Philanthropy
From Farm to Festival
August - September 2011Returning Hawai’i to a sustainable ecosystem of agriculture, environment and economy is a buzz that has been going around for quite some time.
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Raising The Bar
June - July 2011Helping Others is Coralie Matayoshi’s Priority By Lynn Cook SUPER WOMAN, BETTY CROCKER, SUZY HOMEMAKER, BEAUTY QUEEN, BARRISTER-she has been called them all. But what Coralie Chun Matayoshi answers to is the call for help. “I’ve been a volunteer all my life,” says the woman dedicated to all things public service. One of four girls…
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The ‘Dream’ Life
June - July 2011Anthony Carter Gives Back to the Group that Helped Him PERHAPS BETTER THAN MOST, Anthony Carter knows about the importance of dreams and having someone believe in you. The former University of Hawai’i point guard grew up in an environment where most of his male family members went to prison and drug dealers wagered on…
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Leading The Charge
April - May 2011Top Hawai‘i Barristers Want Justice for All By Lynn Cook TWO OF HONOLULU’S LEADING ATTORNEYS, Ian Mattoch and Stan Levin, can easily be described as modern-day gladiators. In and out of the courtroom, each man charges into battle, fronted by hope and the law, backed by the desire to aid those less able to fight….
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Fueled by Passion
February - March 2011How Two Giving Groups Gift By Lynn Cook and Lianne Bidal Thompson FOOD AND WATER: For most, it’s something to take for granted. For others, that next morsel or sip of clean water is the difference between life and death. For Jason P. Lester and Jere Matsumoto (and the rest of the Hawai’i Potters’ Guild)…
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A Legacy of Giving
December - January 2011BY Lynn Cook and Lianne Bidal Thompson We Chat With Two Volunteering Visionaries THERE IS FRESH, running water in a remote Marshall Islands’ village because a certain boy’s parents highlighted the rewards of community service. And while charity does start at home, it’s easy to see-from the interviews with our two charitable subjects- that thousands…
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Harp Solo
December - January 2011Pumehana Wadsworth Gently Rocks When local harpist Pumehana Davis Wadsworth speaks about her two great musical loves – the harp and classic rock – the excitement is palpable. So much so, she puts both hands up in front of her as if she’s pulling invisible strings with her fingers and soloing an air harp. Granted,…
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Mission Possible
October - November 2010THE SCENE UNFOLDS: Dr. Brad Wong and his medical team arrive in the Philippines and are warmly embraced by the townspeople of Bohol, who gather at the humble provincial airport with welcome signs, lei and smiles. Aloha Medical Mission has just touched down for an altruistic trip that, over the course of five days, will…
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Maya Soetoro-Ng
August - September 2010DURING OUR EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with the president of the United States’ sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, two things were made very apparent: Fluidity of expression must be a family trait and, there is a direct link between our children, their education and our future. Devoted to hitting milestones in a system known for taking baby steps, Soetoro-Ng…
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Education Matters
June - July 2010Debbie Berger and Bill Reeves give their time and efforts to improve public schools FURLOUGH FRIDAYS. Budget shortfalls. Voter apathy. Student performance. With all that is facing public education in Hawaii, it’s tempting to become overwhelmed and apathetic. Enter Debbie Berger and Bill Reeves. For the past five years, Berger and Reeves have been connecting…
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