Posted on: Monday, May 19, 2008
Salutes
Youthful winners of Waipio Shopping Center's annual Mother's Day essay contest, "Why My Mom is so Special," were: ages 8 and under, Connor Tribble (first place), Kairis Menez (second place) and Calie Cordeiro (third place); ages 8 to 12, Miracle Roberson (first place), and Gianni Miyers (second and third place); ages 13 to 18, Cameron Komatsu (first and second place) and Nadia Dela Cruz (third place).
Tribble, age 7 said, "Because I am home schooled, it seems like I'm always having play time on school days because Mom makes everything that she teaches fun."
Native Hawaiian cultural specialist Ramsay Taum recently received the 2008 Transformational Leadership Award at a leadership symposium sponsored by the East-West Center. Taum is the director of external relations and community partnerships at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa School of Travel Industry Management, where he lectures on host cultural values in the workplace. He also serves as director of O'ahu operations at the Hawai'i Nature Center.
Work produced by Hawaii Student Television was recognized at the 2008 Pele Awards Celebration. The best student television video was "Hulihe'e Palace." Also recognized were a therapeutic foster parent public service announcement created for Child & Family Service and Hawaii Foster Youth Coalition's anti-drug video.
Noted for making HST successful are students and mentors Malia Verdadero, Blade Rodgers, Sabrina Tincher, Angelica Perreira, Ricky Brown Jr., Alexander Maron, Camron Buckley, Rodrigo Bucsit, Wes Haviland, Ryan Santos, Blake Lanoza, Maile Steele, Duane Kiyota, Leysilie Williams, Ben Giese, Andrew Magpoc, Alvin Franco and Raymond Brahser, as well as Debbie Nakanelua-Richards, the voiceover for the winning video.
Gratitude for local support goes to Kealakehe High School Video Program, Hawaii Foster Youth Coalition, Kathy Muller Agency, World Talent, Lele Music Productions/Herb Ohta Jr., Academy of Film & Television (Hawai'i), Elepani Production Studios, Island Post, Hapa-Maui Music Productions and the Hawaii Advertising Federation.
Hawaii Student Television is an outreach program designed to obtain video projects for Hawai'i's elementary, middle, high school and college students, which in turn provide educational and financial support for their film and video programs.
The Pele Awards is the most prominent advertising award in Hawai'i.
The Alpha of Hawai'i Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, the oldest national honor society for the liberal arts and sciences, recently inducted 82 new University of Hawai'i-Manoa undergraduate members at its annual initiation and banquet. Phi Beta Kappa is the most prestigious academic honor society in the nation.
Brita Hofwolt of Le Jardin Academy recently received an award for writing the best essay in Hawai'i on the relationship between natural resources and international conflict in the National Peace Essay Contest sponsored by the United States Institute of Peace. Her essay was entitled "Columbus's Legacy: Resource Conflicts in Latin America, Past and Present." She will join fellow winners for a trip to Washington, D.C., in late June.
Maureen Shannon has been appointed associate professor and Frances A. Matsuda chair in women's health by the University of Hawai'i-Manoa School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene. Certified as a nurse-midwife, family nurse practitioner and public health nurse, Shannon is nationally recognized for her contributions as a clinician, educator and researcher. Her research focuses on the health needs of vulnerable women and families. Two of her textbooks have won the American Nursing Association's Book of the Year Award.
