Hawaii Tribune-Herald Sunday, July 30, 2017 7 ACTIVITY SPECIAL REPORT Hilo’s gathering place... BOOKS MUSIC MAPS GIFTS Unique gifts with an island fl air! Basically Books 1672 Kamehameha Ave. next to Ken’s 961-0144 Facebook.com/BasicallyBooksHilo www.BasicallyBooks.com Helping Hawai‘i Reduce Reuse & Recycle Since 1992 OUR NEWEST LOCATION! Hilo Reuse Center Open Daily 7AM-4PM At the Hilo Transfer Station We’ve Launched Our NEW WEBSITE! www.RecycleHawaii.org Visit Us Today Our Island-Wide Reuse Center Locations: Kea‘au, Pahoa, Hilo, Waimea, Kealakehe & Keauhou We are a 501c3 and Donations are Tax Deductible. Proceeds Support Our Education and Outreach Programs. 808-969-2012 www.RecycleHawaii.org info@recyclehawaii.org Past ATHENA Award® recipients at the 2016 ATHENA Award® Luncheon are, back row, from left, County of Hawaii Mayor’s Office representative Rose Bautista, Irene Nagao (1990), Phoebe Lambeth (2007), Carol Ignacio (2012), Jan Higashi (1995), keynote speaker Cheryl Moore, Roberta Chu (2006). Front Row, left to right: Charlene Masuhara (2011), Dr. Sulma Ghandi (2009), 2016 ATHENA Award® Recipient Debra Ching Maiava, Brenda Ho (2015) and Mary Begier (2014). From left, Mike Kaleikini, 2016-17 HICC president, Hawai‘i County SBA winners Shon Pahio, Brendan Roberts, Kela Cosgrave, Tia Yamanaka; Dennis Boyd, Sherry Bracken, Edmund Olson and SBA District Director Jane Sawyer. stories about Hawaii’s people, places and companies. The SBA Award winners from Hawai‘i County included chamber member Sherry Bracken of Mahalo Broadcasting/ Hawaii Public Radio, State of Hawai‘i Small Business Advocate for Media and Journalism of the Year; chamber member Shon Pahio, HMP Inc., dba Business Services Hawaii, County of Hawai‘i SBA Family-Owned Business of the Year; Edmund Olson, Edmund C. Olson Trust II, State of Hawai‘i Makana Ho‘oko no Ke Ola SBA Special Award for Lifetime Legacy; Brendan Roberts and Kela Cosgrave, Big Island Booch Inc., County of Hawai‘i Small Business Person of the Year; Tia Yamanaka, Tia Yamanaka, LLC dba The Boutique Hilo, County of Hawai‘i Young Entrepreneur of the Year and Dennis Boyd, Hawaii Small Business Development Center Network, County of Hawai‘i Small Business Advocate for Financial Services. Scholarships & Education Awards The Hawai‘i Island Chamber of Commerce supports students during a most important time of their lives… their pursuit of higher education through our University of Hawai‘i system. The Chamber has been awarding scholarships to Continued on next page
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