Corporate sponsorship, community involvement and educational excellence are all important concerns at Southern Wine & Spirits of Hawaii, according to Warren Shon, Executive Vice President, General Manager of Southern Wine & Spirits of Hawaii.

I.     Kapiolani Children’s Hospital and Southern Wine & Spirits of Hawaii:

This non-profit Hospital delivers 60% of all of the newborns in Hawaii, according to Mr. Shon, who added not only that he was born there, but virtually every other team member from the Southern Wine & Spirits of Hawaii family was as well!  During 2010, Mr. Shon said that Southern has been proud to support Kapi'olani Children’s Hospital. 

According to Kapi'olani’s website, it is; “Hawaii's only designated pediatric center. It boasts the only emergency room with specialists trained in pediatric emergency medicine, the only Adolescent Unit for the treatment of teens and the only intensive care unit to treat critically-ill children. Kapi'olani is also home to Hawaii's first fully integrated minimally invasive surgical suites, which translate to less pain and a quicker recovery for our patients. In addition, Kapi'olani Children's Specialty Center provides comprehensive care for children with complex medical conditions from developmental and behavioral difficulties to neurological and genetic disorders. Our multidisciplinary teams comprise physician specialists, nurses, therapists and other health providers that specialize in treating children.”

II.    Southern Wine & Spirits of Hawaii and the Hawaii Food Bank

During 2010, Southern Wine & Spirits of Hawaii partner has partnered with many other private and civic groups across the state to support the annual Hawaii Food Bank drive, according to Mr. Shon.

Noting the annual statewide Hawaii Food Bank drive, Mr. Shon said this annual non-perishable food drive, which benefits the homeless and needy of Hawaii, is just one example of the numerous ways the Company gives back and always seeks to act as a responsible corporate member of the community.

Mr. Shon said, “I am extremely proud to participate in many worthy causes benefiting Hawaii and its people; all of us here at Southern work very hard and in many different ways to give back, and I thank everyone involved.”

According to Mr. Shon, the Company’s formal participation involves many senior executives of the Company, not to mention the generous individual contributions of time and food by Company employees throughout the state. Mr. Shon wanted to stress that Southern is “just a fraction of the involvement of thousands of local businesses and individuals throughout Hawaii, but we are very proud of the role we play in the overall annual food drive and fund-raising campaign.”