Whalesong Project Board Member George Kahumoku honored

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I am pleased to report that Whalesong Project Founding Board Member George Kahumoku was honored with the “Aloha Is” Award for community service at the annual Nā Hōkū Hanohano awards ceremony in Honolulu. He was recognized “for his support of individuals and entities ranging from dropout students and Maui Community Correctional Center inmates cultivating taro in Waiehu to work with Maui Nui Botanical Gardens and the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge.” Read the full article

Those of us who know George know that he never stops. He is an enduring presence in the world, not just on Maui. He has nurtured young Hawaiian students to become Grammy Awards winners, worked with “at risk” youth for decades, volunteered for countless fund raisers. Sometimes you could fill a page with his activities in just one day. Congratulations George! You deserve it.

At the same ceremony Mauiʻs Hula Honeys won the best Hawaiian Jazz Album of the Year. Jonathan Drechsler, the bass player, volunteers for Whalesong Project! Congratulations Jonathan – and Ginger and Robin.