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The ʻŌlelo Youth Xchange Compe- tition announced several East Oʻahu student winners. Sacred Hearts Academy student Ivy Tsu- kayama’s Save Our Oceans won in the Mini Documen- tary category and ʻĀina Haina Elementary’s Bucket Filler by students Emily Crowley, Alex Duncan
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and Hannah Conklin won in the Creating Peace cat- egory ... Several students from Chaminade Universi- ty and Kapiʻolani Commu- nity College each received the Live Your Dream award from Soroptimist International, including the Waikīkī Foundation, Central Oʻahu and Hono- lulu chapters. The award
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aims to cover child care and higher education costs like books, tuition and/or transportation. Kalani High School student Ella Mat- sui was awarded the Violet Richardson Award, which honors young women (ages 14 - 18) for their volun- teer action such as fighting drugs, crime and violence; cleaning up the environ- ment; and working to end discrimination and pover- ty ... East Oʻahu residents Breena Choy and Melis- sa Yee were both initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi ... Coldwell Banker Realty affilianted agent Diane Ito of the Di- amond Head-Kāhala office was awarded the Interna- tional President’s Premiere award ... East Oʻahu resi- dents can submit a personal
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rice recipe and rice-related anecdotes for consideration to be included in The Ha- waiʻi Book of Rice Volume 2 by Kalama Valley resident Cheryl Tsutsumi. Finalists will receive a complimetary copy of the book when it is released summer 2024. For more info, contact hawaiir- icebook@gmail.com ...
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East Oʻahu girls, non-bi- nary, gender-fluid and any youth outside the gender binary (ages 12-19) are en- couraged to apply for Ha- waiʻi Women in Filmmak- ing’s summer programs. Deadlines vary depending on the program; the Ani- mation camp application deadline is May 19, the Ba- sic Reel camp application deadline is June 23 and the Advanced Reel camp ap- plication deadline is July 7. Space is limited. Tuition costs are individually dis- cussed to agree on the most affordable amount. To learn more about the camps, visit hawaiiwomeninfilmmak- ing.org/reel-camps ... Non- profit grantmaking organi- zation League of Women Voters of Honolulu Edu- cation Fund encourages
East Oʻahu residents and organizations to apply for its Astrid & Donald Monson Community Action Award through Aug. 31. The re- cipient is awarded $5,000 for an outstanding contri- bution toward or involving public interest planning, housing or environmental issues during the past year. Previous recipients include the Save Sandy Beach/ Ka Iwi Coalition, Friends of Sherwood Forest, Jeff Mikulina of Blue Planet Foundation and Daniel An- thony of Hui Aloha ʻĀina Momona, to name a few. To nominate an individual or organization for the award, visit: lwvedfund.org/mon- son.htm. For more info, contact Elizabeth Reilly at 808-864-8081 ... apang@ midweek.com.
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