Ron Wood of FM97 (Ron Wiley of KQNG said he couldnt believe how loud everything was) had to literally eat and run during the Kauai Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours at the Gather Federal Credit Union Kukui Grove West branch Thursday because he was emcee-ing the Women In Theatre shindig (it ends today!), so he missed the excitement when Janice Akiyama (mahalo for the Kokoro scones theyre just the right size!) ended up winning the staycation at the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort &Spa (did you go to their bon dance, Friday night? It was their first!).
Ron Wood of FM97 (Ron Wiley of KQNG said he couldn’t believe how loud everything was) had to literally eat and run during the Kauai Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours at the Gather Federal Credit Union Kukui Grove West branch Thursday because he was emcee-ing the Women In Theatre shindig (it ends today!), so he missed the excitement when Janice Akiyama (mahalo for the Kokoro scones — they’re just the right size!) ended up winning the staycation at the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort &Spa (did you go to their bon dance, Friday night? It was their first!).
Kudos to Tess Shimabukuro and her Gather ohana, and Mark Perriello and the Kauai Chamber three musketeers (congrats to Anna Baudouin, who made the short list of the PhotoCon — there’s still time to register for the second event — photo contest where the winners will be announced, Sept. 7 on Oahu) on the great event! OK, so with all that excitement (and ono food!), who got the Las Vegas trip?
Kudos, too, to El Doi and all those county Agency on Elderly Affairs crew members, on hosting the dementia symposium where Kauai is setting the example for the Dementia Friendly (Girl Scout Chloe Sakai is a Dementia Friend, and you can be one, too) program that is starting to take root from the global movement that started in the United Kingdom (and Japan).
More kudos to Jocelyn Barriga and the Kauai Police Department (all those recruits were experiencing community service Friday) on the Cop on Top fundraising effort for Kauai Special Olympics at Walmart (money raised here stays here!).
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Dennis Fujimoto, staff writer and photographer, can be reached at 245-0453 or dfujimoto@thegardenisland.com.
