By Jeff Mikulina, executive director, Blue Planet Foundation Every week, a supertanker of oil arrives in Hawaii. A supertanker can..

By Patti Chang, CEO, and Denise Albano, president, Feed The Hunger Foundation A Laotian woman on the North Shore worked..

By Lindsey Kesel, communications director, Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii A chance encounter with the founders of the original Sustainable Coastlines in..

By Bob Marchant, executive director, River of Life Mission It can be overwhelming when you look at the poverty and..

By Michele Wilson, participant coordinator, Family Hui Magdalena Petko, a former participant with parent collective Family Hui, had this to..

By Scott Nishimoto, community outreach and advocacy specialist, Abilities Unlimited In 2008, Gary Hernando suffered a stroke. This stroke stole..

By Francis Choe, board of directors chairman, Envision Hawaii Envision Hawaii was founded in the spring of 2003 when a..

By Coralie Chun Matayoshi, CEO, American Red Cross, Hawaii State Chapter Around this time every year, we buy “stuff” for..

By Nanci Kreidman, chief executive officer, Domestic Violence Action Center Every day is an important day in the life of..

By Mia Noguchi, advisory board member, American Diabetes Association The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has been serving Hawaii for 71..

By Donna Fouts, executive director, United Cerebral Palsy Association United Cerebral Palsy Association (UCPA) started at a local community level..

By Kenneth L. Zeri, president and chief professional officer, Hospice Hawaii Each day at Hospice Hawaii, we see how hospice..

By Lisa Pakele, Keiki Steps program director, INPEACE After the tragic loss of her husband to cancer, Waianae resident Adela..

By John Leong, executive director, Kupu Learn, Serve, Restore. That is the focus of Kupu. Kupu provides service-learning programs in..

By Michael McCormick, state director, Best Buddies Hawaii Best Buddies International (BBI) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1989 by..

By Pauline Sato, Executive and Program Director, Malama Learning Center As a child growing up in Hawaii, I got bit..

By Joan Naguwa, president and executive director, Children’s Alliance of Hawaii National evidence indicates that one in three girls and..

By Juliet Lighter, founder, Women Speaking Out At the age of 15, I became a victim of domestic violence. As..