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Ukulele Slack Key & Steel Jam Sunday

Submitted by HawaiiNewsNow W... on Friday, May 17th, 5:14 pm

Ukulele Slack Key & Steel Jam in Kapiolani Park at the Bandstand. The event is from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and FREE to the public. Visuals of the various artists are available upon request.

More info on this event and others, including the upcoming Na Hoku Hanohano Awards, can be found at www.melemei.com under the "events" tab. We appreciate your support of Hawaii's music!

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Kupu Students Learn About Sustainable Development and Operations as Part of Mentorship Day

Submitted by Bennet Group on Tuesday, May 14th, 5:21 pm

Students participating in Kupu’s CommunityU program spent the day with The Howard Hughes Corporation to learn about local careers available in sustainable development and operations. Throughout the day, the students shadowed employees in various fields and heard about their life stories and paths to their current positions.

Kupu’s CommunityU program is designed for young adults looking to complete a CBASE (competency based high school diploma) while gaining real world job experience completing natural resource management projects for community nonprofits and government partners. The eight-week program focuses on conservation, sustainability and positive mentorship and provides training and support in the areas of job readiness, personal development, team work and life skills.

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Pan-Pacific festival announces two new locations for 2013 arts showcases

Submitted by CommPac on Tuesday, May 7th, 5:15 pm

HONOLULU – The 34th Annual Pan-Pacific Festival has announced two new locations to host its Performing Arts Showcases this year in June: Waikiki Beach Walk Plaza Stage and Ala Moana Centertainment Stage (Nordstrom Wing, 3rd Floor). The Performing Arts Showcases are one of Pan-Pacific Festivals’ series of events that are held daily throughout the festival’s three-day celebration and will feature traditional Japanese song and dance, hula performances and other cultural presentations from more than 25 groups from Japan and Hawai‘i.

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Ala Moana Hotel Contest Celebrates the Na Hoku Hanohano Awards

Submitted by Bennet Group on Monday, May 6th, 5:41 pm

As the official hotel of the 36th annual Na Hoku Hanohano Awards, Ala Moana Hotel will present its own prize envelope to three lucky people that correctly predict the winners of three Na Hoku award categories. Kama‘aina and Pacific Business Connection members are invited to enter for a chance to win a free two-night stay in a sleek one-bedroom, ocean-view suite at Ala Moana Hotel.

“Ala Moana Hotel is proud to be the official hotel of the 36th annual Na Hoku Hanohano awards,” said Marty Milan, Ala Moana Hotel’s director of sales and marketing. “To celebrate Hawaii’s biggest night in music, our island residents are encouraged to stop by and take a guess at who might bring home the gold for a chance to win a two-night stay here at Ala Moana Hotel.”

“And the Winner is…”

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Hawaii Nature Center Expands Facilities with New Rain Pavilion

Submitted by Valerie Moore, Pineapple Tweed PR

Saturday, March 30th, 2013, 7:33pm

Hawaii Nature Center Expands Facilities with New Rain Pavilion

Hawaii Nature Center board members, supporters and community participants gathered today to celebrate the blessing of the newly constructed rain pavilion at the environmental education site. The pavilion was made possible through the generosity of companies, individuals and foundations.

“The Rain Pavilion will increase our capacity to serve up to 10,000 more children through our school programs, field trips and the popular Sensational Nature Adventures Program (SNAP),” said Bettina Mehnert, Hawaii Nature Center board president and chief operating officer of Architects Hawaii Ltd.

“We are especially grateful for the generosity of every business, organization and individual who supported the idea and made it a reality.”

Donors are recognized with transparent green leaves at the Pavilion

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Teens Wanted for Hawaii Meth Project’s Advisory Council

Submitted by McNeil Wilson Communications

Tuesday, March 26th, 2013, 5:19pm

Council Members will Lead Outreach Programs to Raise Awareness About the Dangers of Methamphetamine

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70th Anniversary of the Legendary 442nd Regimental Combat Team

Submitted by Rachel Wagenman on Wednesday, March 20th, 5:52 pm

Information courtesy of 442nd Sons & Daughters:

HONOLULU -- Hundreds of relatives and friends of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team from across the country, and as far away as the state of Texas, will converge on Waikiki to remember and honor the extraordinary bravery of the Nisei (second generation Japanese-American) soldiers from March 22-24, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the formation of the legendary combat unit.

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