The Hawaii Community Foundation announced on April 1, 2019 that more than $600,000 in grant funding is being distributed to Kauai nonprofits from the Kauai Relief and Recovery Fund (KRRF) that was created following the storm and flood of April 2018. To date, over $1.8M in grants have been made from the fund to support immediate and long-term […]
The Hawaii Community Foundation (HCF) announced its 2019 recipients of the Community Restoration Partnership (CRP) grants, totaling more than $1.4 million to fund the protection and restoration of Hawaii’s coastal areas on five islands over three years. The CRP is a unique collaboration of national and international funders, foundations, and private donors, who provide resources
10. Give your time. Clean up a park, mentor a young person, foster a dog or sign up for volunteer week (April 7-13). Since 1974, this dedicated time to engage in volunteerism is also a chance to meet people, be inspired, and celebrate challenges you’ve overcome. Theme 2019 is Community Volunteerism and Resilience. Learn more
Picture this: Members of a creative robotics team address a real-life problem in their neighborhood — drunken driving. They invent an electronic device to measure blood-alcohol content (BAC) via the steering wheel, using ceramic gas sensors to register the ethanol content emitted from the skin of the driver’s hands. The device communicates this information
From government payrolls to income tax, camping permits to prisoner transport, schoolteachers to search and rescue, Hawaii government permeates every puka on every island. It’s also the state’s largest employer, with 75,000 full- and part-time workers across the state. Your Medicaid card, marriage certificate and your employer’s business registration were all issued by the state.
Hawaii’s archipelago hosts complex watersheds, environmental diversity and vital forest ecosystems in this most remote spot on the planet. Caring for the Aina — preserving its cultural, environmental and economic significance — is daunting, but it starts with laulima, many hands coming together for the sake of the islands’ future. No one knows that better
Kauai native Ray Yoshida’s legacy spans from the Aloha State to the Windy City and to art galleries and collectors around the world. When he left Kauai as a young man to pursue his dreams of artistry and creative expression at the prestigious Art Institute of Chicago, it’s unlikely his friends and family knew the
During the 46 years Donita Garcia smoked cigarettes, both of her parents died early from tobacco-related illnesses, a younger brother had triple bypass surgery and her sister pulled an oxygen tank to manage COPD. Donita herself carried two different inhalers and couldn’t walk very far or manage even a slight hill. “I couldn’t breathe. This
Honey Chandler tied the rope to a muddy table that had become wedged under her neighbor’s lanai. Her horse, Hokupaa, stood patiently waiting as she tied the other end to his saddle. Honey mounted Hokupaa, and together they dragged the table out, and then to the road. “A lot of places were so muddy that
Imagine the future, perhaps 100 years from now. What do you see? A faster commute to work via flying cars? Plasma 3-D holograms for conference calls? How about a nonprofit organization tapping the latest technologies to help Hawaii’s most vulnerable citizens gain access to health care, food and housing? In the 1920’s, a local woman
If you speak with journalists from some of Hawaii’s notable news .orgs, they’ll say that you may want to do a little digging before you decide if a news organization is worthy of your donation—or subscription—dollars. “You have to educate yourself. Look at the About Us page, check if the images are doctored,” says Patti
Linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill earns his money tackling running backs, blitzing quarterbacks — even filling in as kicker for the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles. But when this all-around local boy turned pro-athlete saw images of lava flowing in his home state, the real hero emerged. “I was on the phone with my brother on
