Pacific Business News — The Queen’s Health Systems has named Sondra Leiggi Brandon chief operating officer of The Queen’s Medical Center – Kahi Mohala, the Hawaii health system’s behavioral health hospital for children and adolescents.

Pacific Business News — American Savings Bank presents Child & Family Services with a $100,000 check in honor of the late Wayne Minami, former CEO at ASB.

Aloha State Daily, University of Hawai‘i News — Chosen as the 2025 Hawaiian Word of the Year by the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Ka Haka ‘Ula o Ke‘elikōlani College of Hawaiian Language, kāhuli speaks to fundamental transformation, “not surface change, but the kind of shift that reorders everything.”

Maui Now, Big Island Now — Hawaiian Airlines marked Giving Tuesday by awarding 500,000 Atmos Rewards points to each of 14 “Atmos Giving by Hawaiian” nonprofits.

Civil Beat — Renewable energy developers, with the state’s help, will have to hustle to retain the tax credits that make their latest projects work.

Midweek — Employees across The Queen’s Health Systems recently held a food drive to support local families and help fight hunger in Hawai‘i during the holiday season.