When Trisha Kehaulani Watson first joined the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary as a volunteer six years ago,..
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An elementary school in Los Angeles founded by a Waipahu High School graduate is gaining national attention with its recent..
In 2005, Courtney Buis was attending college five hours away from her family’s home in Syracuse, N.Y., when she got..
In the late 1990s, well before the term “climate change” had become commonplace, Dario Schwörer and Sabine Schwörer-Ammann noticed the..
A group of newly elected members of the Makakilo/Kapolei/Honoka i Hale Neighborhood Board will host a Town Hall Meeting from..
A few years ago, a woman told her young daughter to wait outside of a store on the Leeward Coast..
Mauka Lani Elementary School student Veronica Cunitz joined about 35 other students at a statewide awards ceremony honoring those who..
Although Salt Lake teen Emma Hathaway recently was recognized for spearheading a range of volunteer efforts, she states modestly: “It..
One morning last week, Harolyn Toma (left) hustled around the downtown apartment of 90-year-old Dzidra Damerel (far left), watering houseplants..
When Desiree Cremer took over Aiea High School’s dance program in 2005, she was teaching classes in the cafeteria. In..
For the past 10 years, the Ewa Weed and Seed program has been cooking up different ways to keep keiki..
When Ho’omalu O Na Kamali’i, a transitional center for children who have been removed from their homes after experiencing abuse..
Ewa Beach recently earned recognition as a StormReady and TsunamiReady community – designations awarded by the National Weather Service (NWS)..
After working as a staff nurse and later a nurse practitioner, Jamie Kamailani Boyd began to notice one consistent, underlying..
Students at Hope Preschool and their families gathered last month at the Kapolei campus to celebrate the school’s accreditation from..
On the morning of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Emi Ige’s father was finishing up his night shift as a..
Mauka Lani Elementary School fifth-grade teacher Bryan Rankie recently was named this year’s “Teacher of Promise,” a recognition given by..
In response to concerns by residents in the areas they represent, City Councilmembers Ron Menor (Waikele to Ewa Beach) and..
About 20 years ago, a 5-year-old boy whom Sylvia “Elsie” Foster knew in her Waianae neighborhood was beaten to death..
Today marks the opening of a three-day battle for the best bot at the VEX Robotics Competition World Championship in..
