Information courtesy Kailua Surfboards and Kayaks:

Press Release 1/1/2013

New Years Resolution: Volunteer!

Kailua Sailboards & Kayaks is recruiting volunteers for the next DLNR habitat restoration project on the Mokulua Islands in January after the wedge-tailed shearwater nesting season ends. Volunteers will have the unique opportunity to enter the island interior to remove invasive weeds, such as koa haole, which competes with native species and creates poor habitat.

Information courtesy Rogers Finn Partners:

HYUNDAI HOPE ON WHEELS WILL AWARD KAPI’OLANI MEDICAL CENTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN WITH $75,000 HYUNDAI SCHOLAR GRANT FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH

 

Hyundai Motor America’s non-profit has donated nearly $60 million in total donations to support childhood cancer research since inception; Kapi’olani Medical Center has received $245,000 from Hope On Wheels since 2009

 

On Thursday, January 3, Hyundai Hope On Wheels® will award Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women and Children of Honolulu with a $75,000 Hyundai Scholar Grant to Dr.

HONOLULU – The First Insurance Company of Hawaii (FICOH) board of directors has elected Jeff Shonka senior vice president, chief operating officer (COO). Shonka joined FICOH in 2002 as its chief financial officer. With this promotion, Shonka has assumed responsibility for key operational areas of the company, including Claims, Personal and Commercial Lines, Legal, Surety & Fidelity, and First Risk Management Services (FiRMS), a subsidiary brokerage operation for non-standard risks.

“Jeff is an invaluable member of the executive team who during his 10 years with First Insurance has not only earned the respect and trust of our officers, but of his department, our company and other industry leaders in Hawaii,” said Allen Uyeda, president and CEO of First Insurance.