| 'Shop with a Cop' Project | December 2005 |
Boosted by the corporate sponsorship of Akimeka, the South Maui Kiwanis raised enough money to purchase $50 gift cards for children in need to spend at the Maui Kmart store during the holiday season.
Link to Maui News Article for more information.
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| Maui Food Bank | October 2005 |
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Akimeka sponsored, for the second year, a Food Drive within the Maui Research & Tech Park, where the company houses its Maui operations. In addtion to the 300 pounds of food donated by Tech Park employees, Akimeka provided a generous financial donation towards the purchase of food to contribute over 3,000 pounds to the Maui Food Bank.
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| Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort | September 2005 |
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Akimeka is proud to report a successful outcome to our hurricane Katrina donation program. At the urging of employees and the management team, Executives announced a donation program for hurricane relief similar to the donation program held for Tsunami relief last January. Akimeka again chose to match employee contributions dollar for dollar with company funds. Employees again answered the call with generous donations to the American Red Cross.
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| Tsunami Relief Effort | January 2005 |
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Saddened by the news of great devastation in the Pacific Rim, Akimeka launched a donation program to help with the relief effort. Employees generously donated to the Red Cross to help the victims and aid in the efforts to rebuild their communities. Akimeka encouraged employees to donate by adding a dollar for dollar company match that enabled their donations to reach even further.
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| Maui Food Bank | August 2004 |
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Responding to the urgent need of the Maui Food Bank, Akimeka sponsored a financial donation for the purchase of food as well as the coordination of a food drive in Maui's High Tech Park. The two-week endeavor involved personnel employed within Premier Place, the Maui High Performance Computing Center, and the Maui Research and Technology Corporation buildings.
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| Alliance for Infant Survival | August 2004 |
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Akimeka dontated a much-needed financial contribution to the Alliance for Infant Survial, Inc.
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| Korean War Commemoration | July 2003 |
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On July 25, 2003, Governor Lingle presented a check to representatives from the 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the Korean War Commission. The money raised for this historic occasion came from the efforts of the Hawai’i National Guard, Hawai’i-based businesses, and individuals. Akimeka participated in this occasion through its charitable donation to the State of Hawai’i Korean War Commemoration Commission. Governor Lingle presented the check to Major General Bob Lee, The Adjutant General, State of Hawai’i and Commission personnel including BG (Ret) Irwin Cockett and COL Mike Rawlins, Hawai’i National Guard. Vaughn Vasconcellos, President of Akimeka, attended the presentation ceremony and was recognized, along with other company representatives and donors by Governor Lingle.
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| Hawaiian Homestead Technology (HHT) | March 2003 |
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Donated server & desktop systems, software, network engineering support, and technical support to Hawaiian Homestead Technology (HHT), a start-up company that will be training and employing Native Hawaiians in Anahola, Kaua'i. HHT, under a partnership with Anahola Hawaiian Homes Association (AHHA), and the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) will be a contractor to a Native American digitization project for the Department of Defense.
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| Tech Ready Program | July 2002 |
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Financial donation to support Maui’s “Tech Ready” program for the county’s public schools.
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| Boy Scouts of America | July 2002 |
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Akimeka made a financial donation to Troop 144 (Mililani Town) Boy Scouts of America for 2002 summer Camp on Maui.
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| Maui Memorial Hospital | February 2002 |
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Donated desktop radiology digitizer to Maui Memorial Hospital, Hawaii Healthcare Systems Corporation (HHSC).
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| Malama Na Keiki Foundation | August-October 2001 |
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Financial donations to the Malama Na Keiki Foundation, a foundation that supports the prevention of child abuse.
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| Pacific American Leadership Conference | August 2000 |
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Sponsored a Native Hawaiian to attend the Annual Pacific American Leadership Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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| Patriot God Scout Award | June 2000 |
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Donation at the Patriot God Scout Award Luncheon for Boy Scouts of America
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| Papa Ola Lokahi | May 2000 |
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Financial donation to Papa Ola Lokahi in support of the Native Hawaiian Healthcare System.
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| Molokai Community Center | December 1999 |
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Donated computers to the Molokai Community Center to perpetuate Hawaiian cultural programs.
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| Molokai High School Athletic Program | July 1999 |
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Donation to the Molokai High School athletic program amid declining state budgets.
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| Pacific American Leadership Conference | June 1998 |
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Sponsored a Native Hawaiian to attend the Annual Pacific American Leadership Conference at Drucker School of Management in Claremont, California.
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