Noteworthy News
Each month, we will have this section in our newsletter to share noteworthy news about our HDOT ‘ohana. Got married? Attended your grandchild’s first baby luau? Returned from a trip? We’d love to hear about it! Please email a short blurb and photo to Juli Chun at juli.l.chun@hawaii.gov and/or Jai Cunningham at richard.j.cunningham@hawaii.gov.
Congratulations to Juli Chun, who welcomed her granddaughter, Sadie Tanigawa to the world on July 17, 2021! She was 6lbs. 9oz. and 20” long at birth and is growing healthier every day. Juli is looking forward to babysitting on the weekends and spending precious moments with this bundle of joy!
With Diamond Head and Waikiki Beach as a backdrop, Caitlyn Yoshina, daughter of Coleen Yoshina (DEP-H Executive Assistant), and Arri Milner-Nguyen were married on July 10, 2021 in an intimate ceremony before immediate family members and close friends. The couple have known each other for 11 years, and were scheduled to be married last year, but those plans were upended by COVID-19. The couple hope to hold a larger reception next year on the North Shore, when family and friends from France, Thailand, Canada, Washington State, California and New York may attend, and a honeymoon in Thailand, Korea and Japan is in the foreseeable future when it is safe to travel. Caitlyn and Arri are both teachers, Caitlyn at Kalani High School where she established the school’s Latin program, and Arri at Waikiki Elementary where he teaches the 2nd grade.
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