The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands will receive nearly $17.3 million in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Commerce to expand high-speed internet access in Native Hawaiian communities, U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz announced Monday in a news release. Read more
Sisters Lillian Correa and Angeline Ho have found comfort and support in each other’s company since they began living together in Waianae about a year ago. Read more
Among the findings in a report released Wednesday by a task force created by the state Legislature last year, more than a quarter of missing girls in Hawaii are Native Hawaiian. Read more
The University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Hawaiinuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge is slated to host an inaugural Pi‘o Summit on Thursday at the East-West Center, focusing on sovereignty and justice tied to wai, or water. Read more
Despite worry over her 2-year-old daughter’s rare brain tumor, life is a bit easier for Kapoliowaimea Dilcher now that she’s moved out of a homeless shelter and into her own apartment. Read more
The FilCom Center is scheduled Saturday to hold a play called “Sakada Through the Years,” reenacting the life of Filipino plantation workers, also known as sakadas. Read more
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Jackery-Lin Burgess adopted her son’s twin boys about a year ago, and becoming their guardian has breathed “new life” into her everyday routine. Read more
Tamagusuku Ryu Senju Kai Hawaii will host its first in-person fundraising event since COVID-19 on Saturday at the Hawaii Okinawan Center. Read more
Chaminade University is hosting a meeting this week that features an international assembly of leaders from the Pacific and elsewhere to discuss sustainability-focused goals, education and solutions. Read more
The Malama Loko Ea Foundation is scheduled today to begin dredging of Haleiwa’s historic Loko Ea fishpond in what will be the final step in its restoration process. Read more
Kylyn Kalili and her 9-year-old daughter, Fefiloi, are finally on the path toward healing now that they are about three months free from the violent abuse of Kalili’s ex-boyfriend. Read more
At the start of the holiday giving season an estimated 600 families had applied for assistance with everything from financial support to household donations of beds and school supplies through Helping Hands Hawaii’s Community Clearinghouse. Read more
A reopening ceremony was held Monday at Chinatown’s Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Park after it had been closed for renovations since November 2019. Read more
The center has grown significantly since its opening, becoming a lifeline and innovative resource for the community, which lost its only source of medical care when the Waianae Sugar Mill closed in 1957. Read more
Malama Kaua‘i, a nonprofit working to improve local food production and access on Kauai, will receive $90,000 in grants from the Kauai Office of Economic Development. Read more
A recent review of Office of Hawaiian Affairs contracts and transactions from 2012 to 2016, released this week, found evidence of 22 instances of potential fraud, waste and abuse. Read more
Oahu organizations offering services for Shichi-go-san, the annual Japanese rite-of-passage celebration, are noticing an increase in demand as COVID-19 concerns decline. Read more
The Paniolo Hall of Fame will induct nine new members Nov. 19 during the Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council Annual Convention. Read more
The Multiethnic Cohort study that follows a diverse group of 215,000 residents of Hawaii and Southern California has been awarded $12.1 million in a five-year renewal grant by the National Cancer Institute. Read more
The Bank of Hawaii Foundation is scheduled to present the 45th annual Prince Lot Hula Festival on Thursday evening in what will be the third virtual festival in a row. Read more
Native Hawaiian organizations are staging several get-out-the-vote events around the state in advance of the Nov. 8 general election. Read more
