Information courtesy: Bennet Group Strategic Communications

HONOLULU, HAWAI'I - Visitors from Japan whose sights are set on Hawaiʻi can bring back the perfect omiyage gifts for friends, families and colleagues back at home in Japan with a selection of popular products from Whole Foods Market. At Whole Foods Market's Kahala and new Kailua store, an abundance of local, organic and made-in-Hawaiʻi products line the shelves, for the ultimate selection of omiyage to choose from. 

"Whether it's pancake mix for family or special local honeys for coworkers, Whole Foods Market has the perfect omiyage for your loved ones back home," said Dabney Gough, marketing supervisor at Whole Foods Market Kailua.

The Island Insurance Foundation presented its eighth annual Masayuki Tokioka Excellence in School Leadership Award of $25,000 to Debra Lindsey, principal of Koloa Elementary School on Kauai, at the annual Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation Dinner held on April 13, 2012 at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel.

The award, named in honor of the late Masayuki Tokioka, founder of Island Insurance Company, Ltd., is presented to a public school principal who is visionary, community-minded, and has an entrepreneurial spirit – qualities of leadership that Tokioka exemplified in his own company and in the business community.

The change in your wallet weighing you down? Take a load off and Recycle Your Change to support the Hawaiʻi Children’s Trust Fund’s One Strong ʻOhana campaign which runs April through June 2012 at Whole Foods Market’s Kahala store.

Whole Foods Market’s Recycle Your Change fundraiser kicks off this April, which is also child abuse and neglect prevention awareness month. The Recycle Your Change program gives customers the opportunity to support the campaign by ‘recycling’ their leftover change at the checkout counter.

Additionally, One Strong ʻOhana representatives will be in-store at Whole Foods Market Kāhala, every other Sunday afternoon starting April 1, 2012 through June 24, 2012 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. to offer advice and discuss ways the community can help prevent child abuse and neglect.