Boy Scouts of Hawaii Distinguished Citizen Award

A crowd of superheroes gathered at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel and Resort on Aug. 3 for the Boy Scouts of America Aloha Council’s annual Hawai‘i’s Distinguished Citizen Dinner. As the “Superheroes Unite” theme suggests, boy scouts, families and loyal supporters (including Mayor Kirk Caldwell) gathered to honor one hero in particular: Dennis Francis, president and publisher of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Recognized for his noteworthy business and community leadership, determination and values, Francis graciously accepted the award as an audience of 700 scouts and supporters cheered him on.

Images by Lawrence Tabudlo

Donna Tanoue, Mayor Kirk Caldwell, Dennis Francis, Peter Ho

Kitty Lagareta, John Henry Felix, Dr. Lawrence Tseu, Kimi Sakuda Takazawa

Donna Walden, Roland Casamina, Candice Naito

Jay Kaneshiro, Jena Kaneshiro, Cheri Schoch, Randy Schoch

Bernadette Fajardo, Rose Galanto, Maria Etrata, Cecilia Villafuerte, Jo Farina, Edith Gudoy

TC Gray, Deborah Chin, Edward Chin, Dan Oshima