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Salutes | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper
Posted on: Monday, September 29, 2008

Salutes

  • First-place winners of the AlohaCare sixth annual statewide art contest are:

    Division 1, Jena Mukai, 5, Wailuku, Maui.

    Division 2, Kiliona Keohuloa, 7, Kahului, Maui.

    Division 3, Eleanor Yuan, 8, Honolulu.

    Division 4, Tyler Okunami, 10, Mililani.

  • Evan Lin, 13, won the High School Piano Competition of the 3rd annual Aloha International Piano Festival at the Convention Center.

    Irwin Jang, 17, won the Young Artist Piano Competition (college level) and the Kama'aina Award for being the most outstanding Hawai'i student.

    Both are scholarship recipients of the Aloha International Piano Festival for winning first place in 2007 in their respective divisions.

    The 3rd annual Aloha International Piano Festival was a one-week program of pedagogy and concerts June 8-15, taught and performed by internationally renowned artist-faculty. It was originated and designed by concert artist Lisa Nakamichi of Kailua and Tokyo, for students, teachers and piano enthusiasts.

    Other first place winners in various divisions were: Lauren Nguyen, ages 6-8; Kiana Canicosa-Miles, ages 9-11; Mayu Koshio of Japan, ages 12-14; Evan Lin, ages 15-18.

  • Mary Shen, a student at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, was selected to participate in the 2008 NASCAR Diversity Internship Program. The program, which began on June 2, gives minority college students the opportunity to complete a 10-week, paid summer internship within the NASCAR industry.

    The NASCAR Diversity Internship Program features internships offered by NASCAR offices, sponsors, licensees, teams, tracks and broadcast partners.

    NASCAR Diversity Internship Program interns have gained experience working in marketing, engineering, public relations, licensing and various other areas. Each year, the internships are available to college juniors, seniors and graduate students across the country. To be eligible, students must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average.

  • Honolulu students from the salesmanship class at Heald College are raising scholarship money for youths leaving foster care. The class has a goal of raising $10,000 to help encourage foster youths to continue their educations beyond high school. Students recently presented a $2,000 check to Linda Santos, president and CEO of Foster Family Programs of Hawai'i, to kick off the campaign. Spearheading the campaign is former foster youth Kintaro Yonekura.
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