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 – [...]
Jimmy Alalem may be controversial to some, but that dosn’t deter him from volunteering to maintain a historic East side heiau Standing strong against the eastern horizon, the massive pohaku of the Hikina a ka la heiau are more than just ancient stones to Jimmy Alalem. They are a sacred representation of Hawaiian wisdom and [...]
Seeing opportunity where others saw a crummy old building, Jimmy Wray created a shining new space for Kaua’i businesses and a school Entrepreneur Jimmy Wray knows what it takes to give back to the community. He was the only person brave enough to purchase and renovate the former Kekaha Sugar Mill office and turn it [...]
Tommy and Malia Tokioka – who have been there, done that – offer a faith-based treatment program for substance abusers at Kokua Hale Malia and Tommy Tokioka of Kokua Hale offer hope, health and healing to those suffering from substance abuse. “It’s a passion for me,” says Malia, who has been working with teen and [...]
Kekaha Elementary students are broadening their education – and learning to like vegetables – thanks to three gardening teachers Kekaha Elementary School first-graders are getting their hands dirty as part of a new gardening curriculum initiated by several ambitious individuals at the West side institution. More effective than simply learning from a book, the students [...]
An environmental crusader for the Garden Island, Ivory McClintock of the Blue Planet Foundation is determined to help make Kaua’i a greener place to live. Serving as an ecological spokesperson for the island on Oahu, the 2005 Kaua’i High graduate says she wants to inspire the Kaua’i community to move toward greater energy efficiency. “While [...]
Serving as Kaua’i’s volunteer watchdog, Jerome Freitas makes sure potentially hazardous locations are properly maintained Persistence pays. At least it does for Jerome “The Shadow” Freitas, Kaua’i’s volunteer watchdog. Concerned about public safety and health, as well as maintaining Kaua’i’s landscape, Freitas stops at nothing to get people’s attention regarding neglected parts of the island, [...]
One man is making a big difference in the way people on Kaua’i light up their homes and think about energy An energy-efficient light bulb must have gone off in Pat Gegen’s head when he had the idea to partner with Blue Planet Foundation and Apollo Kaua’i to help distribute compact fluorescents across the island [...]
Horse shows this weekend at Silver Falls Ranch showcase the positive benefits for youths who ride Patti Whitcomb’s love of horses is evident the moment you meet her, but it is her underlying fondness for Kaua’i keiki that really sets this North Shore resident apart. “Riding, for me, is kind of the love of my [...]
