Tesoro Corporation announced earlier this month that it will close refining operations at its Kapolei refinery in April. The facility..
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Earlier this month, a group of people stopped by Hawaii Foodbank with donations they had collected. The collection drive only..
On one recent Thursday morning just before 8, Albert Matsumoto stands on the sidewalk outside of his longtime home in..
A born entertainer, Kaneohe native Janel Parrish got her first break as Little Cosette in Les Miserables and now has..
At a Fourth of July celebration last year at Schofield Barracks, a game booth hosted by the Hawaii Meth Project..
Between going for her master’s degree in criminology and working part time as a financial planner, Sarah Young has very..
One morning earlier this month, cheers erupted from the Waipahu High School cafeteria, where some of the freshman class was..
Every Christmas night for the last 12 years, Makiki resident Ruth Freedman has been delighting audiences at Honolulu Hale with..
All is set for the St. Francis Intergenerational Center to open its doors to both keiki and kupuna early next..
About five years ago, Bruce Bucky, owner and president/CEO of Hildgund Jewelry of Hawaii, got a phone call from a..
Growing up in public housing, Christy Avilla and her brother and sister didn’t have much. Secondhand toys and hand-me-down clothes..
Kapolei resident Kea Davis-Milo is looking to help low-income and homeless children this holiday season through a shoe drive, Project..
Once a week after school, Castle High School senior Kiera Usagawa visits Kapunahala Elementary School to spend time with fifth-grade..
This Sunday, hundreds of competitors will descend upon the Blaisdell with the hope of building the best gingerbread house in..
As Thanksgiving approaches and people gather with their families for the holiday, the Gay Straight Alliance at UH-West Oahu aims..
As a young girl, Dayna Chikamoto grew up hearing about her father’s travels to the Marshall Islands. Her father, an..
While thousands will be walking around downtown Honolulu Saturday for the second St. Jude Give thanks. Walk. event, Thaddeus Ordono..
Before the presidential election results came in last Tuesday night, Island Pacific Academy teens already had made their decision –..
The Girl Scouts aim to build ‘girls of courage, confidence and character,’ and the three Women of Distinction they’re honoring..
A few years ago, Kailua resident René Morgan had a very specific wish list for her birthday: She wanted party..
