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Connie, 88, Still Works Six or Seven Days a Week at Her Vacuum Franchise: "I Don't Want to Be Idle"
In August 2022, KITV Island News reporter Diane Ako met Connie Asentista in Aiea, Hawaii. Asentista was 88, and she was still showing up at her vacuum franchise six or seven days a week. She had a simple reason for staying on the job. “I know what’s going on in the world,” she said. “I don’t want to be idle.” KITV’s article identified her as the owner of A’s Kirby Sales & Service, a Kirby vacuum shop at Harbor Court in Aiea. She bought the franchise in 1999. “My husband said, ‘This is hard work for you,’” she recalled. “I said, ‘Well, nothing like trying.’” Ako told viewers that she did try, and that she became an award-winning salesperson. At 88, the reporter said, Asentista still showed up six or seven days a week. The station’s article also said that came to at least 40 hours a week. Ako asked why she would want to be 88 and working so hard, and whether she should be hanging out with her kids and grandkids instead. “Oh, no,” Asentista said. Her son, Michael, told the station he saw a purpose in that schedule. “She’s here to make sure that I’m set and
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First Alert Forecast: Breezy, blustery, windy and eventually... wet
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Breezy is here to stay. It looks like it may be Tuesday before we have what you could call “normal” trade wind speeds. Showers will be typical for trade winds, mainly windward and mauka mainly nighttime and mornings. The High Surf Advisory for north and...
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Play of the Week: Kahuku’s Legend Toilolo
Kahuku sophomore athlete Legend Toilolo is this week’s Cover2 and Spectrum Play of the Week after a standout defensive performance against Campbell. Toilolo, helped lead the Red Raiders to a big win over the Sabers by having a 55 yard pick six, defeating Campbell 35-18. The sophomore added to his collection of pick sixes on […]
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Honolulu Civil Beat
Pay Raise: Hawaiʻi Schools Superintendent To Make $315K
Hawaiʻi school superintendent Keith Hayashi received top marks from the state education board and a 7% raise during his annual evaluation on Thursday, bringing his pay to more than $315,000. The salary bump makes Hayashi one of Hawaiʻi’s 50 highest-paid state officials, according to Civil Beat’s salary database. He...
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Kamehameha girls soccer celebrates signing day as all 10 seniors sign with Division I programs
Kamehameha’s girls soccer program celebrated a significant achievement Thursday as all 10 members of its senior class signed with NCAA Division I programs during the school’s fall signing day ceremony at its Kapālama campus. The milestone highlighted a signing day that featured 18 student-athletes from Kamehameha’s Class of 2027 committing to collegiate programs across the […]