Scuba diver logs
his 10,000th dive
Keller Laros logged his 10,000th scuba dive Sept. 6 with a dive at Suck’em Up Lava Tube on the Kona Coast. Laros is a PADI master scuba diver trainer and professional dive guide and instructor at Jack’s Diving Locker.
Laros logged his first scuba dive 28 years earlier (1984) with a dive at Kaloko Arches, just south of where he went for the 10,000th dive.
Kamehameha Schools taps Hokada for post
Elizabeth Hokada has been appointed vice president of endowment by Kamehameha Schools.
Hokada had served as interim vice president of endowment since the departure of former vice president Kirk Belsby in December. Prior to that, Hokada had served as Kamehameha’s director of the financial assets division.
Hokada is a Roosevelt High School graduate, and she went on to earn a bachelor of arts degree in history from Yale College and a master of business administraiton degree from the Yale School of Organization and Management.
Prior to joining Kamehameha Schools, Hokada spent 20 years at the University of Michigan in various investment positions, including director of investments for the marketable portfolio of stocks, bonds, and hedge funds.
Mauna Kea course among top 100
Golf Magazine has named the Mauna Kea Golf Course as the number one course on the Big Island and 22nd overall in its 2012 annual “Top 100 Courses You Can Play” ranking of nationally acclaimed golf courses.
Often ranked among the top 100 golf courses in the U.S., Mauna Kea opened in 1964 as the unique creation of golf course architect, Robert Trent Jones. It gained worldwide fame as the site of a televised match among golf’s “Big 3:” Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player. In 2008, course architect Rees Jones brought his father’s original layout into the 21st century with a careful and creative renovation. The oceanfront layout was preserved while the challenge and playability were enhanced.