Hot Shots – 8/5/25

Photo Courtesy Mid-Pacific Institute

Gift Gives Boost To Hula Program

A $250,000 gift from Stephen Gainsley and Gloria Kosasa Gainsley to Mid-Pacific Institute’s Pūpūkahi endowment will support the school’s commitment to Hawaiian cultural education via hula lessons for high school students. Pictured are Pūpūkahi I Ke Alo O Nā Pua dancers with Mid-Pacific vice president of institutional advancement Shannon Cleary (left), Stephen Gainsley and Gloria Kosasa Gainsley (middle), and kumu hula Michael Lanakila Casupang (back third from right).

Courtesy Chamber of Commerce Hawai‘i

Creating A Climate Of Confidence

In honor of International Women’s Day, Chamber of Commerce Hawai‘i’s Young Professionals Wāhine Committee presented a Creating a Climate of Confidence panel discussion at Natsunoya Tea House. Pictured are YP Wāhine Committee members (from left) Tori Kawahara, Rebecca Chung, Elaine Gascon, Nina Horioka, Chelsie Noh, Becky Mangrobang and Brianne Nitahara.