Hot Shots – 2/25/26

Photo courtesy University of Hawai‘i

Coaches Who Battle Against Cancer

Supporters of Coaches vs. Cancer presented a check for $24,604 to Hope Lodge and American Cancer Society Feb. 7 at Stan Sheriff Center. Pictured (from left) are Laura Creider Rodriguez, executive director, American Cancer Society; Dan Gatewood, group rental manager, Enterprise Mobility; Eran Ganot, University of Hawai‘i basketball coach; Dave Kennedy, chief revenue officer, Honolulu Star-Advertiser; Claire Tong, vice president of marketing and communications, Hawai‘i Pacific Health; Sean Dee, executive vice president and chief commercial officer, OUTRIGGER Hospitality Group; Mike Kawazoe, president and director, Kawazoe Group; Cristine Escartin Svendsen, general manager, Hope Lodge; and Leila Frishak, associate director of development, American Cancer Society.