In 2022, Maya Ploi Blasi of Lahaina was homeless, living in shipping containers and a car while finishing her senior..
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When Ellie Ventula-Honda got a text from Shelley Wilson back in May, she didn’t sense anything out of the ordinary...
As one of the most influential women in the islands, Kealiʻi Lopez spends many a day at the Hawaiʻi State..
“It might be someone’s worst day of their life, and my job is to make it a little bit better.”..
Drop in on the Kailua High School campus these days and you’ll recognize that happiness is in the air. It’s..
For the Wades, volleyball is more than a game. It’s a way of life. Over the years, the family has..
At a young age, Mike Leong uncapped a fervent desire to dig for old glass bottles and collect them. It’s..
When Vassilis Syrmos first came to University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa in 1991, he said it felt like home. Originally..
Like most other parents, Guy Moriwaki has only ever wanted what was best for his child. So when his 7-year-old..
Can you teach an old dog new tricks? Former University of Hawai‘i athletics director David Matlin is about to find..
One day when Suzanne Jennerich looks back on her career, she’ll be reminded of how a small idea turned into..
Kalā DeSoto’s approach to surfing is much more than just grab a board, see the wave and charge ‘em! His..
As a small kid in the 1970s and ’80s, Lee Tonouchi grew up listening to his father and grandparents talk..
Each year, the Hawaiʻi Hotel and Restaurant Show brings together the tourism and food service industries for two days in..
Everyone loves an underdog, and that’s exactly what Hawai‘i’s Tama Shimabukuro is. At just 15, with only three years of..
Kumu hula ‘Iwalani Tseu discusses the evolution of her newly released book that was 20-plus years in the making. A..
Ask Maj. Troy Trimmer, and he won’t just tell you about the origins of the Christmas classic Silver Bells, he’ll..
From hospitals and nursing care facilities to outpatient and urgent care clinics, nurses can be found in many different clinical..
Before John Fink ever became a prominent local TV executive and well before he began sharing his “Think About It”..
If Lachlan Ta‘imua Hannemann was wondering if he was on the right path, he got a big sign on Jan...




