Silver Alert program helps find missing kupuna

• By Pat Gee
• April 22, 2024
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It’s been 11 months of anguish since Patricia Arde’s 86-year-old father wandered off and vanished in Kapolei near Home Depot and Costco. Read more

WorkHawai‘i takes job-related services to libraries

• By Pat Gee
• April 22, 2024

Since February, Work Hawai‘i has helped over 200 people apply for housing and employment, sign up for classes to improve their job skills and receive other services after catching their eye at public libraries. Read more

Senior prom brings together Island Pacific students and kupuna

• By Pat Gee
• April 20, 2024
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It was a senior prom in more ways than one when kupuna from the ‘Ilima at Leihano senior living community danced and made friends with students from Island Pacific Academy on Wednesday night. Read more

Maui mobile ministry takes its support directly to the unsheltered

• By Pat Gee
• April 15, 2024
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Church volunteers on Maui who have operated a van since 2014 to distribute food and supplies to the homeless have seen the number of unsheltered people more than double since the catastrophic wildfires. Read more

Hawaii welcomes French students learning about Nisei soldiers

• By Pat Gee
• April 8, 2024
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The gratitude and aloha that grew between citizens of Bruyeres, France, and the veterans of the legendary 442nd Regimental Combat Team is still going strong 80 years after the Hawaii-born soldiers valiantly liberated the small town from years of German occupation in World War II. Read more

Hauula teen wins Prudential Emerging Visionary award

• By Pat Gee
• April 7, 2024
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Bottles4College became an nonprofit in 2021 but Genshu Price said he started the program when he was 10 years old. Read more

Nonprofit raises $1.2M to help Maui’s restaurant workers

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• April 7, 2024

Donations will continue to be accepted until April 30. Read more

Still flying high at 100

• By Pat Gee
• March 26, 2024
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For most of his 100 years, John Gleeson has loved to fly, and he still gets to feel the wind beneath his wings as he glides over the North Shore every now and then. Read more

Kokua Market co-op ends extended run

• By Pat Gee
• March 25, 2024
• 15

Kokua Market’s latest attempt at resurrection in recent months as Hawaii’s only natural-food cooperative never really got off the ground at a new location in Palolo Valley. Read more

Catholic Charities USA will continue aiding Maui recovery

• By Pat Gee
• March 18, 2024
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Kerry Alys Robinson, Catholic Charities USA president and CEO, said her two-day visit to Maui last week filled her with deep sorrow for what people lost in the disastrous August wildfires as well as gratitude for those helping with their recovery, and she promised to continue raising funds to aid the effort. Read more

National bike program comes to Wahiawa school

• By Pat Gee
• March 15, 2024
• 1

Kindergarteners at Ka‘ala Elementary School in Wahiawa got to ride 24 new bikes Thursday in a national learn-to-ride program, thanks to a donation from the engineering firm HDR. Read more

In-home euthanasia for pets provides comfort and dignity

• By Pat Gee
• March 11, 2024

Several years ago Skye Morrison knew it was time to end the suffering of her aging cat, Smokey, but she couldn’t bear the thought of taking him into a sterile veterinary clinic to lie on a metal table in the final moments of his life. Read more

Lahaina’s banyan tree tackles insect infestation

• By Pat Gee
• March 10, 2024
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The section of the tree along Wharf Street suffered the most damage from the August wildfire. Read more

Old Lahaina Lu‘au to return in wake of wildfire

• By Pat Gee
• March 7, 2024
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The award-winning Old Lahaina Lu‘au, which has served more than 4 million guests since 1986, will reopen Tuesday after months of repairing damage suffered during Maui’s August wildfire and ongoing support for restoration of the historic community. Read more

Maui boutique that helps women moves to Ka‘ahumanu Center

• By Pat Gee
• March 4, 2024

ReVive Boutique, a second­hand store for apparel and home goods, recently was relocated by the nonprofit Women Helping Women to a new location at Queen Ka‘ahumanu Center in Kahului. Read more

Nonprofit builds affordable housing on Maui

• By Pat Gee
• Feb. 19, 2024
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Catholic Charities Hawaii expects to complete construction of a 178-unit affordable housing project in Kahului by the end of 2026 that would help address the imperative need of residents who suffered serious loss in the August wildfires. Read more

Drones add tech — and fun — to farming at Waipahu High School

• By Pat Gee
• Feb. 12, 2024
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Students at Waipahu High School have shown a lot more interest in agricultural and environmental studies this year since the opening of a state-of-the-art learning center that incorporates the latest in technology and allows them to spread their wings. Read more

Homeless youth find help at new sober house

• By Pat Gee
• Feb. 5, 2024
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Young adults who have lived on the street and are trying to kick a substance use disorder have found a place to call home for now at the newly opened ‘Apapane, the first clean-and-sober house established by Residential Youth Services & Empowerment. Read more

Living Treasures luncheon to fete 5 Hawaii residents

• By Pat Gee
• Feb. 5, 2024
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The 49th annual Living Treasures of Hawai‘i event on Saturday will honor five exceptional people who have made significant contributions to their respective fields and Hawaii’s multifaceted culture. Read more

New year celebration planned at Plantation Village

• By Pat Gee
• Jan. 28, 2024
• 1

Admission is free at the outdoor museum, which depicts life on Hawaii’s sugar plantations (circa 1850-1950). Read more

Makawao center’s program distributes free art kits

• By Pat Gee
• Jan. 15, 2024

The Hui No‘eau Visual Arts Center in Makawao, Maui, is focusing on the recovery of Lahaina children and families and other communities affected by fire by providing uplifting activities and opportunities for expression and connection. Read more