Teeing Off To Aid Chefs In Training

Wednesday - March 17, 2010
By Tom Mullen

By Tom Mullen
Hale ‘Aina ‘Ohana

The culinary nonprofit Hale ‘Aina ‘Ohana, founded in 1998, trains and educates local culinary students by providing access to cutting-edge knowledge and techniques.

A Positive Place For Boys & Girls

Wednesday - March 10, 2010
By Claudia “Lala” Fernandez

By Claudia “Lala” Fernandez
Victoria was your typical teenager on the edge. She was a great kid with good intentions, but was slowly slipping into a downward spiral of fighting in school and bringing home poor grades. Through our Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii teen outreach program, we brought Victoria into our clubhouse as a member.

Giving Families A Healthy Start

Wednesday - March 03, 2010
By Jackie Berry

Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii (HMHB) is a 25-year-old small, local nonprofit agency and part of a national network of organizations and individuals committed to improving maternal, child and family health through education, advocacy and coordination.

Investing In Hawaii’s Future

Wednesday - February 24, 2010
By Nancy Aleck

By Nancy Aleck, Executive Director
Hawaii People’s Fund

What future do you want for Hawaii in the coming generations? Hawaii People’s Fund is an active partnership of people who want social change and can make it happen! We focus on a just, equitable and sustainable society.

Helping More Families Adopt

Wednesday - February 17, 2010
By Kristine Altwies

Hawaii International Child was established in 1975 with the mission “to help orphaned and needy children find loving families, while helping parents adopt children they wish to love and raise.”

Sustaining Our Local Nonprofits

Wednesday - February 10, 2010
By Jennifer Bulosan

From the farm lands of Waianae Valley to the dorm rooms of UH Hilo, Hawaii Community Foundation is many different things to many different people. We are a grant-maker to nonprofits, a scholarship provider to Hawaii’s students, and a resource for local and national trends affecting Hawaii’s nonprofit sector.

The Healing Power Of Sports

Wednesday - February 03, 2010
By Nancy Bottelo

Born with a portion of her cerebellum undeveloped, “CW” was unable to walk as a child. During this time, her family found Special Olympics Hawaii and soon after CW entered her first wheelchair race.

‘C’ Is For Cookie And Confidence

Wednesday - January 27, 2010
By Reyna Kaneko

By Reyna Kaneko, Director of Product to Market
Girl Scouts of Hawaii

A Girl Scout Cookie can do a lot. It can teach girls valuable life skills. It can provide opportunities for them to give back to their communities. It can help Hawaii’s girls do great things.

Improving Lives At Easter Seals

Wednesday - January 20, 2010
By Kathy Harper

Founded in 1946, Easter Seals Hawaii is one of the state’s oldest and most respected nonprofit organizations serving thousands of infants, children, youths and adults with developmental disabilities and their families.

Igniting Epilepsy Awareness

Wednesday - January 13, 2010
By Nancy Brown

By Nancy Brown, Executive Director
The Epilepsy Foundation of Hawaii

More than 15,000 Hawaii residents have epilepsy, but there is a tendency for people with epilepsy not to talk about it. They often think they are the only person who has epilepsy.