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No rental aid cut for low-income Hawaii families

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow)- Low-income families who feared they would lose their rental assistance are no longer in danger. Despite a warning letter sent two months ago, federal budget cuts won't impact rent checks received by Section 8 participants, according to city officials.

Charles Vesy, 63, is disabled and suffers from mental health issues. He lives in a one-bedroom apartment in Makiki. He relies on Section 8 to pay most of his rent, but he is worried about becoming homeless again after the city sent him a letter which indicated his assistance could be cut due to the federal budget dispute.

"If I got the letter from them and then the lady said you'll have 30 days to find another place, and to find the place I found took me over a year," said Vesy.

More than 3,500 other low-income tenants also received the warning, but now everyone will be spared.

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Innovative Sex Assault Prevention Program Comes to University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Innovative Sex Assault Prevention Program Comes to University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Campus Security is sponsoring three performances of Sex Signals, a nationally recognized sexual assault prevention program that incorporates improvisation, humor, education, and audience interaction. The hour-and-a-half program is designed for college and military audiences and provides a provocative look at dating, sex, and the core issue of consent. The performances are being offered free of charge to all UH Mānoa students, faculty, and staff on Tuesday, April 30, at 10:30 a.m. and at 1:30 p.m. in Kuykendall Auditorium (Room 101). Campus Security and the Department of Athletics are also hosting a presentation of Sex Signals for student-athletes and Athletics staff only. Counselors from UH Mānoa’s Counseling and Student Development Center will be available immediately after each of the presentations to offer support to any audience members who might need it.

Hale Kipa Announces $10,000 Grant from Weinberg Friends Program

Hale Kipa Announces $10,000 Grant from Weinberg Friends Program

Hale Kipa, Inc. is proud to announce that it has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Weinberg Friends Program as part of a service project led by the Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunrise.

The grant will be used to enhance computer literacy and job training through Hale Kipa’s Youth Outreach (YO!) program, which in collaboration with the Waikiki Health Center, provides assistance to runaway and homeless youth and young adults on Oahu with street outreach, case management, counseling and health services.

Waterhouse Charitable Trust awards $150,000 to football summer school scholarship program

Waterhouse Charitable Trust awards $150,000 to football summer school scholarship program

HONOLULU – Waterhouse Charitable Trust has awarded $150,000 to support the UH Warrior Football Summer School Scholarship program which funds summer school session costs including fees, tuition, housing and meals.

“We are most grateful to the Waterhouse Charitable Trust for providing our student athletes with an important opportunity to succeed academically and graduate on time,” said Nā Koa Football Club Executive Director, Kimberly Fujiuchi. Nā Koa Football Club is the official booster club supporting the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Warrior Football Program.

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Plastic bag reduction campaign

Plastic bag reduction campaign

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Register for 2013 Brain Symposium, featuring Dr. Daniel Siegel

Register for 2013 Brain Symposium, featuring Dr. Daniel Siegel

As a parent, how many times have you thought: I can't believe I just said to my child what my parents used to say to me! Am I just destined to repeat their mistakes? 

Noted author and child psychiatrist Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. will be in Hawai'i to share insights on how our childhood experiences shape the way we parent. Drawing on tantalizing new findings in neurobiology and attachment research, Siegel will explain how interpersonal relationships impact the development of the brain, and offer parents an approach to understanding their own life experiences, which can help them raise compassionate and resilient children.

Skyline Eco-Adventures Celebrates Five Years of Carbon-Neutral Zipline Operations

Skyline Eco-Adventures Celebrates Five Years  of Carbon-Neutral Zipline Operations

Skyline Eco-Adventures, Hawaii’s leading commercial zipline company and operator of the first zipline course in the United States, is celebrating five years of carbon-neutral zipline operations.

As part of Skyline’s extensive company-wide commitment to environmental conservation, it has partnered with the nonprofit Carbonfund.org Foundation to offset any emissions that cannot be eliminated through daily efforts.

Throughout the past five years, Skyline has offset nearly 2 million pounds of carbon emissions generated through its office operations, vehicle fleet, business travel, employee commuting, business events, paper use, and shipping.