Public Schedule for the Week of July 28 - August 2, 2008
July 28, The Governor will meet with the contestants of this year’s Samoan scholarship pageant sponsored by the United Samoan Organization of Hawai‘i (USOH). The Le Lalelei O Samoa Scholarship Pageant highlights young Samoan women who are either enrolled in post-secondary institutions or are recent high school graduates intending to enroll or who have applied and been accepted to Hawai‘i colleges. USOH has awarded scholarships and prizes amounting to more than $10,000 to young Samoan women in each of the last two years.
July 28, Governor Lingle will announce this month’s recipients of the Governor’s Innovation Awards. The awards, which are part of the Lingle-Aiona Administration’s Hawai‘i Innovation Initiative, recognize deserving individuals, companies, nonprofits, organizations and government agencies that are developing innovative ways to improve Hawai‘i and to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
July 30, Governor Lingle will meet with eight junior ambassadors who this month represented Hawai‘i at the 20th annual Asian-Pacific Children’s Convention in Fukuoka, Japan. Each year, the Governor meets with the junior ambassadors before they leave and upon their return to hear the students’ impressions about Japan and their home-stay exchange experience. The program is coordinated by the Japan-America Society of Hawai‘i.
July 31, Governor Lingle will participate in the kick-off event for the state’s fund-raising campaign for Aloha United Way. Last year, employees from the State’s Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches contributed $525,269 to AUW to help improve lives and build a stronger and healthier community. The State’s goal is to match or exceed last year’s total contributions.
August 2, Governor Lingle will join mental health consumers, family members, medical professionals, service providers, government officials and not-for-profit representatives in the 2nd Annual National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Walk. Proceeds go toward support programs, education, advocacy and research involving mental illness.
August 2, Governor Lingle will attend the annual U.S. Coast Guard Ball and pay tribute to the men and women who protect the public, the environment, and the United States economic and security interests as they relate to our coastlines and oceans.
