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Affordable films abound this summer

By Nancy Arcayna
June 4, 2017

Escape the summer heat and boredom with an array of free and $1 movies being offered across Oahu. Read more

Qigong featured during Chinese medicine workshop

By Nancy Arcayna
May 28, 2017

Qigong grandmaster Effie Chow will be a presenter at a workshop on traditional Chinese medicine at Toho No Hikari Hawaii. Read more

School supplies sought for needy isle students

By Nancy Arcayna
May 28, 2017

Ready to Learn, a program at Helping Hands Hawaii, will be collecting new school supplies to distribute to low-income and homeless students. Read more

Create a terrarium, enjoy tea at Art Bridge event

By Nancy Arcayna
May 28, 2017

Social events centered around art and DIY activities are continuing to trend, with Art Bridge Events offering a series of terrarium-making tea parties. Read more

Bar Method workouts inspired by ballet

By Nancy Arcayna
May 21, 2017

No ballet slippers, tutus or fancy footwork are required — and no dance experience, either — at The Bar Method studio in Moiliili. Read more

Students’ skills grow along with gardens

By Nancy Arcayna
May 14, 2017

Wedged between the concrete jungle of Waikiki and the fenced-in wilds of the Honolulu Zoo lies a fertile patch of green and tiny ponds of golden tilapia. Read more

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Foster Botanical Garden hosts plant sale, gardening classes

By Nancy Arcayna
May 14, 2017

The Friends of Honolulu Botanical Gardens will host its spring plant sale Saturday at Foster Botanical Garden. Read more

Polo program helps teens recover from life’s hardships

By Nancy Arcayna
May 14, 2017

Therapeutic Horsemanship of Hawaii and polo instructor Khai Agon partnered with Olomana School to run a pilot program that teaches horsemanship, animal care and behavior, and how to play polo. Read more

Carver turns Makakilo yard into a South Seas oasis

By Nancy Arcayna
April 30, 2017

A Makakilo man transforms his suburban surroundings into an exotic garden of tropical plants and Polynesian motifs. Read more

Doctor’s rare trait allows him to feel what patients feel

By Nancy Arcayna
April 30, 2017

Massachusetts General Hospital neurologist and clinical researcher Joel Salinas has mirror-touch synesthesia, a rare trait of heightened empathy. Read more

Microsoft Store at Ala Moana offers classes for autistic kids

By Nancy Arcayna
April 30, 2017

The Autism Society of Hawaii and Microsoft Store at Ala Moana Center have partnered to offer coding classes for kids with autism. Read more

Nickelodeon searching for ‘Paradise’ players

By Nancy Arcayna
April 30, 2017

“Paradise Run,” Nickelodeon’s popular kids’ game show, is looking for enthusiastic youths, ages 11 to 15, to audition for the series in teams of two. Read more

Palolo resident enjoys creativity, challenges of gardening

By Nancy Arcayna
April 23, 2017

Fran Butera spent much of her 25-year career as a graphic designer confined within an office. When she turned 50, she was ready for something new. Read more

Farrington student earns top spot in Shriners’ contest

By Nancy Arcayna
April 16, 2017

Jonalyn Cabusora, a 17-year-old student at Farrington High School, was named the overall winner of Shriners Hospitals for Children’s “Under the Sea” art contest. Read more

Couple helps another by giving extra embryos

By Nancy Arcayna
April 16, 2017

Annika Hawkins was born after Gina and Myles Yasuda of Pearl City decided to donate the “leftover” embryos from their in vitro fertilization procedure to a childless couple in New York. Read more

Kaimuki gym specializes in fitness for women

By Nancy Arcayna
April 2, 2017

The Kaia FIT philosophy is built on the idea that camaraderie among women is a powerful motivator to achieving and maintaining healthy habits. Read more

‘Honey Girl’ shares true tale of monk seal

By Nancy Arcayna
April 2, 2017

“Honey Girl: The Hawaiian Monk Seal,” by Jeanne Walker Harvey, tells the tale of Honey Girl, a local monk seal who was referred to as “super mom” by scientists because she raised seven pups. Read more