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2009 ʻHawaiʻiʼs Miracles Calendarʼ to celebrate centennial and raise funds for Kapiʻolani

for the nonprofit hospital.

The calendar is $15 ($6.95 shipping and handling charge per online order), with 100 percent of the sale price going directly to Kapiʻolani Medical Center.

Over the summer, more than 100 families attended professional photo sessions with Joanne Barratt of Island Style Images (www.islandstyleimages.com). The public voted on 30 finalists, ultimately selecting the 13 shots that grace the calendar.

Little Nalani Chockʼs happy face smiles all though the month of January, for example. Nalani was born at Kapiʻolani with multiple congenital heart defects. Today she is a thriving six-year-old, thanks to open-heart surgery and a pacemaker implanted by the specialists at Kapiʻolani. February showcases a beaming 1?-year-old Nigel Palalay, who was born premature and spent the first two weeks of his life in Kapiʻolaniʼs Newborn Intensive Care Unit.

The calendar also features personal stories of miracles, hope and healing at Kapiʻolani and highlights special programs and services that make Kapiʻolani, Hawaiʻiʼs only full-service pediatric specialty hospital, unique. These include: Heart Week, where five times per year, Kapiʻolani brings the nationʼs finest pediatric cardiologists and surgeons to Hawaiʻi to work alongside Kapiʻolani physicians; Tucker, the full-time therapy

dog who helps turn frowns into smiles; the Beads of Courage program, which provides kids with colorful beads that mark each milestone in cancer treatment; the Neonatal Pediatric Transport Team, responsible for flying critically ill keiki to Oʻahu from the neighbor islands; the Newborn and Pediatric Intensive Care Units (NICU & PICU); and more.

Island Style Images donated 100 percent of the photo session fees to Kapiʻolani and provided layout and design services. First Hawaiian Bank underwrote printing costs,

with additional in-kind printing support from Electric Pencil. The Honolulu Advertiserʼs

HawaiiMoms.com assisted with online voting for the calendar.

About Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women & Children

Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women & Children is Hawaiʻiʼs only Pediatric Specialty Hospital and High Risk Maternity Center. With 197 beds and 90 bassinets, Kapiʻolani Medical Center is a tertiary care medical teaching and research facility specializing in the care and treatment of women, infants and children. Pediatric services for children throughout the state and Pacific Region include intensive care for infants and children, 24-hour emergency care and pediatric air transport. It is one of only 170 designated Childrenʼs Miracle Network hospitals in North America.

About Hawaiʻi Pacific Health

Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women & Children, Pali Momi Medical Center, Straub Clinic & Hospital and Wilcox Memorial Hospital are the four hospital affiliates of the nonprofit healthcare organization Hawaiʻi Pacific Health. Its mission is to provide the highest quality healthcare and services to the people of Hawaiʻi and the Pacific Region. Hawaiʻi Pacific Health administrative offices are located at 55 Merchant Street, 26th Floor, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 96813. Telephone: (808) 535-7100.