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Kawaiaha‘o Plaza Workplace Giving Kickoff

October 5, 2017

Nearly 150 staffers at Kamehameha's Kawaiaha‘o Plaza headquarters took time out of their hectic Monday to help kickoff KS’ month-long Workplace Giving campaign. The free event featured ‘ono breakfast eats, live mele, games, prizes, and plenty of laughter!

Hats off to KP Workplace Giving Campaign Kickoff Chair Dustin Clevenger and org-wide Campaign Chair Elaine Nu‘uhiwa for orchestrating the successful event. And a big “Mahalo” to the employee volunteers who answered the call to help set up, break down, run game booths, serve breakfast, provide mele and more. From the looks of things, they had as much fun as the attendees! 

Last but not least, mahalo nui loa to our executive leadership who supported the event, encouraging us to carry on KS’ tradition of giving! 

Workplace Giving packets have been distributed to all employees. If you’d like to make an online donation to our recipient organizations – the Pauahi Foundation, Aloha United Way, and the Hawaiian Way Fund – please visit the Workplace Giving website. Our giving campaign runs through October 31




The Workplace Giving campaign kickoff began with pule, ‘oli, mele and mana‘o at the daily morning gathering in the Kawaiaha‘o Plaza courtyard.




Campaign recipient organizations were on hand to share donor information. Above, Pauahi Foundation Director of Annual Giving Bran-dee Torres shares donation and scholarship details with Commercial Real Estate lease administrators Maylyn Magno-Gomes and Stacey Montalbo.




Aloha United Way Business Development Manager Marilyn Nimsger shares information on the non-profit that touches more than 830,000 lives from keiki to kūpuna through its 342 charities impacting issues like poverty, health, and disaster relief.




Hawaiian Way Fund Program Manager Kehau Meyer shares the benefits of donating to the fund that helps more than 150 non-profits that support causes including cultural advocacy, economic development, and community well-being.




Nā mele nahenahe (melodic songs) were provided by musicians including audio visual specialists Cory Oliveros and Jeep Briones; Senior Preschools Project Manager Kaipo Hale; Advertising and Direct Marketing Manager Chad Takatsugi; Strategic Analyst Liz Apo; Multimedia Publishing Specialist Kanai‘a Nakamura and others.




The event also featured fun games! Above, HR Recruitment Administrator Kimberly Wilson, Accounts Receivable Manager Shanell Ingano, and Accounting Assistant Rie Jitchaku take the Oreo challenge moving the cookies from their foreheads to their mouths without using their hands!




Education Data Systems Research Associate Kelly Burton and Senior Education Program Analyst Daniel Hoffman sharpen their cookie-moving skills.




IT Operations Manager Trevor Berry demonstrates his impressive ‘ulu maika skills.




Financial Assets Administrative Coordinator Leilani Guerreiro challenges Talent Management Administrator Jonathan Eng to a match of Jan Ken Po. The winner gets to take the other person's lanyard(s).




Strategic Implementation Support Manager Carrie Shoda-Sutherland gives her lanyard up to Trustee Office staffer Carol Valant after Carol beat hear at Jan Ken Po.




All hail Jan Ken Po champion, Cory Oliveros!




Those who visited the event's info booths or played games earned a free breakfast. Above, Senior Internal Auditor Jared Menor staffs the breakfast buffet table as Scholarship Processing Specialist Kapua Pickford partakes in the ‘ono food.




CEO Office Manager Pomai Apana catches up with the coordinators of the kickoff celebration, KS Workplace Giving campaign Chair Elaine Nu‘uhiwa and KP Workplace Giving Kickoff Chair Dustin Clevenger.




Strategy Consultant Angela Correa-Pei, Communications Manager Aron Dote, Strategy Consultant Pia Chock, Strategy Consultant Kanani Harris, CEO Office Manager Pomai Apana and Strategy Consultant Wendy Kekahio (standing) chat during the event.




Financial Aid Analyst Ross Fukunaga, HR Shared Services Coordinator Ellen Heu, and Budget and Awards Manager Michael Bandola were the lucky winners of KS swag bags. Other winners included Strategy Consultant Angela Correa-Pei, and Kealakūlia Administrative Coordinator Kelly Nishimura.