blossom Festival court are Melissa Fujimoto (Kaiser ‘03), Tiffanie Luke (KCC ‘04), and Kellie Yokomizo (Sacred Hearts ‘00, UH ‘06). The court will be selected March 31. Honored for their entries in the festival’s essay contest were Sacred Hearts students Veronica Chiu (first place) and Lisa Fong (honorable mention) ... Speaking of festivals, Kalani High sophomore Joyce Wang placed first in the advanced piano division of Oahu Arts Center’s Mozart Festival last month ... Kahala Realtor Patti Takayama has earned the 2006 “Top Partner with the Most Transactions” award, among many others, from Prudential Locations (Hi, Cuz!) ...
Pepi Nieva, award-winning writer and public affairs specialist from Hawaii Kai, is the new media director for U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono. Pepi will oversee both the Honolulu and D.C. offices for Hawaii’s newest congresswoman ... Massimo Galluzzo is earning raves as a personal trainer to fitness fans. And if you see him with a class on Kahala Beach or at the KCC jungle gym, he may look familiar for other reasons: The likeness of the Sicilian model, actor and trainer is on the cover of 400 romance novels. To get fit, or just swoon a little, call 372-8666 ... Pono of Palolo, the golden retriever of Marcus Marcos, is already a surfing celebrity dog and official greeter at Marcus’s Diamond Head Cove Health Bar on Monsarrat. Now he’s added “actor on Lost” to his resume. Marcus is sworn to secrecy on the plot
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