Good Neighbors are volunteers in our community who are helping others.
Below are the last 5 Good Neighbors columns
Micah Hirokawa
Wednesday - July 01, 2009
Did you know that the cheetah is the only big cat that can purr? How ‘bout that the king of hearts is the only king in the deck without a mustache? If you do, then congratulations on knowing a bunch of random facts. You should try your luck on Jeopardy. (And if you happen to win the big bucks, remember who always supported you way back when, hint, hint.) But if you don’t know useless trivia - or that, in America, car horns beep in the tone of F - don’t feel too down. “Who counts that, you know?” says Micah Hirokawa of the laughable-but-true
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Drs. Tyrie Jenkins and Ming Chen
Wednesday - June 17, 2009
For some, a chance to spend a month summering in Samoa would seem the ideal tropical getaway. But for a group of local volunteers, it won’t be all surf, sand and sun. Drs. Ming Chen and Tyrie Jenkins are among a band of do-gooders headed for the island of Savaii, more commonly known as Western Samoa, to provide free eye screenings and eyewear for 40,000 residents.
Read More >>Chris Chun
Wednesday - June 10, 2009
Nations worldwide will celebrate life this Sunday, June 14, in honor of World Blood Donor Day. It is a day set aside to thank those who voluntarily donate their blood without any hope or expectation of reward. But Kalihi resident Christopher Chun did receive a very special reward for his recent donation - the exclusive Century Donor status, a significant personal milestone denoting that at 9 a.m. June 3, Chun donated his 100th pint of whole blood to the Blood Bank of Hawaii.
Mike Moon
Wednesday - May 27, 2009
Mike Moon may have graduated a St. Louis Crusader, but the director of operations for Dole Plantation is a full-fledged Waialua Bulldog. It all started when he took up his first stint managing one of Hawaii’s most-popular attractions from 1992 to 1994.
Colin Fong
Wednesday - May 20, 2009
Any way you say it, peace is a universal concept that bridges languages, cultures and races, much in the same way music does. For that reason, it seems destined that the first-ever @RTIMOS Production “Peace Internationally” benefit concert should combine some of the best artists and performers from Oahu and beyond in an expression of respect, love and - what else? - peace.
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