2022 Inspire Magazine

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Annual Report • Donor Listing • Year in Review •

Innovations • New Facilities

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Planting the Seeds of Change HEALTHY PLANTS NEED STRONG ROOTS. AT HAWAI‘I PACIFIC HEALTH, EMPLOYEES ARE DEEPLY ROOTED IN THE MISSION OF CREATING A HEALTHIER HAWAI‘I, and their dedication extends far beyond regular work hours. The annual Employee Giving Campaign (EGC) empowers thousands of HPH’s team members to raise money for medical programs and services that wouldn’t otherwise be possible.

The theme of the 2021 EGC was “One gift grows into many when we all donate,” which highlighted the impact each individual contribution can make. Nearly 4,000 employees rallied behind the sentiment and donated $1,068,127 of their own dollars to nurture, strengthen and heal patients, their families and the community. This was the fifth straight year that HPH employees raised at least $1 million through gifts or

pledges for the not-for-profit health care system.

For many, supporting the EGC was personal. Asterlou Raquel, a surgical clinical reviewer and registered nurse at HPH, was a powerful voice for the campaign.

The breast cancer survivor received her cancer care at Pali Momi Medical Center. Having experienced both sides of patient care inspired Raquel and her husband, Oscar, a nurse at Straub Medical Center, to give to HPH.

“I think it’s very important that the donors understand the impact they are creating,” said Raquel.

“Cancer doesn’t just affect the person; it affects the entire family.”

Donations were heartfelt.

But the campaign also delivered through fun activities.

Departments across the health care system hosted virtual fundraising events, in-person contests, pre-packaged food sales and craft fairs.

The most successful virtual fundraising event was the COVID-19 Creativity Contest.

Employees were challenged to repurpose plastic containers that once held COVID-19 vaccine vials. People voted for their favorite creation by making a donation. Virtual and in-person events raised $52,178.

TH E 2 021 EGC FU N DS WENT TOWAR D : Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children’s Child Life, Chaplain Services and Palliative Care programs, which support emotional, social and spiritual care for patients and their families.

Pali Momi Medical Center’s Emergency Department Fund as well as the ‘Ohana Fund, which helps patients in need obtain medication, medical equipment and transportation.

Straub Medical Center’s Emergency Department Fund, which supports urgent and often lifesaving medical care for patients.

Wilcox Medical Center’s stroke care and stroke education program, which provides the highest standard of stroke care for Kaua‘i.

Kapi‘olani Children’s Miracle Network, a program that provides support for patient care, specialized medical equipment, emergency transport and preventive education.

HPH employees also donated to Aloha United Way and Kaua‘i United Way.

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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO

Dear Hawai‘i Pacific Health Supporter, OUR COMMUNITY MARKED SOME SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES OVER THE PAST YEAR AS WE STARTED TO MOVE BEYOND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. It is wonderful to see faces and smiles as mask-wearing guidelines are relaxed. People are gathering in restaurants, celebrating graduations and weddings, and traveling near and far to see family and friends.

It’s a reemergence that I know we’re all happy to witness and experience.

Still, COVID-19 isn’t going away completely, and we must learn to live with it. There is likely no one who knows this more than those who work in the health care industry. I am extremely grateful for our doctors, nurses and staff at Hawai‘i Pacific Health who have worked tirelessly over the last two-plus years to care for our patients and community despite the numerous challenges they faced. Their courage and commitment are truly inspiring.

Our Pali Momi Medical Center team received national recognition for its efforts and was honored for the exceptional care it provides patients with the Healthgrades 2022 Outstanding Patient Experience Award™.

Pali Momi has received this distinction four years in a row, and we are very proud of them.

As the 100th anniversary of Straub Medical Center came to an end, we held a groundbreaking ceremony to kick off our multi-year redevelopment project for the current campus. Straub’s legacy of putting patients first and providing high-quality health care is the inspiration for this new state-of-the-art health care campus of the future. The innovative design and features of the new campus will help us address the ever-changing needs of our community and truly reflect the quality of care Straub is known to deliver.

On Kaua‘i, we celebrated the culmination of another large construction project and unveiled our newly renovated Emergency and Trauma Department at Wilcox Medical Center. This $5.1 million project was funded by community donations and will elevate the level of trauma and emergency care available to the people of Kaua‘i.

At Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children, the new Cancer and Infusion Center is another milestone project for us, which you can read about in this issue. This center is a true reflection of Kapi‘olani’s commitment to the health care needs of Hawai‘i’s women and children.

None of this would have been possible without you. Despite the daunting challenges you faced throughout the pandemic, you continued to give in support of our patients, staff, programs and services.

On behalf of everyone at Hawai‘i Pacific Health, thank you for your support of these projects, and more importantly, for your support of our patients. Working together, we are creating a healthier Hawai‘i.

Sincerely,

Ray Vara President & CEO Hawai‘i Pacific Health

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ON TH E COVE R: Cruz, 7, with his pediatric oncologist, Dr. Darryl Glaser.

Pediatric cancer patients will soon have a new home for their care. Read more on pg. 6

MPLOYEE GIVING 2 ECAMPAIGN Employees give back in big ways. message from 3 AHawai‘i Pacific Health President & CEO Ray Vara. message from HPH 5 ASenior Vice President of Philanthropy Dawn Dunbar.

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K API‘OLANI HEALTH FOUNDATION New plans to create a place of comfort and comprehensive care for women and pediatric cancer patients, and how your funds helped us protect our youngest against COVID-19.

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ILC OX HE ALTH FOUNDATION W Emergency care on a trip to paradise; inside the new, technologically advanced Emergency Department; and a big boost for crisis care and future expansion.

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Hawai‘i Pacific Health nurses were featured on the cover of MidWeek for Nurses Week in May. Left to right: Kapi‘olani radiology nurse Lori Ikeda, Straub neuro progressive care nurse Kawailehua Cornel, Pali Momi perioperative nurse Jasmin Pacheco, Straub cardiac electrophysiology clinic nurse Noelani Comorposa and Wilcox medical surgical nurse Tayler Rex.

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P ALI MOMI FOUNDATION A morning bike ride ends in lifesaving surgery, plus streamlining a small space to maximize efficiency during an emergency.

MIR ACLE NET WORK 22 CHILDREN’S Meet our 2022 Kapi‘olani Children’s Miracle Network Champion; from sips to chic shopping, three businesses encourage customers to give back; and celebrating a record-breaking two days on air.

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MESSAGE FROM THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

Dear Friends of Hawai‘i Pacific Health, THE PANDEMIC FORCED ALL OF US TO TAKE A PAUSE, BUT IN HE ALTH CARE THE NEEDS OF OUR PATIENTS NEVER STOP. Fortunately, when there are challenges in medicine, our clinical teams respond, as they always do, by pressing forward. At Hawai‘i Pacific Health, we see how the experience of COVID-19 has resulted in a greater emphasis on living a healthier life. We all want to be closer to family and friends, hug others longer and remove the space between us that social distancing created.

We certainly have made progress to connect again with the assistance of vaccines and safety protocols. Your donations this past year were also valuable reminders of how important our medical centers are for our community.

We were able to expand programs and services through expertise, vision and funding. Your gifts enable us to to expand and grow.

As you will read in our cover story, the next big endeavor for cancer care at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children is an example of how things can come together to streamline our approach and improve care for the better. A new Cancer and Infusion Center at Kapi‘olani will help broaden our oncology services, expand both of the infusion spaces for women and children, and open up even more opportunities for collaboration of specialists, advanced technology, research and clinical trials.

Each year, we care for more than 1,000 breast cancer and pediatric cancer

patients who are diagnosed and treated at Kapi‘olani. That number only tells part of the story; it only covers a portion of those who use the lifesaving cancer services Kapi‘olani provides.

When patient needs are the catalyst for change, it makes these progressive steps that much more rewarding to our staff and donors. The field of medicine constantly evolves, and how we deliver care at Kapi‘olani Medical Center, Pali Momi Medical Center, Straub Medical Center and Wilcox Medical Center evolves in response – in large part because of you.

We sincerely thank you for every dollar you give toward maintaining that continuum of quality care. Your contributions bring renewed energy and inspire us to keep true to our mission of creating a healthier Hawai‘i.

With gratitude,

Dawn M. Dunbar Senior Vice President Philanthropy

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Pediatric oncologist Dr. Wade Kyono has been treating young patients at Kapiʻolani for more than 20 years.

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At the Center of Care About a thousand women and children are treated for cancer at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children every year. Now there are plans to create a new place of comfort and healing for them and their families.

A BATTLE WITH CANCER IS A JOURNEY. It is often fought month by month, week by week, and day by day by patients, their families and friends, and dedicated oncology doctors, nurses, technicians and medical teams across Hawai‘i.

For about a thousand women and children every year, that journey of care takes them to Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children. And soon, it will begin in a new, expanded, specialized Cancer and Infusion Center just for them. The new center will accommodate the latest technology and treatments for pediatric, breast and gynecologic cancers, as well as auto-immune and neuromuscular diseases, and other conditions that require lifesaving infusions.

Just as essential to the new space is a sense of comfort for women and keiki who may be facing years of treatments.

“We’re with the patient for a lifetime,” said Dr. Michael Carney, who has been treating gynecologic oncology patients at Kapi‘olani for more than 20 years.

Unlike other cancer specialists, gynecologic oncologists are with patients throughout their specialized care – from diagnosis to surgery to any short- or longterm medical management. “With the new treatments, fortunately, we’re prolonging lives, which means we see people for a lot longer, and that’s a good thing.”

When it comes to kids, pediatric oncologists begin seeing some of their patients as infants and help them as they grow through stages of their care.

“I have patients in their 30s who will need transfusions every month for the rest of their lives,” said long-time pediatric hematologist and oncologist Dr. Wade Kyono.

“We all work together to support the family, because they become like our family ... we lean on each other.”

— D R . WA D E K YO N O , Kapi‘olani pediatric oncologist

Transfusions and infusion treatments take time. Patients on chemotherapy may need to come in daily for several days, or every few weeks for several months.

In some cases of breast cancer, even in early stages, women may need weekly treatments for a year to prevent cancer from returning.

“It’s just overwhelming. Women can quickly go from seeing something unusual on their mammogram to having their lives completely turned upside down,” said Kapi‘olani breast medical oncologist Dr. Jami Fukui. “They’ll meet with a surgeon, a medical oncologist, a radiation oncologist, infusion nurses, other social workers, nurse navigators and medical assistants. A whole team is there to help them throughout their treatment.”

Treatments can be draining.

Chemotherapy and infusions take a minimum of two to three hours, but the additional steps needed to ensure patients do not suffer dehydration or other side effects can lead to a seven-hour visit.

“It may take another four to six hours to give IV fluids before they are able to go home,” Dr. Kyono said. “Sometimes we need to monitor someone who just doesn’t feel well. Perhaps they can’t hold anything down, so we’re giving them IV fluid and antifungal medication for as long as we can during the day so they can go home instead of having to stay overnight in the 7

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hospital. Then they may return the next day to do it all over again.”

For many women — who are often the primary caretakers for family or friends — those hours are still working hours.

“They’re still coordinating everything else they have to do for the day, it’s just that they’re doing it remotely and from the chemotherapy chair,” Dr. Fukui said. “The space we have is not really sufficient for someone to have a virtual meeting or conversation, or to bring their laptop. It is very tight, and if you are sharing the area with someone else, that’s really difficult.”

The current infusion area in the Women’s Cancer Center at Kapi‘olani consists of five bays separated by curtains. And in Hawai‘i, patients rarely come alone. Parents sit with their children who are undergoing treatment. Entire families come in to support their moms, grandmothers and aunties. Nurses will also often spend some time sitting with patients, talking story while gaining valuable insight into their emotional and physical conditions.

“We’re definitely a little crowded,” Dr. Carney said. “Most days, we need space for seven or eight or nine people to receive infusions. We are treating everyone, but we can achieve a better experience.”

Downstairs, the Children’s Cancer Center has four rooms and three bays.

The space can be challenging when the team is working with several kids who have received transplants or are undergoing chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, which alters patients’ own T cells so they bind to cancer cells and kill them. Both are immunocompromised and must be isolated from others.

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Dr. Kyono carries his Beads of Courage with his stethoscope. Beads are given to children with cancer to celebrate and mark milestones throughout their treatment.

Pediatric Cancer Care at KA P I ‘ O LA N I • Approximately 60 children are diagnosed with cancer, and an additional 150 kids are actively treated for cancer at Kapi‘olani every year.

• 95% are in clinical trials.

• Kapi‘olani is a member of the National Cancer Institute-sponsored Children’s Oncology Group, which provides opportunities for young patients to receive the newest treatments in clinical trials.

• Kapi‘olani is the only dedicated site for bone marrow collection and transplants for children.

Women’s Cancer Care at KA P I ‘ O LA N I • Approximately 450 women are diagnosed with breast cancer, with an additional 450 treated every year.

• Kapi‘olani is the only women’s cancer facility in Hawai‘i that specializes in treating breast and gynecologic oncology patients.

• The center’s specialized team treats expectant mothers with cancer as well as provides in-utero treatment for rare conditions including neonatal hemochromatosis which affects a developing fetus’ liver.

where doctors and families can have sensitive and sometimes emotional conversations in a safe, private place.

Other items include comfortable chairs and serene surroundings for patients and those supporting them through those long treatments, as well as dependable Wi-Fi. There are also ideas for play spaces for the youngest patients as well as children spending time with their mothers who are undergoing treatment.

Also, by bringing both cancer centers together, oncologists, surgeons, radiation oncologists, pathologists, psychiatrists, social workers, nurses, nutritionists, pharmacists and specialists will be able to more closely collaborate on comprehensive care plans aimed at one shared goal: turning cancer patients into cancer survivors.

“We all work together to support the family, because they become like our family,” Dr. Kyono said. “You share the good times, and during the bad times, we lean on each other.”

“I feel so privileged to meet these wonderful women at such a vulnerable time in their lives,” Dr. Fukui said. “The things they share and the insights they have from seeing the world in a different way motivates me every day.”

“I never cease to be amazed by these incredible patients, incredible specialists and incredible nurses. I have watched these nurses go so far beyond the call of duty to help patients and staff. It’s heartening,” Dr. Carney says. “It’s the people around me who make it possible to do what I really love to do.”

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The Wait is Over PARENTS WERE READY. This was the day they had been waiting for — the day their child could finally get vaccinated against COVID-19. On Nov. 3, 2021, Hawai‘i Pacific Health became the first certified vaccination provider in the state to administer Pfizer’s vaccine for children 5 to 11 years old.

More than 600 keiki were vaccinated within the first two days after kids’ vaccine clinics opened at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children, Straub Medical Center and Wilcox Medical Center.

Dr. Kristyn Nishimoto is a pediatrician at Kapi‘olani and a mom. Her son, Dustin, was 8 at the time; her daughter, Emi, was 5. They both received their COVID-19 vaccines as soon as it was available.

“It’s kind of like Christmas; we’ve been waiting so long,” Dr. Nishimoto said. “I’m so excited to have my kids vaccinated – to be able to protect them, our community and those who can’t get vaccinated. I like to tell my patients and their families I wouldn’t do anything for them that I wouldn’t do for my own kids.”

For many, getting their children protected against COVID-19 was a family affair. HPH wanted to find an efficient and comfortable way to vaccinate multiple members of the same ‘ohana. So in November of 2021, HPH in partnership with the state Department of Health, Honolulu Fire Department and Aloha Stadium Authority opened the first-ever Keiki Vax

Children receive vaccines at Kapi‘olani’s clinic for kids 6 months through 4 years in June 2022 (top) and the Keiki Vax Squad Drive-Thru at Aloha Stadium in November 2021 (bottom).

Squad Drive-Thru at Aloha Stadium. Parents and kids could stay together in their vehicles during the process.

Kaleena Aoki said that’s exactly why her daughter chose to be vaccinated at the stadium.

“We did have some anxiety, but she wanted to get it,” Aoki said. “And we asked her where she would like to get it and she said she wanted to do it here (at the drive-thru) with Daddy, so they got it together.”

During the first weekend at Aloha Stadium, 833 adults and 471 keiki received their first dose of the vaccine. The next weekend, hundreds more did the same at HPH’s drive-thru clinic at Kapolei High School.

Then, just days after vaccinations for kids younger than 5 were approved, HPH brought back its clinics on O‘ahu and Kaua‘i so parents could finally obtain it for their youngest children as a way to protect their families and the community.

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Incredible Recovery In a moment, a fun family trip became an emergency situation and a doctor found herself on the other side of lifesaving care.

DR. DEE DEE WU’S TRIP TO KAUA‘I IN 2021 WAS MEMORABLE, BUT IT IS WHAT SHE DOESN’T RECALL THAT STANDS OUT MOST IN HER MIND. “From the time I went into the water before waking up in the hospital, I don’t have any memory of what happened,” Dee Dee said.

The rheumatologist from New Jersey was visiting Anini Beach when her husband, Brian, spotted some turtles and invited her and their sons to snorkel with him. As they swam in, something went wrong.“I've snorkeled many times before, but when I didn’t join them, my husband swam toward me and found me unconscious,” Dee Dee said.

Brian and their 13-year-old son, Justin, started to bring her to shore. An off-duty lifeguard who happened to be nearby and another man, who had a flotation device, got her to the beach where Kaua‘i lifeguards immediately started CPR. Paramedics rushed Dee Dee to Wilcox Medical Center’s Emergency Department (ED). Emergency medicine physician Dr. Thomas Del Ninno was among the first to treat her.

“I focused on optimizing Dee Dee’s resuscitation and then providing her ventilation,” Dr. Del Ninno said.

“Immediately, the respiratory therapists helped manage her ventilator and kept a close watch on her. We also placed an

arterial catheter in to continuously monitor her blood pressure to prevent brain damage.”

With her medical background, Dee Dee recognizes the critical steps taken to save her life. “From being in the intensive care unit to being intubated for 16 hours and then leaving Wilcox three days later, it’s a pretty amazing turnaround,” she said.

Wilcox teams treat about one or two near-drowning patients every month. Dee Dee's case is one of several being studied in Hawai‘i as a possible instance of rapid onset pulmonary endema, or ROPE. ROPE can occur while snorkeling or

scuba diving. Negative pressure is generated in the chest by breathing through a narrowed tube, which can result in the infusion of fluids into the lungs.

“It’s definitely a different experience being on the receiving end of health care,” Dee Dee said. “But I never felt scared or abandoned as a patient. I could not have asked for a better outcome really. I’m eternally grateful to everybody who was involved.”

Dee Dee says she is back to her regular exercise routine and is looking forward to making new memories during her family’s next trip to Kaua‘i, hopefully soon.

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J acob playing his fundraising piano recital in honor of his mom’s care at Wilcox.

Dee Dee's son, Jacob, celebrated Wilcox Medical Center with his music.

Jacob has been playing piano since he was 7. Now 17, he held a virtual piano recital fundraiser that raised more than $13,000 in donations for Wilcox, the Kauai Lifeguard Association and Life’s Bridges.

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Room to Flow WHEN DR. MONTY DOWNS JOINED WILCOX MEDICAL CENTER, THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT CONSISTED OF A SINGLE ROOM. He began in 1972 when just 27,000 people called Kaua‘i home. There were no computers or pagers. The small team of on-duty staff had to use a phone to call doctors in when a patient showed up in need.

What a difference 50 years makes.

In May, Dr. Downs played his guitar and harmonica for the blessing of Wilcox’s new, technologically advanced Emergency and Trauma Department. The project was the first structural renovation since the official department opened in 1996. During the 20 months of work, the Emergency Department remained open 24 hours a day, seven days a week — ensuring that Kaua‘i families and visitors could rely on Wilcox for care when they needed it most.

At the center of the new ED are two trauma resuscitation suites. The suites feature ample space for the latest equipment and have doors double the size of those on previous rooms, which will help increase the efficiency of care at Kaua‘i’s only Level III Trauma Center.

L eft to right: Kauaʻi County Councilmember Bernard Carvalho Jr., Kahu Jade Waiʻaleʻale Battad, Kauaʻi County Mayor Derek Kawakami, Wilcox ED Manager Kevin Myrick, HPH Design and Construction Project Manager David Yamaguchi, Wilcox President & CEO Jen Chahanovich, Wilcox ED Section Chief Dr. Spencer Smith.

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“They’re much larger and more open so we can easily move patients, equipment and trauma teams in and out,” said Wilcox emergency medicine physician Dr. Spencer Smith.

Three negative-pressure rooms will keep air from flowing out into shared spaces, an important safety feature when working with infectious disease cases.

New care rooms for pediatric and OB-GYN cases are outfitted with specialized equipment for these patients.

A dedicated room for behavioral and mental health patients includes telehealth capabilities so Wilcox staff and specialists from across the HPH system can engage with those who need their help.

Generous community donations funded the $5.1 million project aimed at serving Garden Isle people world-class care for the next 50 years.

“So much has changed for the better in this newly renovated department,” Dr. Smith said, “but it’s the same people with the same heart and commitment to our community.”

“There are so many things that are out of our control,” said Kaua‘i County Mayor Derek Kawakami at the blessing, “but we can be confident that in the darkest of our hours, this Emergency Department will be our beacon of hope.”

D r. Monty Downs, now retired from Wilcox, provided the music for the blessing ceremony in May 2022.

N ew trauma suites offer more room for collaborative trauma teams and the newest medical technology.

Supercharging the Future THIRTY YEARS AFTER HURRICANE INIKI KNOCKED OUT POWER TO THE ENTIRE ISLAND OF KAUA‘I, three new one-megawatt generators will now keep the lights on through any emergency at Wilcox Medical Center.

“We always want to be prepared for the unexpected, and these generators are essential to caring for our patients when they need us most,” said Jen Chahanovich, president and CEO of Wilcox Medical Center and CEO of Kaua’i Medical Clinic.

Iniki was one of Hawai‘i’s worst natural disasters, causing an estimated $1.8 billion in damage in 1992.

The storm also battered Kaua‘i’s power grid, leaving some parts of the island without electricity for several months. Wilcox treated dozens of people injured during the hurricane. Now the only Level III Trauma Center on the island, Wilcox receives an average of 25,000 emergency department visits every year. The three new generators will ensure critical operations can continue and patients will receive uninterrupted care, even during the next natural disaster emergency.

“We’re seeing large storms come through,” said Larry Kanda, disaster mitigation planner for the

Left to right: Troy Branstetter, HPH vice president of general services; Roland Resurreccion, design and construction project manager; Jen Chahanovich, Wilcox president and CEO; and Michael Yamane, Wilcox Medical Center board chair.

Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA). “Hurricane Iniki was a Category 3 and Hurricane Douglas in 2019 was a Category 4. These generators are a high priority for Kaua‘i.”

In January, a blessing was held for the generators, which pack three times the power of the medical center’s previous 500-kilowatt machines. More advanced, automated technology monitors and confirms the power producers are running efficiently.

In addition to supplying energy to the entire facility, the generators will support current and future expansion efforts.

This includes new behavioral health and infection control areas, as well as pediatric rooms which opened this year in the renovated Emergency Department and Trauma Center.

The $13 million generator project was made possible through a multi-level partnership. Hawai‘i Pacific Health funded $9 million. The other $4 million came from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, thanks to the help of HI-EMA. The retired generators aren’t going to waste. They were donated to the County of Kaua‘i and will serve as backup units for the county’s wastewater service.

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Pictured below, left to right: Kahu Kordell Kekoa; Dr. Robert Schulz, HPH chief of plastic surgery; Dr. Edward Weldon, Straub orthopedic surgeon; Ray Vara, HPH president & CEO; and Dr. John Balfour, HPH chief of general surgery, untie the maile lei at the Straub Redevelopment groundbreaking ceremony in December 2021.

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Developing a Health Care Campus of the Future More than 100 years after a surgeon introduced the groundbreaking idea of treating entire Hawai‘i families in a single space, Straub Medical Center is building on its legacy and looking toward the next century of care.

FLEXIBLE. FORWARDTHINKING. TRANSFORMATIONAL. These are just a few words to describe the redevelopment of Straub Medical Center. One hundred years after “The Clinic” opened in Dr. George F. Straub’s two-story home on Beretania Street, Straub’s team broke ground for new facilities for the next century of health care.

The project will be more than just a rebuilding of the medical center. The new health care campus will be nearly triple the existing size, extending the block of South King Street across from Thomas Square. But, more importantly, it will provide the space, tools and resources necessary to address all aspects of patient care, from prevention and treatment to access and affordability. A key part of the

“The new Straub will not only mean that patients can get everything they need here at home; it also will offer the best and brightest physicians and staff the facilities and technology they require to provide the best care possible.”

— R AY VA R A , Hawai‘i Pacific Health president & CEO

ongoing planning for the 15-year project has been creating areas that are not only ideal for the needs of both patients and Straub’s teams now, but are able to transform to accommodate new technology and practices for decades to come.

“Our vision is a health care facility that provides us flexibility,” said Art Gladstone, Hawai‘i Pacific Health’s executive vice president and chief strategy officer.

That flexibility extends to every aspect of the new campus, starting with the first phase — the parking garage. A new one will include 1,650 stalls — more than four times the current 400 — and eliminate columns for better visibility. Easyto-read digital signs will show drivers how many full-size spaces are available on each floor. But the thoughtful planning goes beyond 15

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Left to right: Ray Vara, HPH president & CEO; Andrew Rosen, Straub Medical Center board chair; Dr. Keith Matsumoto, HPH board chair; Richanne Lam, Straub Foundation board chair; Travis Clegg, Straub chief operating officer; and Dave Underriner, HPH executive vice president of Oʻahu operations and Straub CEO, at the Straub Redevelopment groundbreaking in December 2021.

just parking.

“The new parking structure has the capability for six of its floors to be converted for clinical services, if the need arises,” Gladstone said.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that we need to be nimble and adapt to unforeseen circumstances.”

The second phase of construction centers on a new medical center. The additional building will be more spacious, allowing for larger patient exam and operating rooms, a bigger

emergency department, adjustable design elements for patients in various circumstances, areas for complex care and chronic disease prevention programs, and team-based care settings with rooms specifically for telehealth so more patients can access quality health care.

The building will also include the latest equipment and technologies that will increase efficiency and reduce hospital stays and patient costs.

“Straub has a stellar reputation, and we wants to ensure that it retains Art Gladstone, HPH executive vice president and chief strategy officer.

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that standing by moving forward with an aggressive, state-of-the-art redevelopment that will serve the people of Hawai‘i for the next 100 years,” Gladstone said.

The third phase focuses on outdoor spaces, including a porte cochère for easy and accessible patient drop-off. The final part of the redevelopment will be the renovation of the existing Straub Medical Center and Strode Medical Building.

“The Clinic” opened in the Strode Building in 1933 at the corner of what is now Hotel Street and Ward Avenue.

Although Straub’s new facility is much larger than the two-story, shingle-stone home where five doctors first teamed up to treat the people of Hawai‘i, the mission remains unchanged. Dr. Straub set out to create a clinic “where the patients always come first and where the health needs of the entire family could be met under one roof.”

“Dr. Straub said it in the 1920s, and his vision guides everything we do today,” said Ray Vara, Hawai‘i Pacific Health’s president & CEO. “The new Straub will not only mean that patients can get everything they need here at home; it also will offer the best and brightest physicians and staff the facilities and technology they require to provide the best care possible.”

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760,000 square feet of space.

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Dr. George F. Straub, a surgeon, opened “The Clinic” on Jan. 2, 1921, with four other physicians from different specialties: Dr. Guy Champion Milnor, obstetrics and gynecology; Dr. Arthur Jackson, internal medicine; Dr. Howard Clarke, eye, ear, nose and throat; and Dr. Eric Fennel, pathology.

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Technology at the Heart of Change IT HAD ALREADY HAPPENED ONCE. THEN BECKY GETSCHMANN-PADUA'S HEART STOPPED AGAIN. Medical staff, fortunately, were able to revive her.

Days later, Becky was stable enough to be discharged, but she knew her multiple health problems made her next steps in treatment challenging.

“I remember sitting there, crying and thinking that this is it. I won’t be there to care for my 11-year-old granddaughter, who has no one else,” Becky said.

Becky began experiencing heart problems when she was 59 years old.

She was diagnosed with aortic valve stenosis — when the opening to the aortic valve narrows and restricts blood flow to the heart. It is both common and serious. Surgeons inserted a bioprosthetic valve from cow tissues to prolong her life, but the operation was followed by health challenges.

Now, following her third hospital admission in just a few years, Becky was concerned she was running out of options. A decade ago, that may have been true. But now, Straub Medical Center’s state-of-the-art hybrid suite makes it possible for

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medical teams to do minimally invasive procedures, including transcatheter aortic valve replacement, known as TAVR. Traditionally, valve replacements required open heart surgery, meaning some older patients would not qualify as good candidates. TAVR allows doctors to insert a man-made valve through smaller incisions. The natural flow of blood moves it into place where it can regulate blood flow. Straub physicians performed their first TAVR procedure in the Clarence T.C. Ching Heart Center in 2018. In the beginning, the collaborative cardiovascular team completed two a week. Soon, they were able to perform five to six weekly in the center’s newly renovated cardiovascular catheterization labs. In 2021, Straub’s Heart Center teams completed their 500th TAVR procedure.

Becky was one of those patients. Cardiologist Dr. Jared Oyama evaluated her case and within a week, she was at Straub for her procedure.

“I woke up and was alive,” she

said. “I could not believe it.

They sent me to a hospital room for 24 hours and I was discharged the next day.

“I felt so comfortable. The doctors, nurses and staff were all so comforting and positive even as we knew the procedure may be difficult and the outcome was uncertain.”

Now, Becky is doing well. She spends time with her dogs, enjoys time with her husband and celebrates milestones with her family, like her granddaughter’s 13th birthday this year. In her front yard grows a reminder of her journey — a tree her husband sculpted into a heart surrounded by red ti leaves that Becky dedicates to Dr. Oyama and the cardiac team for all the hearts they have saved. And she has a message for donors who make it all possible.

“Without continued contributions, I and many others would not be alive today,” she said. “I cannot thank you enough.”

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Straub’s Heart Center

When the hybrid suite opened four years ago it immediately elevated Straub's heart care services.

Today, the suite that allows heart teams to move seamlessly from surgical to vascular and cardiac catheterization procedures in a single space continues to allow Straub’s experienced staff to treat complicated cases as efficiently as possible.

Here are some of the procedures possible because of the hybrid suite: • TAVR/structural heart procedures.

• Repairing aneurysms in the abdominal aorta, thoracic aorta and iliac artery as well as stent grafts and hybrid coronary revascularization, which is a minimally invasive treatment for coronary artery disease.

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Coming Full Circle The accident occurred in just seconds. But the recovery ahead would take more than a year, creating a bond between Pali Momi surgeons and a bicyclist who suddenly needed their care.

ONE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING IN SUMMER 2019, GLENN TANGO SET OUT ON A BIKE RIDE FROM HIS HOME IN WAIKELE. As Glenn pedaled along Managers Drive, he spotted something on the side of the road. He swerved to avoid it but lost control of his bike.

The tires slid out from under him and Glenn fell. The landing was hard.

Glenn got up and checked for injuries.

He felt a small cut near his eye and was slightly sore on his left side, but overall he felt OK. A couple saw Glenn fall and called 911, just to be safe. When the ambulance arrived and EMTs began to check Glenn’s vitals, he called his wife and asked her to pick him up (and his bike). She urged him to go to the hospital for a full checkup.

Knowing he wouldn’t win the argument, Glenn started climbing into the ambulance.

Mid-step, he turned pale and his blood pressure dropped.

The ambulance rushed Glenn to Pali Momi Medical Center and within 30 minutes, he was in the Emergency Department being prepped for a CAT scan.

The images revealed Glenn’s

left kidney had ruptured. He was bleeding internally and needed surgery, fast.

Pali Momi Trauma Medical Director Dr. Maria Ver and surgeon Dr. Richard Inae both were at the medical center that day and performed the procedure necessary to save Glenn’s life.

“I believe Glenn was and still is blessed. He needed a trauma hospital, and Pali Momi was ready to care for him,” Dr. Inae said.

The team removed his kidney,

lenn Tango chats with Dr. Richard Inae, G the surgeon who operated on him twice in less than two years.

but Glenn’s journey to recovery had just begun. Due to the initial trauma, his intestines and soft tissue in his abdomen were severely swollen, which required additional surgeries, blood transfusions and a lengthy rehabilitation process.

Glenn stayed in Pali Momi’s intensive care unit for three weeks.

Though he was away from home and his family, Glenn remained positive thanks to the caring nurses and aides who visited him each day.

“They’re all so nice!” he said. “Dr. Ver and Dr. Inae are very personable, and Dr. Inae is a well-experienced trauma surgeon. I was very happy with the care I got from Pali Momi.”

“We’re lucky here at Pali Momi that we have a culture of teamwork and collaboration in which people are always willing to help,” Dr. Ver said.

“It’s rewarding as a physician to know that the program that you developed works.”

A year later, Glenn needed hernia surgery. He returned to Pali Momi and his trusted surgeon, Dr. Inae.

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the patient and the physician, especially when it comes to surgery,” Dr. Inae said. “The patient and the patient’s family build trust in the surgeon. In Glenn’s case, this trust was accelerated by a life-or-death situation and was further reinforced during his recovery process.”

Like many who call Central and West O‘ahu home, Glenn’s connection to the medical center runs deep. He grew up “right down the road” on Pali Momi Street and recalls visiting Dr. Joseph Nishimoto — Pali Momi’s beloved founder — at his plantation-style clinic in Pearl City.

“It was just a one-doctor operation with his nurses. He was a pretty down-to-earth guy, friendly guy,” Glenn said.

He and his family continue to hold ties to Dr. Joe and Pali Momi to this day.

“My family has a lot of experiences over here,” Glenn said. “My sister has made use of the Emergency Department in the last few years, and my mother came here many years ago.”

“It is wonderful to know that Glenn trusts that Pali Momi will give him the highest quality of care to ensure he has the best outcome he can have,” Dr. Inae said.

Glenn officially “graduated” from follow-up care in October 2020. Though happy to see his patient return to full health, the surgeon knew he’d miss Glenn’s visits and his “tough” but jovial personality.

“He was a big part of our general surgery clinic family for 16 months, and we still remember him and will continue remembering him for years to

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“I believe Glenn was and still is blessed. He needed a trauma hospital, and Pali Momi was ready to care for him.”

— DR. RICHARD INAE, Pali Momi surgeon

come,” Dr. Inae said.

Today, Glenn has resumed his active lifestyle. When he’s not at work, he enjoys taking in the arts and going to the theater with his wife, Elizabeth.

Glenn walks a few miles every day and spends weekends stand-up paddling at Ala Moana Beach Park.

He’s also back in the bike saddle, regularly joining group rides along the Pearl Harbor Bike Path.

As a token of gratitude, Glenn and Elizabeth sent a donation and a note to honor his surgeons and his nurse Marissa for their exceptional care during Glenn’s unexpected time of need.

“We appreciate when people and foundations support our community.

Hawai‘i Pacific Health and Pali Momi Medical Center are big parts of that,” he said.

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Supporting Emergency Care TO PARAPHRASE A FAMILIAR ADAGE, IT TAKES A COMMUNITY TO GROW A HOSPITAL. At Pali Momi Medical Center, it is often small donations from people in the community that add up to large impacts.

That was the story behind the newly renovated Emergency Department waiting room.

“The new design has really allowed us to focus more attention on the patients coming in and helped us work more cohesively as a team,” said ED Manager Aaron Taylor. “It’s still a small area, but we have distinct areas where we can triage as a team in order to get patients evaluated quicker and give priority to those who need it most.”

Every minute counts when it comes to treating injuries in the ED. So much of the Emergency and Trauma Care donations to Pali Momi go toward building more efficiencies, be it through purchasing equipment to streamline the diagnostic process,

or creating training opportunities for staff so they’re best prepared to treat whatever comes through the ED doors.

“There are always new procedures, new ways of treating old illnesses, and we as health care providers always have to be aware of what’s going on in the health care environment,” Taylor said. “Every gift makes a difference.”

“We need to ensure that we strongly support these types of services so that we can provide for the much-needed care for our ‘ohana,” said Wade Gesteuyala, who works in West O‘ahu and has given consistently to Pali Momi’s Emergency and Trauma programs since 2019.

“Pali Momi’s centralized location and the emergency services provided are critical as the population growth on this side of the island continues,” Gesteuyala said. “I am honored to be able to contribute.”

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An Enduring Journey He was just 7 years old when he fought a battle for his life.

Now 2022 Kapi‘olani Children's Miracle Network Champion Xander Cabales is turning his journey into a message of hope for others.

XANDER CABALES SAYS HIS MISSION IN LIFE IS TO INSPIRE OTHERS. “It’s important for me to talk about all of the things that Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children did for me to get where I am right now,” the 16-year-old said.

Nine years ago, Xander experienced a life-changing event. He had just finished the second grade and was enjoying his summer playing with friends and his brothers.

“Xander was super energetic. He was funny, outgoing — the kid who would get up on stage and dance,” said his mom, Laura.

Then, the 7-year-old came down with a fever. His parents gave him overthe-counter medicine, but by the next morning, Xander’s fever had spiked to 105 degrees and a severe rash covered his body. Then, the skin around his eyes and mouth began to slough off and his breathing became shallow.

Laura and her husband, Ronnie, took Xander to a nearby emergency department. But even after doctors diagnosed and treated him, his parents knew something still wasn’t right.

“The rapid course the illness was taking made us think, hey, this is something worse than what they’re telling us,” Ronnie said.

They took Xander to the Kapi‘olani Medical Center Emergency

Department for a second opinion. There, infectious disease specialist Dr. Marian Melish diagnosed Xander with the life-threatening skin disorder Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and, later, toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), a severe form of SJS that only affects about one in a million people each year.

“It was such a shock. I had never heard of it," Laura said.

"Knowing that not only would he not come home, but that he may possibly not make it through the day ... there are no words.

It was probably the lowest we'd ever been.”

Xander was placed into a medical coma and spent four weeks on life support in the Kapi‘olani Pediatric Intensive Care Unit before showing signs of responsiveness.

“Toxic epidermal necrolysis is a condition that is rare, but not so rare that we didn’t already have a protocol at Kapi‘olani for dealing with it,” Dr. Melish said.

“We had been quite successful in the past by treating patients as if they had a major burn. This allows the damaged skin to heal.

It was important to treat his airway as well, which meant that his throat needed to have a tube

2022 Kapi‘olani CMN Champion Xander Cabales with (left to right) his mother, Laura; brothers Tyce and Jaiden; and father, Ronnie.

put in it to help him breathe.”

“As parents, you don’t know what to expect,” Ronnie said. “But after seeing how they were taking care of him, that spoke volumes to us. It was like, we’ve got him; you guys don’t have to worry.”

Due to the infection, Xander lost 60% of his skin. His eyes, skin, lungs and esophagus were severely damaged. His road to recovery required the care of several specialists at Kapi‘olani, including ophthalmologist Dr. David Young.

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“Given the rarity of this disease journey he’s been through,” Laura said. and how severe it can be for children, “He’s proud of his scars. That reassures this was the place to be,” Dr. Young me that we should be the same way — said. “To be able to coordinate all the embrace our imperfections that are not different specialties — infectious disease, really imperfections. They make us unique, ophthalmology, the nurses who specialize and they just show how strong he is.” in children’s health — this is what it takes His resilience made Xander a natural to care for a child in Hawai‘i.” choice for Kapi‘olani’s 2022 Children’s As his health improved, Xander needed Miracle Network Champion. to relearn how to hold his head up, sit, “Xander represents just how difficult walk, talk and eat. The rehabilitation and some of these medical problems can Child Life teams at be and how it takes Kapi‘olani used video a special place and a games to motivate special person to be him to continue his able to come out of difficult but necessary that as well as he did,” therapy.

Young said. “Xander “The medical staff …

“I often felt weak, is a champion — he’s gave us Xander back. so being able to Kapi‘olani’s Champion in They saved our son.” play video games being able to showcase at Kapi‘olani was all the good things that — RONNIE CABALES, something I could can happen here.”

Xander’s dad enjoy that was As Xander embarks helping me get on his Champion year, better,” Xander says. he is most excited to Xander’s family attributes his miraculous share his message of positivity, kindness recovery to the team of Kapi‘olani and resilience with others. specialists who cared for their son.

“Most people may not know me as “The medical staff instilled hope in us,” of right now, but through this, a lot of Ronnie said. “They gave us Xander back. people can understand my story, They saved our son.” and they can understand what a lot Xander is now in his junior year of high of kids in the hospital may have gone school. He enjoys jiujitsu and expressing through,” Xander said. “Being able to his creativity through detailed drawings of show how much Kapi‘olani did and dinosaurs, monsters and superheroes. what they accomplished to help save “He is so proud of who he is and the me — that’s a really big part for me in being a Champion.”

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XANDER’S STORY OF STRENGTH AND PERSEVERANCE IS CAPTURED IN HIS CHAMPION PIN, which the aspiring young artist designed himself.

“It really symbolizes different things that may not be pointed out unless you knew the context behind it,” he said.

• Sunglasses are Xander’s trademark accessory, and not just because they look cool. Because of SJS/ TEN, Xander developed photophobia, or sensitivity to light. Dark sunglasses help protect his eyes.

• The cracks in the lens represent Xander’s scars, which he has all over his body. Xander is proud of the marks, which represent his strength and what he has overcome.

He encourages other kids to be proud of their own “battle scars.”

• Blue and black are Xander’s favorite colors.

Blue also is the color for SJS/TEN awareness.

• The “X” represents the unique spelling of Xander’s name.

• The black border symbolizes the protection and never-ending support of his family.

“It is truly indicative of who he is and how strong of a person he is, especially through this journey,” said his dad, Ronnie.

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Mom’s the Word

Left to right: HPH Director of Philanthropy Amanda Price, Neiman Marcus General Manager Erin Isa, Kapi‘olani Chief Operating Officer Gidget Ruscetta and Neiman Marcus Brand Experience Manager Amy Tomita Castro.

CUSTOMERS DISCOVERED SOMETHING SPECIAL AT NEIMAN MARCUS IN MAY. During Mother’s Day weekend, the store donated 10% of all in-store purchases to the Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children. Neiman Marcus has been a consistent supporter of Kapi‘olani for the past decade, but this fundraiser spoke right to the heart of the store’s community.

“The pandemic posed unique challenges for many of us. Mothers we knew, both our employees and clients, had to work especially hard to help with their children’s care and education while schools were closed,” said Erin Isa, Neiman Marcus general manager.

“This was our way of celebrating them and to give back to Kapi’olani Medical Center, which provides care for so many of the women and children in our state.”

A special guest greeted shoppers during the event. Kapi‘olani’s 2020-2021 Children’s Miracle Network Champion, Haumea Friel, shared smiles and her custom-designed pin and still had time to find a new dress!

The shop-for-a-cause event raised $10,000 for Kapi‘olani kids.

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GRABBING YOUR FAVORITE SUMMERTIME SIP MAY HAVE HELPED GIVE BACK TO KAPI‘OLANI CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK IN 2021.

Coca-Cola Bottling of Hawai‘i, LLC led two campaigns for CMN. The first was held in partnership with Walmart’s annual CMN fundraiser and featured special displays with signs noting that Coca-Cola would donate 25 cents for every Coca-Cola beverage 2020-21 CMN Champion purchased in the stores.

Haumea Friel’s smile lit up The company then held signage on special Coca-Cola a similar campaign at displays in Walmart in 2021.

Times Supermarkets, with money from purchases of Powerade, Coca-Cola, Sprite, Dr. Pepper and other drinks going to the Kapi‘olani Radiothon for Kids. All those cents added up. Coca-Cola contributed $8,780 to Kapi‘olani CMN.

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Making a Change PEOPLE COME FOR SATISFYING BOWLS OF CURRY TOPPED WITH THEIR CHOICE OF MORE THAN 30 TOPPINGS. But in 2021, customers of Curry House Coco Ichibanya could bring comfort to others with just a few coins. The eatery’s Ala Moana Center location set up a canister at the cash register and encouraged people to add their spare change to the collection for keiki at Kapi‘olani. The warmth of island diners shone through. In just two months, the team at Curry House Coco Ichibanya raised $2,917 to donate during the Kapi‘olani Radiothon for Kids. This is just the beginning of their giving. The restaurant is committed to continue supporting Kapi‘olani CMN in the future.

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15 Years of Giving Kapi‘olani Radiothon for Kids SINCE 2007, THE KAPI‘OLANI RADIOTHON FOR KIDS HAS RAISED MORE THAN $3 MILLION FOR KAPI‘OLANI MEDICAL CENTER FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN. But the 15th anniversary event in 2021 hit a new record. In just two days, businesses, families and individuals gave $575,615 in a completely virtual event, surpassing the previous record set during the first year of the pandemic by nearly $150,000.

KSSK radio personalities shared the stories of Kapi‘olani patients and their families, physicians and more from the iHeartRadio studios while Kapi‘olani staff members volunteered to take donation calls to the medical center. Although they were separated by miles for safety reasons, everyone felt the connection of working together to help local families.

“This is what aloha is,” said Scotty B, KSSK radio personality. “Recently, in one way or another [because of the pandemic], all of us have been touched by tragedy or challenge and a helpless feeling, which kind of puts us in the frame of mind of what goes on at Kapi‘olani every day. The Radiothon is a very precise way that you can give and do something.

It’s about giving even when you don’t really have a lot of extra, because someone else needs it more.”

The event was full of emotional and unexpected moments. One of the largest surprises was a $100,000 donation from UHA Health Insurance, which is the biggest gift in Kapi‘olani Radiothon history. UHA has supported Kapi‘olani for more than a decade, including as

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“When this Radiothon began, nobody had any idea it was going to get this big ... What an amazing ride this has been!”

— M I C H A E L W. PERRY KSSK Radio Personality

a Kapi‘olani Radiothon sponsor and and phone bank volunteer for the annual event.

“The work that Kapi‘olani does touches so many of us,” said Suzanne Eugenio, UHA director of marketing. “Our associates really have a heart for giving, and this gives them an opportunity to extend their gratitude and contribute in a meaningful way.”

“When this Radiothon began, nobody had any idea it was going to get this big,” said Michael W. Perry, KSSK radio personality, who has been part of the on-air fundraiser since it began. “What an amazing ride this has been!”

Presenting sponsor D. Suehiro Electric, Inc. continued its years of giving in 2021. Part of its sponsorship dollars went to creating a school supply station for Kapi‘olani’s Brain Station, a cheery classroom space hospitalized kids can use to keep up with their school work while undergoing treatment.

Additional donations from businesses including Swinerton Builders, Bank of Hawaii, First Hawaiian Bank, AlohaCare, Windward Auto Group and others funded a bookshelf on wheels for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. It was filled with 150 books in honor of the event’s 15th anniversary, as well as other items on Kapi‘olani’s wish list such as giant remotecontrolled cars for kids in the Rehabilitation Department and plush versions of Ruby, Kapi‘olani’s hospital facility dog, for kids to cuddle with. Farmers Insurance Hawai‘i awarded a grant for the critical care transport program to provide lifesaving transportation for infants and children throughout the state.

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1. L eft to right: KSSK’s Michael W. Perry, Karen Keawehawaiʻi and Sweetie Pacarro with one of the remote-controlled cars purchased for Kapiʻolani with funds raised from the Kapi‘olani Radiothon.

2. L eft to right: Kapiʻolani Chief Operating Officer Gidget Ruscetta, Kapiʻolani Pediatric Neonatologist Dr. Charles Neal, Dawn Schaffrick, NNP-BC, and NICU Manager Karin Shinkawa.

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3. Left to right: D. Suehiro Electric, Inc.’s Business Manager Kathryn Yamauchi and Project Manager Jobelle Kamealoha with items D. Suehiro donated to Kapi‘olani’s School Supply Station.

4. Left to right: UHA Health Insurance Director of Marketing Suzanne Eugenio and Marketing Manager Brandon Hinaga.

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5. Left to right: KSSK's Curt Williams, Director of Promotions & Marketing Flash Hansen and Children's Miracle Network Program Director Colette Forcier reveal the record-breaking amount of Kapi‘olani Radiothon donations in 2021.

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A Huge Mahalo to Our Generous Donors Gifts to help our medical centers provide health care services and specialty care in the community; expand medical research; create education and training programs for our team; fund essential capital improvements; and sponsor public health initiatives.

The following list recognizes contributions and pledges of $250 or more in support of Kapi‘olani Health Foundation, Pali Momi Foundation, Straub Foundation and Wilcox Health Foundation between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2021. * The Foundations of Hawai‘i Pacific Health honor the memory of these individuals.

Kapi‘olani Health Foundation Donors

Mr. and Mrs. James W. Pietsch Mark and Karen Polivka Sorenson Family Fund Tobacco Prevention & Control Trust Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation UHA Health Insurance William G. Irwin Charity Foundation

$1,000,000 & Above

$50,000-$99,999

Anonymous Turner Farm Foundation

$100,000-$999,999 Anonymous (6) Atherton Family Foundation Bank of Hawaiʻi Foundation Costco Kona Costco Maui Estate of Thomas J. Mac Ivor First Hawaiian Bank Foundation George P. & Ida Tenney Castle Fund Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hegarty Hyundai Hope on Wheels Kosasa Foundation Maurice & Joanna Sullivan Family Foundation McInerny Foundation

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Anonymous A.C. Kobayashi Family Foundation Ace Hardware Foundation Costco Hawaiʻi Kai Costco Iwilei Costco Waipiʻo D. Suehiro Electric, Inc. Jarrod and Celi Dogan Frederick S. & Mary B. Lyman Charitable Trust Hawai‘i Resilience Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Duane K. Kurisu Marriott’s Ko Olina Beach Club St. Baldrick’s Foundation Steve and Marilyn Katzman Philanthropic Fund Trailsend Foundation Walmart - Hilo

$25,000-$49,999 Anonymous (various) American Savings Bank Costco Wholesale Cutter Automotive Galleries Gather Federal Credit Union Hawai‘i Ace Hardware Retailers Hawaiian Electric Industries Charitable Foundation LSC - Illinois Credit Union League National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii Nicolai Family Mr. Carl Nordin Panda Express - Hilo Panda Express - Moanalua Panda Express - Royal Hawaiian Dustin Ridgeway and Annie Stamps Rockefeller/NCI Cancer Center Settlement Fund Sam’s Club Keʻeaumoku The Joseph & Vera Long Foundation Walmart - Honolulu Walmart - Kapolei Walmart - Mililani Walmart - Pearl City Walmart - Waipahu

$10,000-$24,999 Anonymous Ace Hardware - Captain Cook Ace Hardware - Kamuela Ace Hardware - Kapaʻa Ace Hardware - Lahaina Gateway Ace Hardware - Pukalani Albert & Betty Ota Children’s Foundation Alexander & Baldwin Aloha Petroleum, Ltd. AlohaCare Bank of Hawaiʻi Andras Bratincsak, MD Cal-Nev-Ha Children’s Fund Child’s Play Charity Clint and Suzy Churchill Clinical Laboratories of Hawaii, LLP Coco Moon, LLC Contemporary Captures Photography Costco Kapolei Mr. and Mrs. Tony Crabb Mr. Lon M. Donner Dr. Arthur and Bonnie Ennis Foundation Dr. Pauline G. Stitt Charitable Trust Farmers Insurance Group George Mason Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation Hawaii Anesthesia Group, Inc.

Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union Heart of Neiman Marcus Foundation Fund Mr. David Hitz IBEW Local 1186 Island Ace Hardware J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Jeff & Loan Arce Family Foundation of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation Roger and Jennefer Jones JP Morgan Chase Kauaʻi Ace Hardware & Crafts Douglas K. Kwock, MD and Ann M. Kwock Law Office of Ian L. Mattoch Mr. Jon Leach Local Union 1186 IBEW/Electrical Contractors Association of Hawaii Ms. Stella S. Lock MacNaughton Foundation Marriott’s Maui Ocean Club Marriott’s Waiohai Beach Club Colbert and Gail Matsumoto McLane Company, Inc Marcus and Cheryl Merner Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Metter Ritchie and Sunny Mudd Nordic PCL Construction, Inc. Joshua Oboler and Gillian Reitman Michael Ocasek and Charmaine Naauao-Ocasek Mr. Toshiaki Okawa

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Mr. and Mrs. Jayson L. Pahlmeyer Panda Express - California Ave & Kamehameha Highway Panda Express - ʻEwa Panda Express - Hokulei Village Panda Express - Kailua Panda Express - Kamehameha Panda Express - Kapolei (Farrington Highway & Kealanani Ave. PX) Panda Express - Keawe Panda Express - Kīlauea Ave. & Kukuau St. PX Panda Express - Makala Panda Express - Mokolu Panda Express - Pakaula Pioneer Ace Hardware Haleʻiwa Pioneer Ace Hardware - Lāiʻe Queen’s Medical Center Sam’s Club Pearl City Dr. New Sang and Mrs. Joanne Lai Spirit Of Children The Westin Nanea Ocean Resort Villas The Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas Frederick Towfigh and Risako Stegmayer Walmart - Fort St. Mall Walmart - Kahului Walmart - Kailua-Kona Walmart - Līhuʻe Ms. Janna Watanabe-Hiromasa William K. H. Mau Foundation

$5,000-$9,999 Anonymous (5) Ace Hardware - ʻEleʻele Ace Hardware - Kona Ace Hardware - Lahaina Ace Hardware - Naʻalehu BlackSand Capital Foundation Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Warren R. Chaiko Charles R. Ching and Colleen I. Wong Tony and Dawn Ching Drs. Leslie Chun and Susan Lin Coca-Cola Bottling of Hawaii Cosco Inc. dba Cosco Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Elite Parking Services First Insurance Company of Hawaii Charitable Foundation Mr. Robert A. Forst Mr. Andrew D. Friedlander Friends of Hawaii Charities, Inc. Goto-Saiki Family Foundation Hawai`i Gas Hawaii Medical Service Association Hawaii USA Federal Credit Union Hawaii Women’s Legal Foundation Hemophilia Alliance Foundation Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Jhamandas Watumull Fund Ka’anapali Ocean Resort Charitable Trust Foundation Ms. Flora Kawasjee Mr. Ostap Korkuna Kubota Foundation of the Hawai’i Community Foundation Mr. Robert K. Kurisu Ms. Carol M. Lee Lenny Lemons, LLC Marian C. & Walter G. Chuck Foundation Marriott’s Kauaʻi Beach Club Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Marx Matson Foundation Dr. Wallace J. Matthews and Dr. Sherry W. H. Loo Patrick* and Debra Miura Motiv8 Foundation Dr. Kenneth T. and Karen Nakamura Mr. and Mrs. Mark Ohigashi David and Kellyn Okabe Ms. Sophie Overend* Panda Express - Downtown Panda Express - Kaʻahumanu Panda Express - Kāneʻohe Bay S/C Panda Express - Kapahulu Panda Express - Kapolei - Ka Makana Ali’i Mall Panda Express - Kapolei & Kamokila Panda Express - Kauaʻi Village

Fast-Tracking Funds THE JN AUTOMOTIVE GROUP SHIFTED INTO OVERDRIVE TO SUPPORT HAWAI‘I’S KEIKI. JN Automotive Group donated $20,000 to Kapi‘olani in 2021 through its “Drive for Heart” campaign. For every new vehicle or motorcycle sold at a JN dealership, $100 went to Hawai‘i’s only maternity, newborn and pediatric specialty medical center.

“Our company and team are driven to make a difference,” said Brad Nicolai, president of JN Automotive Group and Kapi‘olani

Panda Express - Kīhei (Azeka SX) Panda Express - Lumiaina Panda Express - Mililani Panda Express - Uptown Panda Express - Waipiʻo/ Laniakea Panda Express - Windward Mall Anthony and Jillian Poon Propac Agency, Inc. Raising Cane’s RE/MAX Aloha Homes Steve and Ros Robertson Saks Fifth Avenue Steve and Gloria Gainsley Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation Steven C. Ai Charitable Trust George and Jeannie Stewart Mrs. Soo Stover Mr. and Mrs. Daryl S. Suehiro Tanioka’s Charity Foundation The Bromley Family Charitable Fund The Howard Hughes Corporation The Lum Davis Foundation The Malulani Group, Limited Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Wacker Ms. Beth Whitehead and Ms. Linda Lockwood Windward Dodge Chrysler Jeep Hyundai Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Wong Mrs. Frances S. Wong

$1,000-$4,999 Anonymous (15) Abbey Carpet & Floor of Hawaii Mr. Duwayne F. Abe Ace Hardware - Atlas Building Supplies Ace Hardware - Hilo Ace Hardware - Keaʻau Ace Hardware - Keaʻau Pahoa Ace Hardware - Kīhei Ace Hardware - Marmac Ace Hardware - Marmac Ace Hardware - Rancho Ms. Rosemary Ah Yuen Mr. Scott Ai Air Central LLC Air Conditioning Unlimited AIWA Hospital Allied Builders System Aloha Pacific Federal Credit Union AmazonSmile Foundation American Cancer Society Mr. Kurt H. Anbe Andrew Gomez Dream Foundation Annie Parke Trust Anthropologie Anthropologie - Ala Moana Center Kenneth M. Ash, MD Melinda J. Ashton, MD Atlas Insurance Agency Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Timothy Au Dr. and Mrs. V. Balaraman Mr. Jeff Balisacan Ms. Teresa A. Ballesteros Ms. Maria V. Bartolome Mr. Brandon K. Bera

J N Automotive Group team members with Brad Nicolai president of JN Automotive Group (center), and Kapiʻolani Health Foundation board member, and Dawn Dunbar, HPH senior vice president of philanthropy (second from right).

Health Foundation board member.

“Kapi‘olani plays a vital role in ensuring the health and well-being of Hawai‘i’s families.

We are grateful to our employees for their passion to help others and sincerely thank the community for making this gift possible.” The company has been a supporter of Kapi‘olani since 2015.

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BF Tile, Inc. Big Island Candies Ms. Kathleen BisanoMcGarvey Ms. Ona M. Bohatch Mrs. Kristen K. Bonilla Laura Bonilla Ms. Marilyn R. Bonilla-Luna Brain Health Hawaii BrightView Ms. Alice Y. Brooks Mrs. Gloria J. Brooks Mr. William V. Burke Ms. Thelma A. Cabato-Cadiz Mr. Jaedyn M. Cabebe Cades Foundation Ms. Carrie S. Caeton Clarence and Ruth Reyes Mr. and Mrs. Stanford S. Carr Raquel Chan-Ikeda, MD & Alvin Ikeda, MD Ms. Susan M. Chikazawa Lisa L. Chung CKW Financial Group LLC CoCo Ichi Hawaii, Inc. Colliers International - Hawaii Ms. Caroline K. Coloma Ms. Lori G. Conley Consuelo Foundation Ms. Gail Y. Cosgrove Mr. Robert Curran Mr. Michael Dau Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Del Carmen Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. DeLuca Mr. Austin Doherty Megan M. Doty, MD Roger and Margi Drue Peter and Sara Dudgeon David and Dawn Dunbar Dr. Robert C. Durkin and Ms. Paraluman Stice-Durkin Economy Plumbing & Air Conditioning Charitable Fund Edith Tamayo Miyahara* Trust Mr. Robert Eggleston Nieva and Fortunato Elizaga Enterprise Holdings Honolulu EPIC Ernst & Young LLP Mr. Michael Fagundes Mr. Brandt G. Farias Ms. Lena Fernandes Ms. Rachel Filson Hala Charitable Foundation Ms. Lisa C. Fuchigami Mr. Jonathan D. Fudge Eric and Lori Fujimoto Steven T. and Louise K. N. Fukumoto

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GameStop - Agana Shopping Center GameStop - MCBH Kāneʻohe Bay Ms. Stacie Gandauli Garden Island FCU Geoffrey Michaelson and Lehua Ii-Michaelson Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation Ben and Yvonne Godsey Mr. and Mrs. William D. Golz Mr. and Mrs. Louis Gomes Grand Residences by Marriott, Kauaʻi Lagoons Mr. J. Wayne Graves Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society Ms. Gail Hamada Mr. Charles H. Hao Alex D. Ribeiro, DArch and John J. Harrington, III, MD Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harrison Haverly Commercial Real Estate (HRCE) Hawaiʻi Pacific University Hawaiian Cement Hawaiian Native Corporation Hazel Tominaga Tsutsui Theodore Foundation, a donor Adviser fund of U.S. Charitable Gift Trust HDR, Inc. Ms. Shanell W. Hesia Hickam Federal Credit Union Ms. Raquel E. Hicks Mr. Craig I. Higa Carl and Kristina Hinson Toby and Judy Y. Hirashima Ms. Blyth A. Hirata Ms. Janna Hiromasa Ms. Ann C. Ho Mrs. Emalia P. Hogan Holden Hospital Supply, Inc. Holomua Physical Therapy Yates Honma Honolulu Fire Department Federal Credit Union Howard and Teale Family Hui Foundation Diana Y. Huang, MD Mr. Thomas W. Hughes and Ms. Pauline T. Hughes Mr. Chun Wang H. Hui Mr. Eric M. Ige Mr. Peter Y. Ines Mr. and Mrs. State Infante Mr. David Ingenloff InVision Imaging Mr. Mike Irish Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Irvine Island Insurance Foundation Denis and Ella Isono

Ivena M. Ziegenhein Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation James D. Swoish Inc. Jana R. Morisada Chan Family Charitable Fund Jayar Construction, Inc. Jeffrey and Laura Boromisa Family Foundation Tyrie Jenkins, MD Mr. Lawrence M. Johnson Sidney Johnson, MD Ms. Jasmine P. H. Kadoishi Kai Hawaii Inc. Kaiser Permanente Mr. Kyle Kamakura Stacy K. Kanayama-Trivedi, MD Ms. Joan E. Kanemori Mr. and Mrs. Randy Kennedy Ms. Sarah Kennedy-Smith Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Kiehm Niall and Melody Kilcommons Mr. Damien T. K. Kim Mr. Thomas D. King, Jr. Ms. Leni A. Knight Ms. Carolyn Kobayashi Kris Kobayashi Malcolm* and Carol Koga Mrs. Mary E. O. Kondo Ms. Deborah R. Kula Ms. Tate H. Kuroda Wade T. Kyono, MD Ms. Bridget Lai Drs. Clifford and Adrienne Lau Melanie M. Lau, MD Rhiana L. Lau, MD Ms. Jodie K. D. Laurito Mrs. Johanna A. Leiato Mr. David Leith* Bryan and Traci Li Dr. Jeffrey Lim James Lin, MD In Memory of Camren Lu Ms. Lorrie-Ann Y. Luke Mrs. Marian A. Lung Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Lyons MacNaughton Mr. Patrick McFadden and Mrs. Helen MacNeil Makai HR Marriott’s Kauaʻi Lagoons Golf Club Mr. Michael P. Matsumoto T. Michael and Carol Ai May Sydney Jean Palm-McIntosh MDD Enterprise Ltd. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Mesick Mike Sapp Fitness Mr. Joseph A. Miller Miss America Organization Ms. Lindsay N. Mist

2021 DONOR LISTING

Mrs. Ann S. Mitchell Keith Miyashiro Michelle Miyashiro, MD Mr. Alan T. Morita and Ms. Irene Donnelly T.P. Murphy Myounghee Noh & Associates, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Jason Nagai Mr. Cary Nagano Ms. Lynne Nagata Ms. Eric Nakagawa Ms. Gail C. Nakatani Nan, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Nawahine Charles R. Neal, MD and Ms. Maria Felix-Neal Mr. Richard Ngo Camnhung Nguyen, MD Niethammer Family Ms. Mavis H. Nikaido Susan Nonaka Mr. George R. Norcross Oahu Construction & Consultants Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ocasek Drs. Patrick and Maura O’Donnell Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Ogomori Mr. Jon T. Okuma Ms. Sandra L. Onaga Ms. Kimberly A. OshiroTunick Pacific Cost Engineering, LLC Ms. Sharon P. Padilla-Hu, RN Panda Express - Ala Moana Panda Express - Hawaiʻi Kai Panda Express - Kahala Mall Panda Express - UH Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. Shilpa Patel, MD Mr. and Mrs. Lionel A. Payes Mr. Michael W. Perry Mr. and Mrs. Vance Peter Peter Vincent Architects Mr. Charles Pettiford Michael R. Pharaon, MD Phi Mu Fraternity Ms. Monica A. Pierce Pioneer Ace Hardware Wahiawā Premier Restoration Hawaiʻi Marc and Amanda Price Rainbow Drive-In RE/MAX Honolulu RE/MAX Kapolei Reyn Spooner Mr. and Mrs. Erik and Brandy Rhinelander Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Rice Mr. Keith Ridley

Mrs. Joanna Riskas Mr. Michael J. Robinson Mrs. Linda E. Ross Ruff Ryders Mr. and Mrs. John R. Ruscetta Sacred Hearts Academy Mr. and Mrs. Winton J. Saito Sakoda Realty LLC Mr. Felipe S. Sales Nadine Tenn Salle, MD, FAAP Mr. Harry Saunders Ms. Gisella Schultz Lisa Shigemura, MD Mrs. Chynna L. Showe Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. P. Sia Martha* and Tony Smith Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Sorenson Ms. Jessica E. Sphar Mr. and Mrs. David R. Squeri, III St. Anthony School Ms. Megan T. Stobo Timothy Stoddard, MD Mr. and Mrs. David E. Stumbaugh Mr. Kelly Sueda and Dr. Alexandra Sueda Mr. Kevin T. Suehiro Ms. Jane Sugimura Ms. Jennifer Sur-Watanabe Swinerton Builders Marti Y. Taba, MD Ms. Eludrizza U. TabisolaNuesca Mr. Kyle S. Tadaki Mr. Lawrence N. Takao Ms. Aurea L. S. Tam Dr. Terri Tanaka and Cary Tanaka Mr. and Mrs. Mark Tawara Nick and Helene Teves The A&R Donn Gifting Fund The Lawrence D. & Patricia I. Rodriguez Foundation The Nichols Family Fund The Robbins Burkert Charitable Fund The Torch Relay for CMN Hospitals Ms. Amber Thibaut Mr. John Thielst Ms. Kathleen K. Thomas Claire Tong Ms. Jean M. Toyama Ms. Jodie L. Toyota Mr. Peter M. Tsukazaki Sid and Carrie Ann Tsutsui Ms. Donna Tsutsumi-Ota Mr. and Mrs. Masaru Uchida Dr. and Mrs. Michael D. S. Uechi Mrs. Grace M. Ueunten Mr. David Underriner Mr. and Mrs. Raymond P. Vara, Jr.

Ms. Vatukoula L. Vea Ms. Aiza D. Vergara Vizient Randal and Candace Wada Ms. Mahealani W. Wailehua Walk the Talk Fund John C.* and Bubba Walker, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Roger J. Wall Walmart Mr. Bryce K. Watanabe Mr. and Mrs. James K. Watanabe Mr. and Mrs. Motoharu Watanabe Mrs. Myra H. Watanabe Mr. Paul Watase Mrs. Julie T. Watumull Ms. Kristin L. Wauke Mr. Dillon Wedemeyer Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey G. Weston Dr. Claire M. Wilson Ms. Dianne Winter Brookins The Wo Family Wong’s Drapery Sally and Allen Wooddell Robert Wotring, MD Mr. and Mrs. Mark Yamakawa Kara Yamamoto, MD Ms. Pearl Yamanouchi Yama’s Fish Market Akiko Yazawa, MD Ms. Kelly K. Yeung Dr. and Mrs. Henry Yim Mr. and Mrs. Nathan M. G. Yim Mr. Darin Yokoyama Mr. Len Yonemura Mr. Henry J. Yoon Troy Yoshimura Pamela Young & Gary Sprinkle Ivica Zalud, MD Zelinsky Company

$500-$999 Anonymous (19) Mr. Keith H. Abe Ms. Stacey A. Abrams Ace Hardware - Yamashiro’s Building Supplies Mr. Rolf Achauer Mr. Jason C. Acidera Mr. Roger P. Acidera Mr. and Mrs. Jerry M. Adaniya Ms. Lauren E. Agena Mr. Kauhi K. Ahana Ms. Gemma Ahuna Ms. Maria Lourdes J. Akagi Patricia and Bryan Akui Ms. Janet M. Alania Mr. Fego Q. Alconcel Mr. Dennis K. Aloiau Mr. and Mrs. Ryan C. Amuro Ms. Hazel D. Andres

A Sisterhood of Strength & Support WOMEN ARE SOME OF THE STRONGEST ADVOCATES FOR WOMEN’S HEALTH, whether they are looking out for close friends or relating to others. That sense of comradery is at the root of three donations to the Women’s Ambulatory Cancer Center (WACC) at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children.

Wahine O Wai‘alae (WOW) believes girl power gains strength in numbers. The women’s golf group has 136 active members who are committed to supporting Kapi‘olani.

Each year, the group hosts a golf tournament, WOW for the Cure, to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer. While the pandemic restricted tournament play in 2021, WOW members still made their benefit count.

“We asked our members if they wanted to make voluntary donations in any amount and were proud of their response,” said Tanya Watumull, who served as the 2021 WOW president. “We raised $3,000. Supporting the Women’s Cancer Center is dear to our hearts.”

Kelsey Darling squeezes out all she can from fundraising opportunities to support Kapi‘olani. The “chief lemon squeezer” for the Make Lemonade Project created her notfor-profit after experiencing her husband’s challenging battle with cancer. The mission

Left to right: Make Lemonade Project Executive Director Kelsey Darling, Kapi‘olani Child Life Specialist Megan Yee, Kapi‘olani Senior Development Officer Emily Naula and Make Lemonade Project Volunteer Jessica LeongThomas.

is to bring some joy and comfort to those diagnosed with cancer.

Darling uses proceeds from her fundraisers to create and fill a “lemonade stand” at the WACC that offers patients and staff free, heartfelt gifts donated by individuals and businesses from around the world. Some of the items are especially comforting for patients, including mastectomy pillows for post-breast surgery or port pillows to make IV treatments more bearable.

Another one-woman powerhouse doing all she can to help the WACC is Leni Knight. The artist is a breast cancer survivor who received treatment at Kapi‘olani.

Knight contributes a portion of sales of her paintings to cancer care at the WACC. She says her art is as therapeutic for her as it is for those who buy it.

“In almost all my paintings, I combine classical realism and abstract expressionism to tell relatable stories of strength, hope and faith despite adversity,” Knight said.

Three stories, three different ways that Hawai‘i women are providing powerful support for other women.

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HAWAI‘I PACIFIC HEALTH FOUNDATIONS Arashiro-Garcia Family Foundation of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation Ms. Wendy Ardolino Mr. Tyler J. Asuncion Ms. Michelle Ayau Mr. and Mrs. Miles Baidack Ms. Roxane L. Bajet Ms. Grace M. T. Balderas Ms. Miriam P. Beams Boston Children’s Hospital Mr. Rendell K. Bourg Ms. Teresa L. Brink-Wong Dr. Jason H. Brown Ms. Laarnie Ann A. Buccat Dr. Mark W. Burnett Mr. Paul G. Burnham Ms. Ellen Howard Burton Mr. Blaise C. Cabael Mrs. Norma L. Cabagbag Mr. Jason C. Cabastas Ms. Julienne A. Campos Mrs. Barbara J. Cargill Mr. Bertram L. Carvalho Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Casey Cavanah Associates Inc. Ms. Helen H. Cayetano Certified Pest Management Ms. Lin Ann N. Chang Dr. Daniel Cheng Ms. Constance Cheung Mr. and Mrs. Rex K. K. Cheung Ms. Claire C. Chong Ms. Kolea F. Chong Mr. Wendell Choy Dr. Deane and Kristen Chun

Ms. Rona A. Chung Mr. Gary M. Clarke Ms. Deanna M. Cleaves Commercial Sheetmetal Co., Inc. Ms. Elisabeth A. Contrades Costco Kauai Mr. Robert Creps Dr. Shirley Daniel Ms. Lisa M. Dau Ms. Rochelle G. Day LeAyn Dillon, MD Michael and Lisa Doran Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Dugay Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Dunn Ms. Daniza Marie O. R. Duquez Ms. Marsha L. Durbin East Kauai Lions Club Foundation Mr. David K. Egeland Elite Pacific Contructions, Inc EPC Service Inc. Ms. Madeline Fernandez Mr. Ryan Fiddler Financial Architects of Hawaii Mr. and Mrs. David V. M. Flanagan Mr. and Mrs. Robert Forst Mr. Saafiga Foster Ms. Carla J. Franks Mr. and Mrs. David Franzel Ms. Erika Frye Harold and Lorenne A. Fujii Sontaya Fujikake, MD and Daniel Fujikake Ms. Carolyn Fujita

Carol A. Fujiyoshi, MD Sidney and Aileen Fuke Mr. and Mrs. George A. Fukuhara Ms. Octobela A. Gamata GameStop - Kapolei Shopping Center Mr. Pancho G. Gaoiran Mr. Hugo R. Gebauer Kandie George, MD Mr. Timothy G. Gionson Mr. Peter J. Gitto Mrs. Sheri Gleason Dr. and Mrs. Geoffrey W. Goldsmith Mr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Gomez Ms. Elizabeth D. Grainger Ms. France Reina Graves Dr. Sarah Grekin Mr. and Mrs. Scott Grohowski Anthony Guerrero, MD Ms. Sharon M. Hamamoto Mr. Wayne Y. Hamano Harris Rebar South Pacific Inc. Mr. James K. Haruki Ms. Liwayway R. Hattal Hawaii HOSA

Mr. Terry J. Hayashi Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hedlund Mr. and Mrs. Sean K. Heely Mr. Joseph Henning Mr. Steven Higa Kimie Hirabayashi, MD Ms. Emyline M. Hiraki Mrs. Dayle N. Hirayama James Hori, DDS Mr. Rhonnie Y. Ibarra Ms. Ellen Ichisita Integrated Business Solutions of Hawaii Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd D. Ioli Island Pacific Automotive Mr. Alan S. Ito Lynn Iwamoto, MD Ms. Lori A. Jansen Ms. Jennifer J. Jones Ms. Vicky Julian Ms. Joanne G. Jung Ms. Mary K. Junk Ms. Jesha Mae B. KalahikiGasper Ms. Lori R. Kaneshige Ms. Renee S. Kaneshiro

Mr. Jared Kashiwabara Mr. Albert Katsuyama Mr. Edward S. Kawaoka Mr. Rupert Kealoha Ms. Jan K. Kelii Ms. Cyndi L. Keller Ms. Theresa D. Kelly Ms. Mary K. Keohohou-Miller Mr. and Mrs. James P. Keyes Susan and Michael Killion Mrs. Annette Y. M. L. Kim Jennifer King, MD Jeremy L. King, DO KMC for Women & Children Ms. Richelle A. Kobashigawa Ms. Sarah J. Kodama-Ikei Ms. Linda K. Kohagura Mr. and Mrs. Russell S. Kokubun Jessica S. Kosut, MD Mrs. Sikanya Kozuki Ms. Mavis K. Kubo Mr. and Mrs. Alton T. Kuioka Sheree Kuo, MD Mae Kyono, MD Mr. and Mrs. Jason H. Lau Shigeko O. Lau, MD and Alan F. Lau, PhD

The Might of Mahalo SHOPPERS KNOW THAT EVERY TIME COWBELLS RING, a generous donor has given wings to the Hilo Walmart’s fundraiser for Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children. Four times in the past five years, the Hilo location raised more than any other Walmart in the nation for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. CMN President and CEO Teri Nestel flew to Hawai‘i Island to present a Golden Cowbell Award created specifically for the team known for ringing cowbells and shouting “mahalo” for every donation.

“Everyone from security officers to vendors for Pepsi and Coke always ask how they can help. We tell them, every time you hear that bell ring, you scream ‘mahalo,’ and they do,” said Hilo Walmart Manager Mark Roberts. “The energy is so fun and it makes everyone feel inspired.”

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In 2021, Hilo Walmart raised $71,784, helping Hawai‘i’s 13 Walmart and Sam’s Club locations become the top fundraising market in the nation with a total of $383,060.83 donated to Kapi‘olani. Money raised went to purchase a portable ultrasound machine that allows the medical team to perform several procedures for newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit without moving the babies from their beds.

“Kapi‘olani relies on donations for the lifesaving care of local children, and Hawai‘i’s generous spirit always amazes and inspires us,” said Gidget Ruscetta, chief operating officer of Kapi‘olani Medical Center.

2021 DONOR LISTING Mr. and Mrs. Dan Laukala Ms. Debbie Lazur Ms. Sandra Lee Mr. and Mrs. William S. Leong Ms. Gail Lerch Ms. Jessica M. Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Daniel K. Ling Ms. Allison L. Lopes Ms. Maria Nina B. Lopez Ms. MaryLou M. Loualhati M. Toguchi Body Shop, Inc. Ms. Karen L. Maciorowski Mr. Todd D. Madden Ms. Brenda A. Maglasang Ms. Catherine R. Maiava Ms. La Tisha J. Martinez Mr. Mark M. Maruyama Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth T. Matsuura Mr. Kent A. Matsuzaki Ms. Sharlene L. Mau Mr. and Mrs. James Maurer Mr. Chris McLachlin Ms. Deborah A. Medeiros Mrs. Lynette D. A. Merrill Mr. Paul Michael Ms. Amy S. Miyamoto Mr. Kell T. Miyamoto Mr. and Mrs. Kel T. Miyaoka Mr. and Mrs. Howard N. Morinaga John and Willow Morton Mr. Ricky K. Murata Mrs. Euphemia E. Nagashima Ms. Leah M. Nahale Mr. Edward T. Nakagawa Mr. Jared Nakamoto Col. and Mrs. George M. Nakano, USAF, Ret. Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Nakasone Ms. Paula A. Nakayama Ms. Eleanor M. M. J. Naone Mr. Manuel Narido Ms. Cynthia Nash Ms. Joann F. A. Newman Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nishigata Mr. Randall Nishimura Ms. Joyce R. Nishita Mr. Neal J. Nobriga Mr. Rodney H. Nohara Mr. Greg J. Ocasek Ms. Darlene Y. Ogoshi Ms. Betty Y. Ohigashi Mr. and Mrs. Steven I. Oishi Ms. Joy Okazaki Mrs. Corliss Ota Ms. Mary E. Oyadomari Mr. Stanley Y. Oyama, Sr. Mr. Brad D. Pactol Ms. Cindy Paguyo Ms. Rachael Palompo Mr. and Mrs. Cleighton K. W. Pang

Ms. Nenita R. Paranada Ms. Estela R. Pasion Mr. Matthew and Mrs. Kirsten Pennaz Per Spec, LLC Kenneth F. Perske, Jr., MD Mr. and Mrs. Andre A. K. Peters Mr. Benny Y. Petersen Phi Mu Foundation Bart Pillen, PhD Polynesia Encampment Independent Order of Odd Fellows Primary Residental Mortgage Devin Puapong, MD Ms. Diane Pulliam Ms. Rebecca A. Rarama Ms. Ruby R. Real-Layos Ms. Lilian Rebamonte Mr. John J. Reilly Ms. Loryne L. Richbow Kiko Riego De Dios Ms. Michelle C. Robbins Mr. Rafael Rodriguez and Ms. Ashleigh M. Rodriguez Jiro Saegusa, MD Mr. Bob Sage Mr. and Mrs. Paul Saito Mr. Wendell H. Saito and Ms. Cindy-Ann M. ShimomiSaito Salesforce Inc. Ms. Karen F. Saoit Mr. Mike Sapp Ms. Delight K. Sato Mr. Stephen T. Saure Mrs. Nanette E. G. Sciulli Mr. Timothy Sciulli Ms. Diane J. Seatris Servco Pacific Inc. Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa Mr. and Mrs. Bert M. Shiira Dr. and Mrs. George Shimomura Ms. Karin M. Shinkawa Carrie Shiraki-Sakaino, PhD Ms. Suzie C.H. So-Miyahira Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy K. Sosner Mrs. Shereena M. Spragling Leslee Ann Stevenson, MD Mr. Michael L. Strazzo Mr. Keith Suehiro Mr. and Mrs. Scott H. Sugai Sugar Dose Hawaii Ms. Carie K. Sumida Mr. Kenneth Y. Sung T&A Services Inc Ms. Joan A. Takamori Mrs. Teruko Takara Ms. Fern S. Takemoto Mr. Harry Y. Takimoto and Family Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Tamayose

Ms. Kassandra-Anne Tanabe Ms. Karen K. Tao JC Taosaka Mr. Dean H. Tateyama Ms. Verna Tavares Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Teraoka The Shimizu Foundation Ms. Jennifer E. Thieme Ms. Amy R. Thomas Ms. Dixie J. Thompson TJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tomei Mr. and Mrs. Jason Tomita Clifford Torres Ms. Kimberly K. Toyomura Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Scarlett Mrs. Jamie M. I. Uesato Alan and Linda Uyehara Steve and Liz Uyehara Mr. Lawrence L. Vegas Voya Financial Walmart - Moaniani Ms. Maria M. Warren Mr. Jonathan Weaver Wellness Phamacy Ms. Jaime M. Wheeler Mr. Brandon K. Wong Ms. Norine Wong Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Wood Ms. Glorieana Woolsey Mrs. Elizabeth Wright Mr. and Mrs. Jeff E. Yamaguchi Ms. Laurie S. Yamamoto, RN Mr. Hiromu Yogi Mr. Kyle Yokoyama Mr. and Mrs. Larry S. Yokoyama Mrs. Joyce O. Yoshino Geri Q. L. Young, MD and Robert J. Teichman, MD* Mr. Jeremy I. Young Ms. Alison D. Zecha Ms. Michelle L. Zippay

$250-$499 Anonymous (29) Ace Hardware - Kaimukī Mr. Bruce Acheson ACI Printing Services Inc. Ms. A-Nancy F. Acorda Mr. John-Carl H. Adarna Mrs. Rosalee B. Agas-Yuu Mr. Remars J. Agustin Mrs. Debbie Ahina-Oka Ms. Faamoa Aipopo Ms. Hiroko Akagi Ms. Charlene D. Akana Ms. Leah M. Akana Akshatha, MD Mr. Maligi A. Alefosio Ms. Tracie K. Alexander Aligned Mortgage

Mrs. Rebielynn A. AmasolTanoura Mrs. Lei T. Amoroso Mr. Francis M. Scotty Anderson Ms. Jannell C. Andrade David S. Ansdell, MD Ms. Carol-Ann Y. H. Antoku Mr. Kurt H. Anzai Ron K. Aoki Mr. and Mrs. Alan S. Arai Mr. Dyson R. Arakaki and Mrs. Michelle T. K. PayneArakaki Mr. Jayce K. Arakaki Ms. B. Arakawa Mei-Ling M. Aranio Ms. Joanne H. Arizumi Ms. Liana C. Arnobit Ms. Jennifer P. B. Asperilla Ms. Shanthally Atacador Mr. Gerard H. W. Auyong Ms. Angela Avicolli Mr. Mark A. Babin Mr. Matthew Max S. Bajet Ms. Jeanette E. Balino Ms. Alyssa M. Barnes Ms. Myra P. Barrientos Mrs. Jean M. Bart Ms. Mary Bartlett Ms. Jeanne M. Baverstock Ms. Larraine J. Baxa Mr. and Mrs. Rodelio S. Baysa Ms. Diane M. Beauchemin Ms. Pearlynn Beaut Ms. Patricia Begonia Ms. April L. Belaski Mr. Daniel Ben-David Mr. Robert R. Bentz Ms. Sarah N. A. Beppu James R. Best, MD Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Black Michelle Bottaro Ms. Brandy J. Boyce Ms. Yvonne T. Boyd Lt. Joseph T. Bradner, III Ms. Veronique A. Braithwaite Mrs. Ally Brown Ms. Nadine H. Brown Ms. Norma L. Browning Ms. Phoebe Brusco Mr. Benjamin L. Bystrom Mrs. Tammy Cabral Ms. Amy D. Caliboso Mr. Chancy R. Cameron Ms. Maria N. Cansino Johnny and Michelle Cantillo Mr. Rockne Caraulia Mr. Jonas G. Carbon Ms. Kawailelenani C. Carmack Ms. Judith G. Caro Ms. Ellen M. Carvalho Ms. Aubrey A. Castillo Ms. Stella C. Catalan

Ms. Kelly L. Catterton Ms. Donna L. Cazinha Ms. Zandra W. Chan Ms. Francine K. Chang Barbara and Marvin Chassin Mr. and Mrs. William G. Chaves Ms. Cecily P. Cheung Kelley Chinen Okimoto, MD Clarice K. Ching Ms. Cheyenne W. Christenson Christian Bosse Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation Valerie and Randy Chun Mrs. Kayley Y. Coloma Mr. Doug Cook Ms. Michele Costales Mr. Daniel H. Costigan Mr. Robert S. Crawford, Jr. Ms. Jennifer Creedon Mrs. Rosemarie Crisologo Mr. and Mrs. Merle D. Crow Ms. Jennifer K. Dacumos Ms. Tracy A. Damitio Stephen E. Darling, MD Mr. Merton D. Davalos Ms. Shirley Dayton Ms. Laura Deboer Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Decano Ms. Helen Decoite Sean and Brooke Dee Ms. Rachel H. DeFeo Mr. Jose M. Delacruz Ms. Stephanie D. Delos Santos Mr. Chris Dey Jennifer R. Di Rocco, DO Mrs. Kealani B. Dilliard Robyn and Dan Dolan Ms. Nicolette K. Domingo Mr. Daniel J. Dresel Ms. Lisa S. Dudgeon Ms. Donna C. Dullaga Mr. Paul S. Dumas Mr. and Mrs. Harry Duong Ms. Julie Y. Ebato Mr. Chad Eckart Ms. Andrea N. Eggleston Mr. William A. Ellis Elvin’s Bakery Inc Ms. Feluchi G. Encee Mr. and Mrs. David Enersen Mr. Micah B. Ewing Marissa Fakaosita, MD Admiral and Mrs. Thomas B. Fargo, USN, Ret. Ms. Dawn A.L. Farm-Ramsey Ms. Malama F. Faumuina Ms. Jobelle L. Felipe Mr. Paul J. Fenwick Mr. Aes Giuliano J. Ferrer Dr. Edward W. Fong

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Acing the Round Up Campaign WHETHER IT IS PENNIES OR QUARTERS, SMALL COINS GATHERED AT HAWAI‘I ACE HARDWARE LOCATIONS MAKE A BIG IMPACT FOR THE CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK (CMN).

Ace’s Round Up Campaign allows customers to round up their total to the next full dollar and donate their change to Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children.

In 2021, the campaign raised $165,112.

Employees take great pride in the annual collection because it highlights the specialty care Kapi‘olani provides kids in Hawai‘i and the Pacific Region.

“It is very exciting to see the results of the Round Up Campaign,” said Cory Chagami, vice president of operations for HouseMart.

“It truly is a team effort. All of the associates and team members at our 22 stores statewide are supportive in asking customers for their round-up donations.”

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Some of the funds raised by Hawaiʻi Ace Hardware locations went to specialized cribs for the Critical Care Transport team.

The Round Up Campaign was just one way that Ace Hardware stores in Hawai‘i raised money for the state’s only CMN hospital. Another $38,000 rolled in from the 24th annual Ace Hardware Shootout on Hawai‘i Island. The 2021 golf fundraiser featured a special guest — former MLB AllStar and Maui’s own Shane Victorino played in honor of Kapi‘olani. "The Flyin’ Hawaiian" called it a gratifying homecoming.

“Being here, it’s in my own backyard,” Victorino said. “Getting an opportunity to raise money in this beautiful place to help a local charity — I’m definitely 100% in every time they ask!”

Overall, Ace Hardware donated $312,046 in 2021 to the Kapi‘olani CMN. Part of that gift came as an Ace Foundation Helping Hands Grant that paid for a much-needed new transport ventilator and monitor for the Critical Care Transport team.

Mr. Jesse J. Fonseca Mrs. Colette Forcier and Mr. Brandon Glenn Ms. Desiree H. Fortunato Dr. Alton K. Fujii Ms. Diane K. Fujii Ms. Laura L. Fujimoto Ms. Layna S. Fujimoto Ms. Ashley A. Fujinaga Ms. Wanda C. Fujioka-Logan Dr. Kagari Fujita Mr. Kevin K. Fukushima Ms. Myrna H. Fung Ms. Kelli N. Furushima Ms. Jennifer D. Gabriel Ms. Leilynn E. Gabriel Ms. Cassie L. Gaea Ms. Sherry C. Gaillard Ms. Anne F. Galios Mr. Mark F. Gallagher GameStop - Micronesia Mall GameStop - Pearlridge Center GameStop - Windward Mall Ms. Cheryl C. R. Gibson Christopher Gibu, MD Mr. Russell M. Gifford Mrs. Nina M. Giovanetti Darryl Glaser, MD and Desiree Medeiros, MD Lee Goerner, MD Ms. Jeruzel D. Gonzales Mr. Gary M. Gordon Ms. Carolina M. Gose-Pascual Mrs. Chizue R. Goto Cynthia J. Goto, MD Mr. Everett M. Goto Mrs. Melissa K. Goto Alan and Annabel Gottlieb Ms. Maribeth K. Greene Ms. Cheryl A. Griep Ms. Leslie Griffin Ms. Rhonda L. Griswold Ms. Tania A. Guerrero Mr. Dexter H. Gushi Mrs. Victoria Gutierrez Ms. Kristy R. Guzman Mr. James Habermehl Ms. Deborah K. Hacker Mr. and Mrs. Colby and Narissa Hanley Nelson and Valerie Harada Mr. and Mrs. Steven P. Harris Ms. Donna Harrison Harold and Yvonne Hashizume Mr. Clark G. Hatch Hawaii Rx Card Ms. Tina Y. T. Hayashi Mr. Clifton E. K. Heen Dr. and Mrs. Eric Helms Ms. Emma L. Henderson Mr. Nicholas L. Heuermann Ms. Lucille J. Hill

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Justin M. Hino, MD Ms. Nora R. P. Hipolito Mr. Eric T. Hirano Ms. Harriet L. Ho Mr. Randall T. M. Ho Ms. Isabel C. Hoe Ms. Mari-jo Y. Hokama Ms. Christina Hom Mr. Clifford J. Hong Mr. and Mrs. Lyle S. Hosada Dr. and Mrs. Greg Howick Ms. Melanie U. Hubbard Mr. Bruce Huegel Mr. Marion Humphreys Ms. Lois P. Hunter Ms. Leonidez A. Hyde Mr. Melvin M. Ige Mr. David Takashima and Dr. Malissa Iida-Takashima Mr. and Mrs. Melvin K. Ikeda Ms. Carolyn T. Ikehara Mr. Darren H. Imada Ms. Shari T. Imanaka Mr. Emery R. Inafuku Mr. Jay Inatsuka Mrs. Dana K. Ing Ms. Sharon H. Inouye Ms. Wreignna Joie S. Irreverre Ms. Caroleen L. Iseri Mr. Kerry K. Ishihara Mr. Alfred S. Itamoto Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Ito Mr. James Itokazu Ms. Mildred M. Iwamuro, RN Ms. Riki H. Iwanaga Mr. Jon S. Izumigawa Ms. Denica A. Jacinto Richard A. C. Jack, MD Jackie’s Diner Ms. Kam Fa S. Jager-Lo John E. Janikowski, DO Ms. Eliana M. Jarboe Ms. Miki L. Jay Ms. Nicole M. Johnson Ms. Christine A. Johnston Jon H. Morikawa, MD, LLC Francis Jusuf Ms. Candyce A. Kaaiai Ms. Lillian P. Kaaumoana Ms. Gwendolyn Kaauwai Ms. Nadine N. Kaeo Ms. Kehaulani I. Kahana-Travis Ms. Stephanie C. Kaiwi Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd K. Kajiwara Mrs. Chong S. Kajiwara Mr. Ralph M. Kajiwara Dr. Terri E Kakugawa and Mr. Colin Tamashiro Ms. Tennille C. Kalama Ms. Grace B. Kam Ms. Leanora C. Kamai

Ms. Mitzi I. Kamau Mrs. Celestine P. Kamihara Mr. Craig M. Kamihara Ms. Melodi K. Kaneshiro Ms. Joelle Y. Kawahara Ms. Mary Ann Kawakami Lt. Col. Wesley K. Kawakami Mrs. Dorothy H. Kawamoto Mrs. Laura Y. Keller Mr. and Mrs. Walker E. Kelley, Jr. Mr. Christian Kelter Ms. Briana Rane K. Keo Mr. Kukiet Kerdmee Ms. Angela Kim Ms. Heekum Kim Sadie Kim, MD Ms. Laura Kiriu Mrs. Kathryn C. Kirley Ms. Allison K. Kishida Ms. Mari M. Kitagawa Mr. Ryan S. Kitamura Ms. Shanna J. Kobayashi Ms. Jenni T. Komine Mr. Eric T. Komoda Ms. Erin M. Krayeski Kuakini Medical & Dental Federal Credit Union Kent Kumashiro, MD David K. Kurahara, MD Mr. Kelvin Kurisu Ms. Joy M. Kuwabara Ms. Tracey A. Laciste Mr. Frederick G. Lagapa Mrs. Deidra N. Lai Ms. Susan T. Lamb Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Lamerson Mr. Adam Landeroz Ms. Missy J. Lange Ms. Shawnalynn M. Lavatai Ms. Cassie Leanio Mr. Ed Ledesma Ms. Annette B. Lee Ms. Elizabeth A. Lee Ms. Eun-Kyung Lee Ms. Jayna K. Lee Kit Shan Lee, MD Ms. Leinaala M. Lee Mrs. Marlene H. Lee Ms. Penni C. Y. Lee Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. H. Lee Ms. Vicky S. Lee-Kwai Ms. Shannon K. Leoiki Ms. Sonia M. Leong Mr. David Li Mr. Robert Li Mr. and Mrs. Stuart I. Lieberman Mr. Jesse Luiz B. Lima Ms. Dayle Liu Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred L. Liu Ms. Donnabelle T. Longboy Ms. Lanie E. Lopez Ms. Nancy Luba

Ms. Myrna T. Lui Ms. Sarah E. Lukela Ms. Chong I. Lum Ms. Michelle Luxton Ms. Dawn M. Lyon Wallace Ma Ms. Russiane D. Macalutas Ms. Joy G. Machado Mr. Jonathan Mack Ms. Kathy A. MacPherson Ms. Aiza O. Madelo Mr. Peter K. Maglidt Ms. Manisha Maker Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Makino Mr. John W. Malingdan Ms. Mary-Ruth C. Manding Dayanand Manoli Ms. Leilani Joy T. Manuel Uganiza Betty J. Mark Ms. Kimberly Anne C. Marks Marriot Vacations Worldwide-Hawai’i Regional Office Ms. Kaliko V. Martinez Mr. and Mrs. Jerry M. Masaki Ms. Laura S. Masuda Mrs. Margaret F. Matayoshi Ms. Caroline L. Matsuda Mrs. Shirley K. Matsumoto Maui Toyota Mrs. Marion L. Maunakea Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. M. May Mr. Theodore Awaya and Ms. Patricia May-Awaya Ms. Myrna D. McCarthy Ms. Maria A. McCausland Mr. Owen McDonough Ms. Virginia D. Mcmahon Mrs. Jessie J. McMorrow Mr. Linc-Alan K. Medeiros Ms. Dianne K. Medina Ms. Tierra A. Miguel Lisa and Michael Miller Ms. Natasha R. Miller Ms. Cristina B. C. Mina Ms. Alexandria K. Mindoro Mr. Brandis A. Mirafuentes Mitch’s Fish Market & Sushi Bar Mr. and Mrs. Glenn K. Miura Ms. Nancy J. Miyake Ms. Patricia S. Miyamoto Ms. Audrey Miyasato Mr. Lawrence K. Miyazono, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Paul K. Mizoguchi Ms. Jenneill Y. L. Mizushima Mr. and Mrs. Roy R. Mizushima Mr. Igor Mokan Mr. and Mrs. Curtis K. Monma

Ms. Kathleen C. Morioka Ms. Lori M. Morisato Ms. Jacqueline Y. Morishige Ms. Alena A. Morris Mr. James R. Morris Ms. Kathleen K. Morton Mrs. Alison J. Mosher Mr. and Mrs. Miki R. Moylan Ms. Mary T. Mullis Mr. Mark M. Munar Ms. Dory Muncal Mr. and Mrs. Nelson M. Muraoka James E. Musgrave, MD Mr. Gerold B. Nacapuy Ms. Dorene K. Nagamine Mr. Darryl Nagano Ms. Ann T. Nakagawa Jon and Violenda Nakahara Mr. Matthew K. Nakama Mr. Frank S. Nakamoto Ms. Jodi Nakamura Ms. Ketly C. Nakamura Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Nakashima Mr. and Mrs. Ronald T. Nakashima Ms. Eydie H. Nakasone Ms. Adrienne Namohala Dr. Ann N. NarimasuPhomenone Mr. Elmer C. Navarro Ms. Evelyn F. Neth Ms. Amy E. Ng Ms. Shirley C. Ng Ms. Kori K. Nishida Ms. Lena Victoria D. J. Nishikawa Mr. Erwin R. Nisperos Mr. and Mrs. Edwin K. Nitta Mrs. Amy Nose Ms. Mersa L. Oca-Mixon Ms. Shelby M. Oda Mr. and Mrs. Earl K. Ogata Mr. Ronald S. Oi Miles and Tricia Okamura Mr. Guy T. Okano Mr. Jarrett K. Okihara Mr. Alan K. Okinaka Mr. Glenn M. Okino Ms. Karen T. H. Okuhara Alison and Jason Okumura Ms. Kathryn M. Omine Ms. Joy S. Omonaka Mr. Christopher James Ona Ms. Nora J. Onaga Mr. Zachary Onaga Mr. Michael S. S. Ono Operating Engineers Local Union No 3 Ms. Arlyne L. Orioste Ms. Latonia A. Ornellas Ms. Kiyomi Oshiro Mrs. Linda E. Oshiro

Mr. Wayde T. Oshiro Ms. Amy Fay P. Ostrowski Ms. Michele L. Otake Ms. Lei H. Otani Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Y. Oumaye Ms. Karen Rowie U. Pabiton Pacificbasin Communications Mr. Richael V. Pacson Ms. Brendalee B. Paderes Mr. and Mrs. Andrew R. Padilla Mr. Anthony A. Padua Ms. Britnelyn H. Palacio Mr. and Mrs. Carlos W. Pang Ms. Deborah Ann Y. Pang Ms. Jennifer T. Pangelinan Robert H. Pantell, MD Ms. Sharon N. Park Ms. Leah Claire Pascua Mr. Robert L. Pascua Ms. Henessy Pascual Mr. Royden S. Pascual Ms. Arlynne M. Pasion Ms. Jessica B. Pasion Ms. Bonnie L. Patelesio Mr. Jordan Paulachak Ms. Lucille J. Pezzulo Mr. James C. Pierce Ms. Cindi Pila Ms. Jaymie H. Pinho Mrs. Robyn Polinar-Pascua Ms. Teresa L. Pytel Mr. Kelly J. Quemado Ms. Kristi N. RaktaManongdo Ms. Myleen B. Ramento Ms. Christine J. Ramos Mr. Regan C. Ramos Ms. Asterlou S. Raquel Ms. Linda Raquel Mr. and Mrs. Moses M. Rawlins, Jr. Ms. Laura A. Reed Mr. Cliff Remata Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Ritter, Jr. Ms. Mary Riveira Mr. Anacleto I. Rivera, Sr. Ms. Donna M. Robinson Ms. Chandra A. Robison Ms. Lindsey J. N. Rocheleau Ms. Lauren Rodrigues ROSES Systems Solutions Ms. Geraldine Y. Rosete Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Ruiz Ms. Jaclynn L. Ruiz Mrs. Lisa M. Sadaoka Mr. Ivan Sakamoto Mr. Roy Sakata Ms. Jacqueline B. Salinas Ms. Sharon Salvador Mr. Bennet G. Samson Helen and Charles Sanpei

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Mr. Carl E. Takamiya Mr. Lance Y. Takamiya Ms. Julie A. Takanobu Ms. Lynda Y. L. Takara Ms. Fanny P. Takehara Ms. Tamlyn M. Takeno Ms. Bernice H. Takushi Ms. Cordelia V. Talia Ms. Nicole R. TamakiNatividad Ms. Nona T. Tamanaha Ms. Clara E. Tamashiro Ms. Heather M. Tamaye Ms. Betty W. Tamayo Ms. Lloyda P. Tamboa Mrs. Jan M. Tamura Ms. Sunny Kuan Lee Tan Mr. Len K. Tanaka Ms. Tracieann A. Tancayo Ms. Michelle Tang Mr. Dennis K. Tanimoto Dr. and Mrs. Ross E. Tanoue Ms. Gail T. Tashima, RN Ms. Jean A. Tateishi Ms. Natasha M. Taumua Ms. Chastity P. Tavares Mr. David M. Taylor Mr. Michael E. Taylor Ms. Winifred Tenno Mr. and Mrs. Mark K. Teruya Ms. Nina M. Teruya Mr. Tyler T. Teruya Ronnie B. N. Texeira, MD The Smoking Boar and the Coconut Thomas Gottlieb & Carol Kirsh Schwab Charitable Fund Ms. Nadja J. Thompson Mr. Timothy D. Tin Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Tinay, Jr. Mrs. Sandra H. Tobita Mr. and Mrs. Jett G. Tokita Mr. and Mrs. Ariel V. Tolentino Mr. Lowell K. Tom Ms. Adrienne P. Tomas Ms. Chanelle O. TomasAlconcel Ms. Aimee A. Tomimoto Ms. Penelope W. Tong Ms. Sunshine Topping Mr. Leyton Torda Mr. and Mrs. Peter Trang Ms. Frances N. K. Trowbridge Mr. Franklin S. Tsuji Ms. Nan Tsuruda Ms. Olivia T. Tubon Mr. and Mrs. David Tupper Ms. Renna L. Tuupoina

Ms. Lailani D. S. Udarbe Robert and Elise Ueoka Mrs. Marsha K. Umamoto Drs. Greg and Kristine Uramoto Mr. Wallace F. Valdez Ms. Floraine F. Van Orden Ms. Leslie Ann Mari V. Verona Mr. Jonah Vierra Joseph R. Vierra, MD Ms. Joy Ann G. Virtudes Ms. Courtney M. Wagner Mr. and Mrs. Thad K. Wakasugi Ms. Wilette E. U. Walter Ms. Diana K. Walters, RN Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Wassel Ms. Carmela S. Watanabe Ms. Darrilyn R. Weaver Ms. Myra S. Wekenborg Kimberly Wheeler Ms. Dori-Lee K. Wiley Mr. Tarek T. Willeby Paulette & Bub Wo Ms. Brenda D. Wong Kara Wong Ramsey, MD Donald Wong Trust Russell Woo, MD Mr. and Mrs. Martin Wyss Carol Jean Yakuma Ms. Kathryn I. Yanagisawa Ms. Shandell K. K. Yancey Mr. and Mrs. Sung In Yang Dr. and Mrs. Eric K. S. Yee Mr. and Mrs. Ian K. P. Yee Ms. Marsha Yee Ms. Katharine Yerke Mr. Walter T. Yogi Mr. Scott T. Yokota Mr. Edwin J. Yokoyama Ms. Angela M. Yonamine, RN Ms. Destiny A. K. Yonemura Mr. Scott M. Yonesaki Mrs. Peggy E. Yoshizumi Ms. Darlene C. Y. Young Mr. Fletcher S. Young Ms. Rachel N. Young Mr. and Mrs. William L. Yuen Mr. Jiahai Zhang

Pali Momi Foundation Donors $1,000,000 & Above Barry M. & Virginia S. Weinman

$100,000-$999,999 City and County of Honolulu State of Hawaii OCS - Dept of Labor and Industrial Relations

$25,000-$99,999 Bank of Hawaiʻi Foundation D. Suehiro Electric, Inc. First Hawaiian Bank Foundation Mary & Paul Wagner Blindness Prevention Ronald K. & Lella E. Migita Foundation

$10,000-$24,999 Anonymous First Hawaiian Bank Kōkua Mai Campaign Henry's Equipment Rental & Sales, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kakuda Michael Jay Green and Associates, Inc. The Schuler Family Foundation Ms. Marian Tang in memory of Mrs. Lynn Y. T. Ling

$5,000-$9,999 Anonymous Donors (various) Ms. Barbara R. Craft Russell N. Harada, MD Ms. Fumiko J. Horii Islands Hospice Jams World Mr. and Mrs. James T. Miyashiro Mrs. Merle Morita David and Kellyn Okabe Swinerton Builders Tanioka's Charity Foundation Yuaikai Medical Foundation

$1,000-$4,999 Anonymous (3) Air Central LLC Ms. Maria Lourdes J. Akagi Ms. Gwen A. Akimoto Albert M. and Merle T.K. Yamada Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation

American Cancer Society Mr. and Mrs. Teodoro V. Andam Mr. Daniel K. Arita Mr. and Mrs. Gene C. Armacost Ms. Teresa A. Ballesteros Mrs. Gloria J. Brooks Drs. Robert and Monique Canonico Ms. Charlotte P. Carahasen Ms. Robin E. Caravallo Charles R. Ching and Colleen I. Wong Lisa L. Chung Ms. Rochelle G. Day David and Dawn Dunbar EPIC Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. George A. Fukuhara Dr. and Mrs. Alvin Fuse Ms. Audrey N. Gima Mr. and Mrs. William D. Golz Gordon & Anita Nihei Fund Ms. Jocelyn L. Granier Daniel M. Harada, MD Jim and Beth Hoban Dr. Alvin K. Ikeda and Dr. Raquel Chan-Ikeda In Memory of Dennis K. Ikeda Mr. Ronald H. Ishikawa Robyn K. Kalahiki John Kao, MD Mr. and Mrs. Calvin T. Kawakami Mr. Earl F. Kobatake Dean & Cheryl Kozai Mrs. Patricia Kurisu James Lin, MD Mr. Mathew C. Loughlin Dr. and Mrs. Bryan M. Matsumoto Ms. Rachel N. McElwain Brigitte & David McKale Sakhone Mendigorin Keith Miyashiro Ms. Claire A. Nishioka Susan Nonaka Ms. Jessica K. Onaga Ms. Michele L. Otake Mrs. Ruby T. Otake Ms. Annabell D. Paiva Mr. Michael J. Robinson Ms. McKenzie U. Robledo Mr. and Mrs. Takeshi Shimana Dr. Huidy Shu and Ms. Lalita Suzuki Martha* and Tony Smith Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth S. Sorayama Cedric Strong, MD Ms. Linda Chu Takayama Mr. Warren T. Takushi

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eft to right: Pali Momi Development L Officer Courtney Wagner, FHB Vice President and Corporate Banking Officer Hanul Abraham, Pali Momi COO Gloria Brooks and FHB Executive Vice President of Human Resources Iris Matsumoto.

Investing in Women’s Health AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST AND AUTHOR ANNE WILSON SCHAEF ONCE OBSERVED, “Good health is not something we can buy. However, it can be an extremely valuable savings account.”

First Hawaiian Bank employees and retirees are certainly making a long-term investment into the future of health care at Pali Momi Medical Center.

For eight consecutive years, FHB employees have selected the Pali Momi Women’s Center as one of the beneficiaries of their Kōkua Mai Campaign. Launched in 2007, the annual employee giving program allows current and former employees to provide financial support to local charities of their choice.

The Robbins Burkert Charitable Fund Claire Tong Mr. David Underriner Mr. and Mrs. Raymond P. Vara, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James K. Watanabe Wong's Drapery Mr. and Mrs. Bert M. Yamashita Luke Yeh Ms. Anne A. Yoshioka Geri Q. L. Young, MD and Robert J. Teichman, MD*

$500-$999 Anonymous (7) Ms. Christine D. Arita Melinda J. Ashton, MD Ms. Grace M. T. Balderas Ms. Alicia Bertulfo Ms. Tiffany Y. Bom Nancy B. Burnett Mr. and Mrs. Craig Butterfield Ms. Darla F. Camp Mrs. Lita H. K. Ching Ms. Claire C. Chong Mr. Charles K. Chu, Jr. Ms. Kate E. Deans Mr. and Mrs. David J. Dennehy

“More than 63% of our employees are women, and a majority of them live in Central and West O‘ahu, so many of them have taken advantage of the services at the Pali Momi Women’s Center,” said Iris Matsumoto, FHB’s executive vice president of human resources.

As of June 2022, FHB employees have given a total of $122,200 to the Women's Center, beginning with a donation in 2014 that allowed Pali Momi to create a Patient Resource Room. This private space affords breast cancer survivors a dedicated, comfortable area to try on wigs, get makeovers and do fittings for a post-surgical specialty bra.

In 2021, 145 employees from branches across the island – including ‘Ewa Beach, Pearl City, Waipahu and downtown Honolulu – pledged a remarkable $22,468 to the Women’s Center. Pali Momi recently drew upon these funds to purchase a new stereotactic biopsy table, an important piece of equipment necessary to help identify many cancers early, when they are most treatable.

“We are only successful because of our community, so this is our way to give back,” Matsumoto said. “This one comes from the heart —­this is just another way we can support Pali Momi Women’s Center.”

Mr. Brandt G. Farias Ms. Veronica E. Fitzgerald Mr. and Mrs. Wade S. Gesteuyala Mrs. Dayle N. Hirayama Ms. Sui Tong Ho Mr. and Mrs. Melvin K. Ikeda Mr. Alan S. Ito Mr. Rupert Kealoha Ms. Lynn R. Kikuchi Jeffrey Killeen, MD Charles O. Kim, Jr., MD Ms. Michelle L. Kubota James C. Lai, MD and Rosalyn Cheng, MD Ms. Jasmin C. Lara Ms. Lorrie-Ann Y. Luke

Ms. Frances K. Y. Lum Mr. Todd D. Madden Ms. Catherine R. Maiava Mr. Matthew K. Mailo Mrs. Lorena M. L. McGovern Mr. and Mrs. Patrick M. Miura Michelle Miyashiro, MD Mr. and Mrs. Curtis K. Monma Mr. Sterling H. Morikawa Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S. Oishi Ms. Nancy Ota Mrs. Summer R. Ozaki Ms. Charlene V. Prieto Ms. Priscila D. Rayray Ms. Loryne L. Richbow Ms. Kristi L. Sakai Mr. and Mrs. Kazuo Shimabukuro

Dr. Huidy Shu and Ms. Lalita Suzuki Ms. Jessica E. Sphar Ms. Mae M. Suzuki Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Y. Tango Mr. and Mrs. Anthony K. Tato Ms. Kathleen K. Thomas Mrs. Mary-Antonette Ting Mr. Darryl K. Turner Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Valentin Ms. Daisy Vaz Maria R. Ver, MD Ms. Melissa M. Watson

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$250-$499 Anonymous (3) Mr. Keith H. Abe Ms. Nhelda J. Aguda Mr. Kauhi K. Ahana Doreen M. Akamine Ms. Annette G. Almarez Hallums Ms. Caryn H. Amii Ms. Helene F. Aoki Ms. Desiree M. Apo Ms. Bessie Asato Mrs. Jeannine A. AsiaticoCabuena Mr. Tyler J. Asuncion Ms. Jill M. Baisac Dr. and Mrs. V. Balaraman Mrs. Viola B. Baptista Mr. Donald Batliner Mrs. Kristen K. Bonilla Mr. Christopher S. Bryan Mr. Ferdinand P. Bumanglag Ms. Joan M. Bunting Ms. Glynnis D. Cabral Ms. Liabelle C. Cadiz Mr. Manuel S. Calupe Ms. Marichee B. Calzo Mr. Michael P. Canite Johnny and Michelle Cantillo Mr. Dwayne Carlos

Ms. Flor E. Castillo Ms. Maricel A. Ceon C. Galen Choy, MD Ms. Lidian V. Choy Mr. Gary M. Clarke Ms. Stephanie M. Coleman Mr. Christopher J. Collier Ms. Lorna L. Coloma Ms. Suzanne M. Cuarisma Ms. Jennifer K. Dacumos Mr. and Mrs. Franklin D. Distiso Ms. Lynette Y. Doi Mr. Regan A. Downie Mr. Jerry T. Ferreira Ms. Elizabeth A. Fujimoto Ms. Gail K. Fujimoto Mr. Winston M. Fujinaka Ms. Darlene I. Garcia Ms. Jacy M. Hanagami Ms. Deborah R. Hashimoto Harold and Yvonne Hashizume Ms. Lori L. Hata Ms. Emma L. Henderson Jesika Hernandez Ms. Emyline M. Hiraki Ms. Lisa M. Holloway Ms. Melissa M. S. Hoolulu Mr. Bruce Huegel Ms. Norene K. Ihori Ms. Setsumi Imada

Mr. Emery R. Inafuku Mr. and Mrs. Edwin K. Ishimoto Mr. Merle Komata Masayoshi and Emma Koshiro Mr. and Mrs. James T. Kubo Mr. Robert A. Kukahiko Ms. Joel-Marie N. Kusunoki Douglas K. Kwock, MD and Ann M. Kwock Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lam Mr. and Mrs. Dan Laukala Michelle Lee Ms. Maria Irene R. Leiby Mr. and Mrs. Jim H. Liao Mr. Collin C. Ling Ms. Barbara Luke-Boe Ms. Sarah E. Lukela Ms. Stacia M. Macmurray Ms. Sasha J. Mak Mr. John W. Malingdan Ms. Mary-Ruth C. Manding Ms. Carol M. Masuda Mr. and Mrs. Keith Y. Masunaga Ms. Carlotta M. Meier-Irving Mr. Jose A. Miranda Mr. Bryant O. Miyake Mr. Anthony W. Moiso Mr. Kyle G. Morrison

To a Tee IT BEGAN WITH EIGHT FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF MEL AND LYNN TANIOKA TEEING OFF TO HELP OTHERS. Now, 36 tournaments later, hundreds of golfers hit the greens every year for Tanioka’s Charity Golf Tournament, which raises tens of thousands of dollars for local charities. This year, proceeds from the tournament’s lucky number drawing went to the Emergency and Trauma Care Fund at Pali Momi Medical Center.

“We are just blessed we have all these friends to help us,” said Tanioka’s Seafoods and Catering Founder and President Mel Tanioka. “Year after year, the same people come out — 200 people — and nobody quits.

Everyone’s there.”

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Ms. Dorene K. Nagamine Mr. James E. Nakamura Mr. Joseph S. Nakamura, Jr. Mrs. Leocadia P. Naone Ms. Chanthing A. Nguyen Ms. Ja-Ann Novan Ms. Elizabeth M. Noyes Ms. Kris E. Odo Mr. Michael S. S. Ono Ms. Georgiana S. Oshio Mr. Terry Alan Y. Oshiro Ms. Audrey C. Pagala Ms. Cindy Paguyo Mr. Royden S. Pascual Ms. Linh T. K. Pham Ms. Sheri D. Preitauer Ms. Yolanda I. Racca Ms. Doreen N. Ranne Ms. Joyce Saelua Ms. Lisa Salazar Mr. Alvin L. Santos Mr. Garnet R. Saupan Ms. Karen T. Shigaki Mr. Mark K. Shiroma Ms. Shelby K. Shitabata Emese Somogyi, MD Sneha Sood, MD Mrs. Sue Sugai Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan W. Takagishi Mr. Steven Y. Takushi

Sunhui C. Tamahana JC Taosaka Mr. Dean H. Tateyama Mr. Ieni Taumua Mr. Aaron C. Taylor Mr. Abraham A. Tengan Ms. Crystal M. Theel Ms. Jennifer E. Thieme Ms. Lourdes Tolosa Ms. Sunshine Topping Sandy and Kurtis Tsuha Ms. Renna L. Tuupoina Mr. Claude M. Uehara Robert and Elise Ueoka Steve and Liz Uyehara Mr. and Mrs. Thad K. Wakasugi Mrs. Ruth R. Wakimura Mr. Matthew M. Wells, RN Ms. Paula C. O. Wilson Mrs. Elizabeth Wright Mr. David M. Yamaguchi Ms. Roberta J. Yamamoto Keri-Ann K. N. Yasuhara Dr. and Mrs. Eric K. S. Yee Mr. Michael T. Yoneshige In Memory of Gary Yoshioka Ms. Cammy Louise K. Young Ms. Alison D. Zecha

eft to Right: Tanioka’s L Assistant General Manager Tad Yamanaka, General Manager Justin Tanioka, cofounder Lynn Tanioka, founder Mel Tanioka, Chief Financial Officer Jasmine Tanioka and her son, Ethan Lum.

The Tanioka family also donated $5,000 each to Straub Medical Center's redevelopment fund and Kapiʻolani Medical Center's future Infusion Center and Cancer Center.

An additional $7,500, some raised from holiday shopping at Tanioka’s online marketplace, was also gifted to Pali Momi’s Emergency and Trauma Care Fund.

“It is such a family hospital,” said Jasmine Tanioka, CFO of Tanioka’s and a Pali Momi board member. “We love Pali Momi. Our whole family, we’ve been there.

They’ve taken care of each of us in our time of need.”

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Straub Foundation Donors $1,000,000 & Above Anonymous Mr. Ward B. Brown* Kenbi Ito Trust Gail Myers Trust

$50,000-$999,999 Mr. Herman G. Dick Mrs. Priscilla Growney McInerny Foundation Mildred Maikai Trust Paul K. Hamai Trust Mr. and Mrs. J. Hans Strasser Anthony and Rosina Sun Frances and Jack Tsui James and Makiko Wei Barry M. & Virginia S. Weinman

$50,000-$99,999 Mr. and Mrs. Peter Halstead Honolulu Firefighters Foundation Clyde T. and Holly R. Kaneshiro Castiglione A. Casauria Foundation

$25,000-$49,999 The ATEL Foundation Chia-Ling Chang Charitable Foundation Mr. Stephen Dung and Ms. Adelia Chung D. Suehiro Electric, Inc. Ellen M. Koenig Memorial Fund at Hawaiʻi Community Foundation Mr. Phillip B. Olsen* The Wo Family

$10,000-$24,999 Anonymous (2) Ms. Julia A. Cherry Alvin Chung, DDS Norah W. Chung Mr. and Mrs. Ryan P. Donn Mrs. Jessica S. Enos Mr. and Mrs. Joshua D. Feldman Growney Family Fund of the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Alan and Cynthia Hoffman

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Kim Ms. Stella S. Lock Mr. Arthur T. Shak Mr. Jon Snook Steve and Marilyn Katzman Philanthropic Fund Ms. Ina G. Tateuchi Thomas Gottlieb & Carol Kirsh Schwab Charitable Fund Mr. Frederick Towfigh and Ms. Risako Stegmayer Mr. and Mrs. John Y. Wei Mrs. Joan L. Yamashita

$5,000-$9,999 Anonymous Donors (various) Mr. and Mrs. Tony Crabb Christopher and Wanaʻao Eldridge Florence Y. & Samuro Ichinose Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Gladstone Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Goldcamp, III Mr. Frank K. Hamada Jhamandas Watumull Fund Mr. Lawrence M. Johnson Darcy Kessler Ms. Richanne T. Lam Mr. Jerry M. Magoon Dr. Isao and Janie Masunaga Sandra Noon, DO David and Kellyn Okabe Mr. Franklin Pang Dr. and Mrs. James F. Pierce Mrs. Katie A. Shigemitsu Singer Foundation for the Advancement of BioMedical Science Tanioka’s Charity Foundation Mr. Allen H. Teshima The Lum Davis Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Ueshiro Virgil Roy Jobe Jr. Trust Helen, Jack & Kent Wakumoto Family Foundation Ms. Ethel S. K. Yamaguchi

$1,000-$4,999 Anonymous (12) Mrs. Carol Ai May American Board of Family Medicine, Inc. American Cancer Society Mr. and Mrs. Gene C. Armacost Mr. Jochanan Aronowicz Ms. Mary G. Bitterman Mr. & Mrs.* James R. Bolan Ms. Melissa K. Bolton

Ms. Simone A. Borisov Mr. Lawrence A. Brown Mr. William V. Burke Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. Cherry Ms. Aileen Chinen Charles R. Ching and Colleen I. Wong Ms. Elisa L. Chong, PA-C Dr. and Mrs. Hingson M. Chun Mr. Travis Clegg Mr. Keoki L. Clemente Mr. and Mrs. David C. Cumming Ms. Tracy A. Damitio Mr. Jeffrey Dinsmore and Ms. Dawn Suyenaga Mr. and Mrs. S.K. Djou Dr. Robert L. and Adelaide M. Kistner Gift Fund David and Dawn Dunbar EPIC Drs. Andrew and Jenifer Fong Mr. and Ms. Marvin A. Fong Harold and Lorenne A. Fujii Ms. Melanie R. Fujise Ms. Susan Y. Fujita Erica M. Garcia, MD Mr. Paul Greenslade Ryan T. Hagino, MD Mr. and Mrs. David A. Heenan Ms. Tracey L. Hewitt Mr. and Mrs. Wallace T. Hirouji Beth Hoban Mr. and Mrs. Robert Huret Mr. Seiki R. Ifuku Mr. and Mrs. Tooru Iwahashi Ms. Robin R. Johnson Francis Jusuf Mrs. Susan E. Kamida Mr. and Mrs. Brian N. Kawano Malcolm* and Carol Koga Ms. Cynthia L. Kunishige Akemi and Misako Kurokawa Siuling Kwan, MD Ms. Carol M. Lee James Lin, MD Gerard F. Livaudais, MD Donald H. Lui, OD Ms. Lorrie-Ann Y. Luke Lonna Maile Mr. and Mrs. John R. Marihart Marvin and Sandra Fong Family Foundation Manfred M. and Jeanette C. Masuda Matsuura Charitable Fund Ms. Kristi L. Maynard Mrs. Tracy J. Methered John V. Mickey, MD & Enid Lynn Rayner, MD

A Team Effort WHEN FLAMES GROW OUT OF CONTROL, WE TRUST HONOLULU’S FIREFIGHTERS TO SAVE LIVES. But once the fire is extinguished, it is up to medical experts to begin the intensive, intricate work of helping burn victims heal.

That is why the Honolulu Firefighters Foundation continues to raise money for Straub Medical Center’s Burn Unit, the only specialized unit of its kind in Hawai‘i and the Pacific Region. In 2022, the foundation donated $75,000, the third such gift since 2014. In many cases, insurance plans do not completely cover the cost of care, so donations from HFF and other community partners are essential to ensuring patients receive the treatment they need.

Recently, funds went to state-of-theart controls that allow the staff to better regulate the temperature and pressure of the sanitized water used for washing burns.

The daily treatment helps reduce the risk of infection. Community donations also funded burn blankets and a warming cabinet to help guard against hypothermia, and specialized temperature-regulated burn care beds that redistribute weight to relieve pressure on the skin. Financial gifts also allow the unit’s doctors and staff to learn about the newest burn treatments, as well as provide training to first responders across the state.

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Keith Miyashiro Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. H. Moon Mrs. Barbara Y. Moriyama Nina B. Mullally and Peter M. Biggs Mr. and Mrs. Jason Nagai Neime Preston Fund at Schwab Charitable Matthew J. Nims, MD Susan Nonaka In Memory of Tsuyako Nonaka Barbara and Gary North, Jr. Ms. Kathryn M. Omine Mr. Matt Pakkala and Mrs. Alana Kobayashi-Pakkala James H. Penoff, MD Ms. Laura G. Pladson Mrs. June S. Reinwald Mr. Michael J. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Hiroharu Sawada Robert W. Schulz, MD Ms. Gail L. Semans Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Shea

Lisa Shigemura, MD Jonathan H. Shun, MD Martha* and Tony Smith Ms. Jessica E. Sphar Mr. and Mrs. David E. Stumbaugh Mr. and Mrs. Paul I. Sunahara Marti Y. Taba, MD Mr. Raymond J. Tam Mr. Alvin A. Tanaka Dr. Terri Tanaka and Cary Tanaka Nick and Helene Teves The Clifford and Blanche Hee Trust The Rebecca W. Carter Trust The Robbins Burkert Charitable Fund Mr. Gregg Timmons Mr. and Mrs. Henry Y. Tokunaga Ms. Mildred K. Tom Claire Tong Mr. David Torres, III Ms. Jodie L. Toyota Keiji and Amy Tsuhako

Sid and Carrie Ann Tsutsui Mr. Michael Turner Mr. David Underriner Mr. and Mrs. Raymond P. Vara, Jr. Mrs. Marion M. Walker Ms. Jane Y. Watanabe Mr. and Mrs. Wah Gai Wong Mr. and Mrs. Roy H. Yamada K. Albert Yazawa, MD Dr. and Mrs. Eric K. S. Yee Mr. Ken M. Yonamine Ms. Mary N. Yoshida, RN Allen and Nobuko* Zecha

$500-$999 Anonymous (3) Mr. and Mrs. Jerry M. Adaniya Ms. Erminia M. Aflague Dr. and Mrs. Cedric K. Akau Mr. and Mrs. Clyde F. Akita Mr. Bruce J. Alcaraz, RRT Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Anbe Aoyagi and Maruyama Giving Fund

Mr. Gordon A. Aoyagi Melinda J. Ashton, MD Ms. Julie A. Aurio Dr. and Mrs. V. Balaraman Dr. and Mrs. John F. Balfour Mrs. Gloria J. Brooks Ms. Fredrica Cassiday Dr. David S. Chou Ms. Rona A. Chung Mr. James J. Connors Ms. Elaine J. Copeland Mr. Richard H. Cox Mrs. Vicky M. Crowder Mr. and Mrs. Greg S. Dickhens Mr. Vernon M. Durante Edmond & Mildred Ayling Fund of the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation Mr. Brandt G. Farias Ms. Judith W. C. Felipe Ms. Sesilia A. Felise Ms. Octobela A. Gamata Mrs. Sheri Gleason Dr. and Mrs. Dale M. Glenn Arthur and Mary-Ann Golden

Ms. Francine M. Grudzias Ms. Wendy F. Hamamoto Ms. Maureen M. Hara Drs. Gregory and Chari Hart Ms. Lauren M. Hasha Mr. Clark G. Hatch Ms. Karen K. Higuchi Mr. Vernon Hirata Mr. Lyle S. Hosoda Mrs. Carol H. Igarashi Katsuya A. Iizuka, MD Ms. Setsumi Imada Shane Inoue, MD Mr. Alan S. Ito Mr. George T. Iwahiro Mr. Dennis K. Izumi Ms. Jennifer J. Jones Mrs. Karen K. Kamimura Mr. and Mrs. Toshiaki Kimura Earl A. Kubota, MD Mr. Robert R. Kuntz, II and Ms. Marrie Y. Schaefer Michael N. Kurosawa, MD Mrs. Michiko Kusaka Mr. Lance T. Kushimi Yvonne Kwan, MD

A True Passion Project GAIL MYERS WAS FIERCE: fiercely loyal, fiercely self-reliant and a fierce advocate for friends and family. The Alabama native retained her Southern manners and love of University of Alabama’s Crimson Tide, but poured her passionate nature into community cases in her chosen home of Hawaiʻi.

In 2014, she created the Gail Myers Fund for Vascular Medicine at Straub Medical Center to advance the work of her longtime doctor, HPH Chief of Vascular Surgery Dr. Elna Masuda, vascular technologist Darcy Kessler and the team she credited with saving her

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life twice through surgery. Even after Gail’s death in 2021, her legacy of giving continues. A generous portion of her estate will go toward Straub’s redevelopment plans.

“There was no doubt Gail had a big personality, but she also had a big heart,” said Darcy. “Her gifts, which she gave in honor of her family and her Straub family, will continue to make an impact on patients for decades to come.”

eft to right: Straub vascular L technologist Darcy Kessler, the late Gail Myers and Straub vascular surgeon Dr. Elna Masuda in 2014.

2021 DONOR LISTING

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry S. H. Lau Malia-Susanne L. Lee, MD Mr. Anthony Locascio Mrs. Paul C.T. Loo Ms. Emilia Lorenzo Ms. MaryLou M. Loualhati Bennett Y. Loui, MD Naomi and Rachel Lyum Mr. Todd D. Madden Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Mato Ms. Joy R. Matsuyama Michelle Miyashiro, MD Glenn Miyataki, PhD Dr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Moore Mr. Kevin M. Mullally Ms. Gail M. Murakami Ms. Marilynn T. Nakata Ms. Eleanor M. M. J. Naone Mr. and Mrs. Henry Y. Nishikawa Ms. Ayako N. Nishimoto Mrs. Lorraine T. Noda Ian J. Okazaki, MD Mr. and Mrs. Raymond S. Ono Mr. and Mrs. Robert Y. Oshita Jared K. Oyama, MD Ms. Cindy Paguyo Mr. Robert N. Painter Mrs. Carlene K. Pang Mr. Jason M. Pauls Ms. Monica A. Pierce Jennifer and Jonathan Ping Dr. and Mrs. Jerry E. Prentiss Monica M. Price, MD Ms. Brittnny B. Pulido Deborah Putnam, MD Ms. Rebecca A. Rarama Mr. and Mrs. Seiichi Sako Ms. Teresa M. Sarajina Lois R. Saruwatari, MD Mr. Richard Scofield James S. Sheperd, MD Mr. Scott T. Shiraishi Dr. and Mrs. Noah M. Solomon Rev. Virginia Stringer Mr. Harry Y. Takimoto and Family Ike D. Tanabe, MD Mr. Len K. Tanaka Ms. Mimi Tang-Lieu Ms. Kathleen K. Thomas Mrs. Sandra H. Tobita Mr. Gregory M. B. Tong Mrs. Kay K. Uesugi Ms. Linda L. Ughoc Ms. Floraine F. Van Orden Margaret B. Vincze Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Wakatake Ms. Alice M.J. Watanabe Ms. Kristin L. Wauke

Carol and Gaylord Wilcox Ms. Dianne Winter Brookins Dr. & Mrs. Sidney B.W. Wong Mr. and Mrs. Winston K. Q. Wong Ms. Karen Y. Yamaoka Ronald H. Yanagihara, MD Mr. and Mrs. Craig G. Yim Ms. Lynn K. Yokooji Ms. Sandra S. Y. Yoon Ms. Connie Yoshioka Geri Q. L. Young, MD and Robert J. Teichman, MD* Ms. Alison D. Zecha

$250-$499 Anonymous (9) Mr. Keith H. Abe Ms. Michelle M. Acdal Ms. Adelfa D. Acidera Ms. Rexie K. Adlawan Ms. Glenda P. Agapay Ms. Leslie Ann J. Agpaoa Ms. Joen V. M. Aguinaldo Mr. Kauhi K. Ahana Midasy and Rosario O. Aisek Ms. Diana S. Akamine Ms. Jodi L. Akau Kristen M. Akina, MD Mr. and Mrs. Gary Y. Akita Ms. Hazel D. Andres Ms. Samantha N. Andrews Nathan Angle, MD Ms. Patricia A. Arakaki Mr. and Mrs. David E. Asato Mr. Davyne J. Asato Mr. Tyler J. Asuncion Ms. Debralyn A. Baldonado Ms. Alyssa M. Barnes Ms. Anita K. Bascar Mr. and Mrs. Rodelio S. Baysa Ms. Elizabeth Berry Craig S. Boddy, MD Mrs. Kristen K. Bonilla Mr. Stephen R. Bowman Mr. and Mrs. Patrick T. Brent Mr. and Mrs. David A. Brooks Mr. Brian R. Buchner Mikiko A. Y. Bunn, MD Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy G. Bush Ms. Lindlee M. H. Butcher Ms. Doreen N. Cadavona Ms. Amy D. Caliboso Mr. and Mrs. J. Frisbee Campbell Johnny and Michelle Cantillo Ms. Judith G. Caro Ms. Kaohulani B. Catrett Ms. Kum Ok Chang Mr. Sidney C. Char Vivian Chee Mr. Bo Min Chen Janny H. Chen, MD and David C. Cho, MD

Ms. Brianne M. Chinen Mr. and Mrs. Norman T. S. Chong Ms. Virgie R. Choy Ms. Evelyn S. H. Chun Ms. Marva J. Chun Steve and Liz Uyehara Mr. Gary M. Clarke Ms. Barbara A. Coles Mr. Francisco A. Conde Ms. Joan F. Conde Mr. Kenneth M. Craik Mr. Rajan R. Crispino Ms. Jennifer K. Dacumos Mr. Albert K. Dayag Ms. Yan X. Ding Ms. Jacquelyn D. Dizon Mr. John Dobrosky Ms. Ashley N. Domanay Ms. Donna C. Dullaga Philip H. Dunn, MD Ms. Jeiko Marie D. Durusan Mr. and Mrs. Kenton T. Eldridge Mr. Eric Enjada Samuel J. Evans, MD Mrs. Kris A. Fernandez Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Ferrara, Sr. Charles J. and Audrey S. Ferris Ms. Sarah E. Fleming Ms. Gina-Fe G. Foster Ms. Emily Francis Ms. Lana C. Frutoz Rebekah S. Fu, MD Mr. and Mrs. John S. Fujimoto Ms. Teruko Fujita Mr. and Mrs. Ichiro Fukumoto Ms. Anielyn T. Galanto Ms. Joann C. T. Galendez Ms. Andrea Gamata Ms. Crystal V. Gaoat Mrs. Nina M. Giovanetti Dr. and Mrs. Roman W. Glamb Gloria M Madamba MD, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald G. T. Goo Mr. Ellis W. Goto Ms. France Reina Graves Ms. Deborah K. Hacker Mr. Noa S. Halalilo Mr. Hilton T. Hara Ms. Erica L. Hawkins Ms. Florence M. Hayslip Mr. Jacob C. F. Hee Ms. Emma L. Henderson Ms. Rosemary E. Herwig Mr. Ronald K. Higa Ms. Tanya N. Higa Mrs. Tomie Higa Ms. Emyline M. Hiraki

Mr. Terence K. Ho Ms. Hye Gyeong Holzman, RN Mr. Jesselim B. Horne B. Hoshino Ms. Sherilynn K. Hubin Mr. Bruce Huegel Ms. Savannah T. Idica Mr. and Mrs. Kei Iinuma Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred T. Ikemoto Ms. LaTara R. Inouye Mr. Ronald K. Ishikawa Ms. Rindy A. Ito Ms. Sara S. Iwai Ms. Kim A. Jones Ms. Betsy M. Kagawa Mr. and Mrs. Jack S. Kaguni Dr. and Mrs. Wesley J. Kai Mr. Glenn Y. Kawabata Mr. and Mrs. Masayuki Kawahara Mr. and Mrs. Dean K. Kawano Ellen K. Kaye and Michael D. Kaye, MD Ms. Susan R. Kehano Keiko K. Grant Language Services Millicent Khaw, MD Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. S. Kim Ms. Sarah Kim Mr. Donald H. King Mr. Dallas D. Kinlaw Ms. Shaylynn K. Kiyota Mr. Gordon J. Knowles Kryss Y. Kojima, MD Ms. Kari-Ann K. Koki Chad & Kim Koyanagi Dawn Kuriyama, MD Mr. and Mrs. Rex S. Kuwasaki Ms. Kathleen C. Kwak Douglas K. Kwock, MD and Ann M. Kwock Ms. Erin Lalau Mr. Adam Landeroz Ms. Stella W. Y. Laroza Mr. Lawrence G. K. Lau Mr. H. Van Lee Kenneth C. M. Lee, MD and Karen C. Lee Mark K. C. Lee, MD Mrs. Michelle I. Leonardi Mrs. Lenora K. Leu Ms. Sarah E. Lukela Ms. Victoria Luna Mr. Stanley Luke and Ms. Lorraine Lunow-Luke Ms. Melinda R. Magnayon Prado Ms. Catherine R. Maiava Ms. Manisha Maker Mr. and Mrs. Ronald F. Malilay

Ms. Janice T. Mao Mrs. Bernadette A. Markham Mr. James Y. Marn, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Myles M. Marshman Ms. Karen K. Masaki Ms. Pauline Y. Masaki Ms. Ericka S. Matamua Mrs. Shirley K. Matsumoto Mr. Gerald S. Matsunaga Mr. Wade Matsuura Ms. Karen K. Mayeda Mr. Owen McDonough Ms. Mathilda J. Mcfarland Mrs. Kuniko K. McGaha Ms. Lise D. McGrew Brigitte & David McKale Ms. Leilani A. Melegrito Ms. Michelle Meredith Ms. Sherrie K. Migdol Mr. Steven J. Migdol Mr. Geoffrey E. Milford Mr. Asa C. Mills Mr. and Mrs. Roy M. Miyamoto Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Miyamura Ms. Raina N. Miyoshi Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Moats Mr. Sterling H. Morikawa Ms. Jessica W. Moriki Ms. Betty H. Morioka Ms. Rayna M. Morris Ms. Robyn J. Morse Ms. Jana K. Moses Mr. Joseph G. Mottershaw Mr. Herbert T. Murakami Mrs. Kristene Y. Murakami Mr. and Mrs. Nelson M. Muraoka Kimberly K. Naahielua, MD Mr. and Mrs. Seichi Nagai Mr. Ralston H. Nagata Mr. Herbert H. Nakagawa Ms. Kathleen K. H. Nakagawa Mr. and Mrs. George Y. Nakahara Mr. Gary Y. Nakamatsu Mrs. Karen S. Nakamura Mr. Roger M. Nakamura Mr. and Mrs. Warren Y. Nakamura Ms. Nikki L. Neumann Ms. Joann F. A. Newman Ms. Evelyn M. Nihei Ms. Jessica S. Niles Mr. and Mrs. Jerry E. Nishida Ms. Florence K. Nishimoto Mr. Donn P. T. Ojiri Ms. Janyce E. Okashige Ms. Karen T. H. Okuhara Mr. Glen M. Onato

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Mr. and Mrs. Jerry T. Ono Mr. Michael S. S. Ono Michael C. O’Shea, DMD Mr. Masanobu Oshiro Dr. John Juliano and Ms. Laura T. Ota Pacific Hearing Care Mr. and Mrs. Andrew R. Padilla Ms. Jul Park Ms. Amber Lauren K. Parrilla Ms. Ann Lorraine Pascua Mrs. Josephine M. Pelch Ms. Lucille J. Pezzulo Jason Pirga, MD Ms. Heather M. Postema Ms. Eva G. Rabusa Dr. Thomas G. Rawski Mr. James L. Reyes Ms. Regina Joyce B. Reyes Ms. Lucy S. Richmond Ms. Lisa M. Rivera Ms. Tumuatasi Rosen Ms. Jovielyn N. Royal Ms. Laurie S. Rubie Mr. Raymond M. Sakai Ms. Jean D. Sakamoto, RN Jorge C. Samaniego, MD Ms. Shirley A. Samonte Ms. Tina M. Sampaia Ms. Sherri L. Santos Mr. William A. Santos Alberto S. SantosOcampo, MD Mrs. Bertha K. Sasaki Jenny M. Satterberg, MD Mr. Stephen T. Saure Ms. Shani D. Schlemmer K.K. Seo Mr. Chauncey S. Seto Ms. Dara A. Shelton Mr. Greg Shimabuku Mr. Charles D. Kamimura and Ms. Joy B. Y. Shimabuku Annette A. Shimizu, PhD Mr. Howell H. Souza, Jr. State Farm Insurance Ms. Sharon C. N. Stokka, RN Mr. Karl T. Suenishi and Ms. Doreen OnoSuenishi Mr. David W. Sugawa Glen H. Sugiyama, MD Mr. Won Sik Suh Mr. and Mrs. Eugene E. Sumida Drs. Leslie D. and Delle S. Swindale

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Ms. Amanda N. Tajima Ms. Patti T. Tajima Mr. Lorrin S. Takamoto Mr. Roy R. Takamune Mr. Dean H. Tateyama Ronnie B. N. Texeira, MD Ms. Crystal M. Theel Ms. Jennifer E. Thieme Mrs. Judith M. Tibayan Ms. Bernadette M. Tiburcio Mr. and Mrs. Jett G. Tokita Ms. Myrna Anne Topolinski Ms. Sunshine Topping Ms. Jessica J. Tsukamoto, RN Robert and Elise Ueoka Ms. Tara L. Vaughn Mr. Eloy C. Villalba Ms. Mary Ann E. Villamil Ms. Ashley F. Villegas Dr. Alexander L. Vuving Ms. Brenda L. Walker Peter Wang, MD Ms. Maria M. Warren Dana T. Watanabe, MD Ms. Kristy C. Watanabe Mr. Theodore Watanabe Mr. Yoshihiko Watanabe Ms. Kimberly A. Webster Ms. Myra S. Wekenborg Ms. Hope C. West Ms. Brittney M. L. White, RN Dr. and Mrs. Roger White Mr. Francis G. Wilson Ms. Tracy Lynn Wong Mrs. Valerie Wong Mr. Kunane R. A. Wooton Mr. Mathaniel L. Worthy Mrs. Elizabeth Wright Mrs. May Y. Yamamoto Ms. Sheena E. Yamashiro Mrs. Sheri S. Yanagida Sai Ling Lau Yang Mikela Yarawamai, MD Ms. Amanda B. Yee Mr. Raymond J.W. Yee Mr. Andrew S. H. Yi Mr. Hiromu Yogi Ms. Kristin E. Yokota Mr. and Mrs. Gary T. Yoshitake Mr. and Mrs. Maynard G. P. Young Mr. Gregory E. Zaryske Charles R. Zerez, MD and Aileen M. K. Yee, MD Ms. Michelle L. Zippay

Wilcox Health Foundation Donors $1,000,000 & Above The William, Jeff & Jennifer Gross Family Foundation

$50,000-$999,999 G.N. Wilcox Trust

$25,000-$49,999 Bank of Hawaiʻi Foundation Carlos Santana 2011 Trust D. Suehiro Electric, Inc. Antone & Edene Vidinha Charitable Trust

$10,000-$24,999 Anonymous (2) Alexander & Baldwin, LLC Mr. Danny Errico Hale Uluwehi Charitable Fund at Schwab Charitable Harrison Family Fund Dr. and Mrs. Tad Jackson Kamehameha Schools Mr. and Mrs. Clyde T. Kodani Willie and Yori Milo Pepper Family Fund at Seattle Foundation Mr. Phillip H. Richmond Drs. Matthew Ruel and Jennifer White Dr. New Sang and Mrs. Joanne Lai Mr. Kent K. Wakumoto

$5,000-$9,999 Anonymous (2) Mr. Neil R. Anson Brook Byers Mrs. Pamela W. Dohrman Dr. and Mrs. Richard M. Goodale Mr. and Mrs. Jay A. Hull Indian River Community Foundation Mr. Paul C. Loizeaux, Jr. David and Kellyn Okabe Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Richardson, III The Golden Miracle Charitable Fund of Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund

2021 DONOR LISTING

Helen* and Jack Wakumoto Geri Q. L. Young, MD and Robert J. Teichman, MD*

$1,000-$4,999 Anonymous Donors (various) Ms. Mary Jean Abigania Mrs. Catherine A. Adams Mrs. Margaret L. Akana Mr. and Mrs. Richard Albrecht American Cancer Society Ms. Nelly A. Bautista BBCP Kukui'ula Development Company (Hawaiʻi), LLC Mr. David Bissell Marina and Bill Brown Mr. and Mrs. Richard Carlisle Mr.* and Mrs.* Donn A. Carswell Ms. Kelley Carswell Ms. Jen Chahanovich Ms. Kristiina Chapman Charles R. Ching and Colleen I. Wong Mr. and Mrs. William E. Clise Robert Conrad, MD Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Crawford Cushnie Construction Company, Inc. Ralph and Laura Cushnie Dr. and Mrs. W. Montague Downs David and Dawn Dunbar Mr. William Eddy Michael and Stephanie Ellis EPIC EPIC Charitable Fund Ms. Joan G. Evans Fankhauser Family Fund of the Toledo Community Foundation Ms. Anne M. Foss Durant Mrs. Tatsuko Fujimoto Mrs. Gladys Fujiuchi Carol A. Fujiyoshi, MD Mrs. Rowena F. Fukushima Dr. and Mrs. John T. Funai Mrs. June Futenma Dr. Marjorie F. Gifford Mr. and Mrs. Will J. Gill Goodale Family Fund of the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation

Mr. Bro Halff Mr. Scott G. Hallquist Mr. and Mrs. Chet Hunt Mr. and Mrs. Carl F. Imparato Mr. William Irvine Dr. Christopher A. Jordan and Dr. Elaine Y. Kubota Mr. Thomas D. King, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. G. Patrick Kuzmer James Lin, MD Ms. Robin Lotu Matson Navigation Company, Inc. Mrs. Victoria Medeiros Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey F. Miller Mr. Earl M. Morimoto Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Murakoshi Mr. and Mrs. Conrad H. Murashige Dr. and Mrs. Mitsugi M. Nakashima Mr. and Mrs. Clifford L. Nakea Ms. Danita Dee Narciso Susan Nonaka Bruce and Leiana Robinson Mr. Michael J. Robinson John and Christine Sanguinetti Ms. Catherine A. Sataraka Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Sirois Mr. and Mrs. Bill Skelton Mr. and Mrs. David Steinmann Takenaka Kauaʻi Healthcare Fund - Kawailoa Development The Robbins Burkert Charitable Fund Mr. Tommy Thompson Claire Tong Mr. and Mrs. Raymond P. Vara, Jr. WE Painting, Inc. Mr. William Weil Turi Widsteen Dr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Williamson Mr. and Mrs. Zenon K. Wong Robert Wotring, MD Ms. Kari Yokota

Roping in $4K for Wilcox Health Foundation TWO TEENS TURNED THEIR LOVE FOR RODEO INTO A CLASS PROJECT that roped in $4,000 for the Wilcox Health Foundation.

Casera Silva and Ki-yana Kanoho wanted to close out their senior year at Waimea High School with an event that would build their skills as problem-solvers and leaders. They found it by organizing the “Kickin’ Corona Benefit Rodeo.” The two students, who are also rodeo athletes, grabbed the project by the horns and decided all monies raised would go to another shared passion — health care, specifically supporting medical workers who selflessly served throughout the COVID19 pandemic.

“We wanted to do something for the people who have put others’ lives first before their own and give back to these workers

Left to right: Wilcox Development Officer Andrew Bestwick, Wilcox President and CEO Jen Chahanovich, Casera Silva, her mom Elise Silva, Wilcox clinic assistant Shanlyn Mission and Joyce Silva.

in appreciation for all they’ve done,” Silva said.

They initially set out to raise $3,000 but were barreled over by the generous support of their Kaua‘i rodeo community, which included more than 50 participants who saddled up for the benefit rodeo in June 2022.

“We are so happy that we get to donate to such a great cause,” Silva said. “We hope this donation will help express our gratitude to all the dedicated health care workers who do so much, especially over the past two years.”

Next up for the recent high school graduates — pursuing careers in the medical field. Silva, an aspiring MRI technician, is at Central Arizona College studying radiology. Kanoho will be going to college in Washington to become a veterinarian.

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$500-$999

A Wilcox cardiac team member monitors a patient during a stress test.

Getting on Pace STRESS TESTS CAN BE AT THE HEART OF ASSESSING CARDIAC ISSUES. Monitoring heart rates, oxygen levels and blood pressure of people exercising on a treadmill is often a first step toward identifying and preventing potential heart problems. Now, thanks to generous gifts, Wilcox Medical Center cardiologists have a more efficient and safer way to help patients stay ahead of cardiac problems.

In 2021, Wilcox was able to replace its older workout machines with technologically advanced Cardiac Assessment System for Exercise Testing (CASE) equipment.

“The old treadmill was worn, noisy and occasionally broke down,” said Wilcox cardiologist Dr. John Funai. That could be a challenge for teams seeing more than 700 patients a year. “Not only is the new machine quiet and efficient, it allows cardiologists to monitor and store the patient's blood pressure and other information remotely. It makes these active stress tests even safer and easier for patients."

The digital connections on the stationary bicycle and two new treadmills also mean it is easier to keep records of patient measurements. In addition, the updated EKG software algorithms offer improved accuracy in measuring patients’ risk of heart disease.

Wilcox is the only facility on Kaua‘i that offers outpatient cardiology testing. With this new medically focused exercise equipment, even more Garden Isle patients can be sure they are on pace for a healthier life.

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Anonymous Dr. Aaron E. Adair Ms. Angelyn A. Allado-Racca Clyner Antalan, MD Melinda J. Ashton, MD Ms. Lori J. Banach Ms. Lori Banasihan Jason G. J. Bechard, MD Ms. Kathryn M. Bieker Mrs. Gloria J. Brooks Mr. Douglas R. Byer Alyssa Carnegie, MD Mrs. Regina Carvalho Dr. Tyler Chihara Ms. Five Me Chu Reverend and Mrs. Richard C. Chun Ms. Marilou Y. Combs Roy E. Crummer Foundation Mr. Michael Dahilig Anne Dempsey, MD Dr. and Mrs. Arnulfo B. Diaz Donald and Mary Koss Charitable Fund Christopher Elliott, MD Mr. Welerico Estrada, Jr. Mr. Brandt G. Farias Tai Wan Gu Mr. Douglas Guiberson Mr. Craig A. Harwell Ms. Lisa P. Hines Ms. Jennifer Y. Ishikawa Mr. Alan S. Ito Janet and Robert Kass Charitable Fund Ms. Pacita A. Jimenez Derek Johnson, DO Mr. Ian K. Jung, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Greg Kamm Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Katayama Mr. Kent K. Kikuchi Mr. and Mrs. Kelly C. K. Kim, Jr. Ms. Michelle L. Kubota Nicholas M. Leonard, MD Ms. Lorrie-Ann Y. Luke Mr. Todd D. Madden Dr. and Mrs. Thatcher Magoun Mr. and Mrs. Bert M. Matsuoka Tad and Caroline Miura Michelle Miyashiro, MD Ms. Norie J. Munoz Jay M Murphy, MD Mr. Joseph S. Nakamura, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Y. Nishikawa

Ms. Caroline K. Okasako Ms. Tomoko Ouchi Mr. and Mrs. Tom Schwichtenberg Mrs. Madeline TangonanKahananui Ms. Kathleen K. Thomas Ms. Serene T. Towner Ms. Gladys Tsunehiro Mr. and Mrs. Ron Wiley Ms. Wendy R. Yamaguchi Dr. and Mrs. Eric K. S. Yee Mr. and Mrs. Gordon W. Yee Karen Yee

$250-$499 Anonymous (3) Mr. Keith H. Abe Ms. A. Nancy F. Acorda Mr. Austin M. Alao Ms. Ginger L. Allen Ms. Natalie Andrade Ms. Stephanie Andrade Mr. Gregorio L. Andres Ms. Lovelyn G. Andres Mei-Ling M. Aranio Mr. Tyler J. Asuncion Ms. Michelle Ayau Mr. Joshua Derylle Badua Dr. and Mrs. V. Balaraman Mrs. Rowena I. Baptiste Ms. Josephine O. Baris Mr. Michael R. Barroga Neil Barth, MD Ms. Catherine M. Bautista Andy and Angie Bestwick Ms. Breiene S. K. Binongial Ms. Kandi L. Bloss Mrs. Kristen K. Bonilla Mr. Benjamin Brothers Ms. Suzan Brydon Mrs. Kimberly R. Bunao Ms. Melisse M. Camelo Johnny and Michelle Cantillo Ms. Judith G. Caro Ms. Qing C. Castro Mr. and Mrs. Ted Chihara Mr. Arthur A. Chow Steve and Liz Uyehara Mr. Gary M. Clarke Ms. Sue M. Claybourne Ms. Roxane K. Coller Commercial Sheetmetal Co., Inc. Ms. Edna D. Corpuz Mr. J. C. Crouch Ms. Jennifer K. Dacumos Ms. Tracy A. Damitio Mr. Merton D. Davalos

Mr. Roger S. Decamp Mr. George A. Dempsey, Jr. Mrs. Melissa M. Dias Ms. Prisca A. Domingo Summer Douban, MD Mr. Russell Sugai and Ms. Marie L. Duby-Sugai Mr. Rogelio Duenas Ms. Michelle L. Emura Ms. Martha L. Espiritu Ms. Theresa S. Faust Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay A. Faye, Jr. Ms. Lynnett F. Fennell Ms. Evangeline U. Fernandez Ms. Nita Ford Mr. Bredito V. Gonzalez, Jr. Joy and Randall Goto Ms. France Reina Graves Ms. Myrnalene Y. Halog John and Grace Harlacher Mr. and Mrs. Norman Y. Hashisaka Ms. Emma L. Henderson Mrs. Rachel C. Hermosura Heidi Hillesland, MD Ms. Wendy L. Himongala Ms. Emyline M. Hiraki Ms. Laura A. Hoo Heather Hopkins, MD Mark and Barbara Hubbard Mr. Bruce Huegel Ms. Tracie Y. Ibara Ms. Elizabeth S. Idica Mr. Nelson Inouye Mrs. Harriet H. Iseri Ms. Lori A. Jansen Mr. and Mrs. Ryan E. Jimenez Ms. Cheryl D. Jobe Dr. and Mrs. Allen C. Johnson Ms. Vicki L. Johnson Ms. Jennifer J. Jones Ms. Rosalie V. Juarez Mr. Alakai Y. KalamaKaneshiro Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Kaui Mr. Nathan Kawakami Ms. Joann L. Ke Ms. Andrea A. L. Keao Mr. and Mrs. Loren Koerte Ms. Shana L. A. Koga Keith and Merle Koplan Mr. and Mrs. Bob S. Kubota Douglas K. Kwock, MD and Ann M. Kwock Eugene Lao, MD Mr. Randall E. Ledford

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Ms. Marie E. Lee Ms. Gail Lerch Ms. Sarah E. Lukela Mr. and Mrs. Harold S. Lyman Ms. Petra R. Makanani Ms. Jennifer Makaneole Ms. Muriel Ena C. Malixi Ms. Bernadine Martins Mr. Hiroo Masuda Mr. Gerald S. Matsunaga Mr. and Mrs. Michael McCutcheon Mr. Gerald H. McLeod Ms. Filomena C. Melchor Ms. Mary J. Miller Mr. Dalston T. Miyasato Daniel and Kristi Miyasato Mr. Rodney C. Mockett Mr. Ryan J. Moen Peter and Jennifer Morishige Ms. Molly Morita Ms. Yvonne A. Motilla Ms. Apryle S. Mukai Mr. and Mrs. Nelson M. Muraoka Ms. Jayme L. Musielak Mr. Kevin D. Myrick

Ms. Lohelani M. Nabeshima Mrs. Karen S. Nakamura Ms. Therese K. Nakamura Ms. Valerie R. Nakamura Ms. Clorinda F. Nakashima Ms. Janet S. Niitani Ms. Sandi S. Niitani Ms. Michelle L. Omura Ms. Anne M. O'Neill Ms. Sheri E. Oshiro Ms. Nalani R. Pa Mrs. Marie P. Padilla Ms. Cindy Paguyo Ms. Britnelyn H. Palacio Mrs. Rene Parker Steven Penner, MD Ms. Kristyn K. M. Peralta Ms. Tanya P. Peralta-Jardin Mr. Donald C. Pilker Ms. Lorri L. Pilkington Mr. and Mrs. David W. Pratt Ms. Maria D. C. Quijano Ms. Divina G. Rapozo Ms. Natalie RapozoReiland

Ms. Sheilah Rego Ms. Summer R. Rex Ms. Diane T. Rodrigues Ms. Mary G. Roush, RN, CDE Ms. Karen K. Sakai Ms. Kelcilyn V. SalesAsuncion Ms. Nadja S. Saraos Ms. Donna K. Sasaki Mr. Gregory A. Schumacher Ms. Randa A. Schumacher Mrs. Maribelle D. Semana Ms. Rosemelda Semana Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Y. Shimokawa Ms. Deborah S. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Sorenson Ms. Blanche Stockle Mrs. Sue Sugai Mr. Russell S. Sugano Mr. Donald Sunada Mr. and Mrs. Lyle M. Tabata

Ms. Mary C. Taiariol Mr. and Mrs. Michael Takaezu Ms. Lee Y. Takekuma Reid H. Tamanaha, MD Dr. Eugene F. Tareshawty, Jr. Ms. Dawn Taroc-Silva Ms. Flordeliza C. Tarriga Mr. Dean H. Tateyama Mr. Michael E. Taylor Mr. Dayn K. Teraoka Ms. Helen K. Teraoka Ms. Jennifer E. Thieme Mrs. Adele M. Tone Ms. Sunshine Topping Robert and Elise Ueoka Ms. Kayla M. Uptmor Calvin and Jolynne Uyesono Ms. Mona L. Villatora Ms. Alice Joy G. Visitacion Ms. Roberta Weil Dr. Linda J. Weiner Ms. Lisa L. Wheelock

Mrs. Valerie A. Winchester Ms. Janette G. Wolff Ms. Leslie A. Womack Mrs. Elizabeth Wright Ms. Reanne Yama Mr. David M. Yamaguchi Mr. Grant M. Yamamoto Mr. James T. Yamamoto Ms. Roxanne A. Yamase Ms. Monina M. Yamashita Ms. Sandra L. Yoshioka Ms. Alison D. Zecha

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It is through quality health care and true compassion for our community‘s needs that Hawai‘i Pacific Health (HPH) is creating a healthier Hawai‘i. We feel so fortunate to be able to document these moments in Inspire magazine, ranging from miracle babies to seniors with lifesaving second chances.

Contact us at Foundations@HawaiiPacificHealth.org. These stories inspire us because our biggest inspiration is you.

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