Hope meets opportunity in every one of the more than 4,000-plus Boys and Girls Clubs in the United States serving more than 4 million youth, ages 7 to 17. The Boys and Girls Club of Hawai`i serves over 10,000 youth in eight clubs on two islands (O`ahu and Kaua`i) daily. These kids want to thrive, […]
One of the youths from Camp Agape, Kawailani, just entered Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York, as a freshman with a $40k annual scholarship. She will be one of the first in her family to attend college. These “first gen” kids are on fire with learning. That is its own reward. Kawai earned this honor […]
An arduous journey on foot by father and son imparts a sense of grace in northern Spain By Mike Town / Special to the Star-Advertiser NORTHERN SPAIN » How about walking a pilgrim trail more than 1,000 years old across northern Spain with your son? Fun? Hard work? Inspirational? Memory maker? Yes to all. Having retired […]
By Beverly Creamer Advertiser Education Writer U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg paddled a canoe, jumped into gentle seas off Waikiki in a blue bathing suit and swam with sea turtles yesterday — all as part of the annual Jurists-In-Residence program at the University of Hawai’i William S. Richardson School of Law. As Ginsburg wrapped […]