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Hawaiʻi Island West Transmitter Project - Charter Members

There’s nothing more impressive than watching an entire community pull together in order to achieve a specific goal. In this case, the June 2012 announcement that the FCC had issued a short-term construction permit for KHPH 88.7 FM in Kailua-Kona that had to be on the air by April 2013 galvanized the West Hawaiʻi community. Here is the honor roll of residents and local businesses who contributed to the West Hawaiʻi Transmitter Project, ensuring that it went on the air Thursday, February 14, 2013. It’s your station!

KHPH Challenge Gifts & Lead Gifts

A donor who prefers to remain anonymous
Drs Kate Bell & Tom Blackburn
KTA Super Stores & K Taniguchi Ltd
McInerny Foundation

KHPH Charter Business Members

Hawaii Forest & Trail
Kawaihae Service
Tropical Dreams Ice Cream

KHPH Charter Members

Donors who prefer to remain anonymous (23)
Neil Abercrombie & Nancie Caraway
Gerald F. Adams & Betsy R. Stuelk
Dixie & Jon Adams, Mother's Antiques and Fine Cigars
Leslie Agorastos
George Ainge & Leesa Miyasato
Richard Ainsworth & Margaret Rowan
Penelope Aller
Julia Alos, Around The Clock Business Rentals LLC
Vivienne Aronowitz
Frank Atherton
Ms. Maria C. Au Hoy
Mrs. Genevieve N. August
Koyoko Awamura
Alistair Bairos
Marc Baril
Ms. Alexa J. Beckman
Judith Bell
Gregory Bell
William R. Bennington
Dr. Billy Bergin
Carl & Marilyn Bernhardt
Michael & Ruth Bernstone
Susan Blei
Mr. & Mrs. Ken Block
Leo Bonamy
Gary & Anne Borman
Tim Bostock & Melanie Holt
Ms. Janice M. Bovard
Sherry L. Bracken
Mr. David G. Breach
Mr & Mrs John Broadbent
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Brotman
Carol & Robert Brown
Jeff Buffington
Ms. Georgine Busch
Charlie & Barbara Campbell
Richard & Linda Carbone
Lesley Cens-McDowell & Richard McDowell
Terry Cisco, Dinmore & Cisco Architects
Leilani Clark
William Cliff & Gabriella Cooper
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Coiner
Elizabeth Cole
Michael & Elizabeth Columbos
Jo Ann & Phillip Conley
Patricia Cook
Bruce Corker
Mary Crispi
Mr. Eric Curtis
Alice & Tom Daniel
Carol & Clive Davies
Mr. & Mrs. Mattson C. Davis
Bryce G. Decker
Dr. & Mrs. Peter Denman
Dr. Stephen H. Denzer
Ms. Laura M. Dierenfield
Frederick G. Dosher
David Douglas & Carol Conn
Kaeti Ecker
John & Nancy Edney
Ursula Ekern
Sharman Elison
David Ellis
Kiyomi Falcon
Judith Fekete
Marvin & Louise Feldman
Amy Fine & Joe Gatti
Dr. Judith FitzGerald
Mr. & Mrs. John Flynn, Elements Jewelry & Fine Crafts
Ms. Jeanette Foster
Kathy Frost & Lloyd Lowry
George Fry
Ms. Terry Ann Fujioka
Rick Gaffney
Ms. Angela Gannon, Old Hawaii Realty, Inc.
Mr. John Gavelek
Mrs. Ruth Glatt
Alastair & Janice Glennie
Isabel A. Godfrey
Ms. Linda K. Goeth
Ms. Alice Goo
Donna & Frank Goodale
Geerling Goosen
Melissa Gosland
Pamela Greenaway & Leon Rosner
Meg Greenwell
Jane N. Gregg & Michael Shanin
Christian Gulbrandsen
Phyllis Hanson
Mr. & Mrs. Peter L. Hendricks
Marni Herkes
Mahilani Hiatt, Hiatt & Hiatt
Ms. Chris Hijirida
Christine Hoffman
Bertha M. Holiman
Rebecca Holman
Ms. Violet Hooper
William & Linda Horgan
Ms. Susan B. Hunt
Oliver & Ann Hutaff
Dr. Leon Hyman & Dr. Alex B. Walter
Thomas M. Imswiler
Peter A. In
Rep. Virginia Isbell
Mrs. Jo Ann Iwane
Nate Jackson
Erik & Romy Jacobson
Matt Jewell
Mr. Roger Johnson
Howard H. Jones
Nora Judd
Victoria Kalman
Francis Kaneshiro & Connie Hastert
Raymond Kawamata
Rev. Libby Tao Kelson-Fulcher, DD, Weddings A La Heart
Thomas & Marsha Kerley
Ms. Ann Kern
Kenneth Key
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kildow
Mr. James T. King, Kehena Ranch
Janet Kloenhamer
Mr. & Mrs. Everett Knowles
Mr. & Mrs. Adi W. Kohler
Dr. Rodger Kollmorgen
Richard & Barbara Kuehner
Kathy Kuharski
Aileen Kunewa
Lionel Kutner & Barbara Dalton
William Lacey
Jay & Patricia Lambert
Ms. Abigail S. Laros
Sari Lassiter
Nem Lau
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Laub
Susan Laughlin
Stewart Lawrence
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Lawson
Richard Lazear
Rhoady Lee
Andrea & Brian Lievens
Cris Lindborg
Lloyd Lowry & Kathy Frost
Maureen W. Lu & Charles W. Fleming
Mr. Michael Luce, MLC Inc
Jim Lyke
Jeff & Darlene Martin
Thomas F. Martin, II
Richard Matsuda
Shoshana & Regan Matsumura
Debra & Kevin McCarthy
Mike McCoy
Dr & Mrs Philip McLaren
John McClure
Ms Ellen Mehos
Lee Messenger
Victor Michael
Mr. William F. Mielcke
Jacqueline Miller & Paul Schleifer
Chuck Mize
Derek J. Monell & Joann Sarubbi
Constance & Gary Monell
James A. Monk
Melinda F. Moore
Janice & Frank Morgan, Kohala Book Shop
Susan Moss & J. William Sanborn
Marjorie Mrasek
The Rev. Heather Mueller
Patricia Mullen
Dr. Gail Mullen & Dr. Robert Rogers
Mr. Dave Mulligan, White Sands Construction
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Murata
Kaui Nahulu
James S. Neish
Joy Nelson
Ms. Kathryn Ogata
Florence M. Ozaki
Mr. David Palin
Lucy Y. Parkin
Sue Pekarsky Gary
Charles M. Perez
Douglas L. Perrine
Mr. James Pierce
Thomas & Lana Lee Plum
Frank C. Rapoza
Margo S. Ray, Ironwood Custom Framing
Madeline Reed
Amy F. Regidor
Mr. Albert D. Rich
Beth A. Richardson
Carolyne Riley
James & Vivian Rittenhouse, Moki's Farms
Ms. Diane M. Rivas
Joyce Robertson
Cynthia Roher
Julia Rosekrans
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Rufo
Roy & Eunice Saito
Michiko Sato
Lawrence & Sonia Scadden
Ms. Barbara A. Schaefer
Rosemary Schatzlein
Margarita Scheffel
Elizabeth Schick
Judy Schuman
Wilma & Kurt Schweickhard
Susan H. Senft
Jane E. Sherwood & Robert Masuda
Margaret S. Shiba
Mr. & Mrs. Kazumi Shigezawa
Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Sienkiewicz
Debra Sims
Eric Sine
Mr. & Mrs. Emerson Smith
Carol Ann & Mark Solien
Amparo Souza
Anthony J. Spinetta
Barbara & Bob Sterne
Jack & Debra Streich
Ms. Denise Stromberg
Priscilla Studholme
Scott Susman
Dr. Jean Swift
Richard Taaffe
June Taguma, Kona Transportation Company
David Tarnas & Carolyn Stewart
Tiger Taylor, Tiger Canoe
Maiden E. Temple
Marianne L. Thalken
Dr Jeffrey Tolan
Karl Toubman
Jyoti Ulrych
Rozemaryn Van Der Horst
Peter & Shannon Van Dyke
Michael Victor
Ms. Carla Van Vliet
Angele Von Holt
Gilbert Villalobos
Ms. Jill Wagner
Sonja J. Walawender
Doug & Debbie Walch
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Walker
Vivian Walker
Mr. Mike Wallace, Island Bath & Hardware
Jack Wallace
Sherman & Elaine Warner
Deborah Webster
Mr. John N. Week, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Roger A. Weiss
Damaris Wescott
Bruce & Carol Whitaker
Joan Whitcomb Rumpeltes
Cindy Whittemore
Alice Widmann
Dr. Bill D. Wiecking
Alfred Wilson
Ms. Louise Winn
Marcia & Stanley Wishnick
Allen & Sally Wooddell
Lesley & Robert Woodward
Nancie Yanagihara
Max & Cindy Yarawamai
Peggy Yuan & Jason Chin, Lavarock Realty