In America’s most costly state, 44% of people can’t afford basic expenses and many more barely stay afloat. But there’s help for the wide spectrum of ALICE residents, including highly educated yet underpaid professionals.
Located at the Mission Houses, the collection includes 12,000 books and pamphlets as well as manuscripts, photographs and art.
Volunteers started out cleaning graffiti. Now they restore beaches, hiking trails and other natural places from mauka to makai.
When Corbett Kalama retires at the end of 2022, two co-leaders plan to keep expanding rural funding and stabilizing the $1-billion-plus real estate portfolio.
Partners in Development Foundation runs vital programs such as Tūtū and Me and Ke Kama Pono.
The parenting classes can be especially helpful for fathers recovering from addiction or coming out of prison.
Healing Horses Kauai uses riding therapy to improve their patients’ physical, cognitive and emotional health.
“I know that Crystal is for everyone but I feel like she’s there just for me,” said Eline, a client of the Waikīkī Community Center(WCC). Crystal has assisted Eline and her husband Felix with everything from organizing tax forms to…
Interview with Jan Harada, Executive Director, H.T. Hayashi Foundation How has your organization been able to continue its core mission? Our mission is to build a healthier Hawai‘i by investing in Hawai‘i-based organizations that are rooted in arts and culture,…
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact life in Hawai‘i, more than 1,500 local workplaces launch giving campaigns to make it easy for employees to support relief efforts. Annual workplace campaigns in partnership between Aloha United Way (AUW) and an…
Interview with Lipoa Kahaleuahi, Executive Director, Ma Ka Hana Ka ʻIke How has your organization been able to continue its core mission(s)? Our core mission – to provide youth with a way to learn that makes sense to them, that builds…
Interview with Kim-Anh T. Nguyen, MD, Ph.D., President and CEO, Blood Bank of Hawaii How has your organization been able to continue its core mission? Blood Bank of Hawaii’s core mission is to provide a safe and adequate blood supply…
Interview with Dan Epstein, President and CEO, Special Olympics Hawaii How has your organization been able to continue its core mission(s)? When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, we made the necessary decision to cancel all of our in-person sports training and…
Interview with John Leong, CEO, Pono Pacific and Kupu How and when you are conducting your return to your offices or other physical locations. Ho‘okupu Center is starting to have its youth programs so we arranged the space so everyone…
Interview: Michael Broderick, President & CEO, YMCA of Honolulu Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices, stores, restaurants, warehouses or other physical locations. It has been almost three months since we shut the doors…
Interview: Halona Norton-Westbrook, Director, Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA) Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your museum and other physical locations. We’re excited to welcome the entire community back to the Honolulu Museum of Art…
Interview: Francoise Culley-Trotman, Interim CEO, AlohaCare As Hawai‘i’s people return to offices and other shared locations, what do you think are the main health precautions we should focus on? It’s important for businesses and individuals to follow all of the…
Interview: Karen Tan, President and CEO, Child & Family Service Please describe how and when you are conducting your return to your offices or other physical locations. At CFS, the values of humility, ownership, perseverance and engagement (HOPE) guide our…
Interview: Joan Naguwa, Executive Director, HUGS How has your organization been able to continue its core mission(s)? Like most other nonprofit organizations and businesses across the state, we’ve had to be vigilant about rapidly changing information, flexible and creative to…
Virtual Interview: Christine Sakuda, Executive Director, Transform Hawai‘i Government How has your organization been able to continue its core mission(s)? Our mission at Transform Hawai‘i Government (THG) is to advocate for an accessible, accountable and responsive government that enhances the…
Virtual Interview: Shirley Gambill-De Rego, President & Founder, Alex and Duke DeRego Foundation How has your Organization been able to continue it’s core mission? The mission of the Alex and Duke DeRego Foundation is to provide water safety and ocean awareness…
Virtual Interview: Lori McCarney, Executive Director, Hawaii Bicycling League How has your organization been able to continue its core mission(s)? Our mission is to enable more people to ride bicycles for health, recreation and transportation through advocacy, education and events.…
Virtual Interview: Trini Kaopuiki Clark, President & CEO, Make a Wish Foundation How has your organization been able to continue its core mission(s)? Although we’ve had to adapt in many ways, our mission of granting life-changing wishes for children with…
Virtual Interview: Bev Harbin, CEO, Wahiawā Health How has your organization been able to continue its core mission(s)? Health care and the way we deliver it has changed rapidly during the COVID-19 crisis and we had to pivot quickly to…