Then there's time spent with her husband, Tinifuloa Grey, whom she married nearly two years ago. She has also been working with her sisters on a new show called "Living Local with the Baraquios," which airs 9 p.m. Sundays on OC 16.

Despite the full plate, Grey still manages to devote a chunk of her time to her nonprofit organization, the Angela Perez Baraquio Education Foundation.

Founded in October 2001, the organization promotes character education within schools and communities, and provides scholarships and grants for students and teachers to enhance their professional growth.

"It's been a labor of love," Grey said. "I pretty much live and breathe it."

Grey is one of 12 individuals featured in "Local Heroes," a photo exhibit created by photographer Stan P. Cox II to recognize those "who selflessly work to make Hawai'i and the world a better place through their charity work," Cox said.

The exhibit can be seen June 10 to 15 at Kahala Mall. Grey was at Windward Mall Wednesday to help promote the show.

"The goal of this year's show is to inspire others to become involved in growing and spreading aloha through the examples presented in the show," Cox said.

Among those examples: Rudy McIntyre, 75, who has volunteered for nearly 30 years at Shriners Hospital for Children.

"My volunteering not only helps them, but it helps me because when you do something for someone else, it gives you an inner glow," said McIntyre, a retired lighting salesman who now works part time at the Masonic Public Library.

STAN P. COX II

"You shouldn't have a preset notion of what you want to do, it's basically what's good for the people at the agency," Ackerman said.

Also featured is local entertainer Sonya Mendez, a volunteer at the Hawai'i Food Bank and the Rotary Club of Kapolei, among other charities.

"I call ... (Cox) the real hero because he's brought us to light, not only in the sense as individuals, but as representatives who do volunteer work on a daily basis," Mendez said. "And we're just a tiny percentage."

Others featured in the exhibit include Donna Fouts, Wyland, Cheryl Ka'uhane Lupenui, Mike McCartney, Neva Rego, Brother Noland, Anthony Guerrero Jr. and Larry Price.

Cox began the project in October 2003, seeking nominations for subjects, interviewing those selected for a "biographical sketch" and finally taking their portraits. The exhibit premiered in March at Ala Moana Center and has since been featured at Pearlridge Center and Windward Mall.

Cox hopes to make the show an annual event and to feature at least 20 new subjects next year.

"I think this exhibit is a great idea," Grey said. "People should come not just to see the exhibit, but to learn to give back to the community, as well."