MidWeek East - August 10, 2022

FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 10, 2022
‘NIU’ BEGINNINGS
Nathan Bingham shares about NIU Technologies’ Kaimukī location.
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FULL OF FURRY ENERGY
Shut that door! This Waimānalo pup is an escape artist. SEE PAGE 5
Area Lions Club Celebrates 75 Years
A PUBLICATION OF
AN EDITION OF
CARING FOR THE COMMUNITY
In 22 years, Aloha Harvest, which is located in Kaimukī, has recovered 30 million pounds of food to nourish the local community. Its volunteers, board members, staff and guests recently celebrated the launch of its 30x30 Challenge fundraiser during which the nonprofit aimed
to raise $30,000 in 30 days. By the end of June, Aloha Harvest raised more than $27,000, just shy of its goal. PHOTO COURTESY ALOHA HARVEST
TBY MARIA KANAI
his year, Koko Head Lions Club celebrates 75 years of serving the neighborhoods of Kaimukī to Ku-
li‘ou‘ou. With a current membership count of 39, the club is responsible for impres- sive community projects like building out bus shelters, cooking barbecue chicken and annual corn sales. Prior to COVID-19, the group held keiki and senior vision screenings, keiki hearing screenings, pub- lic school event support, school improve- ment events and kūpuna care home sup- port. Today, many of these initiatives are thankfully picking back up.
Despite pausing in-person events, the pandemic didn’t stop the club from acting. “While we were unable to participate in many of our normal projects and fundrais- ing due to the lockdown orders, club mem- bers, along with the Cyber Lions Club, we’re still able to support the community by 3D printing face shields, which were donated to hospitals, schools and kūpuna homes,” says Shasta Yamada, the club’s SEE PAGE 4