{"id":43703,"date":"2016-03-09T09:19:06","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T19:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=43703"},"modified":"2019-01-03T13:10:21","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T23:10:21","slug":"ctahr-honors-alumnus-william-aila-and-poi-producer-ernest-tottori","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/09\/ctahr-honors-alumnus-william-aila-and-poi-producer-ernest-tottori\/","title":{"rendered":"CTAHR<\/abbr> honors alumnus William Aila and poi producer Ernest Tottori"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
\"\"
Ernest Tottori<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
William J. Aila Jr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa<\/a> graduate and Hawaiian cultural practitioner William J. Aila Jr. has been named the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources’<\/a> 2016 Outstanding Alumnus for his environmental and cultural leadership at two state agencies. He will be honored at CTAHR<\/abbr>’s 28th Annual Awards Banquet along with Ernest Tottori, the visionary chairman of HPC<\/abbr> Foods Inc.<\/abbr> and its iconic Taro Brand products<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The May 6 banquet will also celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Fashion Design and Merchandising program’s<\/a> Senior Fashion Show and CTAHR<\/abbr> scholarship recipients, as well as faculty, staff and student awardees. Special guest Senator Daniel Akaka will be honored for the work of the Akaka Foundation for Tropical Forests<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Reflecting on the major award recipients, CTAHR<\/abbr> Dean Maria Gallo<\/strong><\/a> commented, “Both men are invaluable resources to the college and to Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>. Ernest brings the voice of experience, both within the local food industry and as a member of the CTAHR<\/abbr> Advisory Council. He demonstrates how to pair hard work with entrepreneurship to carry a family business successfully into the fourth generation. Bill Aila is the voice of advocacy, long active in efforts to preserve Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>’s natural and cultural resources.” A Waiʻanae<\/span> native, Aila helped establish the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

William J. Aila Jr. and Ernest Tottori will be recognized at the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources\u2019 banquet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[679,212,9],"class_list":["post-43703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-people","tag-alumni-recognition","tag-college-of-tropical-agriculture-and-human-resilience","tag-uh-manoa","entry","no-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t