By Amanda Corby, John Kelly Environmental Achievement Awards chairwoman John Kelly was widely known for two things: surfing and saving surf breaks. His ocean-based environmental...

By Janice Gaspar, creative director, REVO Oahu Change doesn’t always have to start with a grand gesture. Sometimes, all you have to do is take...

By Lisa Pakele, Keiki Steps program director, INPEACE After the tragic loss of her husband to cancer, Waianae resident Adela Cabacungan became a widow and...

By John Leong, executive director, Kupu Learn, Serve, Restore. That is the focus of Kupu. Kupu provides service-learning programs in Hawaii’s green jobs. These programs...

By Michael McCormick, state director, Best Buddies Hawaii Best Buddies International (BBI) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1989 by Anthony Kennedy Shriver at Georgetown...

By Pauline Sato, Executive and Program Director, Malama Learning Center As a child growing up in Hawaii, I got bit by the “green” bug, the...

By Joan Naguwa, president and executive director, Children’s Alliance of Hawaii National evidence indicates that one in three girls and one in five boys have...

By Juliet Lighter, founder, Women Speaking Out At the age of 15, I became a victim of domestic violence. As years passed, I realized that...

By Kim Coffee-Isaak, executive director, ALFH Since 1982, the Agricultural Leadership Foundation of Hawaii (ALFH) has supported the development of effective leaders in agriculture, natural...

By Michelle Jaime, Green Gala planning committee president, USGBC In our rapidly expanding and industrialized world, the need for creative repurposing and ethical building practices...