2017 Monty Richards Hawaii Island Community Award recipients announced

Bank of Hawaii senior vice president Art Taniguchi, Austin Barnes from Akamai Workforce Initiative, Cheryl Ka’uhane Lupenui with The Kohala Center, Lisa Hunter of Akamai Workforce Initiative, BOH Foundation president Donna Tanoue, Monty Richards, Christine Richardson from North Kohala Community Resource Center, Kayla Sinotte from Kohala Elementary School Discovery Garden, Betsy Cole with The Kohala Center, BOH senior vice president Roberta Chu and BOH vice president Keene Fujinaka celebrate the generous donations given and received. (COURTESY PHOTO/BOHF)

WAIMEA — The Akamai Workforce Initiative through Hawaii Community Foundation, North Kohala Community Resource Center-Kohala Elementary School Discovery Garden and The Kohala Center are the three recipients of this year’s Bank of Hawaii Foundation Monty Richards Hawaii Island Community Leadership Award.