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Darian Martin positive influence on my family, community and country,” Bautista wrote on his essay.

Committee on the Status of Women Chair Regina Carvalho said committee members are doing the contest again this year – open to all high-school students of any gender – to build awareness for Women’s History Month.

The main rule is that students have to write an essay about women who inspire them. There is also a cash prize for the winners.

The seed for Women’s History Month was planted in 1978, when the school district of Sonoma, Calif. organized a weeklong celebration of women’s contributions to culture, history and society. There were school presentations, student essay contests and a parade in Downtown Santa Rosa. Over the next couple years, the idea spread to other districts throughout the country. So, in 1980, President Jimmy Carter proclaimed the week of March 8 as National Women’s History. The following year, Congress passed a resolution establishing Women’s History Week, and in 1987, Congress declared March as Women’s History Month.

Laycie Love, secretary of Zonta Club of Kaua‘i, said most of the ladies at Zonta – a

women’s advocacy group founded in 1919 in New York – would say they observe Women’s History Month every month, because they’re all women’s advocates.

“But specifically for March, we are starting our fundraising for scholarships. Every year, the Zonta Club of Kaua‘i offers scholarships to young women that are going into community college, and also seniors in high school, and that just helps them with whatever they need,” said Love, adding Zonta is doing an online auction starting in March, featuring several items donated by local businesses and private citizens. The auction will end on Mother’s Day. YWCA of Kaua“i Director Renaé HamiltonCambeilh said observing Women’s History Month is important due to the simple fact women don’t have equity in our country yet.

“Often, our history books have left out the accomplishments of women, and Women’s History Month is an opportunity to bring those forgotten stories to light,” Hamilton-Cambeilh said. “Hawai‘i’s wahine are such a rich, diverse, multi-talented group. Women leaders in the

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For several decades, the United States has set aside the month of March to celebrate women’s contribution to history, culture and society. The entire month is dedicated to reflecting on the often-overlooked contributions of women to our country.

“Women’s History Month holds a substantial level of importance because women throughout history, and even the women of present day, have done incredible things,” said 17-year-old Kaua‘i High School senior Autumn Lee. “It’s Important to remember the fact that the women of history fought for us to have the rights that we have today, and I think it’s important to observe the women of the past because we are still fighting for equality in present day.”

Lee took fourth place in a high-school student essay contest organized by the Kaua‘i County Committee on the Status of Women during last year’s Women’s History Month. In her essay, Lee wrote about Ellen Degeneres, who inspired her to be herself.

Darian Martin took first place in the same essay contest. The 17-year-old Kaua‘i High School senior wrote about the most important women in her life, “pretty much every woman in the world,” because they made her who she is today, she said.

“I learned so much from them,” said Martin, adding she thinks the importance of observing Women’s History Month is to teach or show people how strong women are.

Kapa‘a High School’s Kirra Lindman and Kaua‘i High School’s Mosiah Bautista took second and third place respectively in the same contest last year, when they were seniors.

Lindman wrote a compelling essay about her grandmother.

“Without her, I would not be the woman I am now. Now I am ready to face the world,” Lindman wrote on her essay.

Bautista wrote about Professor Solita Monsod, of Philippines, who lectured about honor before excellence.

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Kirra Lindman past have blazed many trails that today’s women benefit from, ground-breaking work continues in every community around the world and won’t stop until there is true equity for women and girls.”

YWCA USA, Hamilton-Cambeilh said, is sharing “wonderful stories” of pioneer women during the month of March.

“They are putting a special lens on women of color since it’s also Black History Month,” Hamilton-Cambeilh said. “The women’s stories

are shared on YWCA Facebook page and the YWCAUSA Facebook page.”

The fact that Black History Month is also celebrated in March puts a special flavor on this year’s Women’s History Month – for the first time in history, the U.S. has a vicepresident who is a woman and is of color, Kamala Harris.

Love said the vice president, along with the late US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, have inspired women to find the courage to have a voice in the right capacity.

“I don’t know if girls and women still feel like they can’t achieve anything,” Love said.

Months ago, Love got into a car accident.

A young woman helped her at a rental car agency that services local insurance claims.

That young woman had been benefited by a Zonta scholarship.

“Her mom was a single parent, and she hardly had anything, they had to scrape by,” said Love, adding the Zonta scholarship helped the young woman to get an education on the Mainland, come back to Kaua‘i and secure a job. continues on page 5

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“She is actually able to help her mom now, because of the scholarships she applied for,” Love said.

Love said one of her inspirations is the late Mother Teresa of Calcutta, often quoted with saying that if you want to change the world, “go home and love your family.” But mostly, Love said the women who have inspired her and continue to do so are normal, everyday people. Her heroes, she said, are the ones who show up every morning, and even though people may be judging them, they are still doing the right thing.

Hamilton-Cambeilh said she would like to tell women who may feel disenfranchised because of their gender, that they should be encouraged by all the courageous women who have come before them, and draw on their strength and accomplishments.

“Find a supportive sisterhood that can understand the challenges and struggles that

remain for women and girls, together women can rise up to meet any obstacles,” HamiltonCambeilh said. “The young women of today give me so much hope and inspiration, they truly are taking the lead in making this world a more just place for everyone. Keep up the good work, it’s your time to do the impossible.”

To Martin, participating in the Committee on the Status of Women’s the essay contest taught her to not stress about writing, and just do it. She had a message to other young women.

“I am beyond proud of you. Keep working hard,” Martin said.

Lee said by participating in the essay contest helped her to believe a lot more in her writing, and also helped her to learn and appreciate the fact that words can hold so much emotion and meaning, as well as convey messages that occasionally need time to conceptualize. She also had message to other young women.

“Believe in yourself, believe in your abilities,

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Visit www.kauai.gov/kccsw for more information on how to participate in the essay contest by the Kaua‘i County Committe on the Status of Women (deadline is March 22), www.zonta-kauai.org for more information on Zonta’s auction, and www.ywcakauai.org for more information on YWCA’s programs.

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Health Officer Shares Info on Fight Against COVID-19

By Tommy Noyes While hand-washing, social distancing and mask wearing all remain essential to suppressing COVID-19 – whether or not one has been vaccinated – the national effort to combat the disease is evolving rapidly.

Dr. Janet Berreman, Kaua‘i’s District Health Officer, took time on Saturday, Jan. 23 to share some of the details in our community’s effort to suppress COVID-19.

When asked about the status of vaccines and travel restrictions, Dr. Berreman responded,

Community “The federal vaccine distribution might change. The Biden administration has only been in place three days and they’ve been taking action. It’s like a hurricane of fresh air. It felt like there was no vaccine plan, and it was gratifying—though distressing—to learn that there actually was no national vaccine plan.

I do expect changes in the coming weeks. If there’s vaccine that’s getting held up rather than getting out to the states, I think that will get better rather quickly. If the issue really is that vaccine production is not as high as it was portrayed to be, then that will take a little longer to get up to speed.”

Information and progress on our island’s COVID-19 vaccination effort is posted and updated frequently at www.kauai.gov/vaccine.

That site has registration links for residents 75 and older who want to get vaccinated, and describes the eligible essential workers groups.

Hawai‘i follows the prioritization framework designed and published by the American Commission on Immunization Practices, and many people on Kaua‘i are now eligible for vaccination.

“It’s a big group and we are moving through it quite efficiently,” Berreman said. “but we are not finished yet.”

The Kaua‘i District Health Office, Wilcox Medical Center, Mahelona Hospital and Kaua‘i Veterans Memorial Hospital are vaccinating those who are eligible. The hospitals first vaccinated their staff and are now focusing on kupuna 75 years of age and older Page 6

Public Health Nurse Hilary Fernandes is seen here vaccinating an essential worker from the Kaua‘i District Health Office during the first day of the Point of Dispensing at the Kaua‘i War Memorial on Dec. 22. Photo courtesy of Kaua‘i District Health Office who register with the hospital of their choice.

The District Health Office is reaching out, through employers, to those in eligible groups.

All vaccinations are by appointment only, and information is available at the county’s website.

“There is less vaccine than we would want,” Berreman said. “And there’s a lot of uncertainty on (how much) we’re going to get each week.

After (federal) allocations are given to the state, and the state’s orders for vaccines are placed, sometimes the amount that arrives is different from what was allocated and what was ordered. We always order the full amount, we never say, ‘No, we don’t need all of that.’ Sometimes we’ve gotten more and sometimes we’ve gotten less.”

Travel to and from the West Coast, where the more contagious strain of the virus is spreading rapidly, pose an additional health

risk to Kaua‘i.

“The mayor and I have long maintained that a single pre-travel test is not enough,” Berreman said. “You need a quarantine after you get here even with a pre-travel test. If you want to shorten the quarantine period – as we are doing on Kaua‘i for those who choose to stay at a ‘resort bubble’ facility – you need a second test. The Biden administration put in place for international travelers a test 72 hours before you travel and a seven-day quarantine when you arrive, nationwide. That’s a clear acknowledgement that a single pre-travel test just does not provide a responsible level of protection.”

• Tommy Noyes is Kaua‘i Path’s executive director, a League of American Bicyclists Certified Instructor and active with the Kaua‘i Medical Reserve Corps.

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MORGAN LOPEZ, Business Development Officer HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union • Lihue Branch 808-651-5480 • www.hawaiiusafcu.com

Morgan develops partnerships with small businesses across Kauai, while sharing financial wellness with her communities and members. Morgan has worked in the hospitality industry for 20+ years and acts as a board member for the Kauai Lions Club, Filipino Chamber of Commerce and Zonta Club of Kauai, Den Leader for the Aloha Council Cub Scout’s Pack 148, Walk to End Alzheimer’s Kauai Chair and Audio Visual/Publicity Committee Chair for the Garden Island Orchid Society.

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Karen joined HawaiiUSA in 2020 and has 21 years of banking management experience. She also has 27+ years of experience in the retail industry, has been in a management position for 11 years, and is currently a Service Coordinator at a large corporate retail establishment in Lihue. Karen is a Kapaa High School and Kauai Community College graduate and loves volunteering at various food distribution drives and community events.

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Sharlene was born and raised in Kapaa. She raised 2 daughters who attended Waimea High. Sharlene had successful careers in retail and the banking industry. She served both Waimea and Hanapepe communities before retiring from American Savings Bank. Sharlene currently has a state Life license in Texas and enjoys educating individuals and families about Living Benefits. She enjoys watching cooking shows, Spurs basketball, Korean dramas, spending time with her friends, and reading the Bible.

LORI BENKERT, Broker and Co-Owner Waioli Properties Inc. 808-320-7235 • waioliproperties.com

Lori started her Real Estate Career 7 years ago and partnered with long time resident Wil Welsh and Waioli Properties Inc. Lori has now taken over as Broker in Charge and is co-owner of Waioli Properties with Wil Welsh.

With her leadership and guidance, she has grown this boutique Kauai Brokerage to 8 agents and 2 staff. They have also opened a new office on Rice Street at 4347 ste.

101 (the old City Liquour space). Waioli Properties also does Property Management and has grown that part of the business 4 times over in the last 5 years.

Lori is also the President of Zonta of Kauai that empowers women and women issues through service and advocacy. Currently the club has grown from 14 to 33 members in the last 2 years and has given away thousands of dollars to social agencies in aid for those in need. They are also working on fund raising for scholarships this coming spring, stay tuned.

Lori is also Vice President of Kauai Community Players our local theatre community.

She has directed and stage managed several shows over the last 7 years. You can find her behind the box office window or back stage at most shows. Finally she is part owner of Eco-Ebikes Kauai along with her husband Jim. The store is located right next to Waioli Properties on Rice Street. You can rent or buy electric bikes right here on Kauai.

She owns a home in Lihue and is so blessed to be a part of this community and call Kauai home.

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Previous owner of Savage Pearls & Robin Savage Gifts & Gourmet in Hanalei from 1999–2016, & previous owner of Savage at Hanalei Bay Resort, Princeville until mid 2019. Robin went back to real estate in late 2016, selling residential real estate for Century 21 All Islands Fine Homes & Estates. Robin sold commercial, industrial and investment property on the mainland before she moved here 23 years ago. Robin is president of the Zonta Club of Hanalei & a member of the Rotary Club of Hanalei Bay. KERI COOPER, Owner Photography by Keri Cooper 808-652-4207 • keri@kericooper.com • www.kericooper.com

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LAURA CRISTOBAL ANDERSLAND, Owner Salty Wahine Gourmet Hawaiian Sea Salts LLC info@saltywahine.com • www.saltywahine.com

Laura Cristobal Andersland is the founder of Salty Wahine Gourmet Hawaiian Sea Salts and has won numerous International product awards for her unique tropical seasonings. Laura’s has passed her knowledge down to her son Sean ensuring the business will be passed down to the 5th generation to have lived on Kauai. Laura’s daughter Nicole will be graduating from University of Pittsburgh with her PhD in education this August. Nicole provides admin support and Hawaiian protocol for Salty Wahine.

MAYA INADA Graphic Designer Stiki Stuff • 808-346-1442 www.stikistuff.com • stikistuff@gmail.com

Maya is the founder of Stiki Stuff Kauai. She has been designing decals, hats, t-shirts and signage for schools, community groups and businesses since 2003.

Her inspiration for designs come from what the island of Kaua‘i has to offer. The beautiful surroundings, sunrise, sunset and the ocean.

Being able to work with so many different talented people is what keeps my job fun and exciting. Learning the new ways of communicating through this pandemic has been a challenge and we just keep moving forward.

Nikki Cristobal is the Executive Director of the new 501(c)(3), Kamāwaelualani Corp. Nikki is born and raised on Kaua‘i and is a Ph.D. Candidate in Educational Administration and Policy.

Her background is in education, psychology, sociology, and critical race and gender studies. Kamāwaelualani Corp. is dedicated to community empowerment through cultural and environmental sustainability. Currently, Kamāwaelualani Corp.’s main programs are Mo‘olelo Murals and Ko‘o Kaua‘i.

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DANA ROMSDAL, President & Owner Goldsmiths Kauai • 822-4653 mail@goldsmiths-kauai.com • www.goldsmiths-kauai.com

Dana has designed and made fine jewelry for over 45 years. Since moving here 41 years ago, she has created a variety of unique, elegant jewelry pieces in the Wailua studio and has several statewide and national awards.

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By Virginia Beck Nothing in 2020 was expected. The whole planet shifted under the weight of sorrow.

A tsunami of changes with no warning and no way to prepare.

Unlike the nuclear alert, it was not a false alarm. We have suffered, some sickened and dead. Unforgettable, unforgiveable losses.

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Yet no one to blame for global events. We can only forgive ourselves and give thanks for those who have toiled relentlessly to protect us. Those who helped. Those who fought the deep swamp of a drowning tourist industry.

A painful year, a year of loss, and of love. My ‘ohana lost family members, here or on the Mainland. Many lost income, jobs, businesses and futures. It seemed hopeless.

And then our mayor and the first responders, and the Department of Health doing everything they could. Our legislators in Congress, battling for funds, equipment, personal protective equipment gear to protect as many as we could especially our elders, our kupuna.

Sad to say it was not just the old. Our youth and keiki also

suffered. Jobs were lost, teachers struggling to make education possible from home. Online. No equal access. Families learning that the Internet is for more than shopping and entertainment.

Technologically smart family members started teaching and learning and sharing wisdom. Young teaching old. Kupuna teaching youth.

Who knew the Internet was a utility? The hub of communication, marketing, business and government administration. That it could be the glue holding us together on our tiny raft of an island, so far from anything.

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Times like these are hurricanes that seem to strip everything away, until the truth, that yes, we do need food and housing and healthcare; but our most precious treasure is our love and our families.

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Me Myopia

By Larry Feisntein

The split second we slide out of the birth canal, we are slapped in the face with light, color and sound, not to mention the complete shock of inhaling something called air. Even though everyone one of you reading these words has had that same experience, it’s got to be like getting free-fall dropped into a world of molten lava, sensory overload. I’m gonna guess our world is very small at the time and it has to be all about us.

Zen practitioners often speak about living in the moment and experiencing absolutely everything as if it is the first time, each time. Arriving at this state of being takes practice, and it is pretty much like always reaching for the brass ring, which is just a whisper away, but it’s about the effort, because when you get there, the ring moves a fraction beyond your reach. For the newborn, the brass ring is their pacifier, without even trying to grasp for it.

I know there is a difference between eyesight and vision, the former about just seeing and the latter about assigning names and feelings to whatever it is in front of you. Slowly, the baby begins to see everything, but nothing has any meaning yet. There are people who read libraries and spend their lives trying to get to that original state of being. Life is this wondrous circle, where the beginning and the end join together in a seamless moment, here and gone.

In the beginning, the landscape doesn’t extend all that far beyond the borders of the little human. It is a time of primal selfishness, where immediate gratification is all that matters. Patience is a non-existent commodity and it seems to be a rare and precious state of being that often eludes many of us forever.

We grow so quickly and change is the mantra. Soon, that little baby is a memory, for us and our parents. As a parent, I remember being able to hold my sons in the crook of my arm, but you better believe they don’t and rekindling that time feels unfocused and vague to me all these years later.

I wonder if there is anything more potent than having your basic needs met as a child, and how fulfilling that must be. Feelings without names start becoming familiar, many of them repeated with solid predictability, breeding expectation as well. Slowly, but ever so surely, ideation begins to take hold in the minds of the little ones. Somewhere, in this continuum, imagination takes flight, the visions of the mind.

Mind and the Motorcycle

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Yet I long for the birds of the uplands. How rare and beautiful they were to ancient Hawaiian kia manu, bird catchers. With forest wisdom, they took birds only when they were molting and shedding their feathers. The courting feathers, no loss to the birds, and returned the birds to the wilds. Shy birds were caught with sticky bird lime (pilali). Feathers were safely removed, and lime removed carefully with kukui oil. Birds set free to raise more generations.

I pray we are only losing the things that can be replaced. My heart pinches for lost jobs. For struggling businesses. For our youth to see the future needs, and build it better.

My life has broken many times, my heart more often.

Yet a new life returns always, eternally finding new ways for us to grow.

Aloha always finds a way.

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I’ve been wondering why we seem to get stuck in our dialogue with each other. So much thinking and communication doesn’t feel like it has evolved for many of us, like children still preoccupied with their immediate gratification, unable to see beyond the slats of their cribs. The first thing that came to mind for me was that moment when we first open our eyes, greeting a world for which there has been no preparation at all.

Here I am, on the opposite end of this amazing journey, looking for the path back all that way, and then trying to carry it forward to where I am now. I did want to make the distinction between being able to see with our eyes open and the visions that come to us when our eyes are closed, seeing things only we can, often at a loss for words. The spirit world exists and even though I am not one of those, who can see it, I know for certain it exists, a world witnessed by those with that special vision.

In one of nature’s tricks, the older you get, the worse your eyesight becomes, but if you have been paying attention throughout the years, your vision improves. I like to think of it as a kind of peripheral vision, being able to see where you are, in relation to the world around you.

Zen and physics collide in what we can call the Unified Theory of All Things. The Buddha spoke about something called dependent co-arising, the relationship between absolutely everything that has ever happened and ever will happen. To make it even more elusive, every change effects every other change, an endless loop that will make your hair look like Einstein’s if you think about it too long. You have to close your eyes if you want to even try and see it. Two thousand and five hundred years after the Buddha, Quantum Physics was birthed, and in fits and starts, embraced this intellectually elusive truth. No matter how hard you run after it, the harder it is to catch that damn brass ring.

I look at the hair-trigger, loaded gun, pointed right between our eyes, going by the name Climate Emergency, and the vast majority of us can’t see it. We are still in the damn crib, preoccupied with the bottle and the clean diaper. We will not be able to deal with it, as long as we refuse to understand how magnificently interconnected we all are. When I refer to interconnection, I mean the hard-as-diamond link between all of us, all sentient beings, the tulip, the panda, the Maori.

Look inside, close your eyes, see everything, everywhere.

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New Ocean Display Panel at Kukui Grove

By Jean Souza

There are some pretty cool and large sea animals at the island’s main shopping mall. A new, eye-catching, ocean-themed outdoor display panel has been installed at Kukui Grove Center in Līhu‘e. The panel, more than 15 feet long and 5 feet tall, features sea creatures of Hawai‘i, including a humpback whale, whale shark, hammerhead shark and other sharks, dolphin, monk seal, green sea turtle and reef animals.

The panel’s title, ’Oe E Kanaloa, Ola! (These Are You, Kanaloa, Live!) is based on a Hawaiian chant and named by Malia Nobrega-Olivera of the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Hawai‘inuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge. Kanaloa is the Hawaiian deity of the ocean realm and sea creatures are believed to be some of the manifestations of Kanaloa.

The Kanaloa panel was created by wildlife and scientific illustrator Roger Hall of California. Hall, who has created posters that benefit the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, is a scuba diver and frequent visitor to Hawai‘i.

“The panel was created in large part out of my love for the marine animals and coral reefs of Hawai‘i,” Hall said. “Each animal exists as its own single piece of artwork which are then blending together. Using a graphics tablet, the elements are arranged so that the overall look of the layout is harmonious and pleasing to the eye, without either looking too organized or too chaotic.”

He said a lot of thought goes into the placement of the animals in relationship to the background.

“The elements need to look natural together, but also have a semblance of unity and harmony. I hope when the panel is viewed, there is an understanding that – while the setting itself is somewhat abstract and fantastic – it tells a story of these animals sharing a common environment that is complex, fragile and is important to preserve,” Hall said.

He has been working in the field of scientific illustration for more than 20 years. Most of Hall’s skills were self-taught, although he studied art in Paris as a youth, and received a degree in graphic art from the Minneapolis Academy of Art, where he originally hails from. Hall has worked with several noted conservation groups, such as World Wildlife Fund, The Nature Conservancy, The Sierra Club as well as National Geographic, Scholastic Books and several zoos and aquariums around the world.

“My love and passion for Hawai‘i started many years ago, as on my very first visit I had only been in the water for perhaps two minutes when I saw a green sea turtle, thus fulfilling a wish I had had for many years. Since that first visit, I’ve returned several times and have visited most of the islands. My wife and I were certified in SCUBA in Hawai‘i in 2007. There are few things I take more pleasure in than grabbing my gear and heading into the beautiful waters of Hawai‘i,” Hall said.

The new panel is the result of a strong partnership between the illustrator who worked pro-bono, Kaua‘i Ocean Discovery and Kukui Grove Center that sponsored the panel. In addition, experts on Kaua‘i and O‘ahu provided fact checks and reviews. The outdoor panel, at Kukui Grove Center across from Déjà Vu Surf Hawai‘i, will be up for a few months.

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Photographer Jason Moore of Maui has contributed some of the most iconic contemporary photos of humpback whales in Hawai‘i.

Illustrator Jessica Soriano has used the exterior of a building at the Maui headquarters of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary as her canvas.

Recently, beloved Hawai‘i artist Patrick Ching has been designated 2021 Sanctuary Artist in Residence.

Discussions are underway on future projects on Kaua‘i and elsewhere in Hawai‘i.

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Wildlife and scientific illustrator Roger Hall, of Calif., who designed the ’Oe E Kanaloa, Ola! (These Are You, Kanaloa, Live!) display in exhibit at Kukui Grove Center.

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