Hot Shots – 8/19/26

Photo courtesy Kyo-ya Hotels & Resorts

‘Sip And Dine’ For Diabetes Association

Five Kyo-ya Hotels & Resorts properties across Hawai‘i raised more than $22,000 for the American Diabetes Association-Hawai‘i Chapter through its “Sip and Dine for a Cause” initiative. Pictured (from left) are Dale Zane, managing partner of Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel; Lee Nakahara, vice president and treasurer of Kyo-ya Management Co.; Julie Nakayama, vice president and chief financial officer of Kyo-ya Management Co.; Jason Ito, vice president of Kyo-ya Management Co.; Naomi Manuel, executive director of ADA-Hawai‘i; Shasta Yamada, director of development for ADA-Hawai‘i; Mike Takayama, senior vice president of Kyo-ya Management Co.; Nobutada Nagai, senior vice president of Kyo-ya Management Co.; and Peter Kashiwa, partner of Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel.

Photo courtesy Hawai‘i Pacific Health

Medical Center Hands Out Scholarships

Pali Momi Medical Center awarded nearly $19,000 to this year’s Dr. Joseph and Maude Nishimoto Employee Scholarship recipients, who are all Pali Momi employees. Pictured (from left) are Courtney Wagner, Pali Momi development officer; scholarship recipients Briana Ortiz (oncology program liaison), Danielle Dela Cruz (registered nurse in the telemetry medical-surgical unit), Marcela Saldate (medical assistant at the 360° Weight Management Center) and Caleb Hansen (registered nurse in the emergency department); and Gloria Brooks, chief operating officer, Pali Momi.