Hot Shots – 4/15/26

Photo courtesy Common Grace

Mentors Program Gets Financial Boost

The Pilot Club of Honolulu has awarded $3,000 to Mālama Mentors,  which serves students facing homelessness, family instability, bullying or language barriers. Pictured (from left) are Karlee Mullen, staff member of Common Grace; Gail Awakuni, a member of Pilot Club of Honolulu; Jay Jarman, founder of Common Grace; Makayla Sharp, a staff member of Common Grace; Joyce Willis, a member of Pilot Club of Honolulu; Carol Marx, a member of Pilot Club of Honolulu; Aries Jackson, executive director of Common Grace; Isamu Jarman, program manager of Common Grace; and Kayla Malapit, staff member of Common Grace. 

Photo courtesy Ho’omau Fire Academy

Credit Union Assists Fire Academy 

The Ho‘omau Fire Academy, a nonprofit dedicated to cultivating the next generation of first responders, has received $2,000 from Honolulu Fire Department Federal Credit Union. The contribution is instrumental to helping the academy provide tuition-free education for its cadets. Pictured (from left) are Reid Shimabukuro, president of Ho’omau Fire Academy and Guy Usui, CEO of Honolulu Fire Department Federal Credit Union.