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The Autism Whisperer
Chad Pata When Helene Mann's daughter was born with severe cerebral palsy, she learned to communicate non-verbally with children Take a moment to picture every redhead you have ever seen or met in your...
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Tales From The Great Pumpkin Patch
Susan Kang Sunderland Here's the straight scoop from a real expert on the third annual Pumpkin Carving Festival Oct. 24 at Tamarind Park, and Oct. 27 at Windward Mall By THE GREAT PUMPKIN As told to...
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Teens Win State Chess Championships
Chris Fleck Eldon Nakagawa of Aiea and Stephen Mau of Mililani shock the chess world by winning state titles Historically, the game of chess has been imbued with the notion of nobility. It has been...
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Stop Your Dog From Nuisance Barking
Yu Shing Ting With more people complaining about barking dogs, Scott Argus of Talk Dog Hawaii has a solution. In short, dog owners have to be the pack leader Barking dogs - it's a problem no matter...
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From Hilo To Hollywood — And Lovin’ It
Yu Shing Ting Local girl Kristina Anapau has made a name for herself starring in Hollywood movies and portraying Maurella on the HBO hit series 'True Blood' Actress Kristina Anapau spent her 33rd...
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Reinventing The Taxi Business
Chad Pata EcoCab uses hybrid cars, hires its drivers, trains them in customer service and provides tablets in the backseat. It's a new way to ride It all starts with an idea, right? Find an existing...
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Back On His Feet After Losing His Legs
Steve Murray Kaimuki High grad Brian Kolfage brings a message of determination and hope to a Navy League audience Brian Kolfage says he was nothing special, just an ordinary airman. If that's the case,...
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The ‘Pearl Harbor Avenger’ Turns 70
Steve Murray The submarine christened exactly one year after the attack on Pearl Harbor served heroically in WWII, and today proudly carries on a mission of education and remembrance She may be past...
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Using The Law To Assist Immigrants
Chad Pata Mark Twain once remarked, "History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme," and this sentiment can be seen most plainly in our treatment of immigrants in this country. While each of us has...
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An Unlikely Leader In The AIDS Fight
Chad Pata Paul Groesbeck wasn't what the Life Foundation was looking for 20 years ago - for starters, he's straight - but he was exactly the right guy The fervor and clamor over the AIDS epidemic has...
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An Injury Ends On A Happy Note
Nicole Kato Mike Izon was serious about tennis until a back injury took him out of the game. So he traded his racquet for a guitar, and it's a good thing he did There's no doubt that singer-songwriter...
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Bringing The Ocean Alive For Keiki
Susan Kang Sunderland Johnson Enos of Kaneohe grew up surfing and swimming, and now turns his love of the sea into a children's musical, Honu By The Sea Johnson Enos is on the crest of a wave that is...
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Jail Adventure Of The Ninja Dancer
Susan Kang Sunderland A martial arts prop to be used on a televised dance competition landed Hawaii's Cole Horibe accidentally in one of L.A.'s worst jails Dancer Cole Horibe makes a lot of leaps in...
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A Role Model For Local Talent
Yu Shing Ting It's a dream come true for Dawn Larson-Lord, as she launches Larson Talent, an agency for actors, models, makeup artists and hairstylists statewide After spending about five years away...
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Hawaii’s Renaissance Man
Sarah Pacheco The man behind the food and art at Cafe Sistina isn't stopping there, and recently finished murals for an Aiea church and at the Federal Building Sergio Mitrotti is a man for all seasons,...
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Art That Swims
Susan Kang Sunderland Maybe they need koi ponds at the Hawaii State Capitol. Anywhere there is a lot of bickering and posturing there is a lot of stress. How can our leaders find respite and calm from...
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Sen. Akaka’s Last Senate Page
Nicole Kato Not many high school juniors can say that they have visited the nation's Capitol, but Maryknoll's Gwendilyn Liu has visited Washington, D.C., and worked on the Senate floor as a page for...
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A Model Of Transformative Learning
Susan Kang Sunderland Hahaione Elementary School, the state's newest authorized International Baccalaureate World School, is training global citizens Class will come to order. Today's lesson is global...
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Saving Lives Through Screening
Christina O’Connor March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month, and there is no better time to get screened at the newly established Endoscopy Institute of Hawaii According to the Centers for Disease Control...
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A Late Classmate’s Living Legacy
The Hawaii Bone Marrow Donor Registry gala unites a recipient who beat cancer and the donor who made it possible Online dating services have nothing over Hawaii Bone Marrow Donor Registry (HBMDR) when...
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