High Street Journal - May 2013

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TRAGEDY AVERTED Ocean rescue serves as critical safety reminder

ARE YOU AT RISK FOR A STROKE? Eight surprising clues

SMOKE ALARM MAUI Helping to keep homeowners, elderly safe

Health & Wellness

Creating a healthier , safer workforce

COUNTY KITCHEN Council Chair’s Famous Lasagna page 1

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CONTENTS Happenings at the County.............................................................................. 3

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Project POI offers first-time youth offenders a second chance....... 6

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Stayin’Alive................................................................................................................ 7

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Rain Garden installed at Wahikuli Wayside Park...................................... 8 Chef on Top -- An Interview with Janice Simeon.................................... 9

PUBLISHER / EDITOR Lynn Araki-Regan

Honoring Our Volunteer Heroes ................................................................... 11

EDITORIAL COORDINATORS Lois Whitney Tiffany Iida Herman Andaya, Jr. Rod Antone Michelle Makii

County Council receives input on Proposed Budget ........................... 14 Kupaianaha (“Blessings of Life”)..................................................................... 15 County Kitchen.................................................................................................... 17

PHOTO COORDINATOR Ryan Piros

Wat, You Hot .......................................................................................................... 18

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

Risky Business ...................................................................................................... 18

Michelle Esteban CONTRIBUTORS John Buck Jock Yamaguchi Zeke Kalua Randy Piltz Mike Molina Dana Acosta SeaRay Beltran Marti Buckner Donna Caires Charnan Carroll Anna Foust Robynne Fukunaga Kyle Ginoza Nadine Gomes Ruth Griffith Agnes Hayashi Dee Dee Thyssen Tracy A. Jones Sue Kiang Tanya Lopes Doug McLeod Geri Onaga Sarah Freistat Pajimola Karin Phaneuf Teena Rasmussen Keith Regan Jan Roberson David Sakoda Dena Sato Sarah Shim Dianne Shimizu Wendy Stebbins Ron Steben Cheryl Sterling Jacky Takakura Jo-Anne Tanaka Jamie Wakamatsu David Yamashita pageKit Zulueta

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Hand it Over .......................................................................................................... 19 Fitness Profile: Duke Sevilla .......................................................................... 22 Eye-Yai-Yai! .............................................................................................................. 23 Tragedy Averted .................................................................................................. 24 Kulia I Ka Nu`u (“Strive to Reach the Summit”) ........................................ 26 Stretch Break ......................................................................................................... 28 Calendar of Events ............................................................................................... 28 Photo Gallery ......................................................................................................... 29 Water Conservation Contest ........................................................................... 31 Kaunoa is busy as ever ...................................................................................... 33

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IMPORTANCE OF STRETCHING

SMOKE ALARM Cover photo: Ryan Piros

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MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR

Mayor Arakawa with winners of the inaugural Mayor’s Challenge

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irst off, I’d like to welcome Lynn Araki-Regan back to The High Street Journal. Chief of Staff Herman Andaya and Communications Specialist Lois Whitney did a fine job switching over to this new, magazine type of look using the graphics program InDesign.

Lynn will do a fine job maintaining this new standard of quality for the HSJ I’m sure.

Secondly, by the time you get this I may be overseas in Taihu, China. I am one of four U.S. mayors who have been invited to speak at the World Cultural Forum about the importance of safeguarding the environment in our local communities. It is an honor for Maui County to be recognized for our efforts to keep our environment healthy and I thank the World Cultural Forum committee for paying for the trip for all of us mayors and other U.S. delegates to have this opportunity to share our thoughts about the environment with an international audience.

There are many events to be aware of this month and next so let me run through them very quickly here: Free health care is coming to Maui County next month by the way of the U.S. Armed Forces, the Mayor’s Office and the State Department of Health.

The Tropic Care Innovative Readiness Training is comprised of military personnel of active duty, reserve

and National Guard members who provide free medical services to communities around the U.S. Last year about 400 Tropic Care personnel helped some 12,000 people on Kauai receive dental, vision and medical services, free of charge.

Executive Assistant Joe Pontanilla is in charge of coordinating the event.

The Tropic Care service members are setting up in Central and West Maui, Hana, Molokai and Lanai. Exact locations and dates and times will be mentioned elsewhere in this issue of the journal.

Please help us get the word out, this is a great opportunity to help sme underserved members of our community who could not otherwise afford healthcare.

Also, please be aware that the inundation maps that tell everyone whether or not they need to evacuate during a tsunami have been UPDATED. Some of the changes mean that people who did not have to evacuate their homes before, may need to do so next time. Also this may change the type of insurance that homeowners need to carry during such events. Evacuation areas in the Kahului industrial area and some of the neighboring communities will definitely be affected.

Our Communications Team will be putting out the announcement later

this month about the new maps.

Please check them out to see where you need to be the next time the emergency sirens sound.

Finally, if you have the time, the flowers and/or the skill to not stab yourself while making a flower lei (unlike myself), please check out the “Blossoms for the Brave” event at the end of this month. “Blossoms for the Brave” will honor our veterans this Memorial Day, through a community lei-making event on the front lawn of the County building. Please join us on Friday, May 24th from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. as we gather and sew a total of 2,500 lei to be placed on graves at the Makawao Veterans Cemetery on Memorial Day. This event is being coordinated by Kaunoa Senior Services, and will feature live music and a free parking shuttle from the War Memorial Football Stadium parking lot. Donations of flowers and greenery are welcome, and may be dropped off on the day of the event between 9-10 a.m. I hope to see you there!

May and June look to be busy months already. Hope to see you all at some of our events, take care and mahalo for all that you do for Maui County.

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Happenings at

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MAUI COUNTY WINS MAYOR’S CHOICE AWARD IN SOUTH KOREA The Maui County booth recently won the Mayor’s Choice award for Best Booth at the Goyang International Flower Festival in South Korea. The flower festival coincided with the 600th anniversary celebration of Goyang City, and drew more than 1.2 million people during the festival which ended May 12.

The prestigious award was judged by an independent group of flower experts and members of the Goyang Flower Foundation. page 4

The booth, presented in partnership with Maui Visitors Bureau (MVB), featured a joint

contingent including floral designer Asa Ige, MVB’s international team of Sherry Duong and Jeremiah Savage, OED Director Teena Rasmussen, a Tihati Hula Halau and their musicians, and ‘ukulele soloist Derick Sebastian.

The show took place in an exhibition hall surrounded by 10 acres of outdoor pavilions, stages and gardens in an area of the city called Lake Park. According to Rasmussen, “Our halau and musicians performed twice daily on the main stage, and six to seven times each day within the booth

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through May 1st. The Korean people were delighted by the performances and formed huge crowds each time our Hawai`i performers were on stage.“

lei should be 20”-24” long before tying.

For more information, call Kaunoa Senior Center at 2707308.

care ordinance, a community forestry program with at least $2 per capita in annual spending and an Arbor Day observance and proclamation.

SOLAR SUMMIT SCHEDULED

“BLOSSOMS FOR THE BRAVE” EVENT TO BE HELD MAY 24 The public is invited to participate in a free lei-making event on the front lawn of the County Building on Friday, May 24 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event, sponsored by Kaunoa Senior Services and the Office of the Mayor, is intended to gather the community to make a total of 2,500 lei. The lei will be placed on veterans’ graves at Makawao Veterans Cemetery on Memorial Day by Girl Scouts.

Ample parking and a free shuttle to the County Building will be available from the War Memorial Football Stadium parking lot every half-hour starting at 8:30 a.m.

Live music by Maui-born vocalist Neal Yamamura will be featured, along with Emcee Kathy Collins.

Flower donations are requested; flowers and greenery may be dropped off between 9 - 10:00 a.m. on the day of the event, at the South High Street parking lot fronting the County Building.

Examples of materials needed include: lei needles and crochet thread; green Ti leaves (cut and frozen); crown flowers; orchids; Bozu flowers; Plumeria (buds and partially open); and other sturdy flowers.

Pre-sewn lei are also welcome;

PUBLIC INVITED TO LED STREETLIGHTING DEMO Maui County is testing energyefficient, “smart” LED (LightEmitting Diode) streetlights on Wili Pa Loop, in Wailuku, and the public is invited to participate in a demonstration on Thursday, May 16. The event will begin with a short presentation at 7:15 p.m. at the Wailuku Post Office. A walking tour of the streetlights on Wili Pa Loop will follow the presentation; Wili Pa Loop is about 0.4 miles in length and involves slight uphill walking.

The demonstration is expected to conclude at 8:30 p.m.

For more information, contact Kal Kobayashi, Maui County Energy Coordinator, at 2707832.

MAUI COUNTY RECEIVES “TREE CITY USA” STATUS FOR 36 CONSECUTIVE YEARS Maui County has been named a Tree City USA community for its continued commitment to urban forestry, the Arbor Day Foundation recently announced in a press release.

It is the 36th year Maui County has received the award from the foundation, the nation’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated to planting trees.

To be named a Tree City USA, a community must have a tree board or department, a tree-

The public is invited to attend discuss the latest solar issues at a Solar Summit on Friday, May 24, 2013 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the Pilina Building multipurpose room at UH-Maui.

Anyone interested in learning about solar photovoltaic (PV) systems is encouraged to attend; industry representatives are also welcome to attend.

Recent changes to the State tax credit made during the 2013 Legislative session will also be discussed.

Lunch will be provided for $5 with advance reservation. Call the SLIM office at 984-3379 or email sliminfo@hawaii.edu to register.

COUNTY & COMMUNITY PARTNER TO CREATE UPCOUNTRY DOG PARK The County and community are partnering to make an Upcountry Dog Park a reality.

Donna Caires is leading the way with her own Parks Dept. employees and Public Works.

The community volunteer work days have included pruning trees, picking up trash, removing large branches with chainsaws as well as Jason Dagenhardt working relentlessly with his trusty backhoe.

To volunteer or donate a financial gift, call Liz at 281-5385, email UpcountryDogsMaui@ gmail.com or visit UpcountryDogPark.com.

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Project POI offers youth first-time offenders a second chance

By Lois Whitney

Judg Ju dge dg e Ri Rich char ch ard ar d Bi B ss ssen en n add d re re ses 12 re ress r cce en ntt gra rad du uat atess of MP MPD’ D’’s “P “Pro oje ject c ct POI” PO I” aftter the e stu tude dent de ntss o nt ob bserved ed adu ultt cou ourtroom m pro roce ce eed e in ings gs and gs p ep pr epar ared ar ed d to ex exit it the e uni niqu q e in i ter te ervention program m for or fi firrstt-t -tiime m you uth h offe off end n er ers. s. s.

he morning courtroom Ta woman proceedings had included addicted to methamphetamine, who was on trial for a drug offense. Wearing the classic orange jumpsuit, the woman told the court that she had no control over her own actions, and was (sentenced???

Outcome?).

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In the audience were Police Chief Gary Yabuta, Project POI (Positive Outcomes and Intervention) Coordinator Allison Ishikawa, Judge Richard Bissen, other County and Court personnel and 12 students and their family members participating in MPD’s unique Project POI. POI gives first-time offenders the chance to make amends, learn about positive ways to deal with

problems, assess the choices they made in the past and explore ways they can make better choices in the future.

Judge Bissen, known for his imposing yet kind presence on the bench, pointed to the defendant’s chair and told the students, “Your parents did not bring you into this world to be sitting there, wearing an orange suit. They want much, much more for you. They want the best for you.

“Turn around and face your parents, your family, and the police officers who took the time to be here today,” Judge Bissen said, directing them to stand. Family members and others in the audience wiped away tears as the students

turned and faced them. “Do you see any of your friends sitting there? No, because they will never be there for you. In all my 25 years of working in law, I’ve never seen it. These people here today are the ones who will always be there for you, they’ve got your back.”

County Prosecutor J.D. Kim warned the students about the dangers of even recreational substances, saying that “alcohol and smoking kill your brain cells, especially marijuana: that’s why they call it ‘dope.’” He went on to explain the differences between criminal charges for Theft 1, 2, 3, and that if someone shoplifts an item from a store, they must pay back 3-4 times the value of the stolen item. “It’s the most expensive thing you’ve

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never had!” He noted. “Do the math, it’s simply not worth it.”

The students listened intently, sitting up straight in their chairs on the Courtroom floor.

The students also heard advice and encouragement from Police Chief Yabuta and others who had invested time, energy and aloha in the students’ successful completion of the intervention program. The students then read letters they had prepared, detailing the things they had learned during their POI experiences, and writing letters of apology to the people impacted by their actions.

Excerpts from the students’ letters: Justin: “Project POI has taught me how to be responsible for my own actions, how to take care of problems before they become bigger problems. I want to thank all the counselors and everyone who has showed me the right path to take.”

David: “I learned that vandalizing is a bad thing to do. We went and painted over graffiti.”

Chase: “Project POI has helped me reflect on my past, and reflect on my future. I’ve learned that humility will guide us to search for what is right. Imi pono is the pohaku stone in the lo‘i) I prayed to, to search for righteousness, so that I never do what I did again. I made many bad choices in my life, but I’ve learned from them. Thank you for giving me another chance.”

Joseph: “Thanks to Uncle George (Kaimiola) and the police officers, for teaching us what is pono, about making right choices.”

Mika: “I felt good giving back to the land, doing what the ancient

Hawaiians used to do. At first I didn’t like it, but by the second time I felt safe.”

Jordan: “I learned how important it is to malama the ‘aina, and to be respectful, have consideration for those around me, just like we chanted to ask permission to enter the land as if it were someone’s house.”

Kai: “I learned that the things we do, really do have consequences.”

Brian: “I tried to find a reason not to go, and felt angry about having to wake up early on Saturdays (to go to POI). But I learned that it’s better to do the right thing, so you don’t need to suffer the consequences for them. Thank you for giving me a second chance.”

After the ceremony was over, a parent/grandparent of one of the students shared his own insights on the success of Project POI. “My 19-year-old ‘son’, who is really my grandson, got into trouble while I was serving 18 months in jail,” the man said.

“Now that I’m out, I’m attending church and walking the straight and narrow path as a strict parent who keeps a close watch on his son. This program was really good for him, it helped him see how serious it is— the decisions he makes and the friends he keeps, since he took the rap for a friend who had drugs in his possession. We both have to work hard to build up our trust, but he’s heading in the right direction.”

Stayin’ Alive Smoke Alarm Maui program helps keep homeowners, elderly safe study on smoke alarms A released in 2011 found that between 2005 and 2009, nearly two-thirds of home fire deaths resulted from fires at properties without working smoke alarms.

More than one-third (38%) of home fire deaths resulted from fires in which no smoke alarms were present at all; 24% of the deaths were caused by fires in properties where smoke alarms were present but failed to operate.

In an effort to reduce injuries and deaths from residential fires, Fire department staff have been busy saving lives- without lifting a single hose. Instead, they’ve been unpacking boxes of grantfunded smoke alarms that will be installed, free of charge, for qualified Maui County homeowners.

Preference will be given to applicants who own the home or apartment in whole, or in part as State law HRS362 requires landlords to provide smoke alarms in rental units.

Preference also will be given to at-risk groups such as senior citizens who live alone or with other seniors, financially challenged families with young children, and individuals who, for whatever reason, cannot afford or install working smoke alarms in their home.

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Rain Garden Installed at Wahikuli Wayside Park

By Lois Whitney

County of Maui TParksheDepartment of & Recreation partnered with the West Maui Ridge to Reef Initiative to offer a free rain garden classroom workshop followed by the installation of a demonstration rain garden at Wahikuli Wayside Park in March.

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and rubbish accumulate between storm events in urban areas. Impervious surfaces such as roads, parking lots and roofs generate runoff and carry pollutants to the storm drain system which runs, untreated, to the ocean.

“It’s important that we integrate new ways The installation of a to filter pollutants West Maui Parks Jeff Anderson looks on as Todd Cullison from Hui o demonstration rain Ko`oluapoko clarifies tasks with Planning Dept. Mary Jorgenson. Liz and increase water garden at Wahikuli Foote of CORAL is ready to rake while Alan Davidson levels the rain filtration to improver Wayside Park offered garden bed. the health of coral the chance for reefs and the the reasons why we approved gardeners to get their hands ocean, and rain gardens can the purchase of 64 acres of in the dirt planting a variety of help accomplish just that, by undeveloped coastal wetlands native plants, such as Akulikuli, in Paukukalo and want to create intercepting overland flow and Pohuehue, Naio Papa, ‘Ilima miles of coastal parkland in West improving the quality of runoff,” Papa, and Dwarf Naupaka. The Callender said. “Our hope is that Maui. Maui County would not plants were donated by the those who attend the workshop be the same without our coral County of Maui Department of will be trained and inspired reef ecosystem. This is one way Water Supply for the Wahikuli to create more rain gardens that we can all work together garden. throughout Maui.” to help keep that critical ecosystem healthy.”

A rain garden is a strategically The West Maui Ridge to located, low-lying area planted Reef (R2R) Initiative is an allJeff Anderson, Parks District with native vegetation that encompassing approach across Supervisor for West Maui, said intercepts runoff so pollutants that the department was “happy multiple agencies, organizations can be captured and filtered. and jurisdictions to address to showcase this technology in The technique is praised as adverse impacts to coral reefs the park. Since the rain garden being a low-tech, affordable in West Maui. Funding for the will be located next to the new means to mimic the way nature walking path, a lot of people are rain garden design, installation processes water. Rain gardens likely to see the garden, read the and training was provided by are increasingly being used by NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation educational sign and feel good homeowners and municipalities that we are doing a little extra to Program. to reduce the impact of storm treat the shower runoff.”

For more information on rain water on near-shore waters. gardens, contact Watershed According to Tova Callender, “Once there were coastal Coordinator Tova Callender West Maui Watershed marshlands on Maui that at ph. (808) 214-4239 or via and Coastal Management intercepted runoff before it email: Tova@westmauiR2R.com.

Coordinator, pollutants such as damaged our reefs,” said Mayor Online: www.westmauiR2R.com. hydrocarbons and metals from Alan Arakawa. “That is one of vehicles, nutrients, sediments

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An interview with Janice Simeon

Chef on Top The family of Maui’s Chef Sheldon Simeon is the supporting cast for this rising culinary star.

By Lois Whitney

s any foodie knows, Maui A resident and Star Noodle Chef Sheldon Simeon has a new claim to fame: TV star. The High Street Journal caught up with Chef’s wife, Janice* recently, for the scoop on the highs and lows of Bravo TV’s “Top Chef” for the Simeon ‘ohana.

HSJ: So, not too much love-dovey stuff?

JS: No! Well, maybe a little. But definitely no bitching. (laughs)

sacrifices during the competition, but since he made it to the semi-finals, our family, including Sheldon’s father and brother & his family, got to join him in Los Angeles. The best part was that after enduring so much during the time we were apart, we got to enjoy a Disneyland vacation!

High Street Journal (HSJ): What was the “Top Chef” experience like for your family during the competition?

HSJ: After he was eliminated in the Last Chance Kitchen round, were you able to see the taping of the final episode?

Janice Simeon (JS): I stayed home with our three children during the seven weeks he was up in Seattle, and it was pretty tough. During that time, we couldn’t call him. He called about five times total, and we could speak for only 5-10 minutes each time. It was also kind of stressful because the producers didn’t want any details about the show leaking out, so all of our calls were recorded! I had to give my approval for any portion of our calls to potentially be used on the show, so we had to be very careful about what we said.

JS: Yes – we all went to watch to the taping, thinking it would finish around 9 p.m. We were dead wrong - we didn’t get back to the hotel until 2:00 in the morning! The children had fallen asleep in the studio, and we were all exhausted. We couldn’t leave since we had been brought to the taping in a shuttle van; they didn’t want the location of the studio to be disclosed. So much secrecy, but that’s just how it had to be. It made me realize how grueling TV production is, and how hard my husband had worked to make it so far in the competition. Later, chefs Josh & Brooke told me that was probably one of the fastest tapings.

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SJ: So, not too much lovedovey stuff?

S: No! Well, maybe a little.

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rain garden is a strategically located, low-lying area planted with native vegetation that intercepts runoff so

Chef Sheldon Simeon, wife Janice and their th daughters.

HSJ: So, not too much lovedovey stuff?

JS: No! Well, maybe a little. But definitely no bitching. (laughs) HSJ: While your husband was away competing as one of America’s most popular TV chefs, were there any important things he missed out on as a Dad? JS: Oh yes, he missed the first birthday of our youngest daughter, and she took her first steps the day after he left for Seattle! We had to make a lot of

HSJ: Overall, what do you think of Chef’s time in the spotlight?

JS: That’s a tough one; it’s been both good and bad. Sheldon is building a brand, a name for Continued on next page

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himself, that which Dad has is really become great for a TV his career. star?

But at JS: The the same younger time, ones it’s hard don’t for him really because know; he gets Peyton recogis 3 years nized evold and erywhere Quinn is now. He’s just 20 so nice, months. he talks to every- Mayor Alan Arakawa congratulates Chef Sheldon Simeon at the Maui County Agricultural Festival. But Chloe is 6, body!

HSJ: What do you think the next and she That step will be for our homegrown seems to get it.

When someone guy you see on TV, that’s exactly culinary celebrity? comes up to her and says, “Hey, the way he is, he’s just so nice. At I saw your daddy on TV!” she Disneyland he was spotted a few JS: The future is uncertain. The sort of rolls her eyes and acts a times and people wanted to pose next step with be whatever is best little embarrassed at the attenfor pictures with him. I think at for all of us. He could be doing tion. But they’re Daddy’s girls, I times he feels overwhelmed by it a lot of things right now, but his know they’re proud of him. When all; sometimes I think he wishes first question is always “Is this they’re older they’ll appreciate all he could be invisible again. It’s the good for my girls?” For now, he’s we’ve been together as a family— cost of fame, I guess, but our famenjoying cooking at Star Noodle, and the opportunities that have ily still lives our normal lives. and he’s glad to be back on Maui. arisen because of Dad’s hard work HSJ: And what does a “normal” and everyone’s sacrifices.

HSJ: How does Sheldon like day look for you and the ‘ohana? to keep busy when he’s not HSJ: And how is it for you as the cooking?

JS: Well, there’s school, sports wife of a celeb? and other activities for the older JS: When he’s not at work, he JS: I’m extremely proud of him children, and I’m busy caring for loves playing music. They showed too. We’ve always had a strong our youngest and keeping my a little of him playing the ‘ukulele relationship, and although we husband on track! I help him with on the show. He was in a band have some struggles, they only all of the administrative tasks like called “Mele Pono,” but had to make us stronger. He knows I’m constantly reminding him, “Did quit as his career and our family always here to support him, and you call so-and-so back?” and grew. He also plays the guitar. I really, we support each other.

“Don’t forget, you have a meeting bought a keyboard a few years this afternoon.” I just left my Sales ago since I took piano lessons and Marketing job at Ka‘anapali as a child, but I can barely play.

Beach Hotel last November, to Even though he barely touched it, HSJ: One last nīele-kine question: take a break and refocus to see What’s the story behind the it’s like he’s played the keyboard what I would do next with my beanie? Did someone make it for for years. No fair! Besides music, accounting degree. As it turns him, or he just liked the hat and he’s into fashion and trucks. He’s out, there’s a lot of admin work to went with it? constantly reading, constantly do just to help my husband with learning. his career.

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Honoring our Volunteer Heroes National Volunteer Week celebrates service in Maui County

By Wendy Stebbins Volunteer Center Coordinator

A “Celebration of Service” was held in April by the Maui County Volunteer Center to showcase the Volunteer Heroes in our community. The event packed the Mayor’s Conference Room with volunteers and well-wishers. Mayor Arakawa congratulated the honorees (left to right): Isaiah Kyle Ragasa, Rosalie Yoshida, David Bulliment, Kaipo Thomas, Alicia Ballesteros. Missing from photo: Lori Ferolde.

without volunteers Aworld is hard to imagine! We

to meet our challenges and accomplish our goals.

all want to do better, be better and leave a legacy, and volunteering is a great way to enhance your life and in turn the lives of others.

National Volunteer Week is about inspiring, recognizing and encouraging people to seek out imaginative ways to engage in their communities.

It’s about demonstrating to the nation that by working together, we have the fortitude

The Volunteer Center celebrates National Volunteer Week with honoring Volunteer and VolunTEEN Heroes of 2012 and 2013. A special Celebration of Service was held on April 23, 2013, celebrating their extraordinary community work. Enjoy reading about what makes these individuals Volunteer Heroes!

Rhonda Barut Nominators – American Heart Association and County of Maui Volunteer Center Rhonda’s dedication and leadership, as the 2012 Chair of the American Heart Association’s Maui Local Chapter of the National Go Red for Women (GRFW) Ambassadors catapulted the Local Chapter in the Maui community. Through, staff changes and office clo-

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sures, Rhonda diligently volunteered creating high awareness GRFW Ambassadors, educatRhonda Barut ing the public of heart disease as the number one cause of death for women today. Additionally, Rhonda created two new events for the Maui GRFW Ambassadors, introduced a photo contest and assisted with the setup of a website and the exciting world of social media. As a skilled Social Media Volunteer for the Volunteer Center she launched our Face Book and Twitter presence, along with making continuous corrections and improvements to the Volunteer Center’s website: www.handsonmaui.com.

Kaipo Thomas Nominators – Kukui Elementary School, Waipuna Chapel, Kalama Intermediate School, King Keaulike High School, Pukalani Baptist Church

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Kaipo Thomas is a pillar of our community dedicating his life tirelessly to the youth of our island. He has dedicated his time to organizing community clean-ups, food distributions to the needy and has facilitated numerous service projects for Maui’s Up Country schools.

Additionally, he has spent countless hours mentoring and

counseling our young men and women in the values of character and good ethics. Mitzi Toro of Kalama Intermediate School shares, “Kaipo is always thinking of others, helping out the kids in our communi- Kaipo Thomas ty and his positive humble approach is inspiring. Maui is a better place because Kaipo is out there everyday making a difference.”

Lori Ferolde Nominator – Hailiimaile Community Garden Lori is a tireless volunteer giving large amounts of her time to the Haliimaile Community Garden.

She is a leader of volunteer work days, SecretaryTreaLori Ferolde surer of the Garden Council, manages garden maintenance projects, provides orientation for new gardeners, produces newsletters, writes and manages grants and

works gently with the diverse multi cultural membership of the garden. Lori’s drive, dedication, and sense of inclusiveness keeps the Hailiimaile Community Garden going strong!

David Bullient Nominator – County of Maui, Volunteer Center A technology guru, David has supported the Volunteer Center by volunteering his web design skills at www.handsonmaui.com. Additionally he has volunteered to help educate individuals and agencies learn more about how to use www. handsonmaui. com.

David is available to help with his tech- David Bullient nology skills along with graphic design work. Recently he assisted with the Martin Luther King Day Project, spreading the word about community activities happening around Maui. He is always happy to volunteer using his life skills to enhance the County’s Volunteer programs.

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Rosalie Yoshida Nominator - Iao Preschool Parent Auntie Rosie is a fixture at Iao Preschool.

She has been a volunteer for over Rosalie Yoshida three years helping children with their art work. She gives one-on-one instruction that provides keiki a respite from the hustle and bustle of the playground. The walls of the school are decorated with beautiful, colorful works of art made by budding artists age 2 to 5. She frames the artwork and gives it a special touch by adding a personal caption from the child. Auntie Rosie also works with over 30 children individually at the preschool, to create an art book about something of their choice. She has created a sharing system so that all Iao preschool families can enjoy the book taking it home overnight like a library book.

VolunTEEN Heroes Isaiah Kyle Ragasa – St. Anthony School Isaiah describes himself as a strong, yet gentle leader. He is the Student Body President and member of the National Honor Soceity, Tri-M Music Honor Society, Major League Baseball Players Trust, Living in Faith Experience Group and the Maui District Student Council. One volunteer

job Isaiah enjoyed was the execution of a Christmas Senior Ball at Hale Makua. He describes his involvement as priceless, enjoying the seniors’ glowing spirits and laughter.

This work was done through his membership with the Major League Baseball Players Trust. He has also participated in numerous food and toy drives, Relay for Life and raising money for the Leo Klink Fund.

Isaiah states, “Being involved in Service Learning has given me the opportunity to give back to our society.”

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Alicia Ballerteros – St. Anthony School To Alicia, volunteering means taking the time to help her community in hopes of making a difference. She volunteers as a Big Sister with the Big Brothers Big Sisters Program.

Additionally she is an active volunteer at Maui Memorial Medical Center, where she has completed over 200 hours of volunteer services. She helps doctors and nurses with tedious tasks and also interacts with the patients and assists them in many ways. Alicia shares “Volunteering allows me to share my talents and skills to create beneficial change in my community. I have learned that volunteering is not defined by the greatness of the deed, but instead by the effort and involvement.”

Would you like to find ways to volunteer? Please visit www. handsonmaui.com or call Wendy Stebbins, Volunteer Center Coordinator, at 2707150.

JS: He normally has a cap or beanie on his head, and he wore it on the first “Top Chef” episode Sand decided to run with it. With so many chefs competing, it was a way for him to stand out. I guess by the end, he didn’t really need it since he had become his own character on the show. He hasn’t worn it since the show because he doesn’t want to get recognized. Before the show, I always thought it was a little goofy looking. So when he came home and told me he wore it on every episode, I was slightly embarrassed, but then it became his thing, so I had to get used to it. *What’s the County of Maui connection with Chef Sheldon Simeon? Chef’s wife, Janice, is a close friend of the wife of Workforce Investment Act Director Roland Prieto. And we figured all our County employees are proud as peach pie of Chef Sheldon!

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County Council Hears Community Input on Proposed Budget

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he Council’s Budget and Finance Committee heard from hundreds of constituents during nighttime district meetings held in 8 locations throughout Maui County. Council Chair Gladys Baisa said “The testimony presented to Council members as we scrutinize the fiscal year 2014 budget has been heartfelt and compelling - obliging us to look beyond cold numbers and consider the implications of our decisions on people’s lives…

Many have shared ideas on how to make Maui County an even better place to live, work and visit.

Others have also told us about the many programs and nonprofit organizations that are vital to the health and wellness of our community, while cautioning us to exercise fiscal prudence for the sake of future generations.”

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Kihei resident Kathy Becklin testifies before the Budget and Finance Committee in the Council Chamber on April 24. Legislative Analysts Josiah Nishita and Michele Yoshimura work in the background.

Owen Svetin testifies at the Molokai district meeting in Kaunakakai on April 15.

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Kupaianaha “Blessings of Life” We are each so fortunate to have wonderful people in our lives, friends, co-workers, loved ones who are iimportant to us. The High Street Journal wishes to share our employees’ good news, offer a chance to get to know each other better and offer the precious joys that add spark to our lives. These are special moments and stories as written and provided by employees of the County of Maui. This column is your chance to express gratitude, praise and the simple and abundant joy these experiences have brought you- The blessings of life! Please send submissions to HYPERLINK “mailto:tiffany.iida@mauicounty.gov” tiffany.iida@mauicounty.gov for inclusion in future issues of the High Street Journal.

Corporation Counsel’s Supervising Law Technician Lisa Kahuhu has so much to celebrate!

Her daughter, Kristine Kahuhu, graduated Kristine Kahuhu from Chaminade University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Behavioral Sciences, while her daughter Keani Kahuhu graduated from Azusa Pacific Keani Kahuhu University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance - Cello. Also graduating is Lisa’s grandson, Nehemiah Kahuhu who will soon be an alumnus of Wailuku Hongwanji Preschool.

How amazing to have so many Nehemiah Kahuhu

graduates in one family!

Ka’eo AhSau, Recreation Leader III of Parks and Recreation and his wife, Desiree Ahsau, would like to recognize their son, Kolby AhSau, who is a graduating senior of Kamehameha Schools Maui Campus. Kolby plans on attending Northern Arizona University where he will study engineering.

Mia Kaimalie Mika Matsumoto, daughter of Brad Matsumoto, Motor Vehicle Control Inspector with Mia Matsumoto DMVL, and Hannah Matsumoto, Program Specialist with CDBG, and granddaughter of Shermane Chu, Service Representative with the DMVL and Kelly Matsumoto, Water Plant Maintenance Mechanic with

the Department of Water Supply is graduating from Wailuku Hongwanji Preschool and plans on continuing her education at Wailuku Elementary School with her major being reading, writing and arithmetic.

Christian Iokepa Martin Chu, son of Ben Kepa, Department of Environmental Management, Wastewater Division and Sarah Christian Iokepa Martin and Martin Chu grandson of Shermane Chu, Service Representative with the DMVL is graduating from Kamehameha Schools Maui and plans on attending UH-Maui College and pursuing a degree in Psychology.

Kahikina Tihada

Congratulations to Kahikina Tihada, son of Mike Tihada, HC&M Supervisor for Highways Lahaina,

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who will be graduating from Lahainaluna High School on May 19. He plans to pursue a culinary degree upon graduation.

Aaron Nakamura is pictured third from the left, and Adam Fukunaga is pictuerd third from the right.

Alfredo & Janelle Duldulao

Janelle Ugalino, daughter of Jocelyn (Marvin) Moniz, Law Technician I at the Department of the Corporation Counsel, and the late Roberto Ugalino was married on May 4 to Alfredo Duldulao. Their wedding ceremony was held at the Keehi Lagoon Wedding Chapel and the reception was held at Hale Koa Resort. Janelle and Alfredo have two children, Alexia (6) and Jared (3) who was their flower girl and ring bearer respectively. Janelle was escorted by her brother RJ Ugalino. Her twin sister, Jillian Ugalino was her maid of honor. According to Jocelyn, the wedding was attended by 375 guests and was perfect and beautiful.

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Lance Nakamura of the Department of Public Works along with his wife Cathy Nakamura and Robynne Fukunaga of the Department of Environmental Management along with her husband Chad Fukunaga would like to recognize their

sons Aaron Nakamura and Adam Fukunaga on their recent accomplishments. On April 17, Pack 40 held its Annual Space Derby.

Aaron’s rocket won first place and Adam’s rocket came in 4th.

Aaron Nakamura Approximately 50 scouts participated in this event.

Congratulations Adam and Aaron on your construction and winning rockets!

Congratulations to Kit Zulueta on being recently sworn in as a new U.S. citizen!

As a proud hyphenated Pinay (Fil-Am), the biggest take away for Kit from the Kit Zulueta festive oat-taking celebration was a message delivered by President Barack Obama. He said “As new American Citizens, you should never foreswear your country of birth, instead you bring it with you - and that makes America, America.”

“I have been given a chance – an “opportunity – that many in the world would give an arm and a leg for. Taking the oath was such an emotional experience that most American-born citizens would not understand.

It’s like being given a key that can open any door,” said Kit.

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County Kitchen

I certainly don’t want to waste it.

“My Favorite Lasagna” Ingredients 2 lbs. lean hamburger 8-oz. box dried lasagna noodles 67-oz. jar Prego spaghetti sauce (I use Heart Smart traditional) 4 cups Four-Cheese Italian Shredded Cheese (buy a big bag at Costco & freeze) Salt, sugar, black pepper, Italian seasoning to taste Preparations Cook the 8-oz. box of lasagna noodles and drain.

Brown the hamburger. When brown, drain in colander and rinse over with very hot water.

Empty the 67-oz. jar of Prego sauce into a 3-quart pot. Heat on low or it will splatter all over because it is thick, and bubbles when hot. Add sugar, black pepper, salt and Italian seasoning to taste. I add generously to get a great sweet, salty and Italian balance. When you are pleased with the taste of the sauce, add drained hamburger. Simmer for 30 min on low heat, stirring often.

Spray a 9” x 13” pan with Pam (Can be a glass, ceramic or foil pan). Assemble ingredients. Start with one layer of sauce. Then put a layer of 4-5 lasagna noodles, cover generously with sauce, and sprinkle with 2 cups of cheese. Then put one more layer of noodles (use all) and another layer of sauce and cheese on top. Leave it out, covered, if you plan to eat it that day. Otherwise, cover and put in the fridge or freezer.

If you freeze, defrost before putting into the oven. You will have leftover sauce- about 3 cups- which you can freeze or use for something else like spaghetti.

About an hour before dinner, heat oven to 350 degrees and bake uncovered for about 30-45 min. Serve immediately or cover to keep it from drying out. I serve mine with Caesar salad and garlic bread. Serves 6-8 people generously. Cover any leftovers well and heat covered in microwave. This is a crowd-pleaser and it is simple to make. You can add mushrooms to the sauce or even a layer of drained spinach on the noodles if you want to add some veggies. Enjoy!

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Wat, You Hot?

Risky Business

Cool safety tips for hot days hether your employees get mugged by scorchers on or off the job, they need to know how to prevent health problems caused by high temperatures.

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and sun.

First Aid for Heat Exhaustion: • Move the victim immediately to a cool place.

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To respond to the heat hazards of summer, OSHA advises supervisors to: • Provide heat stress training to workers.

• Manage work activities and match them to employees’ physical condition.

• Emphasize that workers should take a break, drink some water, and rest for a few minutes in a cool place at the first sign of heat stress.

OSHA recommends that employees observe the following precautions when they are working in hot, humid conditions: • Build up tolerance for working in the heat. Heat tolerance is normally built up over a one- to two-week time period.

• Drink about 8 oz. of water every 15 to 30 minutes while working. This is the best way to replace water lost to perspiration and prevent overheating.

• Take breaks to cool down.

A 10- or 15-minute break every two hours is effective when you’re working in very hot conditions.

• Adapt work and pace to the weather.

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• Read medication labels to find out about any affects of heat

Have the person lie down.

• Loosen clothing, apply cool compresses to skin and fan the body.

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Get the person to slowly

drink large quantities of water.

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Elevate the feet slightly.

• If no improvement is noted within 30 minutes, call for medical assistance.

First Aid for Heat Stroke: • Call immediately for emergency medical assistance.

• Move the victim to a cool place until help arrives.

• Lay the victim down, keeping the head and shoulders slightly elevated.

• Soak the person’s clothing with cool water to lower body temperature.

• Don’t give fluids to someone who is unconscious.

For more information, call OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Dept. of Labor at 1-800-321-OSHA (6742). Online: www.osha.gov Courtesy County of Maui Risk Management Division, Dept. of Finance and OSHA

Eight surprising stroke risk clues

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trokes come on suddenly and can be deadly or debilitating, placing them among the scarier health concerns. Yet many people ignore stroke risk, mistakenly believing there’s nothing to be done. While some strokes do come out of the blue, in many cases there are signs of the impending danger -- if you know what to look for.

Some risk factors are well known, such as being a longtime smoker or having high blood pressure or atrial fibrillation, but many come as big surprises. These ten surprising clues can alert you to a higher-thannormal risk of stroke. If one or more of these applies to you, you’ll want to increase your awareness, because acting fast can mean the difference between life and death.

1. You don’t like fruit or veggies.

Study after study shows a direct relationship between the quantity and proportion of fruit and vegetables you eat and your stroke risk. Eat a diet low in fruits and veggies and high in saturated fat (such as meat) and carbs, and your stroke risk spikes. Eat a superhealthy diet in which half the food you eat comes from plants, and your stroke risk goes down in inverse proportion. Studies also show that specific antioxidants and phytochemicals present in carrots, citrus, white fruits (such as apples), greens, tomatoes, and other fruits and vegetables protect against stroke. One study found that an increase of one gram per day of See STROKE on page 20

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Hand it over A look at prevention and care for carpal tunnel syndrome

Model: Kathleen Aoki, Dept. of Planning Photo: Lois Whitney

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f you spend a lot of time doing activities that involve forceful or repetitive hand or wrist movement or use of vibrating equipment, you have an increased risk of developing carpal tunnel syndrome.

These activities can include using a computer keyboard and mouse, working with small tools, scrubbing, or using machinery that produces vibration. You can reduce your riskand any hand pain or weakness you may already have by taking a few simple steps.

Key points: • Many health conditions and diseases make you more likely to get carpal tunnel symptoms.

However, if you exercise, stay at a healthy weight, control other health conditions such as arthritis and diabetes, and avoid smoking, you can help prevent carpal tunnel syndrome.

• Arranging your activity and work space using ergonomic guidelines can help prevent carpal tunnel syndrome. Office ergonomics focuses on how a workstation is set up, including the placement of your desk, computer monitor, paperwork, chair, and associated tools, such as a computer keyboard and mouse. The same ideas can help you arrange your position for other daily activities.

• Proper body mechanics are key to preventing carpal tunnel syndrome.

• Evaluate your daily routine for activities that increase your risk of carpal tunnel syndrome.

• Take frequent breaks from activities to rest, stretch, change positions, or alternate with another activity.

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a specific group of symptoms including tingling, numbness, weakness, or pain in the fingers, thumb, or hand and occasionally spreading up the arm. These symptoms occur when there is pressure on the median nerve, which runs through the wrist’s carpal tunnel to the hand.

Long-term pressure on the median nerve can cause permanent nerve damage.

Carpal tunnel syndrome usually responds well to preventive care and non-surgical treatment, including rest from problem activities, ice, a wrist splint for use at night, and possibly nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for pain and inflammation.

The earlier you take action, the better the chances of relieving the symptoms and preventing permanent median nerve damage.

If your symptoms continue after about two weeks of home

treatment or are severe, talk to your doctor. He or she may prescribe specific exercises or stronger antiinflammatory medicine. A physical therapist or occupational therapist can help you with exercises and changing your body mechanics.

Surgery is usually reserved for severe, disabling carpal tunnel syndrome that hasn’t responded to months of treatment.

There are no proven strategies to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome, but you can minimize stress on your hands and wrists by taking the following precautions: • Reduce your force and relax your grip. Most people use more force than needed to perform many tasks involving their hands. If your work involves a cash register, for instance, hit the keys softly. For prolonged handwriting, use a big pen with an oversized, soft grip adapter and free-flowing ink. This way you won’t have to grip the pen tightly or press as hard on the paper.

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that vibrates or that requires you to exert a great amount of force, taking breaks is even more important.

white-fleshed fruits and vegetables is associated with a 9 percent lower risk of stroke. Another found that those who ate the most citrus fruits and juice had a 10 percent reduced risk of stroke compared with those eating none. That old-fashioned admonishment to eat an apple a day had science behind it after all.

• Watch your form. Avoid bending your wrist all the way up or down.

A relaxed middle position is best.

If you use a keyboard, keep it at elbow height or slightly lower.

• Improve your posture. Incorrect posture can cause your shoulders to roll forward. When your shoulders are in this position, your neck and shoulder muscles are shortened, compressing nerves in your neck.

This can affect your wrists, fingers and hands.

• Keep your hands warm. You’re more likely to develop hand pain and stiffness if you work in a cold environment. If you can’t control the temperature at work, put on fingerless gloves that keep your hands and wrists warm.

Courtesy: Web MD (www.webmd. com) and Maui County Risk Management Division, Dept. of Finance

Scary fact: Diet is one of the biggest contributors to stroke risk.

Researchers at Harvard divided women into groups based on diet and found that those who ate the worst diet increased their total stroke risk by 47 percent, their ischemic stroke risk by 33 percent, and hemorrhagic stroke risk by 70 percent.

Best bet: Eat a fruit salad for breakfast. If your diet consists of close to 50 percent fruits and vegetables, you can slash your stroke risk by half.

2. You love bacon.

If your diet includes regular consumption of processed meats such as sausage, bacon, lunch meats, ham, and hot dogs, your stroke risk is 23 percent higher. The scientific explanation isn’t clearcut, but researchers suggested that sodium in meat may increase risk both by boosting blood pressure and by causing vascular stiffness.

Nitrate and nitrite preservatives may also contribute to stroke risk by a mechanism that isn’t known yet. Of course, there are other foods that can trigger a stroke, but processed meat is among the worst culprits.

Scary fact: It’s not just processed red meat that’s the culprit; lower-fat deli meats such as turkey, chicken, and bologna were found to carry just as high a stroke risk.

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Best bet: Make processed meats a special-occasion treat.

Unfortunately, you can’t just offset

a bacon or salami habit by eating healthier overall; studies show that people who eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains but who also eat large amounts of processed meats are still at higher risk.

3. You hate the gym.

Sorry, couch potatoes, but that attachment to the remote really could kill you. Would you get off the couch if you knew that even moderate exercise could lower your risk of a nonfatal stroke by 20 percent and your risk of a fatal stroke by 30 percent? Overall stroke risk drops substantially with even moderate levels of cardiovascular fitness. Even a little helps. According to researchers, all you need is 30 minutes or more of aerobic activity -- brisk walking, for instance -- five times a week.

Scary fact: Lack of activity also makes strokes worse when they do happen. Research shows that people who were less active before having a stroke had more severe strokes and didn’t recover as fully afterwards.

Best bet: Build regular, moderate activity into your schedule.

According to the Nurses Health Study, which followed 72,000 women between the ages of 40 and 65, regular exercise cut the risk of ischemic stroke by half.

4. You like to kick back at the local bar.

Would you cut back on the booze if you knew that three or more drinks a day can raise your stroke risk by 45 percent? That’s the conclusion of a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, which followed 38,000 men between the ages of 40 and 75 for 15 years. There’s also some alarming research -- albeit from a small study -- showing that the chance of stroke increases greatly in the first hour after consuming a drink.

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Scary fact: Binge drinking, in particular, leads to a spike in stroke risk. And if you have high blood pressure and go on a bender, watch out; research found that drinking six drinks or more doubled the risk of stroke in men with hypertension.

Best bet: If you’re a moderate drinker -- defined as having one or two drinks approximately every other day -- your risk of stroke is actually lower than it is for teetotalers. So limit your drinking to a few glasses (preferably of red wine, which is heart-protective) per week.

5. You have diabetes.

years. Researchers are looking for an underlying genetic risk factor that could contribute to migraine, heart attack, and stroke.

Scary fact: Migraine sufferers are also more likely to have a heart attack or peripheral artery disease, which causes narrowing blood vessels in the legs.

Best bet: The precise connection between migraines and stroke isn’t understood, but both conditions involve blood vessels in the brain.

Migraines occur when the blood vessels in the brain constrict, then swell, while ischemic strokes -- the most common kind -- are caused by

People with type 2 diabetes are two to three times more likely to have a stroke. And the risk can be even greater if you continue to smoke or develop hyperglycemia or atrial fibrillation. Strokes are also more severe and cause higher mortality in diabetics, particularly if their glucose levels were higher when they were admitted.

Scary fact: The increased stroke risk that comes with diabetes doesn’t change, no matter how proactively you control the disease. According to recent research, being proactive about glucose control lowers the risk of vascular complications such as loss of vision but doesn’t lower stroke risk.

Best bet: Taking hypertension medication and a statin to cut cholesterol lowers stroke risk considerably. And preventing diabetes by keeping active and losing weight lowers stroke risk as well.

6. You get migraines.

Migraines, particularly those accompanied by aura -- visual disturbances such as flashing lights -- boost the risk of stroke by 21 percent. This comes from long-term studies in Iceland that followed men and women for 26

a blood clot blocking an artery in the brain. With that in mind, some experts recommend taking steps to prevent and treat migraines, either with natural remedies or medication to minimize effects on blood vessels.

7. You’re anemic.

Anemia, caused by a lower-thannormal level of red blood cells, causes changes in the blood vessels of the brain, making it more vulnerable to a stroke and less able to counteract a stroke once it occurs. For some time, researchers have known that children and teenagers who were severely anemic had a high risk of stroke, but it’s now known that even mild

anemia raises stroke risk for adults, too.

Scary fact: New research published in February 2012 found that men who were only slightly anemic nonetheless had triple the chance of dying in the first year after a stroke.

Best bet: Treat anemia to increase red blood count with a diet high in iron or an iron supplement.

8. You buy your jeans in the husky or XL department.

Being overweight is associated with higher stroke risk in three different ways: Above-average BMI, aboveaverage waist circumference, and above-average waist-to-hip ratio all correlate with increased stroke risk. If you already have high blood pressure and high cholesterol, adding weight into the mix doesn’t make as much of a difference because you’re already at three times the average risk for stroke. But if your blood pressure and blood lipids are under control and you’re still overweight, it’s time to slim down.

Scary fact: An estimated 63% of men and 55% of women are considered overweight, and 30 % are considered obese. If you’re obese, your stroke risk skyrockets to as high as seven times that of the general population. Being overweight increases your risk of all types of heart disease, as well.

Best bet: Embark on a gradual, supervised weight-loss program with the goal of decreasing BMI to between 18.5 and 24.9. Guys, try to get down to a waist circumference of less than 40 inches. And gals, try for a waist measurement of less than 35 inches.

Courtesy: www.caring.com

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FITNESS PROFILE: Duke Sevilla

By David Yamashita

Duke Sevilla is an amazing guy. He’s in his mid50s, but is still active and helping others keep as fit as he is. Duke is an Aquatics Recreational Specialist with the County’s Department of Parks and Recreation. Before that, he was an outreach counselor/youth coordinator for 20 + years for a variety of non-profits. One of his achievements, along with Keku Akana, was creating the gym that’s next to the County’s Wailuku Pool way back in 1976 (that’s 37 years ago!). With such a long history dedicated to health and fitness, we had to talk to Duke and find out his fitness secrets.

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hy do you like to keep fit?

It makes me feel good and it makes my everyday life so much better. When you talk “fit” I think of overall health, exercise, eating healthy and hygiene. This all started at home when my mom, Frances Sevilla, used to say “An apple a day will keep the doctor away.” She was way ahead of her time back in the 60s -- she had my sisters do these weird exercises on the floor to keep their butts in shape. She would also say “Make sure you brush your teeth so you can stay healthy.” No teeth then you can’t chew your food properly and your body can not absorb the nutrients that the body needs.”

Why did you start working out?

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A tenant of my dad’s trained outside with his own weights. He was a big guy and I wanted to get big like him. When he left, I asked my mom to buy his weight set and in high school I got into wrestling and

football where we were encouraged to work out with weights to get stronger.

What’s your work out schedule?

I have come to a point in my life where I need to train smart. So high (20 to 30) repetitions lighter weights is better for my mid-50s body. I train Tuesdays and Thursdays about 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays at 6:00 a.m. Each session lasts maybe 45 minutes to an hour. I do multiple stations 8 to 10 exercises working my whole body, resting for a short time between stations.

When I work out, I am also training others that want to make changes in their lives. It’s fun and motivating when you work out with others and you see them reach their goals. When I am not training with weights, once or twice a week I get up at 4:00 a.m. and run about three miles.

What keeps you motivated?

Sharing my knowledge with others and helping others better their life style. Eh! I also got to be honest -- small kine ego-- GOTTA LOOK GOOD, you gotta walk your talk!

What are your good foods and bad foods?

Everybody knows which foods are good and bad. It’s our choices we make that get us into trouble with our health. An example of a good food is oatmeal-- but not the kind with sugar added -- just plain and then you add some raisins, almonds, dry bananas and a protein drink.

That is my breakfast every morning.

My wife Jean, who is the Health and Wellness Director at they YMCA, says your portions are important so don’t stuff yourself.

Example of a bad food is pork adobo because it has a lot of fat in it.

This will clog your arteries. How do I deal with bad food (I love pastries) temptation? For me, I hear my wife on my shoulder telling me “No, no,

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Eye-Yai-Yai! Tips for avoiding computer-related eyestrain and neck stiffness

no!” When we go out, she monitors me. I guess we all need someone to monitor us. Yeah, maybe someone can create a device when you go by food it will respond ‘Yes, good food’ or ‘No! Bad food-- will clog your arteries!’ (laughs)

Courtesy: Maui County Risk Management Division, Dept. of Finance

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mployees who work all day at a computer are at risk for eyestrain unless they take some simple precautions. As a senior legal editor at BLR, David L. Galt knows first hand about working at a computer monitor all day. He offers these tips to help employees avoid the eyestrain that comes with computer work.

What challenges do you have in keeping to your routine?

Myself -- age. When you get older, your body does not recuperate as fast as when you were younger.

Also, I’m motivated by my work and the volunteer community activities I am involved with.

How long have you been working out and how has your workout changed?

I’ve been training since I was a high school freshman. I’m 56, now so you do the math. In my younger days, I could train heavier and longer geared to competition goals now I train to make my daily activities easier. My joints are not as strong as before so I do maintenance training.

Why do you think it’s important for people to exercise?

Although you might eat well, you still need some kind of movement to keep the joints moving. I see the joints like parts of an engine; if you don’t move them, they freeze up. Exercise, resistance and cardio training are also important for your muscles so they don’t atrophy and so your bones stay strong.

When you gain muscle, you burn

fat. It also will keep your heart strong. Blood carries nutrients and the all important oxygen to your vitals, etc. Exercise can be a lot of fun so you just got to be creative. We have a gift from above, a brain to make choices. We have a choice to use the gifts that have been given to us wisely. You like live longer, with zest in your life?

Exercise and stay fit – that’s the answer!

Who inspires you?

There are a lot of people that inspire me -- when others go above and beyond in helping the less fortunate. When people succeed even though all the odds are against them. When people don’t give up on reaching their goals. One of them was my dad -- A.B. Sevilla.

He has long passed but I treasure the insights that he instilled in me.

• Blink often (put a sticky note on your monitor!). The average blink rate is 22 times per minute. The rate goes down to 7 per minute when looking at a monitor-this causes the eye lens to dry out. Use an eye moistener (saline solution) if you can’t get into the habit of blinking more often.

• Relax eye muscles. Put the palm of your hands over your eyes for a minute or so, once every half hour.

This warms the muscles around the eyes, relaxing them.

• Minimize glare. Make sure the background light level around the monitor is about the same as the screen light level. Minimize direct sunlight or bright lights in front of the monitor or directly behind it.

• Adjust the contrast and brightness to levels you use when reading a book comfortably. A bright screen causes eyestrain.

• Use a paper holder to hold documents. Put the document at the same level as the monitor, or attach it to the monitor. This EYESTRAIN continued to page 30

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Tragedy Averted Ocean rescue serves as critical safety reminder

On Feb. 20th, 2013, the Mayor’s Office received this email from Shannon Cortez. Ms. Cortez granted permission for her email to be printed in the High Street Journal as a message of heartfelt thanks, and an important warning of how quickly ocean conditions can change.

Dear Mayor Arakawa, My daughter Chai, my husband, and three of our friends were involved in an incident over the Presidents’ Day weekend, where we needed to call for assistance from your Ocean Safety Rescue Team.

What started off as a fun-filled Team Bonding Event could have ended tragically without their assistance. Chai was out paddleboarding with her friends and Coach, when the wind began to pick up and she was unable to make it back to shore. She began drifting out in the ocean and being taken by the wind and the current. She was more than 550 yards offshore and it happened so fast right in front of me.

My family and I would like to express our sincere gratitude for their assistance in bringing my daughter and the rest of the individuals to safety. Words cannot express the heartfelt thanks that I have for the rescuer.

Standing on the shoreline watching my daughter drift away to the point that I could not even see her through binoculars was by far the worst feeling that I have ever had to endure. Being so helpless is something that no parent or person should ever feel. Seconds felt like hours as we waited. When I got a glimpse of the jet ski, a partial weight was lifted from my shoulders. Next thing I knew, Chai and her Coach were on the shore and I could finally breathe. I realized at that point that my husband and friends would

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be brought into shore safely because of the skills of the rescuer and I could shift my concentration to my daughter who was already being tended to by the Firefighters of Engine 6 and Engine 1.

The medic told me that I was very fortunate: If Chai had been there any longer and taken in any more water, it would have been a different scenario.

My daughter and I were able to thank everyone there with the exception of the Ocean Safety Rescuer.

If I can ask you kindly to please let him know that we will forever be thankful for all that he did for us.

It may be just part of his job but he has given us another day together for we know that we are never promised tomorrow. The last thing Chai remembers before being taken out of the water was “A man saying ‘No worry, you going be okay!’” Those words she will remember forever.

I will be forever grateful for what all those individuals did— no words can explain it for me. I thought something like this could never happen to me but with the blink of an eye, everything changed.

Cherish your family, friends and loved ones. Chris and I are very blessed that because of the joint effort of all those people, we can!

Thank you, Shannon Cortez

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Kūlia i ka nu‘u Strive to reach the summit Please help congratulate these dedicated employees as they continue to serve our community and in doing so, “strive to reach the summit.”

New Hires Taytum Kimura joined the Finance Department on March 11, as the Control Accounts Clerk. She started employment with the County of Maui January 2010 as a Tax Clerk 1 in the Real Property Collections Department.

We welcome her to the Accounts Division.

Kimura

The Office of the Corporation Counsel recently filled various positions. Caleb P. Rowe joined the office on October 2, 2012. Prior to his employment with the County, he worked as a Law Clerk for Judge Joseph Cardoza at the Second Circuit Court.

Gwyn E. Matsuda, Law Technician I, started on February 26. Prior to joining the County , she worked at the Circuit Court of the Second Circuit.

Jennifer M.P.E. Oana joined the County on November 1, 2012. She was previously employed at the Attorney General Office.

Shinken Naitoh, Deputy Corporation Counsel started on February 19.

Prior to his employment with the County of Maui, he Naitoh worked at the Maui Memorial Medical Center.

Promotions A badge-pinning ceremony for was held in April for two veteran firefighters, Amos LonokailuaHewett and Richard Kawasaki, who were promoted to the rank of battalion chief.

Lonokailua-Hewett joined the Maui Fire Department in 1994. He has worked at five fire stations, including Kihei, Lahaina, Wailuku, Kahului and

Paia.

Most recently, he worked out of the Kahului Fire Station as captain Lonokailua-Hewitt of the Training Bureau. As a battalion chief, he will manage the 2nd Battalion, First Watch.

Kawasaki joined the department in 1991. He has worked at six fire stations, including stations in Napili, Makawao, Hana, Lahaina, Wailuku and Kula. His last assignment was at the Makawao Fire Station as captain of the 2nd Watch.

As a battalion chief, he will manage the 1st Battalion, Third Watch.

Kawasaki

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“Both men have over 40 years of service combined between them. They have provided a high-level commitment of service to the community of Maui County,” said Fire Chief Jeff Murray.“I am honored with the opportunity to promote them to battalion chiefs.”

Rowe, Matsuda & Oana

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SMOKE from page 7

The smoke alarms were purchased by the Maui County Department of Fire and Public Safety with assistance from local agencies and businesses, as part of the department’s “Smoke Alarm Maui” (SAM) program.

Recipients of the free smoke alarms are asked to develop a fire safety plan for their resident, draw and practice a fire escape plan, set a meeting place for family members, test their smoke alarms monthly, and respond to follow-up surveys.

SAM teams will also conduct free home inspections and provide fire safety tips.

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The smoke alarms are installed by members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, in partnership with the Maui Fire Department. There is no charge for the smoke alarm unit or the installation.

• Kaunoa Senior Center, Paia

SAM application forms are available online at www. mauicounty.gov/fireprevention, and at the following locations: • Maui County Fire Prevention Bureau, Waikapu (313 Manea

• All Maui County Fire Stations

• MEO Preschool Office, Wailuku • Office on Aging, Wailuku (One Main Plaza, 2200 Main St., Ste. 547) • West Maui Senior Center, Lahaina (788 Pauoa St. off Lahainaluna) For more information on the SAM program, call 244-9161. page 27

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Stretch Break Try these quick ‘n easy stretches right at your desk to decrease tension, increase circulation.

County of Maui

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

May 17-18

North-South-East-West Mini International Festival

Model: Kathleen Aoki, Dept. of Planning Photos: Lois Whitney

Instructions: • Use gentle, deliberate movement when stretching • Hold each stretch for about 10 seconds • Alternate sides as needed, taking note of any tension areas • Breathe in through the nose as you go into the stretch • Exhale slowly through the mouth as you come out of the stretch • Use the wrist stretches to take brief breaks from heavy computer use • Try using the stretches to avert an oncoming headache, by releasing tension in the neck and back

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• Stretch to the outer edge of your comfort level, but always honor the messages your body sends you. It will let you know when you’ve gone far enough!

7:30 p.m., Iao Congregational Church (Fri); Makawao Union Church (Sat) - Featuring renowned performance artists/sound poet (Friday) and works on flute, viola, harp and piano (Saturday). Free admission to both concerts. Ph. 876-1854 or www.ebbandflowarts.org.

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Solar Summit for Residents and Businesses

11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., Pilina Building multi-purpose room at UH-Maui. Call 984-3379 or email sliminfo@hawaii.edu to register.

Ongoing Walking with Managing Director Regan Wednesdays. Meet at noon, in lobby of Kalana O Maui Building

“Your County with Mayor Alan Arakawa” TV Show Live TV show on 1st Wednesday of each month, 7 p.m., Channel 55

Free Smoke Detector Installation The Smoke Alarm Maui (SAM) program offers free installation of smoke alarms in homes and apartments, and is sponsored by the Maui County Dept. of Fire & Public Safety, Fire Prevention Bureau in partnership with licensed electricians and local businesses and agencies.

Preference is given to senior citizens and financially challenged families with young children, but all home/ apartment owners are welcome to apply.

Free fire education materials also provided. Info and applications: HYPERLINK “http://www.mauicounty.gov/ fireprevention” www.mauicounty.gov/fireprevention

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Photo Gallery A photo-essay of activities in the County

Mayor Alan Arakawa proclaimed the month of April 2013 to be J. WALTER CAMERON CENTE R MONTH throughout Maui County.

Deputy Director of Water Supply Paul Meyer and Mayor Arakawa at the dam in the upper part of Waikamoi Stream

Mayor Arakawa with his dog Spot at Keopuolani Park’s dog park grand opening celebration.

WANTED: Your best shots for the County Gallery

CERT Volunteers teaching Mayor Arakawa and Exec. Secretary to the Managing Director Tiffany Iida the cribbing and shoring technique.

Want to submit a photo of a County event or employee at work? Email your photo for consideration to lynn. araki-regan@mauicounty.gov.

Caption info must include name and title of each person whose face appears in the photo.

Mayor Arakawa (left) is pictured with the winners of the Mayor’s Challenge, followed by a group shot of all the participants in the Mayor’s Challenge! Special thanks to Kit Zulueta, Zeke Kalua, Maui Family YMCA, Sandra McGuinness, and NPAC , as well as the various volunteers who made the inaugural Mayor’s Challenge possible.

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Council appoints Zulueta as Communications Director On May 7, the Maui County Council approved the appointment of Maria Katrina “Kit” Zulueta as the Communications Director for the Office of Council Services. In an effort to promote civic engagement, this position is expected to perform media relations tasks for the Council, the Council Members and the Council Committees.

Kit started work on May 8.

Kit’s government background began in 2007 while working for the top elected “Kit” Zulueta Senator in the Philippines and recently as Mayor Alan Arakawa’s Assistant Chief of Staff. Her experience also includes working in Hawaii Public Television (PBS Hawaii) and has provided PR and marketing services to numerous non-profits and corporate clients in her private venture Kit Zulueta Productions.

Selected from a pool of 32 very high-qualified applicants, Kit feels that her skill set will allow the County to save taxpayer dollars by attaining county-wide communication goals with in-house talent. Kit is an events organizer, a graphic artist, a columnist, a photographer, a video editor, a public speaker, a voice talent, a set-designer and the list continues.

In 2011, the Office of Council Services had a preview of what Kit can do at the Hawaii State Association of Counties (HSAC) Conference that was held here in Maui. Kit offered her design talents and created a very professional ‘look’ that contributed to the success of the conference.

“Participation by constituents produces high-quality legislation and in order to attain that, we need a well-informed public,” says Maui County Chair Gladys Baisa. “It is imperative to have a team member who has the attitude and right set of skills to take us to the next level. I have seen Kit in action and I am looking forward to what she can bring to this Council.”

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EYESTRAIN continued to page 23 prevents repetitive neck and eye movement from paper to screen.

• Take eye breaks. Look away from the monitor for 30 seconds, every 15 or 20 minutes. Look at or scan things at least 20 feet away to allow the eyes to focus in a rest position.

• Reposition monitor distance 20” to 26” from your eyes (roughly the distance from your eyes to the end of your index finger with arm outstretched). Otherwise, you’ll be forced to sit or lean too close to the screen, or sit too far away. If your eyeglass prescription does not allow clear vision at the 20” to 26” range, get it adjusted.

• Reset monitor height so that the top edge is even with your view when looking straight ahead. Then tilt the screen upward so you are not looking at the image at an angle. The optimal screen position is 10 to 20 degrees below eye level.

• Reset the monitor screen resolution, the Internet browser text size, and the zoom and font default in the operating system and in software applications so that text is easy to read.

Tech. Sgt. Jaqueline Constance, 113th Medical Group, D.C. Air National Guard takes blood pressure of patients before they are seen by optometrists, medical doctors, or dental surgeons as part of an Innovative Readiness Training mission in Kaua’i, Hawaii on March 5. Tropic Care Innovative Readiness Training is comprised of military personnel assets of the U.S. Armed Forces to include Active Duty, Reserve and National Guard members who provide free medical services and conduct deployment and readiness training while forward deployed to medically underserved areas of Kaua’i, Hawaii from February 26 through March 10. (National Guard photo

by Tech. Sgt. Melissa E. Chatham) (Released)

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Water Conservation Poster Contest draws 383 entries

The Department of Water Supply’s 4th annual Water Conservation Poster Contest drew more than 380 entries from

30-plus public, private and home schools countywide.

The goal of the contest was to educate Maui’s youth on the importance of water conservation and to encourage them to take an active role in ensuring the sustainability of Maui’s water supply.

The contest entries were evaluated on water conservation message, originality, and visual effectiveness.

The first-through-third-place winners will receive $100 for first; $75 for second; $50 for third; and $15 for Honorable Mentions.

Winning entries and honorable mentions will be featured in the 2014 DWS Water Conservation Calendar; on the county website at www.mauiwater.org, and were honored in a ceremony in the Mayor’s office on May 8th.

The contest’s three-judge panel included County of Maui Public Work’s Deputy Director Rowena Dagdag-Andaya, Alison C. Cohan of The Nature Conservancy Maui, and photographer David Schoonover.

The winners were as follows KINDERGARTEN: First Place: Kainalu Seales, Kilohana Elementary School; Second Place: Kolomona Smith, Kilohana Elementsry School; Third Place: Jeremiah Mullen, Pukalani Elementary School ; Honorable Mention: Hina Kahalewai, Kilohana Elementary School; Skye Kaawa-Caparida, Kilohana Elementary School; Josie Vierra-Naleieha, Pukalani Elementary School GRADES 1 & 2: First Place: Christiana Joiner, Carden Academy of Maui; Second Place: Galen Okamoto, – Pomaika’i Elementary School; Third Place: Morrigan DePaepe, Pomaika’i Elementary School; Honorable Mention: Maya Hanalei Vaas, Grade 1, Emmanuel Lutheran School; Jovan Butac, Kahului Elementary School; Sharmaine Butay, Pomaika’i Elementary School GRADES 3 & 4: First Place: Jaz Kelber, Pomaika’i Elementary School; Micah Rapisura-Gragas, Lihikai Elementary School; Hope Perry, Kahului Elementary School; Honorable Mention: Natea RoseteTokuhisa, Emmanuel Lutheran School; Haley Mahoe, Emmanuel Lutheran School; Jerome Butac, Kahului Elementary School Continued on next page

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GRADES 5 & 6: First Place: Julie van der Ark, Carden Academy of Maui; Bowen Saren, Maui Waena Intermediate School; Third Place: Mira-Bai Gilb, ROOTS School; Honorable Mention: Kimberly Sieberg, - Carden Academy of Maui; Noah Zolotow, Carden Academy of Maui; and Daniel Gifford, Wailuku Elementary School GRADES 7 & 8: First Place: Morgan Leeks, Carden Academy of Maui; Second Place: Angela Schmitt, Carden Academy of Maui; Third Place: Ohmala Kotok, Clearview Christian Girls School; Honorable Mention: Sofia Hauen-Limkilde, Carden Academy of Maui; Kawai Rose, ROOTS School; Xenia Owen, Clearview Christian Girls School HIGH SCHOOL: First Place: Vergel Ramos, Maui High School; Second Place: Cendall Manley, Manley Home School; Third Place: Devan Takita, Baldwin High School; Honorable Mention: Mary Jane Butac, Maui High School; RJ Hernandez, Maui High School; and Matthew Corder, Maui High School

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Kaunoa is busy as ever By: Dana Acosta

County Information Desk Volunteers Honored by Mayor Arakawa Mayor Alan Arakawa bestowed gratitude upon these dynamic Volunteers with a special Valentine’s Day luncheon. In 2012, these quick-thinking volunteers fielded 7,623 inquiries and requests for assistance from the public at the County Information Desk on the Lobby level of the County Building. (Photo: 2013 Mayors luncheon Information Desk volunteers)

Club 55 – Wild Hogs Party!

Excitement peaked at the Club 55 Wild Hogs Party as bikers arrived with engines revving, ready to dance. Hot music and a mouth-watering pupu buffet started flowing and the dancing kicked into full gear with DJ Heat and the fun didn’t stop until ‘the cows came home’. (3 photos: Club 55 WildHogs dancing; Club 55 Bikers; club 55 WildHogs Dancing)

Mayor Arakawa Recognizes National

Service Day Mayor Arakawa joined more than 800 mayors across the country in the first-ever Mayors Day of Recognition for National Service. The event recognized Volunteers who serve in National Service Programs, which include Senior Corps (Kaunoa’s Retired & Senior Volunteer Program/RSVP, Foster Grandparent Program/FGP, and Senior Companion Program/SCP) and AmeriCorps (MEO) and AmeriCorps Vista (Hawaiian Community Assets). Close to 1,000 AmeriCorps and Senior Corps volunteers serve over 111,584 hours annually in Maui County, providing vital support to residents and improving the quality of life in our county. The approximate dollar value of this service is $2.5 Million. (Photo: Proclamation large group)

Kaunoa Senior Services’ Aloha Projects Aloha Projects are coordinated

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Continued on next page service projects for non-profit agencies.

Save Our Slippers A Save Our Slippers drive was held in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. National Day of Service. Over $350 in footwear was collected in just 8 days; the contributions were given to Women Helping Women, the Maui organization that serves approximately 200 people annually. (Photo: Save our Slippers 001: l – r, RSVP Advisory Council Chair Natalie Kaho’ohanohano, and staff Ivey Mitsuyuki and Lillian Lechler.

National Heart Month

Pinwheels for Prevention To help raise community awareness of Child Abuse Prevention Month (April), participants at West Maui Senior Center made pinwheels, the new national symbol for child abuse prevention. The pinwheels were ‘planted’ in the front yard of the senior center to call people to action in support of healthy child development. Learn more about what you can do at www.preventchildabusehawaii.org. (photo: April 8, 2013 Pinwheels for Prevention WMSC 001)

Kaunoa seniors, volunteers, staff and participants engaged in a ‘heartfelt’ campaign during the Have a Heart, Save a Heart fund raiser in February. (photo: 2013 Have a Heart: l – r, Mario Tumacder, Kauwela Bisquera (American Heart Assn.), Cecilia Suzuki, Lillian Lechler, RSVP Volunteer Karen Moody, Kathy Ramos, Lori Wright, Jerry Tumacder).

Hat Drive

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In partnership with Lahainaluna High School Cheerleading Squad and Class of 2014, Kaunoa’s West Maui Seniors collected 100 hats, ranging from crocheted beanies to fedoras, and beach hats to baseball caps, to support cancer patients on Maui. Hats were presented to Maui’s American Cancer Society Community Outreach Coordinator Anna Mayeda (in photo, far right) at the Maui Youth Relay for Life event. (photo: hat drive 013)

Kaunoa’s classes and activities are open to everyone 55 and better. For a full listing of events and opportunities, call the Kaunoa offices at 270-7308 or 661-9432 to receive the monthly newsletter.

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Our Island Home Snapshots of life on Maui, Moloka`i and Lana`i

Gov. Neil Abercrombie listens while Mayor Arakawa addresses a standing-room audience of UPW leaders and members, Lt. Gov. Shan Tsutsui, Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell, Kauai Mayor Bernard Carvalho, Honolulu media, and state legislators and administrators at a press conference and signing of the new, four-year UPW contract for Bargaining Unit 1. The event was held Monday, April 29 at the Governor’s Office. Bargaining Unit 1 is comprised of 9,000 blue collar public workers employed by the Counties and the State of Hawaii, including the Dept. of Education, Univ. of Hawaii, the State Judiciary, and Hawaii Health Care System. Photo by Lois Whitney.

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