Hot Shots – 7/29/26

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Donation Reaches A High Note

Spectrum and Ovation TV recently presented Hawai‘i Youth Symphony with a Stand For The Arts Award and a $10,000 donation. Pictured (from left) are Rebecca Lieberman, director of state government affairs for Spectrum; Keri Askew Bailey, group vice president of government affairs for Spectrum; Erica Mau-Schank, board chair of Hawai‘i Youth Symphony; Randy Wong, president and CEO of Hawai‘i Youth Symphony; Sol Doten, executive vice president of marketing and strategy of Ovation TV; Ben Gutierrez, board member of Hawai‘i Youth Symphony; and state Sen. Sharon Moriwaki. 

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Breakfast Champions Good Cause

Finance Factors recently held its 29th annual charity breakfast, which raised $10,000 for Family Hui Hawai‘i and Hawai‘i HomeOwnership Center. Finance Factor employee volunteers prepared 1,200 bentos for the event. Pictured at the breakfast (from left) are Jen Lau, president of Finance Enterprises; featured guest Kaua‘i County Mayor Derek Kawakami; and Rob Nelson, president of Finance Factors.

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Police Officers Honored For  Keeping Roads Safe

Honolulu Police Department officers (from left) Kukilakilakuumakuakane Serrao, Jonathan Nasu and Joshua Zara were recently honored by Mothers Against Drunk Driving Hawai‘i for their efforts to prevent impaired driving on O‘ahu. Serrao received MADD Hawai‘i’s Rookie of the Year Award, Nasu earned the Law Enforcement Recognition Award and Zara won the Drug Recognition Expert Award. Photo courtesy Honolulu Police Department