Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 7, Number 6, 1 June 1990 — Apoliona wins YWCA award [ARTICLE]

Apoliona wins YWCA award

S. Haunani Apoliona, director of program operations of Alu Like, ine., was presented an award for outstanding achievement in eommunications and arts by the YWCA in May. She was one of nine Hawai'i women honoredfrom different fields. Apoliona, who is also an entertainer, musician, singer and composer of Hawaiian music said she considers her most important accomplishment has been "the balancing of my organizational role at Alu Like, the community service role commitments to both informal and formal efforts, and the performing arts and music recognitions in a way that eaeh mutually supports the others." Award recipients for outstanding achievement

in other categories were: Business — Joyce Richards-Hursr, executive director of the Girl Scout Council of Hawai'i; Government — Myra Immings, Air Installation Compatibility Uses Zone officer at Barbers Point Naval Air Station and administrator of the Federal Women's Council; Education — Joyce Tsunoda, University of Hawai'i community colleges chancellor; Professions — Ellen Carson, attorney for Paul, Johnson, Alston & Hunt; Trailblazers — Wonhee You, City Bank customer service representative; Community service — Ann Simpson, First Hawaiian Bank community relations officer; Youth achievement — Marti Lynn Young, Mililani High School senior; Angel Award — Esther Park, employee of the O'ahu and Korea YWCA for 50 years.