UHMC End of Semester Open House

Date: December 17, 2021

✨Mahalo to everyone who attended and made the UHMC End of Semester Open House a wonderful event!✨

🍴Mahalo to everyone for your generous donations to the Maui Food Bank! We donated over 100 pounds of food to the Maui Food Bank!

🧁Mahalo to everyone who shared a dessert – they were wonderful!!!

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  • Invitations, Announcements & Poster – Bryan Hieda & Marc Antosch
  • Event Photos – Todd Mizomi
  • Event Support – Chancellor Hokoana, Lore Estrada-Cachola
  • Musicians – Boss Manu Project / DJ – Tom Beran – Talia Purdy & Deanna Reece
  • Emcee – Deanna Reece
  • Stage Set-Up – Deanna Reece, Jeremy Gray, Todd Mizomi, Mike Slattery, Luke McKinnon
  • Stage Decorations – Linda Fujitani, Liana Horovitz, Moana Kahoohanohano, Mark Malone
  • Lights, Set-Up, COVID Protocol Stations – Mel Hipolito, Corrine Morton
  • COVID Protocol – Kathleen Hagan (Medical Officer), Charlie Schlather (Testing)
  • Maui County Gathering Approval – Stephanie Ohigashi
  • Slido – Laureen Kodani & Deanna Reece
  • Collection for Maui Food Bank – Melissa Kunitzer
  • Games – Thomas Hussey, Liane & Ted Awana, & Talia Purdy
  • Goodie Bags & Prizes – Liane Awana & Talia Purdy
  • Golf Cart Parade – UHMC O&M Team, Mel Hipolito, Corinne Morton, David Barlahan
  • Food Coordination & Caesar Salad – Craig Omori
  • Food Coordination & Paper Goods – Mark Malone
  • Cotton Candy – Shawna Pabingwit, Kalani Kaeka, Marla Petronella & Babylyn Sim
  • Popcorn – Kealii Ballao & Melissa Yoshioka
  • Waffle Dogs – Kahele Dukelow, Laura Nagle & Kulamanu Ishihara
  • Food Packaging & Distribution – Whitney Hashimoto, Paul and Bailey Thornton, Liana Horovitz, Lorelle Peros, Liping Liu, Linda Fujitani, Kealii Ballao, Melissa Yoshioka, Kaleikoa Kaeo, Brian Moto, Karen Hanada, David Tamanaha
  • Goodie Bag Distribution – Thomas Hussey (Spongebob) & Shawna Pabingwit (Patrick)

Please share your appreciation to your colleagues who collectively made the 2021 UHMC End of Semester Open House a wonderful event!

🎉2021 UHMC End of Semester Open House Planning Committee:

  • Lui Hokoana – Chancellor
  • Deanna Reece – IT/Media
  • Shawna Pabingwit – Title IX
  • Mark Malone – Culinary
  • Liana Horovitz – History
  • Whitney Hashimoto – Communications
  • Barbara Ornellas – HR
  • Sunny Cabello – RCUH
  • Regina Corniel – Dean’s Office
  • Angela Gannon – Security
  • Laureen Kodani – Instructional Design
  • Corinne Morton – O&M
  • Talia Purdy – Business Office
  • Marc Antosch – Media Design
  • Bryan Hieda – IT/Media
  • Liping Liu – Hospitality & Tourism
  • Liane Awana – Business Office
  • Linda Fujitani – Counseling
  • Kathleen Hagan – Nursing
  • Charlie Schlather – Social Science
  • Thomas Hussey – CTE/Voc Ed
  • Joyce Yamada – PD

🎁Donations of Prizes and Goodie Bag Items:

  • Chancellor Lui Hokoana
  • Liane Awana
  • Talia Purdy
  • Janis Tanaka
  • Deanna Reece
  • Sunny Cabello
  • Angela Gannon
  • Cindy Yamamoto
  • Thomas Hussey
  • Melissa Yoshioka
  • Whitney Hashimoto
  • Misti Bell
  • Jessica McGuire
  • Rosie Vierra
  • Jocelyn Watari
  • Leihuanani Bissen
  • Joyce Yamada

🚘Cart Parade Entries:

  • 🎊IT – Marc Antosch, Bryan Hieda, Ron Magarin – 1st Place!
  • Security – Angela Gannon, Kai Takatsuka
  • CTE/VOC Ed. – Thomas Hussey & Shawna Pabingwit
  • Academic Affairs – Kahele Dukelow, Laura Nagle, Kulamanu Ishihara, Shawna Pabingwit, Nicole Vida, Regina Corniel, Debie Amby
  • O&M – Chris Chong, David Barlahan, Kalani Kaeka, James Berce, Corinne Morton, Greg Duncan, and Shawna Pabingwit
  • Chancellor’s Office – Lui Hokoana, Kathy Takeo-Owara, Brian Moto, Lore Estrada-Cachola, Jocelyn Romera Demirbag, and Marilyn Fornwall