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Jack Cione
Chris FleckPhoto courtesy Jack Cione Business veteran Jack Cione lives by the mantra of “repotting,” as he has always been willing to make a professional change if a business venture is not as...
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Dr. Thomas Kosasa
Chris FleckNathalie Walker photo nwalker@midweek.com Dr. Thomas S. Kosasa has a resume unlike many others. His has to include summaries explaining his experience as a doctor and professor, sandwiched...
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Kona Carmack
Chris Fleck Nearly 15 years after departing Hawaii for personal and global ventures, Kona Carmack has returned to the place she calls home. She couldn’t be happier. “I have been back for two years now,...
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Verena Mei
Chris FleckPhoto courtesy Verena Mei From drag to drifting to rally car racing, it is safe to say that after a decade, Verena Mei is not just dabbling in the car race scene. Racing, which she began as...
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Yasmin Dar
Chris FleckPhoto courtesy Yasmin Dar One of the toughest growing pains a young adult can endure is handling the internal tussle of truly figuring out what path you’d like to walk on a professional...
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Raiatea Helm
Chris FleckPhoto courtesy Raiatea Helm Raiatea Helm plays a dynamic role in the current state of music in Hawaii. She bridges the gap between modern musical development and the traditional Hawaiian...
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Perry & Price
Chris FleckPhoto courtesy Perry & Price The term “posse” was associated with the lawmen who chased the gangs of the Old West, those bands of scoundrels who rode with Billy the Kid, Jesse James or...
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Loretta Yajima
Chris FleckChris Fleck photo cfleck@midweek.com Throughout the past quarter century, the Hawaii Children’s Discovery Center has cemented its importance in our community and state. The center has...
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Howard Dashefsky
Chris FleckPhoto courtesy Howard Dashefsky After decades of tightening stories and compressing sound and audio bytes to fit the few-minute segments he had time to air at his previous anchor position at...
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Kimora Lee Simmons
Chris FleckYu Shing Ting photo yting@midweek.com Many words can be used to describe fashion firecracker Kimora Lee Simmons. She’s eccentric, bold, stunning, beautiful …and after 20 years in the beauty...
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Manti Te’o
Chris FleckLance Tominaga photo They grow up so fast. Can you believe Manti Te’o, the highly touted and dominant linebacker who graduated in blue and gold from Punahou in 2009, will enter his senior...
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Roy And Kathy Sakuma
Chris Fleck Ukulele aficionado Roy Sakuma was once asked during a media interview if he thought the ukulele could become an international sensation. His emphatic answer was yes, and he was absolutely...
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Wally Amos
Chris Fleck Wally Amos enthusiastically proclaimed he turned 76 this past Sunday. Truly young at heart, Amos, father of the Famous Amos cookie recipe, still has plenty to give to the community and...
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Jan Brenner
Chris Fleck Veteran Island songstress and entertainer Jan Brenner has been organizing and hosting themed parties and activities for more then 20 years. During the time of her showcase performances at...
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Ron Jacobs
Chris Fleck He has been called outlandish, eccentric and most definitely outrageous. He speaks with ferocity about topics from technology to politics. Never short on words, Ron Jacobs - aka WhoDaGuy -...
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Jack Aaron
Chris Fleck Even if you aren't the type to get starstruck, it can be a pretty cool experience to meet a celebrity you admire. Since 1971, Jack Aaron -master scuba diver trainer and owner of Aaron's...
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Chuck Furuya
Chris Fleck Master Sommelier Chuck Furuya - featured on MidWeek's cover Nov. 24, 1993 - speaks with a slightly different tone about the (at times) swanky stereotyped field of grapes and wine. He...
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Jonathan Hee
Chris Fleck Few baseball players are born for the major or minor leagues. Most, like Jonathan Hee who make it to the professional level endure hardships, continually improve abilities beyond what is...
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Kristin ‘K.C.’ Carlberg
Chris Fleck It's all right to be a little selfish when fitness and exercise become a priority in your life. Personal trainer and founder of TRY Fitness, Kristin "K.C." Carlberg, believes that...
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Gabe Baltazar
Chris Fleck Jazz music is not constrained, it is not caged. There is no ceiling to a music style that embodies creative freedom for both the player and listener. Jazz branches off and incorporates...
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