Posted on: Monday, August 6, 2007
Salutes
Advertiser Staff
The Goo Association has elected its 2007-2008 officers. They are: president, Gannon Goo; first vice president, Luisa Kou; second vice president, Beverly Goo; secretary, Joline Goo; Chinese secretary, Edwina Lee; treasurer, Cynthia Ho; assistant treasurer, Wendy Lee; auditor, LaVerne Tam; ex-officio/director, Elzadia Goo; directors, Garrett Tam, Luk Wan Goo, Edmond Goo, Gordon Tam, Hoon Yee Goo, Nelson Goo; trustees, Bark Dai Goo, Kim Ming Goo, See Hong Goo, Rose Goo and Joyce Goo.
Jordan Bayang, a Ho'ala School eighth-grader, has been named one of the state's top two youth volunteers by the 12th annual Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program recognizing young people for outstanding community service.
Bayang receives a $1,000 award, an engraved silver medallion and a trip to Washington, D.C.
He has been participating in community service projects for the past five years, among them reading stories to preschool children, picking up trash around his community, collecting clothing for a local shelter and helping educate tourists and local residents about green sea turtles.
The winners of the fifth annual Hawai'i regional competition for the National Ocean Science Bowl or Aloha Bowl attend Kealakehe High School. They are: Sarah Crawford, Conrad Sanborn, Todd Yamakawa, Riley Saito, coach Sharon Chern and Emma Leonard.
Maui High School took second place; a second Kealakehe team took third.
One of the long-term goals of the program is to foster the next generation of marine scientists, educators and policy makers for the ocean sciences.
This year's officers of the Kaka'ako Improvement Association are: president, Jay Kadowaki of J. Kadowaki, Inc.; vice president, Robert Oda of Kamehameha Schools; and secretary/treasurer, Susan Utsugi of Central Pacific Bank.
New board members are: Marlene DeCosta of CB Richard Ellis Hawaii Inc.; Donna Farrell of Ward Centers/General Growth Properties; James Frierson of Island Pool & Spa Supply; Beverly Harbin of Small Business Advocacy Center; Kendall Hee of Engineers Surveyors Hawaii Inc.; Paul Kimura of City Fender; Greg Meier of Jamba Juice/P.F. Changs; Dexter Okada of U. Okada & Company Ltd.; Alison Wong of Bank of Hawaii; and Russell Wong of Jackson Volvo. Executive director is Sherry Goya.
Gold Status has been achieved by the Golden Key International Honor Society, University of Hawai'i-Manoa Chapter. One of the chapter advisers, Lori Ideta of 'Aiea, has won the Advisor of the Year Award.
The chapter's executive board members for 2006-2007 are: Stephanie Lee, Jennifer Thomas, Lori Ideta, Rouel Velasco, Stacey Baba, Iris Lim, Daniela Chan, Neal Akatsuka, Naomi Yamada, Sherilyn Tong, Lisa Hayashi, Krystal Salazar, Lisa Kitagawa, Richard Huang and Shannon Miyazaki.
Golden Key, a nonprofit global honor society, awards $400,000 in scholarships and grants annually to qualifying members.
Donna Mae Rizando has been accepted to study fashion at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising. She is a 2007 Moanalua High School graduate.
After two months of intensive officer training as part of her obligations in the Army National Guard, Tulsi Gabbard Tamayo has returned to work as a legislative assistant in the Washington, D.C., office of Sen. Daniel Akaka.
Gabbard Tamayo graduated at the top of her class, becoming the first female Distinguished Honor graduate at the Alabama Military Academy. The award is given to the student with the overall highest ranking in leadership evaluations, academics, physical fitness and peer evaluations.
The University of Hawai'i Board of Regents has approved the assignment of the interim vice president of community colleges, John Morton, to permanent status and a three-year reappointment as vice president for community colleges. Morton has served in an interim capacity since July 2005, overseeing the university's seven community colleges on four islands, which serve more than 23,000 students.
Hawai'i Pacific University associate professor of English Elaine Leilani Madison recently spoke at the 2007 Conference on College Composition and Communication annual convention in New York City. Her presentation was on "Negotiating Conflicting Identities: A Model for Nonviolent Classroom Communication."
Madison teaches Shakespeare, background to Western literature and introductory literature and composition courses. She is writing a book on redefining Western literary tradition.
Chaminade University students Cheley Reyes and Crystal Weseman were recognized recently by the Hawai'i Pacific Islands Campus Compact for their inspiration in service to the community, at the Fifth Annual Statewide Service-Learning Conference. The award recognizes students who exhibit leadership and innovative approaches in their community service or service-learning endeavors both on campus and in the community.
The College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, the founding college of UH-Manoa, celebrated its 100th anniversary with a dinner at which awards were presented to:
Nan-Yao Su, an entomology professor at the University of Florida and inventor of a successful ground termite eradication device; Dean Okimoto, president of the Hawai'i Farm Bureau; Milton Yamasaki of Mealani Research Station; Trent Hata of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences; PingSun Leung of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering; Mike Kawate of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences; Alton Arakaki, Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences; Robin Shimabuku, Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences; Pamela Kutara, Family and Consumer Sciences; Carl Evensen, Natural Resources and Environmental Management; John Yanagida, Natural Resources and Environmental Management; and Loriena Yancura, Family and Consumer Sciences.
Banquet proceeds will fund the establishment of the CTAHR Centennial Scholarship Endowment. Information: 956-8240.
The first-place winner of the 69th Annual American Legion National High School Oratorical Competition for the state of Hawai'i is Kelsey Muraoka, a senior at 'Iolani School.
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