MidWeek Windward - August 24, 2022

AWESOME TEACHING
The Hawai‘i Department of Education salutes Windward educators. SEE PAGE 2
ON TOP OF THE WORLD
Cop on Top fundraiser for Special Olympics Hawai‘i returns to Windward side. SEE PAGE 5
Windward Group Is ‘KEY’ To Better Lives
FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 24, 2022
A PUBLICATION OF
AN EDITION OF
Kāne‘ohe-based KEY Project assists families going through tough times by hosting food distributions in collaboration with Hawai‘i Foodbank.
PHOTO COURTESY KEY PROJECT
KBY ELLISE KAKAZU
ualoa-Heʻeia Ecumenical Youth (KEY) Project at 47-200 Waihe‘e Road in Kāneʻohe opens its doors to
hundreds of Windward residents, both young and old, every month.
Founded in 1968, KEY Project initial- ly was created to provide a safe space for low-income and at-risk keiki living in the community. However, throughout the years, KEY Project evolved and offered up its ser- vices to kūpuna, too.
“In times where the world seems unstable, I see KEY Project as a pu‘uhonua, or refuge, for community members who need a stable and welcoming place to come to,” states ex- ecutive director ‘Auli‘i Dudoit. “This idea of safe space has been a cornerstone of and pillar of many discussions about how our commu- nity determines our health. Whether there’s a need for more water for our area farmers, access to food, social and emotional support for our youth and kūpuna, gentrification, rec- ognizing achievements and milestones, and, most importantly, the human connection.”
SEE PAGE 6
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