Hot Shots – 10/14/26

Photo courtesy Mālama Maunalua

Clean-up Efforts Strike A Chord

Ocean Music Action donated $5,000 to Mālama Maunalua to support the ongoing restoration of Maunalua Bay. Ocean Music Action ‘ohana also volunteered to remove invasive alien algae at Mālama Maunalua’s Huki at Paikō Beach. Pictured are (from left) Alex Awo, director of habitat restoration programs, Mālama Maunalua; Megan Conley, founder, Ocean Music Action; Shawn Conley, composer, Ocean Music Action; and Doug Harper, executive director, Mālama Maunalua.

Photo courtesy River of Life Mission

Homeless Out reach Gets A Boost

Island Games owner Sarah Rhyne (far right) recently presented a check for more than $6,000 to River of Life Mission. The donation qualified for the mission’s gift-match challenge fund. Pictured with Rhyne are (from left), Keali‘i Kane Gray, River of Life executive director; Aleni Snell, River of Life HUB mobile ministry manager; Lisa Kim, River of Life volunteer; Blake Spinak, River of Life HUB mobile ministry director; and Rolo Bright, food service director.

Photo courtesy Nareit Hawai‘i

A Safe Place For Former Foster Youths

The Nareit Foundation presented a $100,000 grant to the nonprofit Residential Youth Services & Empowerment to support the renovation of Hale Koko, which provides housing for former foster youths and young adults with children. Pictured are (from left) Ana Eykel, director of housing, RYSE; Carla Houser, executive director, RYSE; Steve Wechsler, president and CEO, Nareit Foundation; and Gladys Quinto Marrone, executive director, Nareit Hawai‘i.

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