Hot Shots – 6/3/26

Photo courtesy Make-A-Wish Hawai‘i

Helping Grant Life-changing Wishes

Representatives from the Show Aloha Challenge Foundation and HIdots808 presented Make-A-Wish Hawai‘i with a $15,000 gift  — $10,000 from the Show Aloha Challenge Foundation and $5,000 from HIdots808. The money will help grant life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Pictured are (from left), Charisse Justiniano, accounts payable specialist, MIRA Image Construction LLC; James Donnelly, mission impact adviser, Make-A-Wish Hawai‘i; Joy Gangloff, chief operating officer, MIRA Image Construction LLC; Trini Kaopuiki Clark, president and CEO, Make-A-Wish Hawai‘i; and Kristi Villanueva, lead engineer, MIRA Image Construction LLC.

Photo courtesy Hawai‘i Foodbank

Donation Assists Local Communities

Boyd Gaming recently donated $50,000 to Hawai‘i Foodbank to support recovery efforts following the Kona low storms earlier this year. The donation kicked off a partnership between the two organizations. Now, guests at four Boyd Gaming properties in Las Vegas can donate their gaming change to Hawai‘i Foodbank. Pictured (from left) are Paul Anderson, senior vice president of industry and government relations for Boyd Gaming; and Amy Miller, president and CEO of Hawai‘i Foodbank.