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Hawaii Boy Scouts Soar As Eagles
We often think of the Boy Scouts in the sepia tones we reserve for drive-in movies and tail fins on a Cadillac. But while the Caddie’s lines are all smooth now and the films are being displayed on...
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Queen Emma Honorees Support Public Education
By Rachel Breit This year at the Queen Emma Ball, St. Andrew’s Priory honors three leaders working to close the education inequity gap. Despite the honorees’ varying backgrounds – one a nationally...
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Mail Carriers Carrying On For Foodbank
We all know what it feels like to be hungry. If you are fortunate enough, you probably don’t dwell on it for too long, knowing that the cure to your hunger pains is only a short trip to the...
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TACA Is There For Families Of Autism
Discovering your child is autistic can be traumatic, but a support group offers advice dealing with a variety of issues unique to this disease Each year, billions of dollars are spent looking for the...
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A Most Deserving Scholarship Winner
Read her application essay and you’ll see why Tashawna Wright of Waianae won this year’s Maurice J. Sullivan Scholarship, worth $10,000 As 2,000 high school seniors leave our shores to pursue higher...
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Making A Statement With Slippahs
Whether it’s collecting rubber slippers or conducting a bake sale, Oahu students reach out in support of others who’ve suffered abuse Here in Hawaii, a sea of slippers outside an entryway is synonymous...
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In The Swim
Ben Komer turned mom Lori’s summer swim school into a year-round, full-time operation, teaching Islanders of all ages Most people go to college to find out what they want to do with the rest of their...
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Hawaii’s Version Of Forrest Gump
Like the movie character, Douglas Ho has been an up-close observer of history and famous people Douglas Ho may in fact be Forrest Gump, or at least the inspiration for the fictional character. Gump...
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The Forgotten War Remembered
Hawaii lost more men per capita than any state in the Korean War. A new book captures their memories, but they need donations to publish more Veterans of the “Forgotten War” just want to be remembered....
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From Homeless In Hilo To A Crown
The new Mrs. Hawaii grew up poor and today is committed to helping the homeless through the YMCA Once upon a time, young Jaci Agustin was living out of a van, unsure where her next meal would come...
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Taking Imelda To The Big Apple
Kaimuki High grad Ruthie Ann Miles is drawing rave reviews playing Imelda Marcos in Here Lies Love Actress Ruthie Ann Miles, a 2001 graduate of Kaimuki High School, has a lot to smile about these days....
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The First Surfing Book
In life we learn that some things are worth holding on to so that others can enjoy them as well. Thirteen years ago, Kauai photographer and surf historian Timothy DeLaVega took that life lesson to...
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Honoring Legends Of The Sea And Pool
In an island state, we honor the skills and courage of watermen and water-women above all. Meet the latest inductees into their Hall of Fame Each year, the Hawaii Watermen Hall of Fame honors water-men...
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The Ultimate Opportunity To Buy Local
The Made in Hawaii Festival this weekend showcases an array of Isle products, many of them quite tasty Buy local – it’s something we hear regularly. It’s also sometimes easier said than done,...
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HOME Is Where The Med Students Are
Homeless people need medical care. Medical students need patients. UH’s Dr. Jill Omori created HOME to address both problems It is rare in life for two deficits to come together to create a positive,...
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Promoting A Healthier Hawaii
Loretta Fuddy, director of the state Department of Health, works to improve the health and environment of the people of Hawaii When Loretta Fuddy toasts to your good health, she means it more earnestly...
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Touting Teamwork And Simple Goals
King Intermediate School principal Sheena Alaiasa is the 2014 National Middle Level Principal of the Year Here’s a little secret from the 2014 National Middle Level Principal of the Year: Form a great...
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Japanese Superhero Mania
Somewhere in Tokyo After an earth-shattering battle with the destructoid Rogue Jellyfish, our favorite Japanese superheroes contemplate a return to their old stomping grounds in Hawaii’s Shirokiya, Ala...
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Meet The New HOT Executive Director
Born into a musical family, and having studied economics at Cambridge, Simon Crookall is tasked with expanding Hawaii’s opera audience Simon Crookall, a spirited Brit complete with intelligent accent...
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Emboldened By A Bout With Cancer
Beating breast cancer changed the way Karen Garcia looked at life, and she came out stronger She stood in the shower, tugging out the remains of her hair. This is a scene in Karen M. Garcia’s...
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