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Aspec tiles — such as porcelain, ceramic and mosaic — are now available at City Mill lo- cations islandwide, including the one in Kāne‘ohe at 46-209 Kahuhipa St. This new prod- uct gives local homeowners theabilitytoupdateandtrans- form their spaces at a fraction of the cost of other natural stone products, City Mill an- nounces. “Our main goal is tohelphomeownersanddev- otee interior designers easily transform their kitchen, bath- room or other areas of their home with a well-designed tiled wall or backsplash to in- stantly modernize their space. We are extremely excited to partner with City Mill,” states Trevor Thompson, curator of the Aspec Range and founder of Pono Stone, based in Ha- wai‘i. “One of our core values is to provide our customers with cost-effective solutions to home improvement chal- lenges, particularly those that
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are unique to Hawai‘i. We are excitedtoofferourcustomers City Mill-exclusive tiles that provide multipurpose options for Hawai‘i’s climate and lifestyle,” states Steven Ai, president and CEO of City Mill. For more information, call 808-247-2181 or visit citymill.com ... Central Pa- cific Bank’s small business customers Eric Dill and Ian Brooks of Ko‘olau Distillery havewonVeteranBusinessof the Year for the City & Coun- ty of Honolulu from the U.S. Small Business Administra- tion Hawai‘i Pacific-Islands District Office. The annual SBA Small Business Awards for Hawai‘i will be presented to recipients at a ceremony to beheldonMay4atYWCA of O‘ahu ... Windward state Department of Education high school graduation ceremonies have been scheduled for the Class of 2023. They are as fol- lows: 4 p.m. May 18 for Olo- mana School at the school
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campus; 5 p.m. May 20 for Castle High at the school stadium; 6 p.m. May 20 at Kailua High on the school football field; and 6:30 p.m. May 24 for Kalāheo High at the Neal S. Blaisdell Con- cert Hall. Schools will be sharing logistical details with parents and guardians. This list will be updated on the state Department of Ed- ucation website (hawaiipub- licschools.org) as needed. For more info, families are encouraged to contact their child’s school directly ... Calling all Windward kei- ki artists — Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts is accepting sub- missions for its student art competition. It’s open to students in kindergarten to seventh grade. The theme is Good Leaders Taking Action and the deadline is April 14. For more info, visit sfca.ha- waii.gov/yah ... drobbins@ midweek.com
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U‘I
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