Submitted by Hawaiian Electric:
Hawaiian Electric has contributed a total of $40,000 to the following organizations as part of its 2016 third quarter corporate contributions supporting student robotics programs and performing arts education:
*Hawaii FIRST® Robotics, for the State Championship Tournament on December 3, 2016 at Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall.
*Honolulu Theatre for Youth, for development of an energy conservation education program featuring Hawaiian Electric’s owl mascot, Maka. The Super Energy Saver
*Kapolei High School robotics program
*Nanakuli High & Intermediate School performing arts center season
*Pearl City High School robotics program
*Wai’anae Intermediate School, to support its award-winning digital media program through participation in the Student Television Network Annual Convention in Anaheim, CA during March 2017
To date in 2016, Hawaiian Electric has provided $95,140 in corporate contributions to advance STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) learning and enrichment programs for Hawai’i students and educators. The company has supported STEM programs and initiatives in Hawai’i for more than 30 years and contributed more than $1 million during that time.
Photo courtesy of Pearl City High School
Hawaiian Electric’s third quarter STEM donations include support for the Pearl City High
School robotics team, shown above. To date in 2016, Hawaiian Electric has donated $95,140
to advance STEM learning and enrichment programs for Hawaii students and educators.
Photo credit: Michelle Orian-Lau
Hawaiian Electric’s donation to Honolulu Theatre for Youth sponsored the development
of an energy conservation education program featuring Maka, The Super Energy Saver
owl mascot, in conjunction with performances of “Can You Hear My Hands?” a play designed
to showcase the vibrant world of deaf culture. Here Maka is surrounded by 6th grade
students from Pearl City Highlands Elementary School before a performance.
Back row, left to right: Ed Chevy (actor), Darcy Endo-Omoto (Hawaiian Electric
vice president-government & community affairs), Maka, Kurt Tsue (director,
community relations), and Michele Morris (actor and sign language interpreter).
Maka’s sign dance video is now available online.