By Ryan Leong, executive director, Hands In Helping Out Hands In Helping Out started very simple. My friends and I wanted to volunteer in the...

By Suzanne Skjold, executive director, Hawaii Literacy “My boss gave me the number for Hawaii Literacy, but I was ashamed to ask for help,” explains...

By Carole Hayashino, president and executive director, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii “I am a son of immigrants, While my parents and I built up...

By Carmille Lim, executive director, Common Cause Hawaii Common Cause Hawaii is the local chapter of Common Cause, a national nonpartisan, nonprofit “watchdog” organization that...

By Marya Grambs, executive director, Mental Health America of Hawaii Hawaii has staggering rates of depression and suicide among our middle and high school youths....

By Duane DeSoto, founder and CEO, Na Kama Kai Na Kama Kai (NKK) was founded in May 2008 to provide Hawaii’s keiki with access to...

By Margaret Higa, executive director, Hawaii branch of the International Dyslexia Association Imagine your daughter coming home from school in tears, saying, “I’m not smart...

By Janice Tashiro, development chairwoman, Japanese Women’s Society Foundation The Japanese Women’s Society Foundation (JWSF) was founded in 1954 through the initiative of Mrs. Haruko...

By Kent Anderson, executive director, Hawaii Autism Foundation From his early toddler years, “Keoni” related to the world differently than other kids. He would be...

By Nolan Kawano, president, Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation Founded in 1986, the Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation (PSHF) is dedicated to creating innovative educational...