Fellows mentioned in this story: AJ Halagao

From Hawai‘i Business Magazine:

“Wherever AJ goes, he makes it better. He really commits,” says Liann Ebesugawa, who first met AJ Halagao when she was a UH law student and attended his legal workshops.

She now works with him at HEI, where she is assistant general counsel and assistant corporate secretary, while Halagao has assumed a wide-ranging role there that blends his legal, business, communications and creative skills.

As leader of both the Corporate and Community Advancement office and HEI’s charitable arm, Halagao is responsible for external relations as well as awarding millions of dollars in grants.

But his impact extends beyond his corporate role. Halagao chairs the Honolulu City and County Grants in Aid Advisory Commission, which steered nearly $9 million to dozens of nonprofits last year. He serves on numerous boards – preferring ones “where I can roll up my sleeves and be helpful” – including After-School All-Stars, Hawai‘iKidsCAN and the UH Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship.

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