Outreach delights Salt Pond keiki

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

Yes, even Santa, third from right, \ has to wear a face mask Saturday as Erin Cobb-Adams of Kamehameha Schools dons his safety gloves at the multi-agency Salt Pond Beach Park outreach coordinated by the Lili‘uokalani Trust. From left are the trust’s Andi Stoll-Tolentino and LaPlane Valmojja, Nannie Ann Apalla (Keiki to Career), Santa (aka Phil Worwa), and the trust’s Cobb-Adams and Chris Molina.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

“Younger ones first” is the instruction from the older children Saturday as keiki respond to Santa’s jingle bells during the Salt Pond Beach Park outreach, a multi-agency effort coordinated by the Lili‘uokalani Trust.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

Keiki from the Salt Pond Beach Park houseless population react as Santa (aka Phil Worwa) distributes goodie bags from Gather Federal Credit Union Saturday at the multi-agency Salt Pond outreach coordinated by the Lili‘uokalani Trust.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

Kanani Melea Kahalekomo-Rosario is pleased with her selections Saturday from the multi-agency Salt Pond Beach Park outreach coordinated by the Lili‘uokalani Trust.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

Andie Stoll-Tolentino of the Lili‘uokalani Trust, left, explains the use of the Luminaid to do work on the beach Saturday as Nannie Ann Apalla of Keiki to Career helps a keiki with book selection during the multi-agency Salt Pond Beach Park outreach coordinated by the trust.

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

Chris Molina of the Lili‘uokalani Trust watches as Erin Cobb-Adams of Kamehameha Schools helps a keiki with her activity booklet Saturday during the multi-agency Salt Pond Beach Park outreach coordinated by the trust.

HANAPEPE — Yes, even Santa (also known as Phil Worwa) had to don a fabric face mask Saturday when he joined members of the multi-agency Salt Pond Beach Park outreach during the group’s visit to the park’s houseless population in compliance with social-distancing and face-masks rules.

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