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EMPLOYEE GIVING CAMPAIGN

Sharing Aloha S C A N to hear more about the programs that benefited from the 2024 Employee Giving Campaign.

AT LUNCHTIME, WORKERS LINED UP FOR A CHANCE TO DUNK THEIR BOSSES INTO A TANK FULL OF WATER AT PALI MOMI MEDICAL CENTER. At Straub Benioff Medical Center, leaders manned pancake griddles to serve breakfast to their staff while others at Harbor Court could grab a freshly made waffle. Employees and visitors at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children picked up everything from porchetta sandwiches and pancit to Moloka‘i Hot Bread, while Wilcox Medical Center staff stopped for a moment to weave beautiful lei po‘o.

These fun events and dozens more had a single focus: the Employee

Hawai‘i Pacific Health employees from all facilities made lei to kick off the 2024 Employee Giving Campaign.

Giving Campaign. The theme for 2024 was “The Aloha We Share,” a reference to how people across Hawai‘i are intertwined through their love of family, friends and community. That feeling echoed throughout fundraisers in every medical facility — ultimately raising $969,364 to support programs and services at HPH that would not otherwise be possible.

“My colleagues who give don’t always get to see and hear the gratitude from our patients, but I see it, I feel it,” said Miranda Padilla, RN, Wilcox case manager. “Every donation makes a difference.”

The 2024 campaign benefited the future Martha B. Smith Cancer & Infusion Center at Kapi‘olani, Pali Momi’s Emergency Department Fund, Wilcox’s Mālama Fund and Straub Benioff’s Kōkua Fund, as well as Kapi‘olani Children’s Miracle Network.

“The depth of our employees’ commitment to patients is truly inspirational,” said Jan Boivin, HPH senior vice president of human resources and organizational effectiveness. “The Employee Giving Campaign is an exemplar of dedication to our communities, and we are thankful for such generous donations.”

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO

Dear Hawai‘i Pacific Health Supporter, WILCOX MEDICAL CENTER WAS FOUNDED IN 1938 TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR THE PEOPLE OF KAUA‘I. Today, more than 86 years later, our team at Wilcox continues to meet the evolving needs of the Kaua‘i community, ensuring that patients receive the compassionate and comprehensive care they deserve.

One of the reasons why we are able to

two sleep rooms at the medical center for family medicine residents.

In partnership with the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine, Wilcox has developed a permanent Family Medicine Residency Program on Kaua‘i and is taking an active role in the state’s efforts to address the physician shortage across the islands, particularly in rural areas. Through this program, family

continue providing high-quality, state-of-

medicine residents will train on Kaua‘i,

the-art medical care on Kaua‘i is because

strengthening their relationships with

of the support and generosity of partners

medical teams on the island and deepening

like the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley

their connections with the community.

Charitable Trust.

We are truly grateful to the Helmsley

It’s through connections like these that we are able to make a positive and lasting

Charitable Trust for its recent grant of more

impact on the health and well-being of

than $10.6 million to Wilcox to expand

our state. Thank you for your continued

and develop its imaging programs and

support. Together, we are creating a

capabilities. It’s the Helmsley Charitable

healthier Hawai‘i.

Trust’s first gift in Hawai‘i and part of its ongoing efforts to improve rural health care.

The grant will support the purchase of

Sincerely,

new imaging equipment, including a new MRI machine, and renovations and upgrades to current treatment and exam rooms. In addition, it will help strengthen our health

Ray Vara

care workforce and support the next

President & CEO

generation of doctors on Kaua‘i by funding

Hawai‘i Pacific Health

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MPLOYEE GIVING CAMPAIGN 2 EEmployees find new inspiration for giving.

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A message from Ray Vara, Hawai‘i Pacific Health president & CEO.

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A message from Dawn Dunbar, HPH senior vice president of Philanthropy.

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W ILCOX HEALTH FOUNDATION A landmark gift for the state will build a first for patient care on Kaua‘i; and a supporter with deep roots on the Garden Isle shows that giving truly runs in the family.

HEALTH FOUNDATION 10 KAAPI‘OLANI courageous young patient’s powerful voice continues to inspire communities; a surprise visit brings Disney magic to Kapi‘olani; and hundreds go disco glam for a great cause.

ON THE COVER: FROM LEFT: Noelle Lau, Wilcox Health Foundation development officer; Walter Panzirer, Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust trustee; Jen Chahanovich, Wilcox Medical Center president and CEO, and CEO of Kaua‘i Medical Clinic; and Richard Albrecht, Wilcox Health Foundation board chair, at the announcement of the Helmsley Charitable Trust’s grant to Wilcox. Read more about how the gift will enhance care for families on the Garden Isle, beginning on page 6.

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P ALI MO MI FO UNDATI O N A new center on a high school campus offers clinical care for patients and hands-on learning for students; and a blessing for state-of-the-art technology to enhance heart care in Central and West O‘ahu.

TRAUB BENIOFF FOUNDATION 20 SCardiac teams mark two lifesaving milestones in heart care; a couple with a legacy of caring for the community makes a gift for medical education; and the Burn Care Unit responds to a tragic explosion.

LDREN’S MI R ACLE NE T WO R K 24 CHI She’s vivacious, bubbly and a survivor: Meet the 2025 Kapi‘olani Children’s Miracle Network Champion; and three local businesses make a big impact for Hawai‘i keiki.

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HPH’S DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS

Amanda Price Director of Philanthropy

Emily Naula Kapi‘olani Senior Development Officer

Courtney Wagner

Simone Borisov

Noelle Lau

Pali Momi Development Officer

Straub Benioff Senior Development Officer

Wilcox Development Officer

Joseph Block Kapi‘olani Children’s Miracle Network Program Director

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MESSAGE FROM THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF PHIL ANTHROPY

Aloha, Friends of Hawai‘i Pacific Health, HOW WE FEEL IMPACTS HOW WE LIVE. WHEN WE ARE AFFECTED BY A COLD, INJURY OR A DIAGNOSIS FOR A CONDITION, WE ARE REMINDED THAT WE CAN NEVER TAKE OUR HEALTH FOR GRANTED. At Hawai‘i Pacific Health, we hear these stories every day from our medical staff, patients

It's a privilege to have a role in these medical moments and to hear these stories of hope and healing firsthand. We must remember that one patient story at HPH often involves multiple teams across our system of care. Whether directly involved or working behind the scenes, hundreds of staff members contribute to a patient’s experience.

and donors. Their personal reflections provide

Gifts to our medical centers, programs and

even more perspective about the valuable work

services have long-lasting impact and reach. We

we are committed to in health care.

can’t thank you enough for creating a healthier

We are proud to share how donors and partners like you engage with us to help provide these special patient experiences and

Hawai‘i with us. One donation can lead to a lifesaving moment that inspires someone else to give, and that’s always a story worth telling.

generously support our system as well as the community. Recently, Disney magic captured the hearts of pediatric patients who were

With gratitude and aloha,

treated to a special world premiere of the movie “Moana 2” as an adventurous distraction at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children.

Married physicians Dr. Kenneth Robbins and Dr. Clarissa Burkert have a strong HPH bond, and their legacy will support the next chapter of care at the future Straub Benioff Medical Center.

Dawn M. Dunbar Senior Vice President Philanthropy Hawai‘i Pacific Health

High school students help Pali Momi Medical Center donors imagine the next generation of health care professionals by starting their careers today. Wilcox Medical Center patients are finding comfort in a friendly companion — a new hospital facility dog named Star!

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the stories of four patients who continue to inspire us at HPH.

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A Gift for the Garden Isle A landmark grant for Kaua‘i and the state brings a healthier future for Kaua‘i into sharp focus.

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F R O M L E F T : Noelle Lau, Wilcox Health Foundation development officer; Derek Kawakami, Kaua‘i County mayor; Ray Vara, HPH president and CEO; Jen Chahanovich, Wilcox president and CEO, and CEO of Kaua‘i Medical Clinic; Walter Panzirer, Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust trustee; and Hawai‘i Gov. Josh Green, MD.

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IT WAS A MYSTERIOUS AUGUST MORNING AT WILCOX MEDICAL CENTER.

Community leaders, Wilcox medical teams and donors mingled with Hawai‘i Gov. Josh Green, MD, and Kaua‘i County Mayor Derek Kawakami.

Everyone chatted over cups of coffee and liliko‘i lemonade as they wondered what was in store.

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minimally invasive techniques such as angioplasties to open blocked blood vessels and nonsurgical procedures for placing stents and taking tissue biopsies.

Another key part of Wilcox’s Imaging Department is fluoroscopy, which combines multiple X-ray images to create a real-time “video” of movement, such as blood flowing through blood vessels, The excitement the gastrointestinal reached its peak tract or to guide a FROM LEFT: Mike Murakoshi, Kaua‘i Medical Clinic Board of Directors; as Walter Panzirer catheter. The Helmsley Dr. Geri Young, Wilcox Foundation Health board member; Dr. Eugene Lao, walked up to a Wilcox family medicine physician; Dr. Robert Wotring, Wilcox chief of staff; Charitable Trust grant podium. The and Dr. Spencer Smith, Wilcox emergency medicine physician. will upgrade X-ray former paramedic, and fluoroscopy firefighter and police equipment and renovate the exam officer is a grandson of the late portraits of everything from broken room, as well as provide a new MRI New York real estate mogul bones to cancerous tumors, spinal machine and renovations in the Leona Helmsley. He is also a cord conditions, aneurysms, internal space for orthopedics, neurology trustee of the Leona M. and Harry bleeding and brain injuries. Medical and cardiology. The MRI will B. Helmsley Charitable Trust and, teams can diagnose conditions earlier, enhance biopsies for patients who along with his wife and children, making treatment more effective. are at high risk of breast cancer a resident of Kaua‘i. But it was his and strengthen Wilcox’s ability Wilcox is Kaua‘i’s primary stroke words that morning that elicited to perform prostate, breast and center and the only Level III Trauma genuine cheers and applause: cardiac exams.

Center on the island. So, when every The Helmsley Charitable Trust minute counts, equipment that can “Most people do not recognize was giving more than $10.6 provide accurate images quickly how challenging it is to run hospitals,” million to Wilcox to enhance care makes a significant difference in Walter said. “The margins are so for the people of Kaua‘i. saving lives. incredibly thin, they’re razor thin, “When you’re not feeling well, and it takes partnerships with “We know how devastating a it’s always better to get care at philanthropy and the community to trauma incident can be, especially home. And now Hawai‘i residents continue medical advancements in in our small community,” said Jen will be able to access another communities and bring the latest and Chahanovich, Wilcox president and facet of care,” Walter said. greatest care.”

CEO, and CEO of Kaua‘i Medical Clinic.

This is the largest gift ever “This funding will enhance our medical Future physicians will also benefit. made to Wilcox and the second teams’ ability to diagnose an injury Resident radiologists will not only largest in Hawai‘i Pacific Health’s or illness, or to perform a lifesaving get to work with the newest, most history. It will ensure Kaua‘i's procedure, every day on Kaua‘i.” advanced technology, funds will also largest medical center can bring in go toward building two sleep rooms With the Helmsley Charitable the latest technology in an integral for Wilcox’s new Family Medicine Trust’s gift, Wilcox will create the first tool for early diagnosis and Residency Program. Starting in interventional radiology suite of its treatment — advanced imaging.

2026, a cohort of family medicine kind on the Garden Isle. The state-ofresidents from the University of Imaging has come a long way the-art space will be highly efficient, Hawai‘i John A. Burns School of from the discovery of X-rays in allowing Wilcox specialists to make a Medicine will spend the majority the early 20th century. Today, MRI diagnosis then immediately treat the of their second and third years and CT scans provide detailed, 3D issue in the same room. It will support 7

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An Inside Look The first-in-Hawai‘i gift from the Helmsley Charitable Trust for Wilcox inspired people across Hawai‘i Pacific Health and the state. Here is what some of the leaders who attended the announcement had to say.

Wilcox imaging technologists Ashley Schnackenberg (left) and Sandra Akita in the X-ray fluoroscopy room, which will soon become the new radiology suite.

at Wilcox. The room will give the new physicians a dedicated quiet place to rest during what can be some of the most intense years of their training.

The investment, as well as the relationships they build on Kaua‘i, could greatly impact where they decide to spend the rest of their careers; 80% of residents who train in Hawai‘i stay in Hawai‘i.

The $10.6 million grant for Wilcox was the first gift the Helmsley Charitable Trust has ever made in Hawai‘i.

But, it won’t be the last in its efforts to build better futures for people in the islands by increasing access to health care for all.

“We just don’t write checks and leave. It’s a long-term partnership,” Walter said. “We listen to the community.

We empower the community. They’re already delivering great care here. They’re delivering great care on all the neighbor islands. They just need a boost.”

“Wilcox is committed to staying at the forefront of medicine,” Chahanovich said. “This incredible investment for our community enables us to provide cutting-edge care to generations of Kaua‘i families for years to come.”

“We just don’t write checks and leave. It’s a long-term partnership.”

— W A LT E R PA N Z I R E R Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust trustee

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“A lot of people now say that your ZIP code is more impactful than your genetic code, meaning where you live makes a big difference if you don't have access to great technology and providers. Having an MRI at Wilcox means we can do the advanced cardiology imaging that has been developed. This will benefit the people of Kaua‘i.”

— HAWAI‘I GOV. JOSH GREEN, MD

“My two children took their first breath here. My mom took her last here. Wilcox is woven into our community.

“Rural communities, at times, can feel that we are overlooked, perhaps forgotten. But it is organizations like Hawai‘i Pacific Health, and people like Walter and the Helmsley Charitable Trust, that remind us that rural communities matter. On behalf of the people of Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau, mahalo.”

—D EREK KAWAKAMI, KAUA‘I COUNTY MAYOR

“The work of Walter, your family, the Helmsley Charitable Trust, and the commitment that you've made — that takes guts, that takes leadership, that takes will. Kaua‘i will be better from this point forward because of that.

“As we look forward and think about making a difference here on this island, in this state, and as a road map for other communities in the U.S. that possibly don't believe they have a path to creating health, I think we will be a guiding light in terms of what is possible.”

—R AY VARA, PRESIDENT & CEO OF HAWAI‘I PACIFIC HEALTH

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More Than a Namesake THERE’S A SAYING IN HAWAI‘I THAT MANY KAMA‘AINA ARE SOMEHOW RELATED. Some have

roots that trace back generations in the islands, and the Wilcox family is no different. In 1938, the family of George Norton Wilcox opened G.N. Wilcox Memorial Hospital in Līhu‘e.

Although its name has changed over the years, Wilcox’s commitment to its patients and community has not.

A member of the Wilcox family has served on the hospital or foundation board ever since Wilcox opened 87 years ago. That includes David Pratt, who married Deborah Wilcox Pratt.

David was the medical center's board chair for nearly 20 years. He was a dedicated community member with a passion for giving back.

“He did the things he did because he knew they were important for the community,” said David’s son Sam. “It wasn't ever about him.”

David had a vision for Kaua‘i.

As president and CEO of Grove Farm, he helped lead efforts to build entire communities and thousands

of homes. He also oversaw large projects, including the construction of Kukui Grove Center. Additionally, David was a philanthropist who supported education and, of course, health care.

“Dad believed that you need really good health care on Kaua‘i,” Sam said. “All of the work he did was because he wanted to make our community as strong as it could be.”

Sam and his brother, Bill, are continuing their father’s legacy of giving to the medical center that their family created. After David’s death in June 2024, at the age of 89, the brothers pledged to support Wilcox for years to come. In lieu of flowers, the family asked loved ones to consider making donations to Wilcox and other organizations David supported in his honor.

More than $10,000 was raised for Wilcox Health Foundation.

Sam is also continuing another family tradition. He has joined the Wilcox Health Foundation Board.

Sam Pratt (left) with his brother, Bill, and their father, David Pratt (sitting), in 2019 in front of the Wilcox Gift Shop, which is named after the late Deborah Wilcox Pratt.

“It’s so important for people to be at home during the most significant health care events in their lives,” Sam said. “We are always striving to continue to provide meaningful care on Kaua‘i so our community can be treated here.”

“All of the work Dad did was because he wanted to make our community as strong as it could be.”

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Forever a Voice for Change She faced her challenges with courage and a smile. Now, Ally Tamayose's voice lives on through her legacy of working every day to help others.

“Your illness doesn’t define you; bravery and courage do.”

— A L LY TA M AY O S E

Ally Tamayose at the hospital prom attended by patients at Kapi‘olani in 2019.

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ALLYSON TAMAYOSE DIDN’T INTEND TO MAKE A NAME FOR HERSELF. As a young girl,

she joyfully shared her bubbly personality and big smile. She loved soccer and was a huge fan of Harry Potter and Disney.

Then, when she was 12, something unexpected happened.

“When Ally was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare bone cancer, she was really into soccer. Soon she couldn’t play soccer anymore,” Ally’s mom, Dayle, said. “She was looking for something new, so we asked her, ‘What is your purpose?’”

Ally found her answer. She advocated for others facing childhood cancer by telling her story.

She shared personal experiences at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children to educate and inspire others to help make a difference.

As a teen, she underwent multiple surgeries at the medical center and spent weeks there for therapy.

Ally often volunteered for on-air interviews at the Kapi‘olani Radiothon for Kids. Deeply committed, she once did a Radiothon interview from her hospital bed.

As a junior board member for Make It Better Agents, a national organization focused on pediatric osteosarcoma, she continued to speak out to improve cancer programs and advance research.

Ally doing an interview for Kapi‘olani Radiothon for Kids in 2018.

“We knew she had a big impact, but we didn't realize how much of an impact she had locally, nationally and internationally,” Dayle said. “There was power in her voice. Strangers still share stories with us about how Ally inspired them through difficult times.”

Ally found ways to engage people in her fight against cancer so it felt like their fight too. From garage sale fundraisers to buying gold bows she made for Childhood Cancer Awareness month, people never stopped supporting Ally even after she passed away in 2023. “#AllyTamaStrong” stickers are still proudly displayed on everything from cars to water bottles across O‘ahu and beyond.

“That’s Ally’s legacy, the ability to still make a difference when you're not here,” said her dad, Tory. “We're grateful we can carry it on as a family.”

On Giving Tuesday in December, the Tamayose family donated more than $30,000 for the future Martha B. Smith Cancer & Infusion Center at Kapi‘olani. The Wo family gave an additional $10,000 toward the center that will include areas for multidisciplinary teams and families, enhanced patient care resources and further efforts for clinical trials and new therapies.

Both gifts in Ally’s memory will help expand the cancer care Kapi‘olani provides to about 1,000 women and children in Hawai‘i and the Pacific region every year.

“Everyone saw how much Kapi‘olani helped her, and these gifts are a thank you for everything Kapi‘olani has done for our family, Ally and the community,” said Ally’s sister, Keely.

“Although she only lived until she was 16, Ally did so much for so many people,” Tory said.

Ally once said, “Your illness doesn’t define you; bravery and courage do.” She was right. Ally will always be remembered for her strength against all odds — a girl with a powerful voice and a purposeful life.

The Tamayose family presents a check in memory of Ally for Giving Tuesday on Dec. 3, 2024.

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Movie Magic CREATING MOMENTS OF HAPPINESS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN DISNEY AND STARLIGHT CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION COME TOGETHER FOR KEIKI AT KAPI‘OLANI MEDICAL CENTER FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN. In November, patients and their families were all smiles in the Kapi‘olani auditorium as they

became some of the first in the world to watch the premiere of “Moana 2” days before the blockbuster movie was released in theaters.

“Disney has been a supporter of children’s hospitals all over the world for decades, dating all the way back to Walt Disney’s days, and we’re proud to carry on that legacy today,” said Bob Iger, CEO

of The Walt Disney Company, who came to Kapi‘olani to personally meet with patients and families at the event.

The Disney magic started when families received exclusive movie tickets during a “Moana 2”-themed party at the medical center. Kids were able to select movie-themed toys, stuffed animals, books and more from Starlight while participating in fun Moana-inspired activities. The smiles

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got even bigger when Moana herself stopped by for a surprise visit to take pictures with keiki and their families.

Kapi‘olani has a longstanding relationship with Aulani, A Disney Resort and Spa, and Disney cast members work closely with Kapi‘olani to deliver moments of happiness through character visits and events like the “Moana 2” celebrations.

“When we walked in, I said, ‘Do you see all the magic around you?’ And my daughter was like, ‘Yeah!’ And her face just lit up,” said Nanea Aumua, mother of a Kapi‘olani patient. “She was so excited to see Moana.”

The next day, patients lined up outside the Kapi‘olani auditorium for the movie party. They were treated to additional Moana-themed toys, popcorn boxes and snacks before settling into their seats.

Some keiki got even more into the movie mood, dressing up in new Moana-themed Starlight hospital gowns.

“Through our collaboration with Disney, we’ve created a new princess Starlight Hospital Gown featuring Moana,” said Adam Garone, Starlight Children’s Foundation CEO. “Kids will now be able to channel the spirit of Moana and embrace her courage, resilience and confidence during their hospital stay.”

Cheers were loud and eyes lit up as the room dimmed for the start of the movie. After the film, families walked out of the auditorium feeling a bit emotional about the exclusive opportunity to watch Moana’s newest voyage.

“To see ‘Moana 2’ first is such an honor,” said Rene Jong, mother of a Kapi‘olani patient. “Moana is definitely a role model for Pacific Islanders. The movie shows how much can be accomplished if people can be who they are and not have to worry about what others think.”

Moana represents strength, bravery and perseverance, just like Kapi‘olani’s pediatric patients. That’s the real magic, and it’s in all of them.

FROM LEFT: Gidget Ruscetta, Kapi‘olani chief operating officer; Adam Garone, Starlight CEO; Lisa Haines, Disney senior vice president of corporate social responsibility; Ray Vara, HPH president and CEO; Moana; Bob Iger, Disney CEO; and Elliot Mills, Disneyland Resorts and Aulani VP of hotel operations.

S C A N H E R E to see Moana brightening days at Kapi‘olani.

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SCAN here for a groovy trip into the ’70s.

A Glam Night of Giving IN NOVEMBER, THE NEAL S. BLAISDELL CENTER RETURNED TO A TIME WHEN DISCO WAS KING FOR A SIGNATURE GALA BENEFITING A MEDICAL CENTER ENVISIONED BY A QUEEN. Glamour, glitter and generosity were on full display at the 2024 Kapi‘olani Soirée. Hundreds of guests in sparkling sequins and their bell-bottomed best received the VIP treatment as bouncers pulled back the velvet ropes that led them back to the days of Studio 54.

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in the neon-lit photobooth and bites of MW Restaurant’s red wine-braised short ribs, the purpose of the Soirée gleamed through. The exciting evening benefited the future Martha B. Smith Cancer & Infusion Center.

“Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children is at the heart of why we’re here tonight,” said Karen Tiller Polivka, Kapi‘olani Health Foundation board chair and Soirée co-chair. “Every move you make and every dollar you contribute supports life-changing care for women and children.”

“Your presence here reflects your generous spirit,” said Ruth Mills, Kapi‘olani Health Foundation board member and Soiree co-chair, “and we are so deeply grateful.”

The Soirée would not have been possible without generous donors and sponsors. Lead sponsors Justine Stamen Arrillaga and John Arrillaga were joined by more than 50 others, including more than a dozen $25,000 Platinum Sponsors, beverage and wine sponsor Southern Wine & Spirits, entertainment sponsors Highgate and Alaska Airlines, and grand prize donors Hawaiian Airlines and Four Seasons Hotel New York.

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Guests caught Saturday Night Fever thanks to beats of the Boogie Knights.

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Kapi‘olani Soirée co-chair Ruth Mills (front, second from right) and friends in the Kapi‘olani photobooth.

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Kapi‘olani Soirée co-chair Karen Tiller Polivka and Mark Polivka get ready to walk into the ’70s.

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Jamie Kim (far left), Danny Kim (far right) and friends.

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Justine Stamen Arrillaga (front, second from left) with her guests.

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Waipahu High School student Leila Manibog learns how to run a screening procedure from Nicole Tabaranza, Waipahu High Academic Health Center clinical assistant.

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A Head Start in Health Care A new clinic in West O‘ahu is growing the next generation of health care workers right in their own community.

IT’S EASY TO MISS FROM THE OUTSIDE. But take

a closer look, and you’ll find something at Waipahu High School that you won’t see almost anywhere else in the country.

feel of a modern clinic, complete with four exam rooms, a treatment room and a bright, spacious lobby.

Waipahu junior Leila Manibog was among the first to Across from the get a shadowing administration opportunity. She building is the has been interested school’s new in medicine for as Academic Health long as she can Center. While it’s remember. Both located on the her parents and Dr. Liana Kobayashi (second from right) in the center’s morning school campus, it is several relatives are meeting with the team and students. a fully functioning in health care. When clinic that provides she was younger, primary care and she’d follow her mom on bring-your-kids-to-work OB-GYN services to the public. days and see her interacting with patients and caring for them. Leila’s goal, inspired by her Hawai‘i Pacific Health physicians, nurses, medical pharmacist uncle, is to get into pharmacy school. assistants and patient service representatives run the center, offering the same quality care as in Shadowing the team at the Academic Health Center any HPH clinic. What makes it truly unique are the was a “really big eye opener” for Leila. She joined students in Waipahu’s Academy of Health & Sciences the group huddle, where the entire team goes over who are shadowing these professionals, receiving the day’s duties and priorities. One of the medical real-life experience in administrative to clinical assistants showed her how to do quality checks. She positions. This hands-on learning complements also got to see three patients with the physician. the education they receive in the classroom, giving “Seeing how the clinic works in real life and them a big head start in their health care career. spending time with the patients, it was really The center, one of the first of its kind in the nation, motivating,” Leila said. opened in April 2024. It was the result of an expansive It’s students like Leila who give a sense of fulfillment partnership among HPH, Waipahu High, the state to Dr. Liana Kobayashi, the Academic Health Center’s Department of Education, the University of Hawai‘i at full-time family medicine physician. Her journey to Mānoa’s John A. Burns School of Medicine and Hawai‘i becoming a doctor has taken her from growing up 3Rs. Renovating the 1,870-square-foot space took on the Windward side to studying and working in just about a year. Today, the center has the look and 17

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Arizona and Ohio. But she always wanted to come back to Hawai‘i. The center gives her an opportunity to care for patients while mentoring the next generation.

college. She hasn’t decided where yet, possibly the West Coast. But wherever she goes, one thing’s for sure: she wants to eventually come back home.

“When I was in pre-med, it was hard to get shadowing opportunities,” Dr. Kobayashi said. “Here at the clinic, it’s so easy because we’re right on campus and all of us are very open to teaching.”

Her classmate Leila, born and raised in Waipahu, feels the same way. She doesn’t know where her aspirations of becoming a pharmacist will take her, but she wants to return to Hawai‘i because she wants to “give back to the community that raised us.”

The Academic Health Center was built with students in mind, and that’s evident everywhere you look. The lobby check-in area has extra space so students can sit next to HPH patient service representatives and learn. The lab and patient rooms were also designed with ample room for students to observe and ask questions. Even the clinic’s walls are decorated with artwork created by Waipahu students.

Furthermore, the clinic physicians set aside time in their schedules to connect with students and explain the decisions they make when seeing patients. And as more of the 500 students in Waipahu’s Academy of Health & Sciences experience the clinic in the coming years, the goal is to tailor it to provide even more experiences that students can benefit from.

“This clinic is a dynamic process, and we’re only getting started,” said Dr. Sandra Noon, Hawai‘i Pacific Health Medical Group (HPHMG) chief of primary care, who was one of the first physicians to see patients in the center. “As we grow, we want the students to inform us of what they want to learn because this is their clinic.”

Dr. Leslie Chun, HPHMG CEO, described the clinic as an investment worth making for the state’s future.

“It is a huge step forward for health care in Hawai‘i. This clinic will be an invaluable resource in preparing the next generation of homegrown health care providers,” Dr. Chun said.

“It is a huge step forward for health care in Hawai‘i.

This clinic will be an invaluable resource in preparing the next generation of homegrown health care providers.”

– DR. LESLIE CHUN HPHMG CEO Rochelle Bartolome-Steffens (far right), RN, Waipahu Academic Health Center supervisor, with Waipahu Academy of Health & Sciences students at the center’s blessing April 10, 2024.

Waipahu junior Aubrey Baptista, who dreams of becoming a surgeon, is thankful she got to be involved behind the scenes of an actual doctor’s office while still in school.

“I’m so lucky to have this opportunity,” she said.

“I feel like I’m taking the initiative to work toward my future, even before going to college.”

As she prepares for her senior year at Waipahu High, Aubrey is looking forward to having more hands-on opportunities at the clinic before she heads off to

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Seeing the clinic up and running was a full-circle moment for Keith Hayashi.

Before becoming DOE superintendent, he was the principal of Waipahu High. It was his partnership with HPH that created the first medical assistant training program for high school students in Hawai‘i, the trailblazing program that created the path for the Academic Health Center.

Seeing these partnerships come to fruition makes this “the most exciting time in public education,” Keith said. “When these students are successful, that success permeates to their family and community.”

Bold initiatives like the Academic Health Center wouldn’t be possible without community supporters, including The Healy Foundation. The organization that advocates for youth empowerment is committed to supporting the Academic Health Center and HPH workforce development programs for teens for the next few years.

“We are honored to support Pali Momi Foundation and the Academic Health Center,” said Usha Kilpatrick, The Healy Foundation’s Hawai‘i program director. “The clinic is providing critical, meaningful career pathway opportunities for our youth, while simultaneously helping to strengthen our health care community. We value the creative and communitybased approach that they have undertaken.”

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Straight from the Heart WHEN EVERY MINUTE COUNTS, 100 MINUTES CAN FEEL LIKE A LIFETIME. In heart emergencies, receiving care 100 minutes closer can save a life.

Pali Momi Medical Center’s cardiac catheterization laboratory has been a true lifeline since it opened in 2008. In its first year, 150 cardiac procedures were completed in the cath lab. In the last year, Pali Momi’s experienced cardiac team performed more than 1,500 procedures in two labs — which offer the only interventional heart care in Central and West O‘ahu.

“We treat some of the sickest patients, including former plantation workers in their 80s, which is when coronary disease tends to be more complex,” said Dr. John Kao, Pali Momi chief of cardiology. “If we weren’t able to quickly perform the advanced care here, fewer would survive. Also, being able to offer these services close to patients’ families, close to home, helps them psychologically and emotionally.”

The need is clearly growing. And in 2024, generous donors funded the latest equipment for the lifesaving lab.

The new equipment provides moredetailed images for everything from high-risk stent placements to coronary interventions.

It will also support new initiatives like the Pulmonary Embolism Thrombectomy Program.

Multidisciplinary teams use catheters to directly extract or break up life-threatening blood clots. Historically, patients would spend days or weeks in a hospital on blood-thinning medication, with no guarantee it would work.

The upgrades would not have been possible without support from the community, including Bank of Hawai‘i Foundation, First Hawaiian Bank Foundation and Par Hawai‘i, which recently opened its headquarters in West O‘ahu.

Jason Pauls (back row, second from left), Pali Momi cardiac catheterization laboratory manager; Dr. John Kao (back row, second from right), Pali Momi chief of cardiology; and the cardiac catheterization team at the blessing for the upgraded lab.

Jasmine Cabrera, Par Hawai‘i sales manager, blesses Pali Momi’s upgraded lab with a pinch of local salt.

“We are fortunate to live in a very special place,” said Jasmine Cabrera, sales manager for Par Hawai‘i. “Ensuring people in our neighborhood have top-tier facilities in their backyards, it's a good way to give back.”

“Without the generosity of our community and local businesses, this upgrade would not have been possible,” said Jason Pauls, manager of the Pali Momi cardiac catheterization labs.

“We thank them very much.”

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The Pulse of Cardiac Care The Straub Benioff Medical Center cardiac team just marked several big milestones. But each individual, personal patient story shows the true heart behind their care.

Members of Straub Benioff's cardiac team celebrate their 1,000 TAVR procedure. FROM LEFT: Vicky Crowder, NP; Dr. Chari Hart; Dr. Rayji Tsutsui; Eileen Gonzales, RN; Dr. Jared Oyama; Dr. Andrew Baldwin; and Mio Osaki, NP.

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the first minimally invasive coronary bypass procedure in the state was performed at Straub Benioff, the structural cardiology team performed its 1,000th transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR, which uses the body’s own blood vessels and blood flow to replace heart valves instead of open-heart surgery.

DAVE BROOKS REFUSED TO LET HIS FAMILY HISTORY OF HEART PROBLEMS DEFEAT HIM. He was a self-proclaimed jock while growing up in San Diego.

Dave stuck to a healthy diet and rejected smoking, a habit he grew to avidly dislike while watching his father light up for decades.

When he bought his first home on Kaua‘i, it was just 100 steps from Po‘ipū Beach. Every day, before and after work at construction sites, he would go for miles-long swims in the bay. One night, after his workout, the 50-yearold felt a pain in his left arm.

A slight abnormality in his electrocardiogram led to a stress test, which Dave easily passed. But afterwards, his heart continued to race. When doctors at Wilcox Medical Center asked about his family history, Dave told them his father and grandfather both died of heart failure. He was sent to Straub Benioff Medical Center for more tests.

There, medical teams found a major artery was blocked. The rest of his arteries were 95% obstructed.

Dave needed a quadruple bypass — a procedure his father had twice in eight years. The surgery was successful, and Dave was able to return to Kaua‘i four days later.

“I wouldn’t be here without Straub Benioff,” Dave said.

Tens of thousands of patients have success stories like Dave’s because of the Clarence T.C. Ching Heart Center at Straub Benioff. The experienced cardiology team provides noninvasive and minimally invasive evaluations and treatments for everything from irregular heartbeats to blockages and other conditions.

From the beginning, the Heart Center has been on the forefront of cardiac care, and its experienced specialists are consistently innovating to bring the newest treatments to Hawai‘i. Nearly 30 years after

Dave Brooks and his wife, Gay.

“Practicing medicine is much more personal in Hawai‘i. Some days, it seems like every patient I see has some connection through family or friends.”

— D R . JA R E D OYA M A Straub Benioff interventional cardiologist

“Most patients are walking in the hallway a few hours after the procedure and are going home the following day,” said Dr. Jared Oyama, Straub Benioff interventional cardiologist.

“Because the recovery time from the procedure is minimal, patients can enjoy the benefit of the new valve right away.”

Also in 2024, the team inserted its 500th WatchmanTM implant.

These devices prevent blood clots that can lead to strokes.

But even as the number of procedures grew, the heart care team continued to treat each patient as a unique individual.

“Practicing medicine is much more personal in Hawai‘i,” Dr. Oyama said. “Some days, it seems like every patient I see has some connection through family or friends.”

Dave is now one of those with a strong connection to Straub Benioff. More than a decade after heart failure almost cut his time short, he is still swimming, gardening and enjoying an active life. Every year, he now celebrates a second “birthday,” marking the date of his heart surgery by making a gift in honor of the Straub Benioff medical teams who helped him through.

“Most people at 63 are in the fourth quarter of their life. I’m definitely in overtime because they gave me a second chance,” Dave said.

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“My heart and soul are with Hawai‘i Pacific Health.”

— DR. KEN ROBBINS

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SOMETIMES, A JOB BECOMES MORE THAN A JOB. IT BECOMES A CALLING, A LIFELONG MISSION. Dr. Ken Robbins and his wife, Dr. Clarissa Burkert, may have retired as full-time physicians, but their impact on Hawai‘i’s health care is far from over.

The physician couple is making a $1 million pledge to support Hawai‘i Pacific Health’s largest project ever — creating a health care campus of the future at Straub Benioff Medical Center.

The story behind their gift goes back decades.

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Dr. Clarissa Burkert and Dr. Ken Robbins at the Straub Benioff Medical Center groundbreaking ceremony in May 2024.

officer. In 2020, he transitioned to an advisory role for HPH and continues to serve in that capacity to this day.

Straub Benioff Medical Center where health care professionals can teach, learn and collaborate on patient care.

Their connection to Straub Benioff and HPH is also personal. Both Dr. Burkert and Dr. Robbins go there for their own health care.

Dr. Burkert’s parents were lifelong patients there. And when their two sons were born prematurely, Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children cared for them.

“This new campus will provide an excellent teaching facility for students and health care providers, and a space for engaging the community in better health,” Dr. Burkert said.

“My heart and soul are with Hawai‘i Pacific Health,” Dr. Robbins said. “It’s where I have enjoyed an extraordinary 40-year career, for which I am truly grateful. I am also thankful for the excellent care my family and I have received.”

The couple’s donation will help build a new conference center at

The couple remembers when the vision of redeveloping the campus on South King Street was in its infancy some 20 years ago. Now with construction well underway, they’re excited to see that vision becoming a reality.

“Hawai‘i Pacific Health is creating a world-class facility to match the world-class health care that Straub Benioff Medical Center already provides,” Dr. Robbins said.

“We are very proud to be a part of this next chapter.”

Ready to Respond IT WAS A NIGHT NO ONE WILL FORGET. Just an hour into the new year, the Straub Benioff Medical Center Burn Care Unit began receiving calls about a fireworks explosion on O‘ahu. The team quickly jumped into action.

“Everyone pulled together,” said Amy Chong, Straub Benioff Burn Care Unit supervisor. “Most of the staff had been through the Maui wildfires, so they knew what to do.”

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“Burns are a very unique type of trauma.”

This expert care requires specialized equipment. Donations have provided everything from easily sterilized shower gurneys to burn care mattresses. Gifts from the Honolulu Firefighters Foundation have helped fund one of the Burn Care Unit’s most unique and important spaces — the hydrotherapy treatment wet room.

Dr. David Cho was on call for the wildfires in 2023.

He was also on duty when the state turned to Straub Benioff’s burn “Most of the staff had been experts for help with through the Maui wildfires, so the Aliamanu tragedy.

Heated tiles line the wet room’s ceiling to keep temperatures at about 80 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit. Due to the loss of skin, an they knew what to do."

“It was evident from the essential regulator of first calls that something body temperature, burn — AMY CHONG very serious had happened,” patients are at risk Straub Benioff Burn Care Unit supervisor Dr. Cho said. for hypothermia.

A specialized shower is Ten patients from the also used to help prevent Aliamanu tragedy went to the Burn Care infections and make patients more comfortable.

Unit, which is the most admitted from a single event in the unit’s 42-year history.

“We treat burns ranging from the very small Many burn patients face long recoveries.

Hospitalizations can last for months, and care often continues even after patients are discharged.

Physical and psychological therapy and rehabilitation may be needed, as well as additional surgeries.

to the most severe,” Dr. Cho said. “Our Burn Care Unit is a constant state resource.”

“Treating burns is complex,” said Dr. Robert Schulz, Burn Care Unit co-founder and medical director.

“The community’s support keeps our team going,” Chong said.

When the next emergency happens, the only Burn Care Unit in Hawai‘i and the Pacific will be ready.

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A Miracle Child Aurelia Awa has overcome more in her young life than most ever will.

And the 2025 Kapi‘olani Children’s Miracle Network Champion has a message for all of us.

SPEND A FEW MINUTES WITH AURELIA AWA, AND SHE WILL PROBABLY TELL YOU A JOKE. Spend

a little more time with the spunky sixth grader, and she will fill you in on everything from her favorite books (she just finished the Harry Potter series) to music (Aurelia’s a big Bruno Mars fan) to how she wants to change the world one day.

The bubbly young girl can also tell you all about cancer, optic nerve atrophy and cardiac challenges.

Aurelia has faced all of it in her 11 years of life.

body: around her sinuses, which made it difficult to breathe, and in lumps on her skin and behind her eyes.”

Biopsies finally revealed the diagnosis: Aurelia had acute myeloid leukemia.

The Kapi‘olani team had to move quickly.

“The first round of chemotherapy was really challenging,” Rachel said. “The fear and anger of the unknown hit me the hardest.”

Aurelia was only 4 weeks old when she began the first of Aurelia with her family. FROM LEFT: Ka‘imi, Rachel and Quinn Awa. four rounds of chemotherapy, as well as platelet and red blood cell transfusions. After a few She went to Kapi‘olani Medical weeks, she was able to breathe on her Her journey was not one anyone Center for Women & Children for own, so the ventilator was removed. expected. Rachel Awa had a normal additional tests.

Rachel and Ka‘imi were relieved that pregnancy. She went into labor on her The family spent more than a week Aurelia was finally on the road to due date and when their perfect baby at the medical center, then returned recovery. Then, they noticed their baby was born, Rachel and her husband, home. Two days later, Aurelia was would not look at them.

Ka‘imi, named her after a stop they saw having trouble breathing. She was during a train ride through Italy — Aurelia The cancer had damaged Aurelia’s admitted to Kapi‘olani’s Pediatric Valley. In Latin, it means “golden,” and optic nerve. She was blind.

Intensive Care Unit where a ventilator Aurelia definitely was a golden child.

“I just remember being so helped get oxygen into her little “Holding her for the first time was scared. How is she going to live body. There, Rachel told the team such a joy,” Rachel said. “I put her on my her life? How is she going to run that she noticed small bumps on her chest, and I was just overwhelmed.” and play?” Rachel said. “All these daughter’s head. emotions started coming all at The Awas settled in as new parents “It was a mystery at first,” said once, and I felt really defeated.” and doted on their beautiful baby girl.

Dr. Darryl Glaser, Kapi‘olani pediatric When she was just 2 weeks old, they As Aurelia grew, her parents adjusted hematologist and oncologist. noticed what looked like bruises under to a more verbal lifestyle. They talked “Abnormal blood counts indicated her eyes. They got darker through their toddler through her first steps, leukemia, but we couldn’t find the day. navigating their home and so much leukemia cells in her bone marrow more. Their little one blossomed. She After a visit to her pediatrician, tests or blood. Aurelia had a very unusual started speaking at an early age and showed Aurelia’s red blood cell count case where leukemia cells clumped was soon reading and writing. and platelet levels were extremely low. together in different areas of her 25

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“ To this day, the people at Kapi‘olani are our second family."

– RACHEL AWA

At 10, Aurelia received a gift her family truly treasures. She was officially cancer free. Aurelia and Quinn turned a planned celebration into a toy drive and gathered more than 80 toys for Kapi‘olani patients.

“She’s amazing,” Rachel said. “Her blindness does not stop her. Her heart failure does not stop her. She’s tiny but mighty.”

“She’s braver than my heart will allow sometimes,” Ka‘imi said. “One time, she set up a little ramp and was sliding off the couch, sitting in a laundry basket, down the ramp. She is not fearful; she just goes for it.”

The Awas with Dr. James Sim (far left), Kapi‘olani pediatric cardiologist, and Dr. Darryl Glaser (far right), Kapi‘olani pediatric oncologist/hematologist.

The Awa family was growing, too.

Rachel was pregnant again. Aurelia loved talking to her mom's tummy and was excited the day her sister, Quinn, came home.

However, Aurelia’s health challenges were not over. When she was 4, she began to get really fatigued. At Kapi‘olani, the Awas received guidance from pediatric cardiologist Dr. James Sim. “One of the side effects of chemotherapy is that it can affect the heart, so we follow certain patients closely,” Dr. Sim said. “An echocardiogram showed signs that Aurelia was in significant heart failure.”

“We focused on what we needed to do,” Ka‘imi said. “With medication, she started to get her energy back and continued her normal life.”

Three years later, Rachel and Ka‘imi saw that their petite daughter’s appetite was changing. Two bites would fill her

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up. Eventually, Aurelia was eating so little that her blood sugar would drop to a point where she would get sick or even experience seizures.

The Kapi‘olani team inserted a gastrostomy tube to deliver extra nutrients directly to Aurelia’s stomach.

At 9, Aurelia started feeling weak and her body was getting bloated. Her heart was failing again. The Kapi‘olani team was there again to treat Aurelia and adjust her medication.

“One of the great things about Kapi‘olani is that there are so many different specialists in one place,” Dr. Glaser said. “Cardiologists, gastroenterologists, endocrinologists, neurologists, physical and occupational therapists; everybody always comes together for Aurelia.”

“To this day, the people at Kapi‘olani are our second family,” Rachel said. “You can see their commitment and love for their patients.”

True to form, Aurelia is tackling her new role as 2025 Kapi‘olani Children’s Miracle Network Champion without hesitation.

What excites her most is the opportunity to share her story with other kids facing seemingly insurmountable challenges.

In fact, the first thing the active preteen did as Champion was sit down and write speeches. She’s finished five so far and is ready to deliver them at any time. All you need to do is ask.

“Ever wonder why Kapi‘olani is such a great hospital? It's because it helps you with heart problems, kidney problems, cancers and so much more,” she read. “It is a hospital that helped me and will help other kids stay alive.

“Mahalo and thank you for donors who donated to kids like me and help them survive.

When you donate, SCAN HERE they know for more of you care.”

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Maui Nō Ka ‘Oi WHEN IT COMES TO FUNDRAISING FOR HAWAI‘I’S CHILDREN, MAUI NO KA ‘OI. The Kahului Costco raised a record-breaking $235,861 in 2024 — more than any other warehouse in the nation. Dozens of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals balloons, signifying donations to Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children, covered the walls of the Costco on Haleakalā Highway.

"Costco Maui is humbly honored to be a part of this fundraising campaign for such a worthy cause,” said Nalani Hunt, Costco Maui general manager. “We are so proud to be partnered with Kapi‘olani. For Hawai‘i’s keiki, we will do our very best to beat our record from 2024.”

In total, the seven Hawai‘i Costco warehouses raised more than $787,000 for Kapi‘olani.

ItTakesTwo IT’S ALWAYS NICE TO BE NO. 1. IT’S EVEN BETTER TO BE NAMED NO. 1 AND NO. 2.

That’s exactly what Walgreens in Lahaina and Hawai‘i Kai did in September.

The locations took the top spots among Walgreens nationwide during a 14-day fundraising campaign for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

In total, Hawai‘i Walgreens locations raised more than $25,000 for Kapi‘olani, which is more than double the total from 2023. Some team members went the extra mile, making and selling their own local treats and gift baskets.

“Kapi‘olani is just so much more than a hospital,” said Chase O’Neal, Walgreens district manager of retail and pharmacy operations in Hawai‘i. “Our team members were born there, their kids were born there or a family member has had treatment there.”

A Partner in Giving A TRUSTED PARTNER CAN ALWAYS BE RELIED ON, and that’s exactly what Marriott Vacations Worldwide has been for Hawai‘i’s Children’s Miracle Network.

In 2024, the company raised more than $400,000 for keiki, nearly doubling its total from the year before.

In October, it added an additional $20,000 to mark the grand opening of the Marriott Vacation Club, Waikīkī.

“This donation represents our dedication to Hawai‘i, our commitment to its environment and people, and our appreciation for the community that has continuously welcomed us in as part of its ‘ohana,” said John Geller, Marriott Vacations Worldwide president and CEO. Mariott Vacations Worldwide has raised more than $2.5 million for Kapi‘olani since 2008.

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Big Island Goes Big OUT OF MORE THAN 4,600 WALMART STORES IN THE U.S., HILO AND KONA WALMARTS ARE TRULY TWO OF A KIND. No other Walmart in the nation raised more money than either of the Big Island stores in Walmart’s 2024 fundraising campaign for Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) Hospitals. Together, they raised well over a quarter-million dollars. But the story behind the numbers is even more remarkable.

Hilo Walmart raised $166,623 in just 28 days.

Not only was this the store’s fifth time being the No. 1 fundraising Walmart in the country, the Hilo store reached an incredible milestone of $1 million in lifetime donations to Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children.

Those who didn’t sing, danced, including John, who broke out his best moves while wearing a chicken suit. One day, dozens of employees went outside and had a huge water balloon fight under the hot Kona sun.

Michael Mortera, Kona Walmart’s apparel team lead who spearheaded the store’s CMN campaign, believes the entire team was so motivated because many of them have personal connections to Kapi‘olani.

$819,000 raised for Kapi‘olani in 2024.

When Kona Walmart store manager John Yates III heard of his counterpart’s successes, he decided to step it up.

“We’ve always done well. In 2023, we were in the top 50 in the company,” John said. “But when our regional manager stopped by after visiting Hilo, she was so excited about what they were generating over there and we didn’t quite have that excitement. That was the spark.”

SCAN to join the celebration for Walmart's Team Big Island.

The Kona team got to work and assembled a jam-packed fundraising calendar. There were so many food sales, they lost count.

Associates belted out tune after tune on the karaoke machine to encourage exiting customers to drop donations into fishing nets.

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“Most of our associates know someone who was helped at Kapi‘olani, whether it’s their kids, niece or nephew, or even themselves,” Michael said. “So they know how important this campaign is.”

Kona’s campaign raised $102,270 — a staggering 249% increase from the previous year that made them No. 2 in the nation, just behind Hilo. But ask anyone from either store who won, and they’ll tell you the winner was Team Big Island.

“I told myself this is not about us being No. 1,” said Wendel Dait, Hilo Walmart frontend coach and the store’s CMN campaign lead. “This is about helping Kapi‘olani.”

Statewide, the nine Walmart stores, two Sam’s Club locations and one distribution center collectively raised more than $819,000 for Kapi‘olani in 2024.

United in a common cause, they’re making an impact on the lives of children all across Hawai‘i and beyond, now and for years to come.

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1. Walmart leaders from across Hawai‘i gathered to celebrate their 2024 CMN fundraising campaign, which raised $759,301.

2. Michael Mortera (front row, far left), Kona Walmart apparel team lead and lead organizer of the store’s CMN campaign, with his team.

3. Kona Walmart store manager John Yates III (in black) at an event celebrating the store’s best-ever CMN fundraiser.

4. Some of Hilo Walmart’s team marking their $1 million fundraising milestone.

5. Hilo Walmart associates, including Nora Galarse, helped the store raise $166,623 for Kapi‘olani.

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A Huge Mahalo to Our Generous Donors Gifts help our medical centers provide health care services and specialty care in the community; expand medical research; create education and training programs for our teams; 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 Benioff Foundation and Wilcox Health Foundation between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2024. * The Foundations of Hawai‘i Pacific Health honor the memory of these individuals.

Kapi‘olani Health Foundation Donors $1,000,000 & Above Anonymous

$100,000-$999,999 Anonymous Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa Carol and Larry Larson Jones Family Trust City and County of Honolulu Costco Iwilei Costco Kona Costco Maui Harry C. & Nee Chang C. Wong Foundation Hyundai Hope On Wheels McInerny Foundation Marriott’s Ko Olina Beach Club Maurice & Joanna Sullivan Family Foundation Ritchie and Sunny Mudd Sorenson Family Fund Standard West Coast LP Tobacco Prevention & Control Trust Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation Turner Farm Foundation Walmart - Hilo Walmart - Kailua Kona

$50,000-$99,999 Anonymous (various) American Savings Bank Arrillaga Foundation Bank of Hawai‘i

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$25,000-$49,999 Anonymous Ace Hardware Foundation Cal-Nev-Ha Children’s Fund Children’s National Alvin Chung, DDS Norah W. Chung Costco Kapolei Costco Kaua‘i Costco Wholesale

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Empowerment Fund of Honolulu Fighting Eel First Hawaiian Bank Kōkua Mai Campaign First Hawaiian Bank Foundation George Mason Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation George P. & Ida Tenney Castle Fund Hawai‘i Anesthesia Group Inc. Koa Capital Partners LLC Kobayashi Group LLC Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred L. Liu Mrs. John H. Magoon, Jr. Marriott’s Wai‘ohai Beach Club MNE Holdings Inc. RMY Construction Sam’s Club Pearl City Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa Tony Smith Spirit Of Children Justine Stamen Arrillaga and John Arrillaga Annie Stamps and Dustin Ridgeway Swinerton Foundation The Honolulu Star-Advertiser The Westin Ka‘anapali Ocean Resort Villas The Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas UHA Health Insurance Eileen and Rich Wacker

$10,000-$24,999 Anonymous (2) AC Hotel By Marriott Maui Wailea Ace Hardware - Kamuela Albert & Betty Ota Children’s Foundation Allied Builders System Aloha Petroleum Ltd. AlohaCare Altres Inc. CO-OP Financial Services

Coco Moon LLC Cosco Inc. DBA Cosco Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Diamond Bakery Dogan Family Charitable Fund of Fidelity Charitable Dr. Pauline G. Stitt Charitable Trust Elks Lodge 616 Farmers Insurance Group Goodfellow Brothers Inc. Hawai‘i Gas Hawai‘i Community Federal Credit Union Hawai‘i Federal Credit Union Hawaiian Host Inc. Hawaiian Native Corporation HDR Inc. HMSA IBEW Local Union 1186 Interior Showplace Island Ace Hardware Jarrod and Celi Dogan Foundation Jeff & Loan Arce Family Foundation of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation JL Capital, Hawai‘i Clyde T. and Holly R. Kaneshiro KMK Foundation Ms. Stella S. Lock Marriott Vacation Club, Waikīkī Marriott’s Kaua‘i Beach Club Marriott’s Kaua‘i Lagoons - Kalanipu‘u Mary and Joshua Berlin Mathur Foundation Matson Foundation Dr. Wallace J. Matthews and Dr. Sherry W.H. Loo Mike Sapp Fitness Monarch Insurance Services Inc. Dr. Kenneth T. and Karen Nakamura Nan Inc. Nicolai Family David and Kellyn Okabe

Outrigger Hotels Hawai‘i Mr. and Mrs. Jayson L. Pahlmeyer Panda Express - ‘Ewa Panda Express - Hilo Panda Express Hōkūlei Village Panda Express - Kailua Panda Express Kamehameha Panda Express - Kapolei - Ka Makana Ali‘i Panda Express Kaua‘i Village Panda Express - Kīlauea Ave & Kūkūau St PX Panda Express - King Panda Express - Makala Panda Express - Mililani Panda Express - Moanalua Panda Express - Pākaula Mr. Andy Shaw and Mrs. Noel Pietsch Shaw Angela M. Pratt, MD Mote and Nicole Reh Riggs Distributing Inc. Robert Emens Black Fund Royal Kona Resort S.S. Fook Sing Foundation Sam’s Club Ke‘eaumoku Stanford Carr Development LLC Stephen and Susan Metter Family Fund Steven C. Ai Charitable Trust Rae and Edward Sultan Sun Noodle Tetris Inc. The Howard Hughes Corporation The Jones Family Charitable Fund The Superhero Project Inc. Uptime Imaging Solutions Inc. William K.H. Mau Foundation The Wo Family WorkStar and Max Clini

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$5,000-$9,999 Anonymous (4) Ace Hardware - Captain Cook Ace Hardware - Kapa‘a Ace Hardware - Kea‘au Air Central LLC AIWA Hospital American Cancer Society Annie H. Parke Trust Ms. Katherine Bennett Brain Health Hawai‘i Cache Valley Electric Company Central Pacific Bank Mr. and Mrs. Warren R. Chaiko Children’s Hospital at Stanford Bob Ching and Colleen Wong Mr. Wendell Choy and Dr. Edith Choy City Mill Co. Ltd. Clinical Laboratories of Hawai‘i LLP Commercial Roofing & Waterproofing Hawai‘i Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Dang Dr. Shirley J. Daniel Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. DeLuca Dorothy D. Mason DonorAdvised Fund Enterprise Mobility EPIC Ernst & Young LLP First Insurance Company of Hawai‘i Charitable Foundation Mr. Virgil M. Fisher Ben and Yvonne Godsey Goto-Saiki Family Foundation George and Traci Gutierrez Hala Charitable Foundation Mr. Eric E. Hannum Hawai‘i State Federal Credit Union Hawaiian Building Maintenance Mr. and Mrs. Ian Hogan Holokai Catamaran Islands Hospice Ivena M. Ziegenhein Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation James Haruji Tamura and Fumiko Tamura Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation James D. Swoish Inc. Kaua‘i Ace Hardware & Crafts Kawamura Mechanical LLC DBA Air Conditioning Unlimited Ms. Flora Kawasjee MacNaughton Foundation Marian C. & Walter G. Chuck Foundation Medtronic Inc. Marcus and Cheryl Merner Mr. Robert S. Morita Ms. Sophie Overend* Panda Express - Ala Moana Panda Express - Downtown Panda Express - Hawai‘i Kai Panda Express Ka‘ahumanu Panda Express - Kāhala Mall Panda Express - Kāne‘ohe Bay Shopping Center Panda Express - Kapolei & Kamokila Panda Express - Kapolei (Farrington Hwy. & Kealanani Ave. PX)

Panda Express - Keawe Panda Express - Kīhei Panda Express - Lumi‘aina Panda Express - Makolu Panda Express - Royal Hawaiian Panda Express - Wahiawā Panda Express - Waipi‘o/ Laniakea Panda Express Windward Mall Mr. and Mrs. Cleighton K.W. Pang Michael and Judy Pietsch Pioneer Ace Hardware - Hale‘iwa Pioneer Ace Hardware - Lā‘ie Pioneer Ace Hardware - Wahiawā R.M. Towill Corporation Steve and Ros Robertson Mr. John Sauer Ms. Patricia W. Sheehan Spinelli Kilcollin Ms. Lien Stevens Mr. and Mrs. Daryl S. Suehiro The Malulani Group Limited The Michael J. Marks Foundation Ms. Amber Thibaut Mr. Frederick Towfigh and Mrs. Risako Stegmayer Mr. David Underriner Vizient Walgreens - Kalaniana‘ole Mrs. Frances S. Wong Zippy’s Restaurants - A Division of FCH Enterprises Inc.

$1,000-$4,999 Anonymous (15) Abbey Carpet & Floor of Hawai‘i Ace Hardware - Atlas Building Supplies Ace Hardware - ‘Ele‘ele Ace Hardware - Hilo Ace Hardware - Kea‘au Pāhoa Ace Hardware - Kīhei Ace Hardware - Kona Ace Hardware - Lahaina Gateway Ace Hardware - Marmac - Alamaha Ace Hardware Marmac - La‘a Ace Hardware - Nā‘ālehu Ace Hardware - Pukalani Ace Hardware - Rancho Ace Hardware - Waiākea Ace Hardware - Waikoloa Mr. Kauhi K. Ahana T. Michael and Carol Ai May Ms. Maria Lourdes J. Akagi Ms. Julie-Beth Ako Patricia and Bryan Akui Alexander & Baldwin Pamela G. Almeida, NP ALU Services LLC Amazon Construction Arthur Y. Mori & Associates Inc. Kenneth M. Ash, MD Atlas Insurance Agency Foundation Dr. and Mrs. V. Balaraman Ms. Teresa A. Ballesteros Mr. Jim Balmilero Dr. and Mrs. James S. Barahal Michelle and Tod Bartell Big Island Candies Mrs. Kristen K.C. Bonilla

Support to a Tee “BREAST CANCER. IT’S A DISEASE THAT HAS TOUCHED ALL OF US.” Those are the words beloved local lifestyle brand Fighting Eel posted on Instagram for its 48,000 followers. The special breast cancer awareness post also revealed the company’s launch of its collaboration with Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children.

Fighting Eel first created stylish T-shirts to support and honor breast cancer patients and survivors in October 2023. In 2024, it continued the commitment by sharing stories on social media from Kapi‘olani breast cancer survivors — each wearing Fighting Eel’s new Kapi‘olani design. A few days later, online shoppers snapped up all of the elegant pink anthurium-printed tees in just minutes.

Emily Naula (second from left), Kapi‘olani senior development officer, with Lan Chung (center), Fighting Eel co-founder, and her team.

“I've had family members, girlfriends and customers battle the disease and witnessed the grace and gratitude these women possess,” said Lan Chung, who co-founded Fighting Eel 20 years ago.“If I can help one or a thousand women become survivors through donating to breast cancer prevention and research, it's an absolute ‘yes’ for me.”

Proceeds from the two collections raised more than $40,000 for Kapi‘olani’s future Martha B. Smith Cancer & Infusion Center.

“I was in complete awe of the amazing support, feedback and sales we received from our customers,” Lan said. “Women supporting women in big or small ways — I’m so proud to be part of it.”

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Ms. Marilyn R. Bonilla-Luna Mr. Mark D. Bratton Will Burke and Leslie Crow Buzz’s Original Steak House Cades Foundation Ms. Carrie S. Caeton Clarence and Ruth Reyes Matthew J. Careskey, MD Mr. and Mrs. Paul Chai Kyong Tae Chang Dr. Daniel Cheng Chick-Fil-A at Ala Moana Mall Child’s Play Charity Ms. Angela Y. Chow Mr. and Mrs. Roland K.C. Chun Ms. Karyn M. Church Clint and Suzy* Churchill CoCo Ichi Hawai‘i Inc. Ms. Josephine Conner John and Chris Constable Consuelo Foundation Ms. Elisabeth A. Contrades Ms. Gail Y. Cosgrove Costco Distribution Center Tony and Wendy Crabb CU*Answers Inc. Ms. Ronale Dagulo Mr. Michael G. Dau Dean and Laura Ushijima Fund at Schwab Charitable Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Del Carmen Dr. and Mrs. Edgar T. Dela Cruz Dru Y. Miyata LLC David and Dawn Dunbar Dunkin’ Hawai‘i Dr. Robert C. Durkin and Mrs. Paraluman Stice-Durkin Mr. Robert Eggleston Mr. Keith Emerson Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Emerson Ms. Lena Fernandes Mr. and Mrs. Robert Forst Mr. Michael D. Foutch Eric and Lori Fujimoto Steven T. and Louise K.N. Fukumoto Mr. and Mrs. Randal Furomoto Galiher DeRobertis & Waxman Ms. Octobela A. Gamata Mr. Gabe Gandia, Jr. Garden Island Federal Credit Union Gather Federal Credit Union Ms. Jovanna Giannasio-Fern Mr. and Mrs. William D. Golz Mr. J. Wayne Graves Ms. Teresa Green-Fischer Hana Koa Brewing Co. Mr. Charles H. Hao Alex D. Ribeiro, DArch and John J. Harrington, III, MD Hawai‘i Business Council Hawai‘i Credit Union League Hawai‘i Dental Service Hawai‘i Fire Department Hawai‘i Pacific University Mr. and Mrs. David A. Heenan Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hegarty HEMIC Foundation Ms. Shanell W.K. Hesia HFS Federal Credit Union Mr. Craig I. Higa High Tech Hui LLC Ms. Blyth A. Hirata Ms. Ann C. Ho

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Honolulu Federal Credit Union Hotel and Travel Industry FCU Mr. Chun Wang H. Hui Mr. Rhonnie Y. Ibarra Ms. Ruth Igawa iHi Photography Mr. Geoffrey Michaelson and Ms. Flora Ii-Michaelson Mr. Peter Y. Ines INPAC Wealth Solutions LLC Robert and Jennifer Irvine Mr. Denis K. Isono Jerry V’s Honolulu Hyundai John C. Dean, Jr. 1994 Revocable Trust Sidney Johnson, MD Ms. Jennifer J. Jones Ms. Priscilla Jane Jong Ms. Jasmine P.H. Kadoishi Kaiser Permanente Ms. Sharon K. Kaiser-Botsai Ms. Noelle Kalua Mrs. Thelma F. Kam Mr. Albert B. Kamaka Mr. Kyle Kamakura Stacy K. KanayamaTrivedi, MD Ms. Joan E. Kanemori Mr. Glen A. Kaneshige Kasasa Mr. and Mrs. Steven R. Katzman Mrs. Sarah Kennedy-Smith Mr. Charles E. Keyes Niall and Melody Kilcommons Mr. Damien T.K. Kim Mr. and Mrs. Ian S. Kitajima Ms. Leni A. Knight Ms. Carolyn Kobayashi Mrs. Mary E.O. Kondo Ms. Lindsay E. Kosasa Jessica S. Kosut, MD Kubota Foundation of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation Ms. Deborah R. Kula Mr. Carl Kyono Wade T. Kyono, MD Mr. Ron Labanon Ms. Bridget Lai Melanie M. Lau, MD Rhiana L. Lau, MD, and Mr. Daniel Wong Ms. Jodie K.D. Laurito Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lazur Mr. Jonathan G. Lee Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lee Mr. David Leith* Mr. and Mrs. William S. Leong LH Gamble Co. Ltd. Bryan and Traci Li James Lin, MD Lōkahi Federal Credit Union Ms. MaryLou M. Loualhati In Memory of Camren Lu Ms. Lorrie Luke Mr. Warren Luke Mrs. Marian A. Lung Marriott’s Waikoloa Ocean Club Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Marx Keith and Eileen Matsumoto Ms. Lynn B. Matsuoka Mrs. Marion L. Maunakea Ms. Roberta Mayor Mr. Joseph A. Miller Elliot and Ruth Mills Mr. Dru Y. Miyata Mr. and Mrs. Ross Morishige Daniel T. Murai, MD, and Amy Stone Murai, APRN Mr. and Mrs. Nelson M. Muraoka Mr. Cary Nagano Mrs. Euphemia E. Nagashima

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Ms. Ketly C. Nakamura Ms. Gail C. Nakatani Ms. Paula A. Nakayama Charles R. Neal, MD, and Ms. Maria Felix-Neal Mr. Richard Ngo Camnhung Nguyen, MD Mr. George R. Norcross Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ocasek Mark and Allison Ohigashi Sada Okumura, MD, and John H. Drouilhet, MD Ms. Arlene L. Oshiro Ms. Kimberly A. Oshiro-Tunick Mr. Ken Ota Ms. Lee Oung Pacific Cost Engineering LLC Ms. Sharon P. PadillaHu, RN Panda Express Panda Express - Kapahulu Panda Express - UH Panda Express - Uptown Mr. Robert L. Pascua Ms. Pulelehua Pascual Shilpa Patel, MD Patrick and Kris Kobayashi Foundation Pearl Hawai‘i Federal Credit Union Performance Trust Mr. Michael W. Perry Peter Vincent Architects Dr. and Mrs. Michael R. Pharaon Ms. Monica A. Pierce Bart Pillen, PhD Ms. Louisa A. Pu Rainbow Drive-In RE/MAX Honolulu Steve and Lyssa Reese Mr. and Mrs. Erik and Brandy Rhinelander Mr. Michael J. Robinson Mr. Blake Rocha Ron’s Performance Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation Mrs. Linda E. Ross Ruff Ryders Mr. and Mrs. John R. Ruscetta Mr. and Mrs. Winton J. Saito Mr. and Mrs. Chad R. Sakumoto Mr. Felipe S. Sales Schofield Federal Credit Union Mrs. Nanette E.G. Sciulli Servco Pacific Inc. Lisa Shigemura, MD Ms. Marian K. Shimizu Mr. and Mrs. Richard H.P. Sia Mrs. Cynthia K. Sorenson Ms. Jessica E. Sphar Mrs. Shereena M. Spragling Mr. Walter Sprang Mr. David R. Squeri, III Timothy Stoddard, MD Mr. and Mrs. David E. Stumbaugh Mr. Kelly Sueda and Dr. Alexandra Sueda Mr. Kevin T. Suehiro Mrs. Marissa E. Suehiro-Ching Mr. Christopher J. Swoish Mr. Kyle S. Tadaki Ms. Fern S. Takemoto Ms. Aurea L.S. Tam Ms. Vivian M. Tamayose Dr. Terri Tanaka and Cary Tanaka

Mr. Dean H. Tateyama Ms. Ann C. Teranishi Mr. Robert M. Terry Ms. Jennifer A. Terukina Mrs. Helene K. Teves The Junior League Of Honolulu Inc. Ms. Kathleen K. Thomas Title Guaranty of Hawai‘i and Title Guaranty Escrow Services Inc. Mr. Warren Togami Claire Tong Tony Hawai‘i Automotive Group Sid and Carrie Ann Tsutsui Ms. Donna Tsutsumi-Ota Dr. and Mrs. Michael D.S. Uechi Unicold Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Ushijima Ray and Tiffany Vara Randal and Candace Wada Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa Ms. Mahealani W. Wailehua Walgreens - Beretania Walgreens - ‘Ewa Walgreens - Kahului Walgreens - Kailua Walgreens - Kāne‘ohe Walgreens - Keawe Walgreens - School Walgreens - Wahiawā Walgreens - Wai‘ale Walgreens - Waipahu Mrs. Marion M. Walker Walmart Walmart - Distribution Center Mr. Bryce K. Watanabe Mr. Dean Watanabe Mrs. Myra H. Watanabe Mrs. Julie T. Watumull Ms. Kristin L. Wauke Wayne Parsons Law Office Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey G. Weston Ms. Beth Whitehead and Ms. Linda Lockwood Windward Dodge Chrysler Jeep Hyundai Ms. Linda J. Woo Mr. and Mrs. Mark Yamakawa Kara Yamamoto, MD Ms. Pearl Yamanouchi Kelly Yamasato, MD Mr. Richard Ricardo and Dr. Akiko Yazawa Mrs. Kathleen Yee Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Yee Mrs. Kelly K. Yeung Ms. Pamela Young-Sprinkle and Mr. Gary Sprinkle Ivica Zalud, MD Ms. Alison D. Zecha

$500-$999 Anonymous (19) Mr. Keith H. Abe Ace Hardware - Yamashiro’s Building Supplies Mr. Bruce Acheson Ms. Rosemary Ah-Yuen Ms. Arleen T. Akamine Ms. Nicole Akimseu Ms. Yvonne A. Ako Ms. Janet M. Alania Allied Solutions LLC American Income Life Insurance Company Ms. Eve G. Anderson Ms. Hazel D. Andres

Mei-Ling M. Aranio Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Ms. Stephanie S. Asahan Mr. Tyler J. Asuncion Mrs. Jean M. Bart Ms. Patricia Begonia Mr. James Belford Mr. John K. Brash Andras Bratincsak, MD Ms. Teresa L. Brink-Wong Jason H. Brown, MD Mr. Roberto A. Buenaventura Business Insurance Services Inc. Mr. Blaise C. Cabael Mr. Jason C. Cabastas Mr. Geoffrey L. Cacatian Mrs. Kelli E. Caito Mrs. Barbara J. Cargill Ms. Helen H. Cayetano Mr. Mark A. Cerda Mr. and Mrs. Rex K.K. Cheung Christian Bosse Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation Ms. Rona A. Chung Ms. Deanna M. Cleaves Coffman Engineers Inc. Commercial Sheetmetal Co. Inc. Ms. Lori G. Conley Coursera Inc. CU Direct Corporation Dairy Queen - Kona Commons Ms. Vandana P. Damany Ms. Lisa M. Dau Jennifer R. Di Rocco, DO Ms. Lisa T. Doran Peter and Sara Dudgeon Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Dugay Ms. Marilyn Dumancas Ms. Marsha L. Durbin Ms. Pauline Efhan Mr. David K. Egeland Elite Pacific Contructions Inc. Ms. Jeela G. Faria Mr. and Mrs. William R. Feldner Mr. Ian Fernandez Ms. Carla J. Franks Mr. and Mrs. David Franzel Dr. Alton K. Fujii Sidney and Aileen Fuke Mr. Kevina K. Fukushima Futura Mr. Scott D. Gamble GameStop - Schofield Exchange Mr. Hugo R. Gebauer Kandie George, MD Geotech Solutions Inc. Peter Gitto Lee Goerner, MD Ms. Jeruzel D. Gonzales Mr. and Mrs. James W. Green Sarah Grekin, MD Ms. Sharon M. Hamamoto Mr. James K. Haruki Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Hastert Ms. Liwayway R. Hattal Hawai‘i Women’s Legal Foundation HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union Mr. Terry J. Hayashi Mr. and Mrs. Eric N.S. Hee Mr. and Mrs. Sean A. Hehir Amy Hennessey Ms. Cynthia G. Hermosura Mr. Nicholas L. Heuermann

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Driving Support for Cancer Care PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH HAS LED TO BREAKTHROUGH TREATMENTS AND HIGHER SURVIVAL RATES. That’s exactly why Hyundai Hope On Wheels (HHOW) has given more than $1.1 million to Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children since 2009.

On Dec. 10, 2024, HHOW’s signature handprint ceremony was held at Kapi‘olani to recognize its latest gift: a $100,000 Hyundai Impact Grant. Patients, families, physicians and Hyundai leaders painted their hands and placed them on a Hyundai vehicle to symbolize the collective fight against pediatric cancer and hope for a cure. Hyundai says every car sold helps drive change for the nearly 15,000 children who are diagnosed with cancer each year nationwide.

“This message is not about selling cars,” said Jerry Romano, Honolulu

Rajesh Gupta (holding check, left), Hyundai Motor America western regional sales manager; Dr. Randal Wada (holding check, right), Kapi‘olani chief of pediatric hematology and oncology; and local Hyundai dealers and cancer patients.

and Windward Hyundai chief operating officer. “This is really about fighting pediatric cancer, the great work Kapi‘olani does and how we all can gather as a community to increase the awareness and support.”

Organizations like Hyundai help support Kapi‘olani’s commitment to serving its patients. In an effort to expand services for families, the medical center recently became the first in the state to earn an international recognition from the Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies. The cellular therapy accreditation means patients will have more opportunities to participate in clinical trials at Kapi‘olani. These cutting-edge care S C A N to see Hyundai options ultimately improve patient Hope On Wheels’ signature outcomes, which is why Hyundai is dedicated to the long journey handprint ceremony. toward finding a cure.

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An Uplifting Gift IN A STATE WHERE COMMUNITIES ARE SEPARATED BY OCEAN, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN CARE IS MORE THAN A DRIVE AWAY. This is especially true for neighbor island children who need specialized care that only Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children can provide.

Southwest Airlines understands the challenge.

“One of the most impactful ways Southwest Airlines connects with communities is through our Medical Transportation Grant Program,” said Kelly Knox, Southwest Airlines corporate responsibility advisor.

“This program provides essential travel support to nonprofit hospitals and medical organizations, helping to alleviate the financial burden on individuals who need to travel for care.

“Southwest is honored to contribute to the well-being of Kapi‘olani patients.”

In 2024, Southwest provided Kapi‘olani with 100 round-trip tickets, meaning dozens of local patients,

Carl and Kristina Hinson Ms. Emyline M. Hiraki Ms. Norine M. Hisashima HMSA Employees’ Federal Credit Union Honolulu Beerworks Hwarang ‘Ohana Youth Organization Mr. and Mrs. Melvin K. Ikeda Illuminage Group Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd D. Ioli Mr. Larry T. Ishii Mr. Alfred S. Itamoto Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Ito Lynn Iwamoto, MD Mr. Jon S. Izumigawa Mr. and Mrs. Barry Jim On Ms. Lori R. Kaneshige Ms. Felicia A. Kaneshiro Mr. Leslie K. Kawada Ms. Genevieve G. Kealoha Ms. Rojealyn E. Keen Ms. Jan K. Kelii Ms. Cyndi L. Keller Mr. and Mrs. James P. Keyes Mrs. Annette Y.M.L. Kim Jennifer King, DO Jeremy L. King, DO Mrs. Elizabeth L. Kinsler Mr. Travis Kochi Ms. Linda K. Kohagura Mr. and Mrs. Russell S. Kokubun Ms. Shari Komo-Matsueda Ms. Anna Marie M. Koo Sheree Kuo, MD Mr. Kelvin Kurisu Mae Kyono, MD Mr. and Mrs. Jason H. Lau

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Ms. Jan Lau Mr. Gabriel Lee Mr. Howard K.F. Lee Ms. Ivy Lee Mrs. Marlene H. Lee Ms. Sandra Lee Ms. Shilla Lee Mrs. Johanna A. Leiato Mr. Wayne Levin Mr. Thong Lien Ms. Allison L. Lopes Ms. Maria Nina B. Lopez Mr. David M. Louie Mr. Don Lucas Ms. Sarah E. Lukela Mr. and Mrs. David Lum Mr. Stanley Luke and Ms. Lorraine Lunow-Luke Mr. Todd D. Madden Ms. Brenda A. Maglasang Ms. Catherine R. Maiava Ms. Sovita Maiava Mr. Joseph Maluo Dayanand Manoli Mr. Lance K. Masuda Ms. Suzanne S. Matsuda Ms. Sheryl Matsumoto Mr. Corey Matsuoka Ms. Sharlene L. Mau Maui Federal Credit Union Maui Toyota Mr. and Mrs. James Maurer Maxmara Retail Ltd. Mr. Owen McDonough Ms. Deborah A. Medeiros Mr. Linc-Alan K. Medeiros Mrs. Lynette D.A. Merrill Mrs. Ann S. Mitchell Ms. Nancy J. Miyake

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families and caregivers will have an easier time accessing life-changing treatment and care that is a plane ride away.

Kapi‘olani is one of almost 80 organizations and facilities from 26 states to benefit. Southwest has donated more than $56.6 million nationwide since it began its program in 2007.

Ms. Amy S. Miyamoto Mr. and Mrs. Kel T. Miyaoka Keith Miyashiro MMM Insurance Services Inc. Mr. Jeffrey Y. Mori Mrs. Sarah L. Morihara Dr. and Mrs. Jon H. Morikawa Ms. Alicia Moy Ms. Mary T. Mullis Mr. and Mrs. Owen T. Muramatsu Mr. Ricky K. Murata Nā Wahine Racing LLC Mr. Alan Nagao Ms. Leah M. Nahale Ms. Iris M. Nakama Mr. Jared Nakamoto Mr. Earl Nakamura Mrs. Valerie R. Nakamura Ms. Eleanor M. Naone Ms. Evelyn F. Neth Ms. Joann F.A. Newman Niethammer Family Mr. Tom Nishi Mr. and Mrs. Daikichi Nishita O‘ahu Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Drs. Patrick and Maura O'Donnell Mr. Ian Okamoto and Mrs. Lee Higa-Okamoto Mr. and Mrs. Anson T. Okimoto Ms. Karen T.H. Okuhara Onomea Federal Credit Union Operating Engineers Local Union No 3

Mr. James W. Orr Mr. Jerome Osurman Mr. Stanley Y. Oyama, Sr. Mr. Anthony A. Padua Mr. Conrad O. Pang Ms. Deborah Ann Y. Pang Ms. Nenita R. Paranada Mr. and Mrs. Lionel A. Payes Ms. Debra Peiper Mr. Matthew and Mrs. Kirsten Pennaz Ms. Stacy H. Philippou Mr. Benjamin Pila Ms. Jaymie H. Pinho Mrs. Kathryn Porray Ms. Lisa N. Pritchard ProVision Solar Inc. Devin Puapong, MD Mr. and Mrs. Steve E. Rapoza Mr. John J. Reilly Rhyze Solutions Ms. Loryne L. Richbow Mr. Anacleto I. Rivera, Sr. Ms. Michelle C. Robbins Rocky Bog Fund - Adirondack Foundation Ron's Electric Inc. RPAPA Construction LLC Mr. Bryan J. Rubio Ms. Aiza D. Sacriz Mr. Karl I. Sadanaga Mr. and Mrs. Milton S. Saito Mr. and Mrs. Paul Saito Ms. Delight K. Sato Mr. Stephen T. Saure Mrs. Fariyal Savio Mr. Timothy Sciulli Servco Toyota Dr. and Mrs. George Shimomura Ms. Karin M. Shinkawa

Carrie Shiraki-Sakaino, PhD Mr. and Mrs. Hugh B. Showe, III Mr. Mark R. Simao Mr. Knut Peacock and Ms. Judith C. Slawsky Ms. Annette K. Snyder Ms. Suzie C. So-Miyahira Ms. Colette H. Sowers Steven Equipment LLC Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Strickland Mr. James O. Striker Mr. Keith Suehiro Mr. and Mrs. Scott H. Sugai Suncrete Hawai‘i Inc. Ms. Susan S. Suzuki T&C Innovations LLC Mr. Jon Taguchi Mr. Carl E. Takamiya Lance and Cheryl Takamiya Mr. Clyde F. Takatsuki Mr. Gregg Takeuchi Ms. Nona T. Tamanaha Ms. Clara E. Tamashiro Ms. Tiera Tamayo Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Tamayose Mr. Len K. Tanaka Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Tanaka Ms. Verna Tavares Mr. David M. Taylor TBA Insurance Group Ltd. The Beall Corporation The Robbins Burkert Charitable Fund Ms. Jennifer E. Thieme Ms. Dixie J. Thompson Mark and Karen Polivka Mr. Curtis Tiritas

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Tomco Corp.

Ms. Sunshine Topping Mr. Ed L. Torrison Ms. Kimberly K. Toyomura Mr. Franklin S. Tsuji Ms. Marie L. Tuifao Scott and Margaret Ushijima Mr. Lawrence L. Vegas Waipahu Intermediate School Ms. Maria M. Warren Mr. Jeremy Wilson Windward Buddhist Temple Ms. Glorieana Woolsey Mary L. Worthen, MD Robert Wotring, MD Mrs. Elnora Wrixon Ms. Laurie S. Yamamoto, RN Lori L. Yamanaka, MD Mr. and Mrs. Ian K.P. Yee Mr. Kyle Yokoyama Mr. and Mrs. Larry S. Yokoyama Mrs. Joyce O. Yoshino Mr. Edwin Young Mr. and Mrs. Alan Young Zalopany ‘Ohana Mr. Julio A. Zamarripa Mr. Jiahai Zhang

$250-$499 Anonymous (38) Dr. and Mrs. Keith K. Abe Ace Hardware - Kaimukī Ms. Kari K. Acebo Ms. Kristine Mae S. Aceret Ms. A-Nancy F. Acorda Mr. and Mrs. Jerry M. Adaniya Mr. and Mrs. Gerry R. Agag Ms. China Maikee G. Agaton Mr. Remars J. Agustin Ms. Rexie K. Ah Chong Mrs. Debbie Ahina-Oka ‘Aiea Copy Center Ms. Leah M. Akana Mr. and Mrs. Norman P. Akiona Akshatha, MD Mr. Maligi A. Alefosio Ms. Darlene K. Alfonso Ms. Angelyn A. Allado-Racca Jesosa Allen Aloha Toppers Hawai‘i LLC Mrs. Rebielynn A. Amasol-Tanoura Mrs. Lei T. Amoroso Mr. and Mrs. Walter D. 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. Payne-Arakaki Ms. Kelsie Y. Ardo Ms. Christine K. Asuncion Mr. and Mrs. Tony Au Mr. Gerard H.W. Auyong Baba Family Giving Fund Ms. Roxane L. Bajet

Mr. Sam Baker Ms. Grace M.T. Balderas Ms. Jeanette E. Balino Ms. Tracy A. Barbadillo Mr. Darryl E. Barnes Ms. Myra P. Barrientos Mrs. Ana Louise Barth Ms. Jeanne M. Baverstock Mr. Biff Graper and Ms. Mimi Beams Kekoa and Kawena Beaupre Ms. Pearlynn Beaut Mr. and Mrs. Albert P. Bediones Ms. April L. Belaski Mr. and Mrs. Jacob R. Bell Mr. Joshua A. Benton Mr. and Mrs. John Blake Mr. Joseph B. Block Ms. Diane Chris R. Bolosan Ms. Neijean K. Bonner Ms. Cheryl Borges Ms. Sarah Brinker Ms. Gloria J. Brooks Ms. Nadine H. Brown Ms. Laarnie Ann A. Buccat Ms. Chanelle A. Cadiam Ms. Amy D. Caliboso Mr. and Mrs. John Cambareri Mr. Chancy R. Cameron Ms. Maria N. Cancino Johnny and Michelle Cantillo Mr. Jonas G. Carbon Michael E. Carney, MD Ms. Judith G. Caro Mr. Robert Carrigan Mr. and Mrs. Brad Carter Mr. Anthony Cartwright Ms. Aubrey A. Castillo Catalyst Corporate FCU Ms. Cindy Chalmers Ms. Zandra W. Chan Mrs. Diedre S.D.A. Chase Barbara and Marvin Chassin Ms. Tara Cheek Mr. Adam Cheong Mrs. JoAnn E.T. Cheung Kelley Chinen Okimoto, MD Ms. Kolea F. Chong Ms. Mona J. Chong Ms. Sharon A. Chong Ms. Cheyenne W. Christenson Ms. Andreina Clark Mr. and Mrs. David L. Coleman Ms. Michele Costales Mr. Robert S. Crawford, Jr. Ms. Margaret J. Cromwell Ms. Gail H. Crosson D.A. Davidson & Co. Ms. Jessirae H. Dacuycuy Ms. Tracy A. Damitio Ms. Anna Damo

From Mom to Moms AMBER THIBAUT KNOWS THE POWER OF TOUCH. The mom from Maui built a blossoming business out of a stack of super soft blankets. Coco Moon began when Amber created a muslin swaddle blanket for her baby boy.

Now, thousands around the world wrap their little ones in her Hawai‘i-inspired blankets and clothing — including families at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children.

FROM LEFT:

Amanda Price, HPH director of Philanthropy; Amber Thibaut, Coco Moon founder and Kapi‘olani Health Foundation board member; Dawn Dunbar, HPH senior vice president of Philanthropy; and Joseph Block, CMN program director.

Coco Moon began donating to Kapi‘olani years ago.

In 2020, it donated to the medical center’s Critical Care Transport Team.

Since then, Coco Moon has given more than $74,000 through its Giving Back Program, as well as cuddly blankets and clothing for patients.

“Kapi‘olani is a pillar in Hawai‘i, providing critical care to some of our most vulnerable families, including specialized services found nowhere else in the state,” Amber said. “Over

the years, I’ve heard from many moms about the incredible support they received at Kapi‘olani and how much our giving back to the medical center means to them.”

She didn’t stop there.

Amber joined the Kapi‘olani Health Foundation board, somehow squeezing time for the volunteer position in between running her busy business and raising her two boys.

“I’m always inspired by the incredible work their team does,” she said. “I am grateful for the chance to support Kapi‘olani. At Coco Moon, we believe that when we support families, we’re helping to build a stronger community for everyone.

“Giving back is not just part of our mission, it’s truly at the heart of who we are.”

And that’s a belief that touches us all.

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Ms. Mary-Claire R. Dang Mr. Merton D.K. Davalos Ms. Helen De Coite Ms. Leah Claire P. De La Cruz Ms. Kimberly M. De Lara Ms. Rachel H. DeFeo Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Deguair Ms. Marcelena Dela Cruz Mr. Jose M. Delacruz Mr. Keith Desaki Ms. Marjorie DeSantis Ms. Cheyenne M. Dickison Ms. Joane Diggs Mrs. Kealani B. Dilliard LeAyn Dillon, MD Netley J. D'Souza, MD Mr. Joe Du Ms. Donna C.C. Dullaga Mr. Paul S. Dumas Lisa and Dennis Dunn Ms. Daniza Marie O.R. Duquez Mr. and Mrs. G. Michael Durant East Kaua‘i Lions Club Foundation Ms. Lisa A. Edwards Ms. Feluchi G. Encee Ms. Keriann M. Ernst Frank and Angela Estrella Ms. Natalie A. Eva Marissa Fakaosita, MD Ms. Pamela Farr Ms. Malama F. Faumuina Andrew K. Feng, MD Mrs. Jennifer L. Feng Ms. Madeline Fernandez Mr. and Mrs. David V. Flanagan Edward Christoph Fong, MD Mr. and Mrs. Marvin A. Fong Mr. Jesse J. Fonseca Ms. Cheryl L. Fontes Ms. Diane K. Fujii Mr. Byron Fujimoto Ms. Wanda C. Fujioka-Logan Mrs. Anne Y. Furuuchi Ms. Leilynn E.K. Gabriel Ms. Cassie L. Gaea Gaillard Family Ms. Anne F. Galios GameStop - MCBH Kāne‘ohe Bay GameStop - Pearlridge Mall Ms. Patricia A. Gana Ms. Cheryl C.R. Gibson Christopher Gibu, MD Ms. Kelly Rae K. Gibu-Oshiro Mrs. Nina M. Giovanetti Darryl Glaser, MD and Desiree Medeiros, MD Dr. and Mrs. Geoffrey W. Goldsmith Ms. Carolina M. Gose-Pascual Alan and Anabel Gottlieb Ms. Reina Graves Ms. Rhonda L. Griswold Ms. Tania A. Guerrero Mr. Roland S. Guieb Ms. Monique Gutierrez Ratanasurakarn Mrs. Victoria Gutierrez Ms. Kristy R. Guzman Ms. Belle M. Hager Colby and Narissa Hanley Mr. John Hanses Nelson and Valerie Harada Mr. Kazushi Haruyama Hawai‘i Association of Independent Schools Hawaiian Financial Federal Credit Union Ms. Tina Y.T. Hayashi Lindsey Heathcock, MD

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Mr. Jeffrey Goodman and Mrs. Waynell Hee-Goodman Mr. and Mrs. Sean K. Heely Dr. and Mrs. Eric Helms Ms. Emma L. Henderson Mr. Scott Hew Ms. Akiko Higa Mr. Glenn A. Higa Ms. Lucille J. Hill Hilo High School Key Club - Student Account Justin M. Hino, MD Kimie Hirabayashi, MD Ms. Amber Hong Mr. Gary Horita Mr. William N. Huynh Ms. Leonidez A. Hyde Ms. Natalie H.A. Ikeda Mr. Emery R. Inafuku Mrs. Dana K. Ing Ms. Sharon H.S. Inouye Integration Technologies Inc. Ms. Wreignna Joie S. Irreverre Mr. Kerry K. Ishihara Ms. Crystal L. Ishikawa Ms. Mildred M. Iwamuro, RN Ms. Riki H. Iwanaga Ms. Denica A. Jacinto Richard A.C. Jack, MD Ms. Kam Fa S. Jager-Lo John E. Janikowski, DO Ms. Lori A. Jansen Ms. Ann Hazil P. Javier Ms. Miki L. Jay Ms. Nicole M. Jenkins Mr. Kyle E. Johnson Ms. Nicole M. Johnson Ms. Christine A. Johnston Ms. Blossom G. JoloninoPantohan Ms. Aileen Marie V. Jordan Ms. Caroline A. Justo Fiesta Ms. Candyce A. Kaaiai Ms. Gwendolyn Kaauwai Ms. Nadine N. Kaeo Mrs. Chong S. Kajiwara Dr. Terri E. Kakugawa, MD, and Mr. Colin Tamashiro Ms. Sally K. Kamae Ms. Leanora C. Kamai Ms. Mitzi I. Kamau Mrs. Celestine P. Kamihara Mr. Craig M. Kamihara Ms. Melodi K. Kaneshiro Mr. and Mrs. Shane Kano Mr. John L. Kato Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth S. Kato Kaua‘i Federal Credit Union Mr. and Mrs. Scott L. Kaulukukui Ms. Jodi Kawahara Ms. Joelle Y. Kawahara Lt. Col. Wesley K. Kawakami Michele Kawasaki Mr. Sheldon K. Keaweehu Ms. Natasha A. Keliikoa Mrs. Laura Y. Keller Mr. Kukiet Kerdmee Susan and Michael Killion Ms. Angela Kim Ms. Eryn M. Kim Ms. Heekum Kim Ms. Chieko Kimata Ms. Joyce Kinoshita Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Y. Kitazaki Mr. Patrick Klein Ms. Shanna J. Kobayashi Ms. Sarah J. Kodama-Ikei Ms. Terri-Ann K. Koike Mr. Eric T. Komoda Mr. and Mrs. Glen S. Konishi Mr. Stuart Kotake

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Ms. Erin M. Krayeski Mr. and Mrs. Alton T. Kuioka Mr. William Kumalaa Kent Kumashiro, MD David K. Kurahara, MD Ms. Tate H.Y. Kuroda Ms. Erika Kwock Mr. Frederick G. Lagapa Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Lamerson Mr. Adam Landeroz Mr. Jason C. Landgraf Ms. Melissa J. Lange Mr. and Mrs. Dan Laukala Ms. Shawnalynn M. Lavatai Mr. Jared G. Lazo Ms. Debbie Lazur Ms. Cassie Leanio Ms. Annette B. Lee Mr. Brendon Lee Mr. Cody A. Lee Ms. Elizabeth A. Lee Ms. Eun-Kyung Lee Ms. Jayna K. Lee Kit Shan Lee, MD Ms. Leinaala M. Lee Ms. Shannon K. Leoiki Mr. Clifford W.C. Leong Ms. Jessica M. Lewis Mr. Peter J. Lewis Mr. Jesse Luiz B. Lima Ms. Marsha T. Linden Ms. Donnabelle T. Longboy Ms. Lanie E. Lopez Ms. Kawailelenani C. Luce Ms. Airleen L. Lucero Ms. Sandi L.S. Lum Ms. Rachel A. Lynch M. Toguchi Body Shop Inc. Ms. Joy G. Machado Ms. Karen L. Maciorowski Mr. Jonathan Mack Ms. Aiza O. Madelo Mr. Peter K. Maglidt Mr. Ron Magrin Ms. Lydia Maldonado Mr. John W. Malingdan Ms. Mary-Ruth C. Manding Ms. Charmaine Manuel Ms. Leilani Joy T. Manuel Uganiza Ms. Maria Sabrina D. Mariano Ms. Kimberly Anne C. Marks Mr. Kenneth-John B. Martinez Ms. Cherrymay L. Matagi Matanuska Valley FCU Mrs. Kylie Matsuda-Lum Mrs. Shirley K. Matsumoto Mr. Sueto Matsumura Maui Teachers Federal Credit Union Dr. and Mrs. Richard McCartin Ms. Karen A. McCollum Ms. Virginia D. Mcmahon Ms. June McMillan Mrs. Jessie J. McMorrow Mr. John McNamara Ms. Dianne K. Medina Ms. Zeny G. Mendez Mr. Paul Michael Ms. Tierra A. Miguel Mr. and Mrs. Jon T. Mikami Ms. Julie M. Mikami Mrs. Chelsae J. Millard Ms. Natasha R. Miller Ms. Cristina B.C. Mina Mitsunaga Construction Inc. Ms. Patricia S. Miyamoto Mr. Kyle Miyasato Mr. Cyd Miyashiro Mr. and Mrs. Paul K. Mizoguchi

Mr. Kevin Mizuno Barry M. Mizuo, MD Ms. Jenneill Y.L. Mizushima Mr. and Mrs. Rikio R. Mizushima Mr. Samuel Moku Mr. and Mrs. Curtis K. Monma Ms. Pearl B. Mori Ms. Kathleen C. Morioka Mr. James R. Morris Ms. Robyn J. Morse Mr. and Mrs. Miki R. Moylan Mr. Mark M. Munar Ms. Dory Muncal Ms. Jaclyn N. Mundell Mr. Glen P. Muraki Ms. Doris Nagazyna Mr. Matthew K. Nakama Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Nakamae Mr. Frank S. Nakamoto Ms. Kiley Nakamura Col. and Mrs. George M. Nakano, USAF, Ret. Mr. Harry K. Nakayama Ms. Sarah N.A. Beppu Mr. Jeremy K. Narca Emily W. Naula, PhD Mr. Elmer C. Navarro Ms. Amy E. Ng Mr. Isaac Ng Uyen Nguyen Mr. Scott Y. Ninomiya Ms. Kori K. Nishida Ms. Lena Victoria D.J. Nishikawa Mr. Brian N. Nobunaga Ms. Keri-Ann N. Noji Mr. and Mrs. Guy Oamilda Ms. Calla Y. Oda Ms. Shelby M. Oda Mr. Jordan Odo Mr. Earl K. Ogata and Mrs. Sumie Kitajima-Ogata Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Ogomori Mr. Ronald S. Oi Ms. Karen R. Okamoto Mr. Jarrett K. Okihara Mr. Alan K. Okinaka Mr. Dwight S. Okumoto Mr. Mervyn N. Oliva OM Financial Group LLC Ms. Arlyne L. Orioste Ms. Sunny X. Orlandini Ms. Latonia A. Ornellas Mr. and Mrs. Leonard T. Oshiro Ms. Chelsie Rose T. Osorno Mr. Jeffrey Overton Mr. and Mrs. Franklin K. Pa Mr. Richael V. Pacson Ms. Brendalee B. Paderes Mr. and Mrs. Andrew R. Padilla Mr. Jeremy K. Pahukoa-Malia Ms. Bonnie Pang Mr. Wayne Pangacian Ms. Jennifer T. Pangelinan Mr. Royden S.L. Pascual Ms. Jessica B. Pasion Ms. Bonnie L. Patelesio Mr. Jordan Paulachak Mrs. Misha K. Pelekai Mr. Monte C. Petersen Ms. Lorri L. Pilkington Ms. Michele A. Pregill R & K A Equipment LLC Mr. Donald B.P. Rackle Ms. Reesa R. Rafael Ms. Shirley Rafalovich Ms. Kristi N. RaktaManongdo Mr. and Mrs. Emerson A. Ramelb

Ms. Myleen B. Ramento Ms. Christine J. Ramos Mr. Dennis M. Ramos Mr. Regan C.G. Ramos RE/MAX Kaua‘i Living Ms. Lilian Rebamonte Ms. Laura A. Reed Ms. Lindsey J.N. Rocheleau Yoonhwan Roh, MD, and Ms. Yookyong Hong RSG Off-Road Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Ruiz Ms. Jaclynn L. Ruiz Jiro Saegusa, MD Ms. Megumi Sakae Ms. Wendy C. Sakaguchi Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Sakamoto Mrs. Helen T.O. Sako Mr. Bennet G. Samson Ms. Linda R. Santiago Ms. Priscilla A. Santiago Mr. Gilmore G. Sarmiento Ms. Anna Sasaki Sasaki Endowment Fund, a Donor-Advised Fund of The U.S. Charitable Gift Trust Mr. Matthew Sasaki Ms. Kori Lynn K. Sato Mr. Robert J. Schmidt Mr. Brandon L. Scott Mr. Robert J. Seki Ms. Paris Sellers Ms. Alexis K. Shaner Ning Shi Mr. Kelvin K. Shigemura Mr. Rivera L. Shigetani Mr. and Mrs. Lon M. Shimanuki Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. Shimogawa Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Shimoko Ms. Eydie Hanami Shimote Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Shinagawa Mr. Scott T. Shiraishi Mr. and Mrs. Gary T. Shiraki Ms. Amy L. Shiroma Ms. Lynell Shove Mr. Jibash Shrestha Ms. Jessica Shull Ms. Georgia K. Silva Ms. Lauren A. Silva Ms. Niki A. Silva Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Y. Skelton Nancy J. Smiley, MD Mr. Kevin Sonico Ms. Marilyn S. Soo Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy K. Sosner Mr. Jesse L. Stetson Mr. and Mrs. Derek J. Stewart Mr. Donald I. Stoddard Strategic Resource Management Mr. Arthur H. Suehiro Mrs. Stephanie A. Suehiro Mrs. Sue Sugai Sugarcane Mr. David W. Sugawa Mr. and Mrs. Dean Sugiyama Ms. Denise Sullivan Ms. Carie K. Sumida Ms. Wendy C. Sumida-Kano Mr. Jeffrey K. Sumitani Mr. Charles Sykes Mrs. Frances S. Tabe Mrs. Kelli Taboada Ms. Lisa L. Tachibana Mr. and Mrs. Clayton S. Takara Mr. Sidney Takara Ms. Jogene T. Takemoto Ms. Gale M. Takeshita

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A Day of Giving AS 2024 CAME TO A CLOSE, IHEARTRADIO HAD A SPECIAL GIFT FOR HAWAI‘I’S KEIKI. Dec. 3, 2024, was Giving Tuesday — a day that encourages people worldwide to donate to causes that matter most to them. For the first time, Hawai‘i’s iHeartRadio stations decided to partner with Kapi‘olani Children’s Miracle Network for the one-day fundraiser.

Listeners heard about Kapi‘olani’s Kapi‘olani’s 2024 CMN Champion Leila-Rose Coloma with KSSK’s Michael W. Perry. lifesaving work and donated. Their generosity was matched by more than 20 sponsors, supporters and local businesses. Together, they raised an incredible $658,651.

The radio legend and the entire iHeartRadio team are longtime supporters of Kapi‘olani, “Everybody rallies for Kapi‘olani, and our listeners always lending their voices at every opportunity to come through,” said Michael W. Perry, host of “Perry & The help those facing medical challenges.

Posse” on KSSK. “We’re very proud of KSSK’s commitment to Children’s Miracle Network. Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Donations from Giving Tuesday will directly support Women & Children is the only place of its kind within 2,600 programs and services at Kapi‘olani, including the miles, and it deserves to have the support of the community.” future Martha B. Smith Cancer & Infusion Center.

In addition to iHeartRadio, the success of Giving Tuesday wouldn’t have been possible without D. Suehiro Electric Inc.; O‘ahu Hyundai Dealers and Hyundai Hope On Wheels; Fighting Eel; Steve and Marilyn Katzman; Aloha Petroleum; AlohaCare; Constructors Hawai‘i; Cosco Air Conditioning & Refrigeration; Diamond Bakery; Farmers Insurance; Hawai‘i Federal Credit Union; Abbey Carpet & Floor of Hawai‘i; American Savings Bank; Chick-fil-A Ala Moana; CoCo Ichi Hawai‘i; Coco Moon; Clinical Labs of Hawai‘i; Commercial Roofing & Waterproofing; Elite Mechanical; Enterprise Mobility; F45 Training; HEMIC Foundation; Holokai Catamaran; Islands Hospice; Matson Foundation; Riggs Distributing; Unicold Corporation; and Zippy’s Restaurants.

FROM LEFT: Kell Miyamoto, D. Suehiro Electric Inc. project operations manager; Marissa Suehiro-Ching, D. Suehiro business manager; Cameron Canda, D. Suehiro junior project manager; and Jobelle Kamealoha, D. Suehiro project manager/estimator.

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Ms. Bernice H. Takushi Ms. Cordelia V. Talia Ms. Nicole R. TamakiNatividad Mr. Laron A. Tamaye Ms. Betty W. Tamayo Ms. Tricia L. Tamayose Okamura Ms. Kassandra-Anne Tanabe Ms. Tracieann A. Tancayo Ms. Michelle Tang Mr. Randy S. Taniguchi, RN Ms. Erlinda I. Tanjutco Ms. Chastity P. Tavares Mr. Michael E. Taylor Ms. Winifred Tenno Ronnie B.N. Texeira, MD The Smoking Boar and the Coconut Ms. Nadja J. Thompson Mr. Gregg Timmons

Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Tinay, Jr. Mrs. Michelle F. Toa Christopher A. Tokin, MD Mr. and Mrs. Jett G. Tokita Ms. Sharon V. Tolentino Mr. Lowell K. Tom Ms. Adrienne P. Tomas Ms. Chanelle O. TomasAlconcel Ms. Aimee A. Tomimoto Mr. Micah K.C.Y. Tong Ms. Dina Tongson Mr. and Mrs. Leyton Torda Mrs. Melissa A. Totherow Mr. Michael S. Toyama Ms. Victoria Tran Ms. Frances N.K. Trowbridge Ms. Jennifer T. Tse Ms. Randi M. Tsushima Mr. Robert F. Ubersax

Robert and Elise Ueoka Mrs. Jamie M.I. Uesato Mr. Travis I. Umemoto UNITE HERE Local 5 Ms. Wendi K. Uno Drs. Greg and Kristine Uramoto Steve and Liz Uyehara Ms. Maelyn T. Uyehara Mr. Matt Vara Ms. Kanoe L. Vermeesch Ms. Leslie Ann Mari V. Verona Ms. April Vidad Ms. Ashley F. Villegas Ms. Joy Ann G. Virtudes Walgreens - Pi‘ikoi Ms. Wilette E.U. Walter Ms. Carmela S. Watanabe Ms. Darrilyn R. Weaver Mr. and Mrs. Kaoru C. Weightman

Mr. Frederick S. Weihmiller Mr. Chris Wells Ms. Corinne Wells Kimberly Wheeler Ms. Sharice K.C. White Ms. Dori-Lee K. Wiley Mr. Tarek T. Willeby D.H. Wilson Mrs. Amanda M.L. Wong Ms. Dina Wong Kara Wong Ramsey, MD Russell Woo, MD Carol Jean Yakuma Mr. and Mrs. Reggie H. Yamada Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey E. Yamaguchi Mrs. Corinne M. Yamashiro Ms. Kathryn I. Yanagisawa Mr. Kenneth Yanamura Ms. Shandell K.K. Yancey

Mr. Hiromu Yogi Mr. Rayner Yokoi Mr. Scott T. Yokota Mr. Edwin J. Yokoyama Ms. Angela M. Yonamine, RN Mr. Scott M. Yonesaki Mr. Michael T. Yoneshige Beryl M. You Ms. Christi A. Young Mr. Fletcher S. Young Mr. and Mrs. Maynard G.P. Young Mr. and Mrs. Timothy H. Young Ms. Lori Young-Ajifu Mr. and Mrs. Kuan Yuan Mr. and Mrs. William L. Yuen ZestFinance Inc. Mr. Earle R. Zinn, Jr.

Unforgettable Shopping Spree CHRISTMAS REALLY DID COME IN JULY FOR KALLEY-MAE YEE. The 2023 Kapi‘olani Children’s Miracle Network Champion and her family were invited to the Hilo Walmart one July morning for a surprise event.

Suddenly, a familiar figure emerged from one of the aisles. Kalley-Mae immediately ran to him for a big hug.

It was Butch Galdeira, president of Diamond Bakery. He and the Yees became friends in 2023 during Diamond Bakery’s first-ever CMN fundraising campaign. For the first time in 30 years, the company changed the design of its soda cracker boxes to feature Kalley-Mae’s photo and inspiring story. Every box sold raised 25 cents for Kapi‘olani.

Diamond Bakery sold 56,000 boxes, raising $14,000. Butch flew to the Yees’ hometown to reveal the results. But that wasn’t the only surprise.

He asked Kalley-Mae to look around. They were in the toy section. Then Butch brought out an empty shopping cart and told the 6-yearold to fill it with all the toys she wanted.

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Butch Galdeira, Diamond Bakery president, (second from left) with Kapi‘olani’s 2023 CMN Champion Kalley-Mae Yee, her family, and Walmart staff after the little girl’s shopping spree.

Beaming with excitement, the once micropreemie began picking playhouses, dolls, stuffed animals and more. She also chose a new bicycle, which was too big to fit in the cart so she rode down the aisles as she shopped.

One very full cart and a bicycle later, Butch personally paid for all the toys.

“To see her little heart full of joy and surprise was extremely heartwarming,” he said. “It’s something I’ll remember for a very long time.”

“It was simply amazing,” Kevin, Kalley-Mae’s dad, said.

“Now we have to go rent another house for all the toys.”

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On a Wing and a Care IN MAY 2024, HUNDREDS OF KIDS AND FAMILIES LEARNED JUST HOW MUCH FUN LIFE AS A BUG COULD BE. Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa hosted the annual Ko Olina Children’s Festival, a fundraiser for Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children. The theme for the eighth annual event centered around Disney*Pixar’s “A Bug’s Life.” Keiki engaged in buginspired activities, ranging from cockroach races with the University of Hawai‘i’s entomology team to close encounters with butterflies in local partner Paradise Monarch’s dome.

Just before sunset, Aulani’s ‘Ohana Hula Show excited the crowd before Kapi‘olani’s 2024 Children’s Miracle Network Champion, Leila-Rose Coloma, and her family took the stage to share her medical journey through heart conditions and surgery. Then, as a

symbol of the hope Kapi‘olani brings to all pediatric patients, 100 butterflies were released into the sky.

Everyone then settled into the sand to watch “A Bug’s Life.” The event raised $60,000 for Kapi‘olani’s future Martha B. Smith Cancer & Infusion Center.

Since the festival began in 2014, it has raised $450,000 for Kapi‘olani.

“We are truly grateful to be able to support the visionary and lifesaving work of Kapi‘olani,” said Chynna Stone Showe, vice president of The Resort Group, master developer of Ko Olina Resort, and Kapi‘olani Health Foundation board member. “A huge mahalo to everyone who came out to enjoy the festivities, including our community partners and volunteers. They, too, share in our commitment to support Kapi‘olani’s incredible work.”

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Pali Momi Foundation Donors $100,000 & Above Bank of Hawai‘i Foundation First Hawaiian Bank Foundation

$50,000-$99,999 McInerny Foundation

$25,000-$49,999 Atherton Family Foundation City and County of Honolulu D. Suehiro Electric Inc. Jams World Ronald K. & Lella E. Migita Foundation S. Saito Family Charitable Fund The Healy Foundation

$10,000-$24,999 Anonymous (various) American Cancer Society First Hawaiian Bank Kōkua Mai Campaign Henry’s Equipment Rental & Sales Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Loughlin Retina Consultants of Hawai‘i

$5,000-$9,999 Castle & Cooke Homes Hawai‘i Inc. Mrs. Rochelle G. Day EPIC Hawai‘i Community Foundation Ms. Fumiko J. Horii Hunt Development Group Russell Harada, MD Mrs. Patricia Kurisu NAPA Auto Parts David and Kellyn Okabe Ms. Michele L. Otake Ms. Karen Wilson Yuaikai Medical Foundation

$1,000-$4,999 Anonymous A.C. Kobayashi Family Foundation Air Central LLC Ms. Maria Lourdes J. Akagi Albert M. and Merle T.K. Yamada Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation Mr. Daniel and Dr. Torey Arita Mrs. Susan M. Armacost Ms. Teresa A. Ballesteros Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Brooks Will Burke and Leslie Crow Nancy B. Burnett Drs. Robert and Monique Canonico Ms. Charlotte P. Carahasen

Bob Ching and Colleen Wong David and Dawn Dunbar Mrs. Lei L. Fukuhara Dr. and Mrs. Alvin Fuse Ms. Audrey N. Gima Mr. and Mrs. William D. Golz Daniel M. Harada, MD Hawai‘i Bio-Waste Systems Inc. Healani Land Company Dr. Alvin K. Ikeda and Dr. Raquel Chan-Ikeda In Memory of Dennis K. Ikeda Mr. and Mrs. Melvin K. Ikeda Mr. Ronald H. Ishikawa Jhamandas Watumull Fund Robyn K. Kalahiki John Kao, MD Earl and Pamela M. Kobatake Joel E. Kobayashi, MD James C. Lai, MD, and Rosalyn Cheng, MD Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lam James Lin, MD Mrs. Mee Quai P. Loo Ms. Rachel N. McElwain Mrs. Tracy J. Methered Christopher Miura, MD, and Dawn Miura, MD Gordon and Anita Nihei Mrs. Susan I. Nishimura Ms. Claire A. Nishioka Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S. Oishi Ms. Jessica K. Onaga Mrs. Ruby T. Otake Pearl City Medical Associates Inc. Angel Preza Princess Gold Creations Ms. Asterlou S. Raquel Mr. Michael J. Robinson Ms. McKenzie U. Robledo

Mr. Gerald K. Sada Steven and Merle Shimabukuro Ms. Marian K. Shimizu Mr. and Mrs. Chris A. Smith Ms. Frances Smith Sperber Landscape Companies and Ultimate Innovations Ms. Jessica E. Sphar State of Hawai‘i - Dept. of Health Steven C. Ai Charitable Trust Ms. Sherilyn K. Tamayose Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Y. Tango The Raymond and Ann Wee Fund Claire Tong Mr. David Underriner Ray and Tiffany Vara Ms. Nancy Von Borzestowski Ms. Courtney M. Wagner Mr. Dean Watanabe Mr. Roy H. Watanabe Mrs. Ellen H. Yamashita Luke Yeh Anne Yoshioka

$500-$999 Anonymous (4) Mr. Kauhi K. Ahana Arthur Y. Mori & Associates Inc. Ms. Alicia Bertulfo Ms. Tiffany Y. Bom Ms. Darla F. Camp Mr. Michael P. Canite Mr. Charles D. Card Mr. Keoki L. Clemente Ms. Gail Y. Cosgrove Netley J. D’Souza, MD Ms. Veronica E. Fitzgerald Ms. Shevonte L. Ford Mr. Wayne Fujioka and Mrs. Carol Valentine

Mr. and Mrs. Wade S. Gesteuyala Mr. Felix Ceasar C. Guieb Mr. Jay K. Hamai Harold and Yvonne Hashizume Ms. Helen Y. Hayashi Ms. Sui Tong Ho Beth and Jim Hoban Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred T. Ikemoto Ms. Chong S. Kang Ms. Lynn R. Kikuchi Mrs. Shirley F. Kitamura Mr. and Mrs. James T. Kubo Ms. Jasmin C. Lara Ms. Lorrie Luke Ms. Frances K.Y. Lum Mr. Todd D. Madden Neil K. Manago, MD Mr. Gordon J. Mau Mr. Owen McDonough Mr. Yasuo Miyasato Keith Miyashiro Mr. and Mrs. Curtis K. Monma Mrs. Merle Morita Mr. and Mrs. James E. Nakamura Ms. Norah N.F. Nightingale Ms. Lisa N. O’Sullivan Mrs. Summer R. Ozaki Mrs. Annabell D. Paiva Mr. Jason M. Pauls Ms. Charlene V. Prieto Ms. Priscila D. Rayray Mr. Ernesto C. Razon Ms. Loryne L. Richbow Ms. Kristi L. Sakai Ms. Dorothy Shepherd Mr. Allen M. Shimabukuro Dr. Huidy Shu and Ms. Lalita Suzuki

Remembering Stephanie ASK STEVEN SAITO WHY HE GIVES TO PALI MOMI MEDICAL CENTER, AND HIS ANSWER IS SIMPLE AND HEARTFELT. It’s because of his wife.

Stephanie Saito grew up in Pearl City, and that is where she and Steven raised their family.

She balanced raising her two children with a busy career as a banking executive.

“My mom always wanted to develop a cancer center here, so she began giving,” said daughter Michelle Kaneshiro.

Steven Saito and daughter Michelle Kaneshiro in front of the bench named in memory of Stephanie Saito.

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As their children grew into adults with children of their own, Steven and Stephanie continued donating to their neighborhood medical center. Then, a few years ago,

Stephanie was diagnosed with cancer. The warm and personable wife, mom and grandmother now needed the care of Pali Momi’s team. They supported the Saito family throughout the difficult journey.

In November 2024, Steven, Michelle and Pali Momi leaders gathered for a blessing of a bench in Stephanie’s memory.

A gold plaque sits above the bench that graces the front of the Pali Momi’s ‘Āina Lani — a peaceful spot where patients and their families can seek a moment of reflection and solace. It is a fitting tribute to a woman whose caring nature and legacy of giving will continue to touch many for years to come.

2024 DONOR LISTING Ms. Judith A. Stitley Mr. Gordan M. Sugimura Mr. Steven Y. Takushi Mrs. Sunhui C. Tamanaha Mr. and Mrs. Tad T. Tashiro Mr. Dean H. Tateyama Mr. and Mrs. Anthony K. Tato The Iris Yukiko Matsumoto Trust The Robbins Burkert Charitable Fund Ms. Crystal M. Theel Ms. Francesca M. Thomas Ms. Kathleen K. Thomas Mrs. Mary-Antonette Ting Ms. Lourdes Tolosa Sid and Carrie Ann Tsutsui Mr. and Mrs. Victorino Tubon, Jr. Ms. Susan S.Y. Utsugi Ms. Daisy Vaz Maria R. Ver, MD Ms. Melissa M. Watson Ms. Kristin L. Wauke Mikela Yarawamai, MD Ms. Alison D. Zecha

$250-$499 Anonymous (4) Mr. Keith H. Abe Ms. Nelimar L. Abuluyan Ms. Nhelda J. Aguda Ms. Gwen A. Akimoto Ms. Caryn H. Amii Ms. Desiree M. Apo Ms. Bessie Asato Mrs. Jeannine A. AsiaticoCabuena Mr. Tyler J. Asuncion Ms. Jill M. Baisac Dr. and Mrs. V. Balaraman Ms. Grace M.T. Balderas Mr. and Mrs. Rodelio S. Baysa Mrs. Kristen K.C. Bonilla Mr. Christopher S. Bryan Ms. Joan M. Bunting Ms. Glynnis D. Cabral Ms. Marichee B. Calzo Johnny and Michelle Cantillo Ms. Jesica Vanesa N. Carabio Ms. Judith G. Caro Ms. Marguerite L. Carvalho Ms. Sandra S. Chang C. Galen Choy, MD Ms. Kanchali Cogswell Mr. Christopher J. Collier Commercial Sheetmetal Co. Inc. Mr. Kyle E. Daniel Ms. Stacie C. Diaz Mr. and Mrs. Franklin D. Distiso Ms. Lynette Y. Doi Mr. Chad Eckart Mr. and Mrs. John Endo Ms. Xyrene P. Faavi Mr. Jerry T. Ferreira Mr. Winston M. Fujinaka Ms. Darlene I. Garcia Ms. Alohalian U. Giraldi Ms. Brenda L. Gonzalez Ms. Reina Graves Ms. Deborah R. Hashimoto Ms. Emma L. Henderson Ms. Emyline M. Hiraki Ms. Cheryl Hirata Mr. and Mrs. Roy M. Ichinose Mr. Emery R. Inafuku Jack Endo Electric Inc. Ms. Lori A. Jansen Mr. Kenneth N. Kadomoto Mr. and Mrs. Calvin T. Kawakami Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C.H. Keala Charles Kim, MD Ms. Sarah J. Kodama-Ikei Dr. and Mrs. Gregg Kokame Masayoshi and Emma Koshiro Dorene and Shannon Kunishige Mrs. Audrey S. Kurashima Ms. Joel-Marie N. Kusunoki Mr. Cleighton A. Lagmay Michelle Lee

Ms. Winifred H. Lee Mr. Peter J. Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Ricky S.C. Li Mr. Collin C. Ling Ms. Barbara Luke-Boe Ms. Sarah E. Lukela Ms. Antonia R. Luna Ms. Stacia M. MacMurray Ms. Paulette L.B. Maglaya Ms. Catherine R. Maiava Ms. Sasha J. Mak Mr. John W. Malingdan Ms. Mary-Ruth C. Manding Mr. and Mrs. Milton S. Matsumiya Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Matsumoto Mr. Mack M. Matsuura Mr. Keaookalani Mattos Mr. Domingo Matute Dr. and Mrs. Richard McCartin Mr. John McNamara Mr. Jose A. Miranda Ms. Kimberly H. Mora Mr. Kyle G. Morrison Mr. and Mrs. Seichi Nagai Ms. Helen T. Nakamura Ms. Sarah N.A. Nance Mrs. Leocadia P. Naone Ms. Evelyn F. Neth Mr. and Mrs. Tuan A. Nguyen Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Nomura Ms. Ja-Ann Novan Ms. Georgiana S. Oshio Ms. Audrey C. Pagala Mr. Joshua B. Pananganan Ms. Sherilyn J. Pang Mr. Royden S.L. Pascual Ms. Delores F. Paz Ms. Linh T.K. Pham Mrs. Catheryn PonceDe Guzman Ms. Sheri D. Preitauer Ms. Joyce Saelua Ms. Lisa Salazar Mr. Alvin L. Santos Mr. Matthew Sasaki Mr. Jordan Scaff Servco Pacific Inc. Ms. Karen T. Shigaki Mr. Scott T. Shiraishi Mr. Mark K. Shiroma Ms. Roxanne M. Sivalop Sneha Sood, MD Cedric Strong, MD Mr. and Mrs. Jason Y. Taira Mr. and Mrs. Wayne T. Takahashi Mrs. Cindy A. Taketa Mr. Brian Tamamoto Dr. and Mrs. Fred S. Tanabe Dr. and Mrs. Thomas K. Tasaki Mr. Ieni Taumua Mr. Aaron C. Taylor Ms. Sherry A. Templo Mr. Abraham A. Tengan Ms. Jennifer E. Thieme Mr. Gregg Timmons Christopher A. Tokin, MD Ms. Sunshine Topping Mrs. Melissa A. Totherow Sandy and Kurtis Tsuha Mr. Ronald Tucker Robert and Elise Ueoka Steve and Liz Uyehara Matthew M. Wells, RN Ms. Paula C.O. Wilson Mr. David M. Yamaguchi Mrs. Sheri S. Yanagida Keri-Ann K.N. Yasuhara Mr. Michael T. Yoneshige Ms. Jean Yoshimura-Lopez In Memory of Gary Yoshioka Ms. Cammy Louise K. Young Ms. Christi A. Young Mrs. Karie L. Zane

Legacy of Partnership IN THE EARLY ’90S, RETINA CONSULTANTS OF HAWAI‘I (RCH) FIRST OPENED ITS DOORS AT THE NASCENT PALI MOMI MEDICAL CENTER. More than three decades later, the partnership between the two has never been stronger.

In 2024, RCH made a $10,000 donation to support one of Pali Momi’s most important services for the community — the Emergency Department.

Gloria Brooks, Pali Momi chief operating officer (center), and Pali Momi leadership team with Retina Consultants of Hawai‘i physician leadership, including Dr. James Lai (left of center), Pali Momi Foundation board member, and Dr. Gregg Kokame (right of center).

Dr. James Lai, RCH president and managing partner, says one of the reasons they chose the ED was because of how vital emergency services became during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

To address the community’s needs, Pali Momi was able to expand its ED services by creating a new space called Laulima. It was designed specifically to streamline treatment for

patients with less serious conditions, reducing wait times and improving their overall experience.

“We thought it was a great idea for the ED to have a fast-track pathway,” said Dr. Lai, who’s also a member of the Pali Momi Foundation board.

Before moving to Hawai‘i in 2007, Dr. Lai had a long clinical and academic career at renowned facilities in multiple states. But he says there’s something special about Pali Momi.

"There are a lot of big hospitals in Hawai‘i, but Pali Momi's services are second to none," Dr. Lai said. "Some of its services are offered nowhere else in the state, so Pali Momi is so much more than a medical center just for Central and West O‘ahu.

Pali Momi is a real treasure."

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Straub Benioff Foundation Donors $100,000,000 & Above Lynne and Marc Benioff

Myles & Kathy Inouye Family Foundation Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation Nicolai Family Mr. James C. Perry Mr. and Mrs. Jon Snook Stephen and Susan Metter Family Fund Anthony and Rosina Sun Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Tanaka The Dods Foundation Thomas Gottlieb & Carol Kirsh Schwab Charitable Fund Ray and Tiffany Vara

$1,000,000 & Above

$5,000-$9,999

Anonymous Gail Myers* Trust HMSA

Alan and Monica King Fund Mrs. Zadoc W. Brown* Bob Ching and Colleen Wong Drs. Leslie Chun and Susan Lin EPIC Florence Y. & Samuro Ichinose Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Goldcamp, III Hawai‘i Baptist Academy Malcolm* and Carol Koga Ms. Richanne T. Lam Ms. Carol M. Lee Yori and Willie Milo Sandra Noon, DO Scott & Malia Paul Charitable Fund Mr. Arthur T.S. Shak Mrs. Katie A. Shigemitsu Jonathan H. Shun, MD Singer Foundation for the Advancement of Bio-Medical Science Mr. Dennis Y. Teranishi The S. and E. Mukai Foundation Mr. Frederick Towfigh and Mrs. Risako Stegmayer Mr. Kent K. Wakumoto Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Wong Mr. Elton Wong

$100,000-$999,999 Anonymous (3) Julia A. Cherry, MD City Mill Company, Ltd. / Chung Kun Ai Foundation McInerny Foundation Ingeborg V.F. McKee Charitable Remainder Unitrust MacNaughton Foundation David and Kellyn Okabe The Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation The Robbins Burkert Charitable Fund Frances and Jack Tsui Ms. Sharon C. Twigg-Smith

$50,000-$99,999 Clinical Laboratories of Hawai‘i LLP First Hawaiian Bank Foundation Honolulu Firefighters Foundation Herbert and Shelley Mardany Michael & Judy Pietsch Charitable Fund Mrs. Jikyu Rose Tradewind Group Foundation

$25,000-$49,999 Anonymous (various) American Floor and Home Bank of Hawai‘i Foundation Chia-Ling Chang Charitable Foundation D. Suehiro Electric Inc. Mr. Stephen Dung and Ms. Adelia Chung Ellen M. Koenig Memorial Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation Ms. Robin C.L. Mann* The Colbert & Gail Matsumoto Fund The Freeman Foundation Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation The Wo Family WorkStar and Max Clini

$10,000-$24,999 Anonymous Alexander & Baldwin Alexander & Baldwin Foundation American Heart Association Inc. Cutter Charitable Fund at Schwab Charitable Dr. Robert & Martha May Kim Fund Mr. and Mrs. Art Gladstone Growney Family Fund IBEW Local Union 1186 James & Cherye Pierce Charitable Fund Jhamandas Watumull Fund Marvin and Sandra Fong Family Foundation 42

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$1,000-$4,999 Anonymous (10) T. Michael and Carol Ai May Mrs. Susan M. Armacost Atlas Insurance Agency Foundation Atlas Insurance Agency Ltd. Mr. Taylor B. Ayers Mr. James R. Bolan Ms. Simone A. Borisov Mr. Dylan Bothamley Mr. Carl H. Bredhoff, Jr. Mr. Lawrence A. Brown Will Burke and Leslie Crow Cades Schutte LLP Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. Cherry Ms. Rose C. Ching* Mr. Travis Clegg Ms. Tracy A. Damitio Dr. Robert L. and Adelaide M. Kistner Gift Fund David and Dawn Dunbar Mr. and Mrs. Marvin A. Fong Ms. Susan F. French Rebekah S. Fu, MD Steven T. and Louise K. Fukumoto Ms. Octobela A. Gamata Erica M. Garcia, MD Glenn and Susan Shea Charitable Fund at Schwab Charitable Dr. and Mrs. Dale M. Glenn Ryan T. Hagino, MD Mr. Frank K. Hamada Mr. Charles H. Hao Mr. Kevin Hayashi Haynes Foundation Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County

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Mr. and Mrs. David A. Heenan Ms. Tracey L. Hewitt Wallace T. and Dale N. Hirouji Mr. Wayne Ikeda Ms. Jennifer J. Jones Francis Jusuf Darcy Kessler Kiewit Building Group Inc. Ms. Harriet H. Kirihara Rob Kuntz and Marrie Schaefer Akemi and Misako Kurokawa James Lin, MD Ms. Stella S. Lock Ms. Lorrie Luke Mr. and Mrs. John R. Marihart Mr. Milton T. Matsuda Ms. Sanae Matsumoto Matsuura Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. Michael M.H. Moon Ms. Ann Morimoto Mr. and Mrs. Jason Nagai Ms. Iris M. Nakama Dr. and Mrs. Cass Nakasone Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. Noh Susan Nonaka In Memory of Tsuyako Nonaka Barbara and Gary North, Jr. Sada Okumura, MD, and John H. Drouilhet, MD Ms. Michele L. Otake Mr. Henry F. Pang James H. Penoff, MD Ms. Laura G. Pladson Marc and Amanda Price John V. Mickey, MD, and Enid Lynn Rayner, MD Mrs. June S. Reinwald Richard and Susan Hornik Family Fund Mr. Michael J. Robinson S&L Management Service Robert W. Schulz, MD Ms. Marsha Schweitzer Mr. Daniel Serrao Ms. Karen Shigematsu Lisa Shigemura, MD Ms. Marian K. Shimizu Mrs. Kathy K. Sokugawa Ms. Jessica E. Sphar Steven C. Ai Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. J. Hans Strasser Mr. and Mrs. David E. Stumbaugh Mr. and Mrs. Paul I. Sunahara Dr. Delle S. Swindale Marti Y. Taba, MD Dr. Terri Tanaka and Cary Tanaka Mrs. Helene K. Teves The A&R Donn Gifting Fund The Rebecca W. Carter Trust Claire Tong Mr. David Torres, III Mrs. Melissa A. Totherow Sid and Carrie Ann Tsutsui Mr. David Underriner Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Watanabe Mr. Dean Watanabe Ms. Jane Y. Watanabe Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Whitaker Carol and Gaylord Wilcox Mr. and Mrs. Winston K.Q. Wong Mr. Warren M. Yamauchi K. Albert Yazawa, MD Ms. Alison D. Zecha Allen Zecha

$500-$999 Anonymous (6) Ms. Erminia M. Aflague Ms. Lauren E. Agena Mr. Kauhi K. Ahana Dr. and Mrs. Cedric K. Akau Mr. Bruce J. Alcaraz, RRT

Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Anbe Dr. and Mrs. V. Balaraman Dr. and Mrs. John F. Balfour Bank of Hawai‘i Mr. and Mrs. David A. Brooks Wei Chao, MD Ms. Cecily P. Cheung Ms. Rona A. Chung Mr. Keoki L. Clemente Tony and Wendy Crabb Mrs. Vicky M. Crowder Edmond & Mildred Ayling Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation Samuel J. Evans, MD Ms. Judith W.C. Felipe Jay L. Grekin, MD & Judy Stubbs Ms. Wendy F. Hamamoto Mulinfe Hanneman Drs. Gregory and Chari Hart Mr. and Mrs. Eric N.S. Hee Ms. Rosemary E. Herwig Ms. Karen K. Higuchi Mr. Glenn W. Hinkle Mr. Eric T. Hirano Mr. Lyle S. Hosoda Katsuya A. Iizuka, MD Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred T. Ikemoto Inoue Family Charitable Fund Mr. Denis K. Isono Mr. Gary K. Iwamuro Mr. and Mrs. Barry Jim On Ms. Blossom G. JoloninoPantohan Erma F. Jose, MD Wesley and Karen Kai Mr. Dave K. Kanda Ellen K. Kaye and Michael D. Kaye, MD Ms. Lynn R. Kikuchi Ms. Katherine Korenaga Peter Lawrence and Naoko Kumada-Lawrence Mrs. Michiko Kusaka Mr. Lance T. Kushimi Yvonne Kwan, MD Michael D. Lam, MD Mr. Lawrence G.K. Lau Mr. and Mrs. Jerry S.H. Lau Ms. MaryLou M. Loualhati Bennett Y. Loui, MD Mr. Todd D. Madden Manfred M. and Jeanette C. Masuda Ms. Ericka S.S. Matamua Keith and Eileen Matsumoto Mr. Wade Matsuura Ms. Lise D. McGrew Ms. Nancy J. Miyake Keith Miyashiro Dr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Moore Ms. Jana K. Moses Mr. Kevin M. Mullally Ms. Gail M. Murakami Mr. and Mrs. Nelson M. Muraoka Ms. Eleanor M. Naone Ms. Kit Y. Ng, CRNA Ms. Kathryn M. Omine Mr. and Mrs. Eddie H. Onouye Ms. Ruth K. Ota Ms. Monica A. Pierce Mr. Nathaniel Y. Pong Monica M. Price, MD Ms. Teresa M. Sarajina Dr. Lois Saruwatari and Tara Nilsson Scofield Giving Fund James S. Sheperd, MD Ms. Jolene P. So Ms. Suzie C. So-Miyahira Mr. Seiichi Suzuki Mr. Len K. Tanaka Mr. Dean H. Tateyama The Dr. Deb Humanity Fund Ms. Crystal M. Theel Ms. Kathleen K. Thomas Ms. Myrna Anne Topolinski

Mrs. Marion M. Walker Ms. Alice M.J. Watanabe Dana T. Watanabe, MD Ms. Kristin L. Wauke Dr. and Mrs. Edward J. Weldon, III Ms. Jaime M. Wheeler Ms. Annie M. Wong Ms. Tracy Lynn Wong Mr. and Mrs. Randall S. Wong Mary L. Worthen, MD Mr. and Mrs. Roy H. Yamada Mikela Yarawamai, MD Mrs. Joyce O. Yoshino Ms. Constance F. YoshiokaKinoshita

$250-$499 Anonymous (9) Mr. Keith H. Abe Ms. Glenda P. Agapay Ms. Leslie Ann J. Agpaoa Mrs. Teresa Y. Agraan Ms. Joen V.M. Aguinaldo Ms. Diana S. Akamine Ms. Aitulagi E. Ala Mr. Joshua J. Almanza Ms. Hazel D. Andres Nathan Angle, MD Mr. John Appler Mr. Milton M. Arakawa Mr. and Mrs. Glenn T. Arita Mr. and Mrs. David E. Asato Mr. Tyler J. Asuncion Ms. Grace M.T. Balderas Ms. Debralyn A. Baldonado Ms. Alyssa M. Barnes Mrs. Jean M. Bart Ms. Anita K. Bascar Mr. and Mrs. Rodelio S. Baysa Mr. Richard D. Benson Ms. Elizabeth Berry Craig S. Boddy, MD Mrs. Kristen K.C. Bonilla Mr. Stephen R. Bowman Mr. Troy G. Branstetter Mr. and Mrs. Patrick T. Brent Mr. Brian R. Buchner Mikiko A.Y. Bunn, MD Ms. Lindlee M. Butcher Ms. Amy D. Caliboso Johnny and Michelle Cantillo Ms. Judith G. Caro Mr. Edward H. Carus, Jr. Ms. Kaohulani B. Catrett Janny H. Chen, MD and David C. Cho, MD Rosalyn Cheng, MD and James C. Lai, MD Ms. Brianne M. Chinen Ms. Amy L. Chong Ms. Virgie R. Choy Ms. Jonalyn A. Chua Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Chun Francisco A. Conde, NP Ms. Joan F. Conde Ms. Jill Confair Mr. Kenneth M. Craik Mr. Jonathan C. Crosson Ms. Dianthe K. Cuello Mr. Albert K. Dayag Ms. Yan X. Ding Ms. Jacquelyn D. Dizon Netley J. D'Souza, MD Ms. Donna C.C. Dullaga Philip H. Dunn, MD Ms. Lisa A. Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Kenton T. Eldridge Ms. Joy-Ann B. Espejo Ms. Emelyn R. Evans Ms. Sarah E. Fleming Ms. Emily Francis Ms. DaisyLourdes C. Freitas Ms. Teruko Fujita Mr. Kyle T. Fukuda Mr. and Mrs. Ichiro Fukumoto Mr. and Mrs. Garret H. Furukido Ms. Anielyn T. Galanto

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A Community Connection STRAUB BENIOFF MEDICAL CENTER AND AMERICAN FLOOR & HOME GREW UP TOGETHER. IN 1973, THE MEDICAL CENTER OPENED THE DOORS OF ITS HOSPITAL ON SOUTH KING STREET. One year later, David Arita and a friend started

their carpet business.

Now, the company the Aritas built is helping Straub Benioff move into its next phase of caring for the community. American Floor & Home raised more than $60,000 for the Straub Redevelopment Project as part of its 50th anniversary celebration.

“My dad has always wanted us to be grateful for what we have and to share with others,” said Daniel Arita,

FRONT ROW, FROM LEFT: David Arita (with

lei), Chris Arita and Daniel Arita with Straub Benioff leadership and philanthropy team.

David’s son who is now the president of American Floor & Home. “As a business owner, he also made it important to give back and has instilled this in me and our employees.”

Straub Benioff is not just a beneficiary for Daniel’s family.

His mother-in-law, Merle Kikukawa, retired from there, and one of her daughters is a Straub Benioff physician assistant.

Daniel’s wife, Torey, is an emergency medicine physician at Pali Momi and Kapi‘olani medical centers, so he knows the impact giving can make for patients and their families.

“We are an employee-owned company and believe that all of us should be giving back to the community in some way so we can help make an impact,” Daniel said.

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HAWAI‘I PACIFIC HEALTH FOUNDATIONS Ms. Crystal V. Gaoat Mr. and Mrs. Wade S. Gesteuyala Mrs. Nina M. Giovanetti Dr. and Mrs. Roman W. Glamb Mrs. Laura Goo Ms. Stephanie A. Goroza Ms. Reina Graves Ms. Francine M. Grudzias Mr. Noa S. Halalilo Mr. Blake S. Hatada Mr. Clark G. Hatch Ms. Emma L. Henderson Ms. Tanya N. Higa Mrs. Tiffanie M.L. Hipa Ms. Emyline M. Hiraki Ms. Debbie N. Hiraoka B. Hoshino Ms. Sherilynn K. Hubin Mrs. Carol H. Igarashi Ms. LaTara R. Inouye Mr. Herbert Isoda Ms. Rindy A. Ito Ms. Karie M. Izuo Ms. Lori A. Jansen Ms. Nicole M. Jenkins Mr. Brett Johnson Ms. Lilibeth F. Johnson Ms. Kim A. Jones Lilian Y. Kanai, MD Ms. Linda K. Kaneshige Mr. Glenn Y. Kawabata Mr. Leslie K. Kawada Mr. and Mrs. Calvin T. Kawakami Mr. and Mrs. Dean K. Kawano Ms. Sherill J. Kearns Ms. Sarah Kim Mr. Dallas D. Kinlaw Mr. Kerry K. Kiyabu

Ms. Shaylynn K. Kiyota Ms. Sarah J. Kodama-Ikei Kryss Y. Kojima, MD Ms. Kari-Ann K. Koki Ms. Abegail B. Kopf, RRT Chad and Kim Koyanagi Michael Kusaka, MD Mr. and Mrs. Rex S. Kuwasaki Mr. Kory R. Kwock Ms. Alysha A. Ladiero Mr. Adam Landeroz Mrs. Stella W.Y. Laroza Mr. Dick K. Lee Mr. H. Van Lee Ms. Jamie M. Lee Kenneth J. Lee and Jennifer K.L. Lee Mark K.C. Lee, MD Ms. Pat Lee Nicole A. Leong, MD Mr. Peter J. Lewis Ms. Brittney M.L. Locquiao, RN Ms. Sarah E. Lukela Mr. Wesley G.C. Lum Ms. Leigh-Tasha K. Luna-Leiato Ms. Sophie D. Magloire Ms. Melinda R. Magnayon Prado Ms. Pauline Y. Masaki Mrs. Shirley K. Matsumoto Ms. Karen K. Mayeda Ms. Kristi L. Maynard Mr. John McNamara Mr. Geoffrey E. Milford Lee M. Mitsumori, MD Glenn Miyataki, PhD Ms. Raina N. Miyoshi Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Moats Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S. Momohara Ms. Jessica W. Moriki Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Morioka Ms. Rayna M. Morris

Mr. Joseph G. Mottershaw Mrs. Kristene Y. Murakami Kimberly K. Naahielua, MD Mr. and Mrs. Seichi Nagai Ms. Kathleen K. Nakagawa Beau K. Nakamoto, MD Ms. Reiko E. Nakamoto Mr. Jeremy K. Narca Ms. Evelyn F. Neth Ms. Heather M. Newcomb Ms. Joann F.A. Newman Mr. Christopher A. Nguyen Ms. Jovielyn N. Nicolas Matthew J. Nims, MD Mr. and Mrs. Jerry E. Nishida Mr. Donn P.T. Ojiri Mr. and Mrs. Neal T. Okamoto Ms. Karen T.H. Okuhara Ms. Patricia D. Omboy Mr. Dean T. Omiya Ms. Nora J. Onaga Mr. Glen M. Onato Mr. and Mrs. Raymond S. Ono Mr. Joseph S. Oshiro Mr. Darren M. Ota Dr. John Juliano and Ms. Laura T. Ota Mr. and Mrs. Andrew R. Padilla Mr. Anthony A. Padua Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Pang Ms. Michelle M. Pascual Mrs. Josephine M. Pelch Ms. Lucille J. Pezzulo Mrs. Loraine B. Phomsopha Ms. Rowena S. Pudiquet Mrs. Blanche T. Quintal Ms. Eva G. Rabusa Ms. Chamaigne K. Ralston Mr. Dennis M. Ramos Mr. Jonel Q. Rapanut

Mr. Alex K. Rapez Dr. Thomas G. Rawski Mr. James L. Reyes Ms. Lucy S. Richmond Ms. Ellaine J.F. Rivera Ms. Lisa M. Rivera Ms. Tumuatasi Rosen Mrs. Katherine D. Rosenberg Mrs. Helen T.O. Sako Mr. and Mrs. Seiichi Sako Jorge C. Samaniego, MD Ms. Shirley A. Samonte Ms. Tina M. Sampaia Ms. Sherri L. Santos Alberto S. Santos-Ocampo, MD Ms. Joann Jennifer A. Saribay Ms. Donna K. Sasaki Mr. Matthew Sasaki Mr. Stephen T. Saure Ms. Shani D. Schlemmer Servco Pacific Inc. Ms. Dara A. Shelton Mr. and Mrs. Wallace K. Shidaki Ms. Constance N. Shigemoto Mr. Charles D. Kamimura and Mrs. Joy B.Y. Shimabuku Mr. and Mrs. Kazuo Shimabukuro Annette A. Shimizu, PhD Mr. Scott T. Shiraishi Mr. Germany D. Smith Aleck Soon, MD Mrs. Roberta A. Sprague Ms. Sharon C.N. Stokka, RN Ms. Casey K. Suehiro Mr. Russell Sugai and Ms. Marie L. Duby-Sugai Mr. and Mrs. Eugene E. Sumida Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Sun Ms. Susan S. Suzuki

Ms. Amanda N. Tajima Mr. Garret Takahashi Mr. Roy R. Takamune Ms. Mimi Tang-Lieu Ronnie B.N. Texeira, MD Ms. Jennifer E. Thieme Ms. Bernadette M. Tiburcio Mr. Gregg Timmons Ms. Evelyn F. Tomari Ms. Sunshine Topping Mr. Baptist Torres, Jr. Ms. Marie L. Tuifao Robert and Elise Ueoka Mrs. Kay K. Uesugi Mrs. Dorothy T. Umeda Steve and Liz Uyehara Ms. Tara L. Vaughn Vijaya Vellanki, MD Ms. Mary Ann E. Villamil Ms. Adelfa D. Villanueva Peter Wang, MD Ms. Maria M. Warren Ms. Kristy C. Watanabe Ms. Kimberly A. Webster Ms. Hope C. West Dr. and Mrs. Roger White Hye Gyeong Won, RN Se Kon Won, MD Ms. Lauren A. Wong Mr. Kunane R.A. Wooton Mr. Mathaniel L. Worthy Ms. Leilani E. Wright Mrs. Mildred L. Yamanouchi Ms. Sheena E. Yamashiro Mrs. Sheri S. Yanagida Ms. Amanda B. Yee Ms. Kristin E. Yokota Mr. and Mrs. Gary T. Yoshitake Mr. and Mrs. Maynard G.P. Young Mr. Gregory E. Zaryske

Generations of Gratitude CARING. THOROUGH AND KNOWLEDGEABLE. PERSONABLE. FUNNY. These are the words Dr. Stephen Arnold’s patients use to describe him. The internal medicine physician joined Straub Benioff Medical Center in 1978 and soon made his patients feel like part of his family.

Sandy Fong is one of them.

The president of Market City Shopping Center grew up in the Kaimukī and Kāhala neighborhoods, and Dr. Arnold was definitely part of her history.

“Dr. Arnold has been our internist for generations, caring for my grandfather, uncles, aunties and my cousins and me,” she said. “He cares greatly, taking the time to know each of his patients and make us feel special.

We all love him!”

Dr. Stephen Arnold holds one of his original record books from the 1970s.

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Many mention Dr. Arnold’s witty jokes, but they especially

recall his care for patients, which extended beyond the exam room.

He gave consistently to Straub Benioff and inspired hundreds more to do the same. Over the past 20 years, more than 750 donations, totaling more than $1 million, have been made in Dr. Arnold’s name, helping to fund programs and technology for the health of his patients and the community.

The beloved physician retired the week of Thanksgiving 2024, but the outpouring of thanks from the families who depended on him continues.

“Considering the warm gratitude so many feel for all Dr. Arnold has done, it’s not surprising that many, like us, support the Straub Benioff Foundation in his honor,” Sandy said. “To Dr. Arnold, on behalf of me and my family, here’s wishing you many great years of a welldeserved retirement.”

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Wilcox Health Foundation Donors $10,000,000 & Above The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

$100,000 & Above Anonymous (various) Antone & Edene Vidinha Charitable Trust

$50,000-$99,999 Atherton Family Foundation D. Suehiro Electric Inc. Earl M. Morimoto 2020 Trust Ms. Jane I. Hiranaka* Karst Merdes Health Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation G.N. Wilcox Trust

$25,000-$49,999 Anonymous Bloomfield Senior Citizens Housing Corp.

Club at Kukui‘ula Community Benefit Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation Kaua‘i Kōkua Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation

$10,000-$24,999 Anonymous Mal and Pamela Dohrman Goodale Family Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation Ken and Betsy* Greenbaum Harrison Family Fund Takenaka Corporation Kawailoa Development Mr. and Mrs. Mel C. Ventura Geri Q.L. Young, MD, and Robert J. Teichman, MD*

$5,000-$9,999 Alan* and Monica King Fund Cushnie Construction Company Inc. Ms. Jennifer K. Dacumos EPIC Dr. and Mrs. John T. Funai Dr. and Mrs. Richard M. Goodale Huddy Family Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Tad Jackson Mr. Paul C. Loizeaux, Jr. Yori and Willie Milo David and Kellyn Okabe Richard and Mary Peterson Family Foundation John and Christine Sanguinetti Sheraton Kaua‘i Resort The Gladys Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation Mr. Kent K. Wakumoto Wright Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Dan Wyatt

$1,000-$4,999 Anonymous Ms. Mary Jean Abigania Aileen Miura Fund of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Norman T. Akita Mr. and Mrs. Richard Albrecht Peter and Linda Baldwin BBCP Kukui‘ula Development Company (Hawai‘i) LLC Marina and Bill Brown Will Burke and Leslie Crow Ms. Jen Chahanovich Ms. Kristiina Chapman Bob Ching and Colleen Wong Mr. and Mrs. William E. Clise Robert Conrad, MD Ralph and Laura Cushnie Deja Vu Surf Hawai‘i Peter J. Di Rocco, MD Dr. and Mrs. W. Montague Downs David and Dawn Dunbar Ms. Marty R. Ellis Michael and Stephanie Ellis Fankhauser Family Fund of the Toledo Community Foundation Mrs. Fely Faulkner Mrs. Tatsuko Fujimoto Mr. and Mrs. David W. Goodale Ms. Barbara Harada Mr. and Mrs. Carl F. Imparato Island Business & Commercial Brokerage Ms. Jennifer J. Jones Dr. Christopher A. Jordan and Dr. Elaine Y. Kubota Kaua‘i Memorial Gardens Inc. Mr. and Mrs. G. Patrick Kuzmer James Lin, MD Ms. Robin Lotu Ms. Alison L. Lovell Ms. Janet M. Macadangdang Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey F. Miller 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 Mr. Anthony O’Keefe Mr. Eric Okubo Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Richardson, III Mr. Michael J. Robinson Roy E. Crummer Foundation Ms. Catherine A. Sataraka Mr. and Mrs. Bill Skelton Takenaka Kaua‘i Healthcare Fund - Kawailoa Development Eugene F. Tareshawty, Jr., MD Terry P. Kamen Realty The Hale Uluwehi Charitable Fund at Schwab Charitable The Golden Miracle Charitable Fund Claire Tong Ms. Gladys Tsunehiro Mr. David Underriner Ray and Tiffany Vara Mr. William Weil Mr. and Mrs. Greg Williams Dr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Williamson Ms. Karen Yee Ms. Kari Yokota

Rooted in Community IN 1954, 10 PINEAPPLE FARMERS ON KAUA‘I WITH BIG DREAMS BUT LIMITED RESOURCES DECIDED TO TAKE A STEP FOR THEIR FUTURE. They pooled their savings and raised $595 to purchase heavy equipment for their farms. Together, they found a way to grow.

Gather FCU president and CEO Tess Shimabukuro (second from left) presenting a pair of $25,000 donations to the Wilcox Health Foundation and the Kapi‘olani Children’s Miracle Network.

Over the years, this humble pineapple farmers’ cooperative grew into Gather Federal Credit Union. With a history rooted in the community, Gather FCU cares deeply about Kaua‘i.

Gather FCU’s signature fundraiser is its annual golf tournament. The sold-out event raises money for a cause that Tess Shimabukuro, Gather FCU’s president and CEO, cares deeply about — pediatric care. A few years ago, Tess toured Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children and witnessed firsthand the need for specialized care for the most vulnerable babies.

“It was such an emotional visit, seeing a baby who weighed just a pound, learning about the special equipment and services these children need,” Tess remembers.

“We wanted to help the kids, especially our keiki on Kaua‘i.”

In 2024, the golf tournament celebrated its 25th anniversary with a pair of symbolic gifts: $25,000 for Wilcox Medical Center and $25,000 for Kapi‘olani Children’s Miracle Network.

“As a community credit union, we aim our fundraising efforts to causes that positively impact the community as a whole,” said Michael Garcia, Gather FCU vice president of risk management and the tournament’s lead organizer.

“And there isn’t a better cause than supporting our local hospitals.”

Supporting one another. It’s what makes a community, and that’s what Gather FCU is all about.

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$500-$999 Anonymous (5) Ms. A-Nancy F. Acorda Aaron E. Adair, DC Clyner Antalan, MD Ms. Lori Banasihan Jason G.J. Bechard, MD Mr. and Mrs. David A. Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Canute Alyssa Carnegie, MD Tyler Chihara, DPM Reverend Richard C. Chun Ms. Marilou Y. Combs Anne Dempsey, MD Donald and Mary Koss Charitable Fund Mr. Ronald C. Dunford First Hawaiian Bank Mr. Wayne Fujioka and Mrs. Carol Valentine Dr. Marjorie F. Gifford Mr. Palmer W. Hafdahl Ms. Lisa P. Hines Mr. and Mrs. Chet Hunt Ms. Jennifer Y. Ishikawa Mr. and Mrs. Ryan E. Jimenez Derek Johnson, DO Mr. and Mrs. Greg Kamm Mr. and Mrs. Wayne K. Katayama Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Kaui Ms. Andrea A.L. Keao Ms. Shana L.A. Koga Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kokron Mr. and Mrs. Bob S. Kubota Eugene Lao, MD Nicholas M. Leonard, MD Ms. Lorrie Luke Mr. Todd D. Madden Ms. Petra R. Makanani Matson Navigation Company Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Bert M. Matsuoka Ms. Lise D. McGrew Tad and Caroline Miura Ms. Norie J. Munoz Jay M. Murphy, MD Ms. Clorinda F. Nakashima

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$250-$499 Anonymous (7) Mr. Keith H. Abe Ms. Mildred Ah-Hee Mr. Austin M. Alao Ms. Angelyn A. Allado-Racca 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 Dr. and Mrs. V. Balaraman Mrs. Rowena I. Baptiste Ms. Josephine O. Baris Ms. Catherine M. Bautista Cristiana Bertocchi, MD Ms. Breiene S.K. Binongial Mr. Ken J. Bonilla Mrs. Kristen K.C. Bonilla Mr. and Mrs. Roger Brookman Mrs. Kimberly R. Bunao Ms. Kalsie U. Camelo Johnny and Michelle Cantillo Ms. Judith G. Caro Mr. Arthur A. Chow

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Matthew Kon, DO Senator and Mrs. Ron D. Kouchi Ms. Mary Ann Kubota Mr. Tadasu Kurashige Mr. Randall E. Ledford Ms. Marie E. Lee Mr. Peter J. Lewis Ms. Sarah E. Lukela Mark Magelssen, MD Ms. Sandra Magnussen Dr. and Mrs. Thatcher Magoun Ms. Muriel Ena C. Malixi Ms. Charmaine Manuel Ms. Tuanta Matsumoto Mr. John McNamara Ms. Filomena C. Melchor Mr. and Mrs. George Menor Ms. Mary J. Miller Ms. Sandra A. Miyabuchi Mr. Dalston Miyasato Mrs. Edie A. Moe Peter and Jennifer Morishige Ms. Yvonne A. Motilla Ms. Apryle S. Mukai Mr. and Mrs. Calvin K. Murashige Candice Myhre, MD Mrs. Valerie R. Nakamura Ms. Evelyn F. Neth Ms. Janet S. Niitani Ms. Joanna M. Nishimura Mr. and Mrs. Gary S. Nitta Niu Pia Land Company Ltd. Ms. Michelle L. Omura Ms. Anne M. O'Neill Mr. Patrick Ono Ms. Sheri E. Oshiro Ms. Marizel A. Pablo Mrs. Marie P. Padilla Steven Penner, MD Ms. Tanya P. Peralta-Jardin Mr. and Mrs. Russell J. Rapozo Ms. Natalie Rapozo-Reiland Ms. Mary L. Rericka Ms. Summer R. Rex Ms. Diane T. Rodrigues Ms. Joyce A. Rohl Ms. Karen K. Sakai Mr. Matthew Sasaki Ms. Katrina J. Satumba

Mr. Gregory A. Schumacher Ms. Randa A. Schumacher Ms. Carolyn J. Schwartz Ms. Rosemelda Semana Ms. Cathy L.M. Shanks Russell and Lisa Shimazu Mr. Wayne Shimizu Mr. Scott T. Shiraishi Ms. Deborah S. Smith Ms. Josephine Sokei Ms. Blanche Stockle Ms. Amber K. Strong Mrs. Sue Sugai Mr. Richard Cortez and Ms. Blanche H. Sugimoto Ms. Mary C. Taiariol Mr. Jarran Y. Takekuma Ms. Lee Y. Takekuma Reid H. Tamanaha, MD Ms. Dawn Taroc-Silva Ms. Flordeliza C. Tarriga Mr. Michael E. Taylor Mr. Abraham A. Tengan The Tabuchi Family DonorAdvised Fund Ms. Jennifer E. Thieme Ms. Amy R. Thomas Mr. Gregg Timmons Ms. Sunshine Topping Robert and Elise Ueoka Steve and Liz Uyehara Ms. Maricel B. Wakuta Mr. Jerome Webster, Jr. Ms. Susan K. Weimer Mrs. Valerie A. Winchester Mr. Norman Wolff Ms. Leslie A. Womack Mr. Eric N. Yama Ms. Reanne Yama Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Y. Yamada Mr. David M. Yamaguchi Ms. Roxanne A. Yamase Ms. Monina M. Yamashita Ms. Sandra L. Yoshioka Mr. Roy A. Young Mr. and Mrs. Peter Yukimura Ms. Alison D. Zecha

A Paws-itive Impact THERE’S A NEW STAR AT WILCOX MEDICAL CENTER, AND EVERYONE WANTS HER ATTENTION WHEREVER SHE GOES. Wilcox’s new facility dog, Star, has been brightening days since November 2024. Star came from Assistance Dogs of Hawai‘i, where she took a personality test as a puppy and went through a year of specialized training.

Star and her primary handler, Carrie Hovland, RN, Wilcox Infusion Services manager.

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“Wilcox believes in the power of emotional and spiritual healing as an integral part of health care,” said Carrie Hovland, RN, Star's primary handler and Wilcox's manager of Infusion Services, Hematology/Oncology and Palliative Care. “Star provides love, companionship and comfort.”

A portion of the funds from Hawai‘i Pacific Health’s

Employee Giving Campaign will help to pay for Star’s expenses.

Facility dogs are full-time, specially trained canine employees, and Wilcox’s loving labrador is no different. Star walks through the medical center five days a week, offering support for patients and staff. She attends staff meetings and even has her own email account to organize her event calendar, although some may be jealous that her schedule includes mandatory naps. As her name implies, Star is the center of attention wherever she goes, but she’s never too busy to offer a snuggle.

“Walking by her in the hall, people smile and greet her,” Hovland said. “From afar, they shout, ‘I love you, Star!’”

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A Gift That Touches Generations FOR JOANNE ABE, GIVING TO PALI MOMI MEDICAL CENTER WAS A FAMILY AFFAIR FROM THE DAY THE HOSPITAL OPENED. Her parents, Robert and

Janet, were among Pali Momi's 12 original volunteers and remained dedicated to the work for 20 years.

When Robert wasn’t giving hospital tours, he was escorting patients to surgeries. Janet helped run the gift shop. When their daughter retired from teaching, one of the first things Joanne did was sign up to become a Pali Momi volunteer. She spent most of her time manning the hospital’s information desk, ensuring people were never lost or felt alone. The interactions she had with patients, families and Pali Momi staff inspired her to become a regular donor to the Pali Momi Foundation.

Joanne eventually created an endowment in memory of her parents to benefit volunteer services and cancer care at Pali Momi. She marveled at how her parents prioritized family life while also being strong role models for their work ethic and volunteer service. All this, while her father balanced two jobs to make ends meet.

“They always sacrificed their needs for others,” Joanne said at the ceremony for the endowment in 2017. “I know their spirit continues here. You celebrate a person’s life by remembering they are still with you.

I celebrate my parents’ lives every day.”

Joanne’s philanthropic giving continued at every level and often. She contributed in honor of Pali Momi’s 25th anniversary and to the Dr. James T. Kakuda Cancer Center. Her biggest gift came after she passed away in 2024. Joanne left a significant part of her estate to Pali Momi and made the medical center the beneficiary of her annuity and insurance policy.

Joanne came from humble beginnings. She lived a simple but meaningful life, epitomized by the way she ended every email: “Breathe easy and often.” Joanne constantly celebrated life and her parents’ lives, and her legacy of giving at Pali Momi will allow generations of families like hers to do the same.

If you are interested in making a lasting impact by joining our legacy society at any of Hawai‘i Pacific Health's medical centers, call 808-535-7100 or scan above.

oanne Abe, in 2017, proudly J displaying the plaque in memory of her parents at an endowment ceremony in their honor at Pali Momi.

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It is through quality health care and true compassion for our community’s needs that Hawai‘i Pacific Health 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.

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