Volunteers build beds for keiki
There’s nothing like the comfort of your own bed, whether it’s at the end of a long day or even coming home from a fancy vacation. Read more
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Impact SmallBiz program taking applicants business booster program starts
The Chamber of Commerce Hawaii is launching its first business accelerator program, Impact SmallBiz, to help small businesses and early-stage entrepreneurs succeed. Read more
Volcanic marker to return from national museum
The volcanic pohaku (rock) named Kanepo will return to its home on Hawaii island after two decades representing the western cardinal point of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian on the National Mall. Read more
Fostering animals from Hawaiian Humane Society fulfills caregivers
The programs — such as Lap Crashers (for cats) and Couch Crashers (for dogs) — also give people a chance to figure out if their home and lifestyle are a “good fit” for the animal. Read more
Limu culture classes to start this fall
Windward Community College has announced the launch of its new limu culture studies program this fall, combining traditional Native Hawaiian knowledge with Western scientific methods to prepare students for careers in algae cultivation, production and biomanufacturing. Read more
School pantry program helps keep keiki fed during summer
The Hawaii Foodbank is providing food to pantries at 35 Oahu schools to supplement the meals of students who don’t get enough food at home. Read more
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Teens to offer free tech help to kupuna
Kupuna who are clueless about technology are welcome to bring their phones, laptops and other devices for assistance from Tech Savvy Teens, who will be at Windward Mall’s Center Court from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Read more
Keiki in the Kitchen to feature at Hawaii State Farm Fair
The Hawaii Food & Wine Festival’s popular HMAA Presents Keiki in the Kitchen event is pairing up this year with the Hawaii State Farm Fair on Aug. 3 and 4 at Whitmore Village in Wahiawa. Read more
Hawaii students learn English by writing about immigration
Heartfelt experiences about leaving their native countries and adjusting to a new life in Hawaii are a common thread entwining stories that have been written by students at Waipahu High School to improve their English-language skills. Read more
100th Battalion soldiers’ values motivate youth
How did Hawaii’s first group of nisei soldiers — who averaged only 5 feet, 4 inches tall and 125 pounds — of the 100th Infantry Battalion in World War II become one of the most decorated military units in U.S. history? Read more
Lahaina Methodists remember fire victims
On Sunday the congregation of the Lahaina United Methodist Church, which was decimated by fire in August, will recite a unison prayer to remember the town’s 101 wildfire victims on the eve of Memorial Day. Read more
An Oahu teacher writes rap tunes to teach kids grammar
Can you remember the difference between a regular and an irregular verb, name the seven relative pronouns or identify the object of a preposition? Read more
Program has caregivers accompany kupuna on outings
Vivia, a service line under Ho‘okele Home Care, recently began offering kupuna clients transportation to appointments along with the personal assistance they need once they get there. Read more
Silver Alert program helps find missing kupuna
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
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
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
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
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
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
Donations will continue to be accepted until April 30. Read more
Still flying high at 100
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
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