{"id":99918,"date":"2025-12-03T08:33:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T18:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/?p=99918"},"modified":"2025-12-03T08:34:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T18:34:37","slug":"hot-shots-12-3-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/hot-shots-12-3-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot Shots &#8211; 12\/3\/25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Foundation Awards Transformative Gift <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-99919\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/clarence-tc-ching-check-presentation-1-450x227.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"227\"><\/p>\n<p><em><span class=\"s3\">Photo courtesy Big Brothers Big Sisters hawai\u2018i.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation recently awarded a $1 million gift to Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawai\u2018i in support of its new headquarters, the Clarence T.C. Ching Opportunity Center in Kaka\u2019ako. Pictured at the check presentation are (from left) Elizabeth Hokada, trustee of Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation; Neill Char, campaign co-chair of Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawai\u2018i and vice chair of First Hawaiian Bank; Raymond Tam, trustee of Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation; Robert Fujioka, vice chair of Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation; Tertia Freas, executive director of Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation; Dennis Brown, campaign co-chair and president emeritus of Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawai\u2018i; Tyler Kurashige, president and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawai\u2018i; Cathy Ching, trustee of Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation; and Larry Rodriguez, campaign co-chair of Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawai\u2018i <\/span><span class=\"s2\">and Central Pacific Bank retiree.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Mission Of Meals, Ministry<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-99920\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/12\/proclamations-presented-to-river-of-life-mission-450x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\">Photo courtesy River of Life Mission<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi and Gov. Josh Green\u2019s coordinator on homelessness Jun Yang recently presented signed proclamations declaring Nov. 4 as River of Life Mission Day. 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