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Bronson "Kalei" Kossow gets squirted by Kelly Drysdale as he tries to dunk her at the Regency Hualalai's Purple Pool and Dunk Tank Party benefit for the Alzheimer Association on Saturday. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
Residents and visitors enjoy the pool at the Regency Hualalai's Purple Pool and Dunk Tank Party benefit for the Alzheimer Association on Saturday. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
Faith Osako takes a throw at the dunk tank at the Regency Hualalai’s Purple Pool and Dunk Tank Party.
Above: Regency Executive Director Faith Gianon gets dunked at the Regency Hualalai’s Purple Pool and Dunk Tank Party benefit for the Alzheimer Association on Saturday. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
Joel Michaelson tries to dunk his wife Kelly Drysdale at the Regency Hualalai's Purple Pool and Dunk Tank Party benefit for the Alzheimer Association on Saturday. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
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The Regency Hualalai hosted a Purple Pool and Dunk Tank Party to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association Saturday morning.

The Community Collaboration featured games and prizes along with the chance to dunk Regency executive director Faith Gianan, Council candidates Kelly Drysdale and Bronson Kossow, multi-sports maniac Sean Peaman Pagett and radio personality Dave Lawrence.

As of 2016, more than 26,000 Hawaii residents had been diagnosed with the degenerative disease with the number anticipated to grow to 35,00 by 2025 according to the Alzheimer’s Association.