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Photo Courtesy Mid-Pacific Institute<\/p><\/div>\n

Gift Gives Boost To Hula Program<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

A $250,000 gift from Stephen Gainsley and Gloria Kosasa Gainsley to Mid-Pacific Institute\u2019s P\u016bp\u016bkahi endowment will support the school\u2019s commitment to Hawaiian cultural education via hula lessons for high school students. Pictured are P\u016bp\u016bkahi I Ke Alo O N\u0101 Pua dancers with Mid-Pacific vice president of institutional advancement Shannon Cleary (left), Stephen Gainsley and Gloria Kosasa Gainsley (middle), and kumu hula Michael Lanakila Casupang (back third from right).<\/p>\n

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Courtesy Chamber of Commerce Hawai\u2018i<\/p><\/div>\n

Creating A Climate <\/b><\/span>Of Confidence<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

In honor of International Women\u2019s Day, Chamber of Commerce Hawai\u2018i\u2019s Young Professionals W\u0101hine Committee presented a Creating a Climate of Confidence panel discussion at Natsunoya Tea House. Pictured are YP W\u0101hine Committee members (from left) Tori Kawahara, Rebecca Chung, Elaine Gascon, Nina Horioka, Chelsie Noh, Becky Mangrobang and Brianne Nitahara. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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