Hot Shots – 6/27/17

Dole Donates To Waialua Robotics

Dole Plantation donated $10,000 to Waialua High School Robotics Team — funds were raised through the Dole Plantation Waialua Robotics Luau. Pictured are (from left) Mike Moon, Dole Plantation director of operations; Jennifer Deuz, Waialua Robotics team member-student; Glenn Lee, Waialua teacher and robotics lead coordinator; and Cody Miyataki, Waialua Robotics team member-student.

PHOTO COURTESY DOLE PLANTATION

Outstanding Union Builder Awards

The Hawai‘i Regional Council of Carpenters has selected not one, but two recipients of its 2017 Outstanding Union Builder of the Year award: Henry T. Iida of T. Iida Contracting, Ltd., and Thomas Toma of Tommy S. Toma Contractor, Inc. It’s the fi rst time in the history of the award that two individuals have been honored for their contributions to the construction industry and the community. Pictured are: (from left) Ron Taketa, Hawai‘i Regional Council of Carpenters; Kyle Kimura and Nathan Kimura, T. Iida Contracting, Ltd.; and Kyle Chock, Hawai‘i Regional Council of Carpenters.

PHOTO COURTESY PACIFIC RESOURCE PARTNERSHIP