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IVegas Loves Pā‘ina Café, Doughnuts
Darla Sabry is vice president of patient services and chief nurse executive at Wilcox Medical Center. Sabry began her career in health care as a certified nursing assistant more than 30 years ago. She worked in the intensive care units of several mainland hospitals before joining Straub Medical Center in 2012. Most recently, she served as director of hospital operations.
t’s been nonstop action but love. Goo girlfriend (now here on the Ninth Island, wife) Christel, who is origi- especially with the con- nally from Hilo, was playing
Darla Sabry
clusion of The Grammys. professional golf and Vegas
Speaking of the ceremony, congratulations to Maui’s own Kalani Pe‘a, who re- ceived his third Grammy! The next big event is the NFL Draft at the end of April, which will include a stage set up over the Bellagio Foun- tains.
was her part-time home. While Goo misses Hawai‘i, it’s the people he misses most.
He is also grateful for sup- port from the Hawai‘i trans- plant community, including Shane Victorino and Marcus Mariota.
What brought this former O‘ahu resident to Vegas back in 2003? It wasn’t business,
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“They’ve done so much for the local community and
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In addition to sports and entertainment, businesses are making a comeback after the pandemic. One local owner and former Hawai‘i resident, Kip Goo, not only expand- ed his business to a second location of Pā‘ina Café Las Vegas, he’s also in the works of opening multiple Aloha Donut Co. locations. The latter offers Pā‘ina Café’s famous mochi doughnuts, cake doughnuts, nitro-infused coffees and teas. The first lo- cation of Aloha Donuts Co.
Sharing a box of Pā‘ina Café’s famous mochi doughnuts are (from left) owner Kip Goo, his son Breez, Marcus Mariota, Kip’s wife Christel and daughter Harper, and Mariota’s wife, Kiyomi. PHOTO COURTESY KIP GOO
Of course, there are posi- tives of living in Vegas for so many years, including road trips, the accessibility to trav- el and all the visitors.
is on O‘ahu, with more to follow in the state, as well as Arizona and Las Vegas.
we’re glad to be a part of that by supporting both of their foundations (Shane Victori- no Foundation and Motiv8 Foundation),” he says. “They just come here to eat to sup- port us.”
“Everybody comes to Ve- gas, so we still can see ev- eryone,” Goo says. “It’s like home away from home. The Hawai‘i population here is the biggest support.”
“Not only family and friends, but just the people and the culture,” he notes.
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