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By Miguel Gonzalez, Editor Photos and Video By: Melanie Gonzalez, Managing Editor (North Shore)– A who’s who of North Shore personalities congregated at Turtle Bay Resort on Tuesday night for the Grand Opening and blessing of the NS Water Shed, a new apparel and lifestyle store. The store is the brainchild…
By Staff Reports (Honolulu)– Jim Hollyer, head of the On-Farm Food Safety program at UH Mānoa’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, will be traveled to Minamisanriku, Tohoku, Japan, last Friday, to volunteer his time and skills with Japan-affiliated organization Peace Winds America. Hollyer will help to build fishing…
By Staff Reports (Oahu)–City government offices will be closed on Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day, a federal holiday. Emergency ambulance, fire, lifeguard and police services will be available as usual. Municipal golf courses, botanical gardens and the Honolulu Zoo will be open. Regular Monday refuse material collections…
By Staff Reports (Honolulu)- It’s rare for a suicide story to make headlines. Unfortunately, keeping these tragic events out of the spotlight doesn’t prevent them from happening. “Youth suicide and bullying are enormous problems in Hawaii,” said Marya Grambs, executive director of the Mental Health America of Hawaii. “The number…
By Staff Reports (Honolulu)- The University of Hawai’i at Mānoa Library and the Music Department’s Ethnomusicology Program have collaborated on an exhibit in Hamilton Library’s Bridge Gallery titled: Musical sounds and native ecologies: musical instruments and cultural sustainability. The exhibit is viewable from May – August 15, 2013, and highlights…
By Staff Reports (Honolulu)– Roosevelt High School Peer Education Program students, led by Hawaii Meth Project Teen Advisory Council Member and Roosevelt junior, Macey Seguancia, partnered with the Hawaii Meth Project to host an on-campus educational event to raise awareness about the dangers of meth and spread the Meth Project’s…
By Staff Reports (Honolulu) – Kaiser Permanente Hawaii announced that Barbara Kashiwabara has been promoted to Executive Director of Ancillary Services for the state’s largest integrated health care organization. In her new role, Kashiwabara will provide strategic and operational leadership for the ancillary health services including laboratory, diagnostic imaging, and pharmacy.…
By Staff Reports (Honolulu)– Broadway in Hawaii and MagicSpace Entertainment, presenter of the Experience the Beatles with RAIN 2012 Tour in Hawaii, designated tonight’s performance as a benefit, presenting $17,675 to the Straub Foundation for Rehabilitation Services at Straub Clinic & Hospital. Joey Nielson, production manager with MagicSpace, presented a check to Art Gladstone, CEO…
By Staff Reports (North Shore)- The first woman and youngest person to ever be awarded the international Yachtmaster of the Year award at age 23 (2010). Graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in sustainable architecture. Program Director to global organization Pangaea Explorations helping scientists, journalists, educators, and filmmakers explore…
By Staff Reports (Honolulu) – Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s Homeless Action Plan will place a new focus on getting some of Oahu’s most troubled homeless people off the streets and into supportive housing where they will have access to assistance for mental health and substance abuse issues. This “Housing First” approach…
