The Junior League of Honolulu is an organization of women committed to promoting volunteerism, developing potential and improving communities through the effective action and leadership...

By Tom Mullen, chairman, Hawaii Culinary Education Foundation Hawaii Culinary Education Foundation, a nonprofit founded in 1998, trains and educates local culinary students by providing...

By Keri Shepherd, trustee, Awesome Foundation What started with a phone call from one of my favorite Realtors has turned into a yearlong adventure filled...

By Amy Luersen, director of philanthropic services, Hawaii Community Foundation “Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.” -George Washington Carver Nicole...

By Robert Cazimero, executive director and president, Wahea Foundation When my late kumu, Maiki Aiu Lake, requested before she passed away that I teach only...

By Jim Cone, vice president/general manager, Kupuna Concierge In the next 10 years there will be 300,000 people between the ages of 65 and 100...

By Jeff Mikulina, executive director, Blue Planet Foundation Every week, a supertanker of oil arrives in Hawaii. A supertanker can carry as much as a...

By Patti Chang, CEO, and Denise Albano, president, Feed The Hunger Foundation A Laotian woman on the North Shore worked planting vegetables and flowers for...

By Lindsey Kesel, communications director, Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii A chance encounter with the founders of the original Sustainable Coastlines in New Zealand led executive director...