Frances Becker
Executive Director, Na Lei Wili Area Health Education Center. Pastor, Grace Redemption Ministries. Events Chair for the Kauai Health and Wellness Association. Graduate, The Kamehameha Schools. Volunteer with Friends of Kamalani and Lydgate Park.

 

 

Claurino Bueno
Residential Energy Service Representative, Kauai Island Utility Coopertive. A.S Carpentry, A.A Liberal Arts. 28 years on Kaua`i with Wife and son. Kauai Filipino Centennial Choral Member. Appreciation Award, for Outstanding Community Service, Kauai Filipino Community Council.

 

 

David Bukoski
Fire Captain of the Fire Prevention Bureau, Kauai Fire Department, County of Kauai.  Lifetime resident of Kaua`i . Coach and board member, Koloa Youth Baseball, West Kauai Youth Baseball League, Koloa-Kalaheo Pop Warner Football, Kauai Police Activities League. Vice President of the Kauai Fire Department Relief Fund.

 

Sheryl Grady
Organizational Development and Training Specialist, Kauai Island Utility Coopertive.  40 years on Kaua`i . Married and mother to 2 daughters. Member, Zonta Club and School Community Council, Cheifess Kamakahelei Middle School.

 

 

Renae Hamilton
Executive Director, YWCA of Kaua`i. MA Education Administration. Has resided on Kaua`i for 20 years. Enjoys outdoors, running, reading, movies, and gardening.

 

 

 

Real Property Appraiser IV, County of Kauai Finance Department. Licensed Appraiser and Real Estate Associate. Mediator, Divorce & Property Issues, Kauai Economic Opportunity. 30 years on Kaua`i . USA Swimming Certified Official and Volunteer. Currently enrolled in the Bachelor’s of Business Administration School, UH West Oahu.

 

 

Keone Kealoha
Executive Director, Malama Kauai.  Director, Kilauea Neighborhood Association.  Waele A Ola Hou, Committee Member. President, Aina Ho`okupu O Kilauea, Affordable Housing. Is married with 2 children and resides in Kilauea.

 

 

Kelly Knudsen
Special Education /Special Services Administrator, Department of Education. B.A Pychology. M.S School Psychology. 9 years on Kaua`i . Board member, KIDS preschool. Delta Kapaa Gama. Kaua`i Children’s Community Council.

 

 

Naomi Nishida
Kaua`i Complex Area, District Educational Specialist, Department Of Education. Certificate in Educational Administration. Born and raised on Kaua`i and recently returned after 30 years on Oahu. Delta Kappa Gama DKG Eta Chapter.

 

 

Anna Peters
Island Coordinator, Good Beginnings Alliance. B.S Family Resources, A.S Early Childhood Ed. Has lived in Niumalu for 5 years. Board member, Children’s Justice Center. Member of The National Association for the Education of Young Children.

 

 

Leah Ragsac
Business Owner, 5th Gospel Christian Bookstore.  Sunday School Director, New Hope Lihu`e. Lifetime resident of Kaua`i . Married with a 7 yr.old daughter. Volunteer, C.A.R.E.

 

 

 

Jerry Refamonte
Front Desk Manager, Kauai Marriott Resort and Beach Club. 35 years on Kaua`i . Graduate of Kauai High School and Kauai Community College. Former Recreation Facility Manager for the County of Kauai.  Active in Lihue Pop Warner Association as a Coach.

 

 

Janine Rapozo
Transportation Director, County of Kaua`i.  Lifetime resident of Kaua`i . BA Psychology, Pamona College. Married with 2 children. Volunteer with KEO mediation program and youth sports.

 

 

Rebekah Reid
Program Developer/Coordinator, Ke Ala Hoku Reintegration Program. BFA, Masters in Counseling, Art Therapy. Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor. Co Chair, Kaua`i Anti Drug Response Team, KPAA. Married and resides on the North Shore.

 

 

Thor Seraphin
Account Executive of Media Sales Department, Oceanic Time Warner Cable. Owner, Kauai Sound & Cinema . BA in Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts from San Francisco State University. Has resided in Kapahi for 10 years. Volunteer for Ready to Learn, Helping Hands Hawaii Program.

 

 

 

Keith Yap
Finance Director, Kukui`ula Development Company, Hawai`i LLC. BBA Accounting, U.H . Certified Public  Accountant. 11 years on Kaua`i . Married with 5 children. Volunteer, Hospice and Charity Walk.

 

 

Jacy Youn
Managing Editor, Hawaii Business Magazine. Born and raised in Wailua. Volunteer Boys and Girls Club of Hawaii Alliance Board of Directors. Member, Envision Hawaii. Small Business Adminstration Journalist of the Year, 2005. BA in Journalism, University of Northern Colorado.  Has sponsored a child in the Phillipines for the past 2 years through the Christian Children’s Fund.

 

 

Domique Bartolo
Kapa`a High School Senior. Honor Roll Student. Volunteer for The Coconut Festival, Veteran’s Day Parade, Salvation Army, Habitat for Humanity and many Rotary service projects. Member of the Interact and Spanish Club.

 

 

Kelly Bynum
A Senior attending Kapa`a High School.  Honor Roll Student. Has volunteered with Kamalani project and been a member of the Kapa`a High School Junior Varsity Soccer Team. Member of Hui O Kamaka O Kalani.

 

 

Kyra Caberto
Kapa`a High Senior. Member of the National Honor Society. Assists in student council activities and participates in Key Club.

 

 

 

Caitlin Caberto
Kapa`a High School Senior. National Honor Society. Assists in student council activities, Gear Up Scholars and member of Key Club.

 

 

 

Kristin Chamberlain
Attends Island School as a Senior. Honor Roll Student. Participates in Student Government and the Yearbook  committee.  Has been recognized for photography and canoe paddling.

 

 

 

Emmalia Donigan
A Senior attending Kapa`a High School. Honor Roll Student. Has participated in community and High School Basketball. Volunteer with Friends of Kamalani.

 

 

 

Stephany Foster
Senior attending Kapa`a High School. Has received various awards and medals for her participation in AYSO, HYSA and Kapa`a Varsity Soccer as a player and assistant coach. Honor roll student and has recently started her first job in retail.

 

 

Tayni Hashimoto
Senior attending Kapa`a High School.  Student Body, Vice President. Interact Japanese club. Member of student council.  Honor roll student, and RYLA participant. Winner of the “Shower of Stars” competition with “The Rubys.”

 

 

Alicia Higa
Seinior at Kapa`a High School. Student Body Presidant, Active in the Interact Club, and Rotary Club. Has been recognized for The Good Citizen Award and The Student Watershed Exhibit.

 

 

Evan Lotu
Senior attending Kapa`a High School. Member of the Kapa`a High Varsity Football Team. Enjoys Baseball, Soccer, Hunting and Fishing. Has volunteered as an Assistance Coach for KPAL.

 

 

Lilia Merrin
Yearbook committee secretary/editor. Volunteer for Kealia beach clean up, and The AHA Walk A Thon. Member of the About Face Program, and Challenge Physical Fitness Program.  Professional hula dancer with Tihati Productions.

 

 

Alyssa Nishihira
Senior attending Waimea High School. National Honor Society member and the Kauai All-Island Marching Band. Volunteers with the Kauai Food Bank, Adopt a Highway, Leo Club, Relay For Life, and as a teachers aid at Sunday School.

 

 

 

Senior attending Kapa`a High School. Member of JROTC, Air Riflery, Cross Country, Bowling, Japanese Club, Interact Club, and Key Club. Volunteered with the Salvation Army, Boy Scouts, Charity Walk, Easter Seals, and the Mokihana Women’s Club.

 

 

Travis Shigeta
A Senior attending Kapa`a High School. Baseball and Volleyball player. KIF All Star 2006. Member of the Pony League State Champions 2005.

 

 

 

Cassady Sirois
A Senior attending Kaua`i High School. Is active in Leo Club and Tennis. A member of the 2nd place National Mock Trial Team 2005-2006.

 

 

 

Erik Talvi
Attended Island School. Is active in Student Government. Participates in Air Riflery and Tennis. Has served Bristol Bay Commercial Fishing in Alaska for three seasons.

 

 

 

Caroline Troutman
Volunteer for Summer Fun, Kamalani Playground, Make a Difference Day, and the Discovery Museum. Participates in Kapa`a High School ‘s Soccer, Basketball, and Track programs.

 

 

 

William Valente-Gonsalves
Vice president of the SeniorClass attending Kapa`a High School. Participated in Baseball and Football. Earned Defensive Player of the Year, All Star 3rd baseman, and Motivation Award for canoe paddling.

 

 

 

Misty Watkins
Senior attending Kaua`i High School. A member of the Kauai All-Island Marching Band, Ku Kila Kila and Mock Trial Team.  Volunteer with The Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints.

 

 

 

Ryan Wong
Island School Senior. Volunteered for Salvation Army. Recognized for citizenship at Kahili Adventist School. Excels as golfer. Enjoys Volleyball and Basketball.