Building affordable homes for those who are less fortunate is the foundation of what Stephen Spears and Anne Dimock do at Kaua’i Habitat for Humanity. “I’ve always had a place in my heart for anti-poverty programs, and that’s essentially what Habitat is,” says Dimock, who serves as the organization’s development director. “We provide an opportunity [...]
Sooner or later, couples disagree. A Kaua’i couple is presenting a series of videos that show partners how to fight in a productive way Men may not actually be from Mars or women from Venus, but communication boundaries sometimes make it feel that way. To help resolve relationship conflicts, husband-and-wife team Tim and Lynn Mira [...]
Choral director Julianne Hiu helped students at Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School record a CD designed to raise funds for the school Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School’s choir and ukulele students got the chance of a lifetime in October thanks to the efforts of individuals such as the school’s choral director Julianne Hiu. She helped organize an [...]
When Andre Raine, Ph.D., isn’t rescuing Kaua’i’s native birds, he’s spreading the message about their fragile existence and their importance He combs unchartered territory to study Kaua’i’s endangered seabirds. “This is the last refuge for this species on the planet,” says Kaua’i Endangered Seabird Recovery Project’s Andre Raine about Newell’s shearwater (‘a’o) whose population has [...]
Reiko Yoshida knew she wanted to give back to the community by mentoring keiki, but in no way did she anticipate becoming head coach of the Kaua’i High School girls varsity soccer team. What started out as a voluntary part-time assistant coaching position two years ago became a full-time responsibility when she was promoted to [...]
Dr. Randy Blake is taking bicycle safety and 40 bikes to schools and adult classes, promoting the healthful benefits of cycling. Then there’s the matter of expanding our bike paths to create a 90-mile bikeway Riding a bike is not only good for your health, it’s good for the planet and your wallet. So says [...]
Gail Tobin is starting small in trying to get a cancer treatment center built on Kaua’i so residents don’t have to fly off island. She hopes others will join her Helping Kaua’i’s cancer patients receive radiation therapy without having to leave the island would be a dream come true for Gail Tobin. Patients must travel [...]
As the numbers of shearwaters and petrels decline, conservationists step up efforts to protect these native species on Kaua’i from extinction Maka’ala Ka’aumoana of Hui Ho’omalu I Ka Aina is committed to protecting imperiled native seabirds on their trek from the mountains to the sea. Guided by the light of the moon, Newell’s shearwaters and [...]
The Humane Society’s Critter Camp, says Carol Everett, helps kids respect animals, the land and one another You absolutely can teach old dogs new tricks, says Kaua’i Humane Society volunteer Carol Everett. In fact, it’s one of the many things Garden Isle keiki are doing this summer as part of the organization’s enrichment program, Critter [...]
Retired architect Greg Iten finds satisfaction volunteering at the National Tropical Botanical Garden Spending time outside surrounded by beautiful native plants is all in a day’s work for National Tropical Botanical Garden volunteer Greg Iten. “It’s really kind of an honor to work here, and a privilege,” he says of the three NTBG locations – [...]
