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Law firm gives UH scholarship
The University of Hawai'i-Manoa's William S. Richardson School of Law has received a $100,000 gift from the Honolulu law partnership of McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon to establish an endowed scholarship in the partnership's name.
The gift includes a five-year commitment of $5,000 per year to the Law School's annual fund.
"We have a long-standing relationship with McCorriston," said Dean Foster of the UH School of Law. "Not only have they made annual financial commitments to our programs, but their partners have also served as adjunct faculty and served on advisory boards. With this scholarship, they have demonstrated a commitment to seeing the Pacific's best law school get even better — and they are doing it in addition to their continuing annual gift. They are one of the true champions of excellence in our community."
The scholarship will be awarded to a second-year law student who demonstrates superior academic ability in the partnership's two primary areas of practice: real property and litigation. Preference may be given to students who intend to live in and practice law in Hawai'i.
"We are a law partnership that is dedicated to improving vitality of the community we serve," said founding partner William McCorriston. "It's not simply philanthropy — seven of our attorneys are graduates of the Richardson School of Law, including five partners. An investment in the university is an investment in the future health of the legal profession in Hawai'i."
Resort workers donate to kids
The Mauna Kea Resort Team Member Council, representing both the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel and Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel employees, donated new clothes, backpacks and accessories to the children of Kawaihae Transitional Housing to start the school year off on a positive note. More than $1,000 was donated by TMC to benefit 15 students from kindergarten to 12th grade.
Established in the 1970s, the Team Member Council organizes social functions and fund-raisers throughout the year to benefit fellow employees of the resort facing disability or other hardship. "This is a community service project we take on every year," says council president Kevin Brown. "It really helps give kids a little extra confidence on their first day of school."
Lung group gets Wal-Mart grant
The American Lung Association of Hawaii has been awarded a $1,000 Bonus Grant from Mililani Wal-Mart for its 2002-2003 Music with a Message Tobacco Prevention Program.
The Music with a Message Tour uses peers and celebrities to remind students about the importance of remaining tobacco-free.
Local singers, dancers, comedians and athletes advocate their personal tobacco-free stances.
Last year, Music with a Message assemblies were held at 20 schools islandwide, delivering this message to more than 22,000 students.
"We're very pleased to receive this kind of community support," said Douglas Q.L. Yee, president of the American Lung Association of Hawai'i. "It's because of the help we receive from the organizations like Wal-Mart that we are able to impact the lives of so many people."
The ALAH was founded in 1929 on Kaua'i with the mission of fighting lung disease and promoting lung health. It relies on community and corporate support for program delivery.
