Salutes
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Cultural leaders to receive honor
Six community and cultural leaders known for their contributions to Kamehameha Schools and the Hawaiian community will receive the Order of Ke Ali'i Pauahi at a Nov. 5 awards presentation at 7 p.m. at the Hawai'i Theatre.
The honorees are:
• Isabella Abbott, a botanist and University of Hawai'i professor noted for her research on traditional Hawaiian plants.
• Noa Emmett Aluli, a physician and environmentalist active in the protection of Kaho'olawe who helped establish Na Pu'uwai, Moloka'i's Native Hawaiian healthcare system that focuses on preventive care.
• Winona Beamer, a storyteller, musician, composer and Hawaiian cultural scholar whose current projects include plans for a Hawaiian education center in Honomu.
• Pualani Kanahele, a kumu hula, educator and foundation executive who has helped convey grants to Hawaiian college scholars.
• David Peters, a retired Army colonel and trustee for the Queen Lili'uokalani Trust who also helped start Alu Like and volunteers for many Hawaiian organizations.
• Matsuo Takabuki, a former Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estate trustee who helped establish the Kamehameha Elementary Education Program and finances scholarships for Hawaiian post-graduate students.
The awards are presented by the Ke Ali'i Foundation, a nonprofit charitable support organization of Kamehameha Schools.
Tickets: $10-$25. Order by phone: 528-0506. Information: 534-3898.
Chaminade adds 2 to board
Chaminade University of Honolulu has elected two new members to its 26-member Board of Regents: Eddie Flores, founding partner of the L&L franchise, and Cori Ching Weston, senior vice president, counsel and corporate secretary of Bank of Hawai'i.
Student to study in Tokyo
Honolulu native Colleen Kohashi, a student at American University in Washington, D.C., has received a David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarship.
Kohashi will spend a year studying in Tokyo in a program offered by the Council for International Education Exchange.
Kohashi, a junior, will study intensive advanced Japanese language and cultural courses.
Political group elects officers
Faye Kennedy has been elected president of the Hawai'i Women's Political Caucus for 2003-2005. Other officers are Allicyn Hikida Tasaka, vice president for governmental affairs; Nanci Kriedman, vice president for programs; Annelle Amaral, treasurer; and Pua Auyong-White, secretary.
Directors elected to two-year terms are Amy Agbayani, Julie Ann Bower, Diane Chang, Denise Hayashi, Gladys Gerlich Hayes, Alice Tucker and Carolyn Wilcox.
Students spend time in Japan
O'ahu residents Lun Gai, Stephen McCall and Ian Tapu spent the summer in Japan in an international exchange program sponsored by Youth For Understanding USA.
Gai and McCall, both Iolani School students, and Tapu, a student at Kahuku High School, lived with volunteer host families.
For information on YFU scholarship opportunities and programs, call (800) 833-6243 or visit www.yfu-usa.org.
