Hot Shots – 11/4/26

Photo courtesy Pali Momi Medical Center

Outstanding At Patient Care

Pali Momi Medical Center won the 2026 Outstanding Patient Experience Award from healthcare platform Healthgrades. This is the seventh time that Pali Momi has received the award, which is based on patient feedback. Pictured (from left) are Ralf Edward Banatao-Clemente, registered nurse, telemetry medical-surgical unit charge nurse; Kahalo‘ipua Wong, registered nurse, operating room charge nurse; Margaret Arios, telemetry medical-surgical unit clinical assistant; Shari Takashima, telemetry medical-surgical unit ward clerk; Gloria Brooks, Pali Momi chief operating officer; and Joseph Data, lead nuclear medicine technologist.

Photo courtesy Consulate General of the Republic of Korea

Veterans Recognized For Service

(From left) Korean War veterans Takaaki Kajiwara (U.S. Marines), George Naito (U.S. Army) and Andres Aguillon (U.S. Army) were honored recently by the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea at Maunalani Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. 

Photo courtesy Highlands Intermediate School

That’s The Spirit!

Pearl City Shopping Center Merchants Association donated $2,500 to support the Highlands Intermediate School Halloween Party, which took place Oct. 24 and brought together hundreds of Highlands Intermediate students, family members and community organizations for an evening of food, costumes, games and school spirit.