Jordan is an 11-year-old who’s been through quite a lot. But with his best friend by his side, the Mililani boy is becoming a student again and navigating his school environment with increasing confidence. Harper, his four-legged companion from Assistance Dogs of Hawaii, is playing a follow-up role to Tucker, the (now retired) resident therapy […]
Who knew that supporting a good cause could be so delicious? This only-in-Hawaii ice cream flavor has become a mainstay at Uncle Clay’s House of Pure Aloha in Ala Moana Center—Uncle Pono’s Ulu Ice Cream—and its sales benefit people who are putting their lives back together after being down-and-out. The breadfruit (“ulu” in Hawaiian) ice
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
It happens all the time, right? Maybe you see an injured pet and know it needs services it might not get. Sometimes you notice something and wonder if it might be done better, or you realize there’s a service needed that’s not being offered in your community. Those moments and many others are the beginnings
• • • when we die, we leave everything behind everything we have everything we acquired during our lifetimes: the houses, the cars, the money, the flatscreens… even our bodies and the relationships that we made… after time they all fade away and the only thing that remains the only thing that stands a chance
Not all of us have the big bucks to leave big money endowments. So what? Giving back isn’t just about money. It’s about acts of intention, seeing what needs to be done and doing it. It’s remembering what you learned growing up — to act with respect and care for those around you, to leave
Caring for our communities requires everyone to pitch in and give back. It’s what we do. And it takes all of us. In these profiles, we zoom in on neighbors making a difference every day. We meet a family that’s been giving back for generations because it’s in their DNA and a man who created
Caring for our communities requires everyone to pitch in and give back. It’s what we do. And it takes all of us. In these profiles, we zoom in on neighbors making a difference every day. We meet a family that’s been giving back for generations because it’s in their DNA and a man who created
Caring for our communities requires everyone to pitch in and give back. It’s what we do. And it takes all of us. In these profiles, we zoom in on neighbors making a difference every day. We meet a family that’s been giving back for generations because it’s in their DNA and a man who created
Caring for our communities requires everyone to pitch in and give back. It’s what we do. And it takes all of us. In the profiles that follow, we zoom in on neighbors making a difference every day. We meet a family that’s been giving back for generations because it’s in their DNA and a man
