Verizon donated $5,000 to Domestic Violence Action Center, in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October. Pictured are (from left) Nanci Kreidman, Causha Spellman, Lydia Grasso, Danielle Ortiz-Padilla, Marci Lopes, Irwin Siongco, Keli’i Beyer and Mark Yamauchi.
Hawai‘i State Public Library System presented the 2017 Teen Summer Reading–O‘ahu Finale at Windward Mall Center Stage, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of its Teen Summer Reading Program. Winners were joined by Stacey A. Aldrich, state librarian; Leah Allen, Hawai‘i Pizza Hut; Nainoa Mau, Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i; Karlie Goya, teen award-winning vocalist/ukulele performer; and Lina Girl, emcee.