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Kohala Hospital Charitable Foundation Golf Tournament

On Saturday, February 15th, 2014, the 6th Annual Kohala Hospital Charitable Foundation Golf Tournament will take place at the Hapuna Golf Course.  Golfers from near and far come to support this very popular tournament.  It offers many generous prizes and tons of fun, and each golfer receives a gift bag.

The tournament is again sponsored by the Meinardus Family and the Bitburger Brewery.  100% of all the money taken in will go directly to the Kohala Hospital Emergency Room Building Fund.  The day of fun includes Bitburger and Koestritzer beers and a fabulous buffet lunch at Arnie’s.  The event is catered by the Hapuna Hotel.  Last year the KHCF raised $ 36,000.

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Kohala Hospital ER Renovation Project Set to Begin

Group_Wall_Break_PicAfter years of discussion, planning, and fund-raising, Kohala Hospital is set to begin demolition on its Emergency Room. The ER renovation/relocation project kicked off on July 1, 2013. A commemorative “wall-breaking” ceremony on June 20th included a blessing, a presentation on building plans and work phases, and light refreshments. The community was invited to join the festive occasion and to view the long awaited results of their investment, time, and patience.

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Kona Community and Kohala Hospitals Receive Award of Community Excellence

Kona_Award_of_Community_ExcellenceKealakekua, Hawaii – On January 9th, Kona Community and Kohala Hospitals received the Award of Community Excellence from The Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Hawaii in recognition of their recently adopted smoke and tobacco-free campus policies. Both campuses, which comprise the West Hawaii Region of Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, became smoke and tobacco-free effective January 1, 2013.

Brenda Larson, West Hawai’i Community Coordinator with the Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Hawai’i said, “The presentation of these awards recognizes both

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Kona Community and Kohala Hospitals Launch Smoke-Free Initiative

Kealakekua, Hawaii – Kona Community and Kohala Hospitals launched their smoke and tobacco-free initiative last week in conjunction with the Great American Smokeout. This was an opportunity for both facilities to communicate to employees and the public that they will become smoke and tobacco-free campuses beginning January 1, 2013.

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Gino Amar – New Administrator for Kohala Hospital

Gino Amar, JrKealakekua, Hawaii – Jay Kreuzer, Regional Chief Executive Officer for Kona and Kohala Hospitals today named Eugene “Gino” Amar, Jr. as the new Administrator of Kohala Hospital. He will assume his duties immediately.

Gino Amar has 20 years’ experience at Kohala Hospital. He began his career there as an accountant, then became the hospital’s business office manager. He subsequently moved up the ranks to assistant hospital administrator. Most recently, Mr. Amar was named acting administrator at Kohala Hospital.

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