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Mayor to host celebration of McCully Pool re-opening

Submitted by Rachel Wagenman on Wednesday, June 19th, 5:59 pm
Mayor to host celebration of McCully Pool re-opening

Information provided by City & County of Honolulu:

McCully-Moiliili -- Tomorrow, Mayor Kirk Caldwell will host a celebration of the long-awaited reopening of the city’s McCully Pool.

Noon, Thursday, June 20, 2013 at McCully Recreation Center, 831 Pumehana Street.

The celebration will feature a swimming story from master storyteller Jeff Gere, a blessing from Director of the Mayor’s Office of Culture and Arts Misty Kela‘i, and remarks from Mayor Caldwell, Councilmember Ann Kobayashi, Director of Parks and Recreation Toni Robinson, Neighborhood Board Chair Ron Lockwood, and others.  Then we’ll follow the Summer Fun children to the pool for free swim! 

Summer hours returned to the McCully Pool on Monday, June 17, and the schedule is as follows:

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Participating merchants of Kaimuki gear up for their monthly Kaimuki Third Fridays on June 21

Submitted by Rachel Wagenman on Wednesday, June 19th, 5:42 pm
Participating merchants of Kaimuki gear up for their monthly Kaimuki Third Fridays on June 21

Information provided by Kaimuki Third Fridays:

HONOLULU, HI (June 17, 2013) - Third Fridays Kaimuki continues on June 21 featuring its usual eating-tasting, shopping, art-viewing walkabout. The event will go from 6 to 9 p.m.

The businesses bordered by Koko Head Avenue to 8th Avenue and Waialae Avenue will open their collective doors providing entertainment and free samples to promote and showcase the offerings of this thriving neighborhood. This family-friendly event is free to attend.

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Whole Kids Foundation Harvests a New Crop of Garden Grants

Submitted by Bennet Group on Tuesday, June 18th, 5:38 pm
Whole Kids Foundation Harvests a New Crop of Garden Grants

This fall, a new subject is sprouting up in schools across Arizona, Southern California and Hawaii, which is taking the classroom outdoors. Thanks to Whole Kids Foundation, 54 schools in Whole Foods Market’s Southern Pacific region will receive grants of $2,000 each to build or expand community and school gardens. The nonprofit foundation was created by Whole Foods Market in 2011 and is dedicated to improving childhood nutrition through increased access to healthy food choices.

Seven schools in Arizona, 43 schools in Southern California, and four schools in Hawaii were selected to receive garden grants, which will provide more access to fresh produce for students and help establish a better understanding of where food comes from and the connection between a healthy planet with a healthy body. The following schools will be receiving grants:

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HUGS Sib-Camp provides fun emotional outlet for the “forgotten ones”

Submitted by sdods on Tuesday, June 18th, 5:37 pm
HUGS Sib-Camp provides fun emotional outlet for the “forgotten ones”

HUGS (Help, Understanding & Group Support), the local non-profit helping Hawaii families with seriously ill children for over 30 years, held its second annual HUGS Sib-Camp for siblings of seriously ill children.

The Sib-Camp is one of the many programs HUGS has created to make sure it supports and cares for every individual in its HUGS families, not just the children who are unwell.

“Siblings of seriously ill children are often referred to as the ‘forgotten ones,’ and as our littlest caregivers, they need their own support group, and a little special something just for them,” said Sherri Fijimura, HUGS Family Services director.

The HUGS Sib-Camp at the YMCA Camp Erdman on Oahu’s North Shore took place from June 14 to June 16.  Kids from seven to 13 years old participated in various camp activities, games and camaraderie.

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First Hawaiian Bank-Sponsored golf tourney raises nearly quarter million dollars for rehab

Submitted by Valerie Moore, Pineapple Tweed PR
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013, 5:19pm
First Hawaiian Bank-Sponsored golf tourney raises nearly quarter million dollars for rehab

The 19th annual First Hawaiian Bank - Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific (REHAB) Foundation golf tournament, raised $239,897 for REHAB hospital, according to an announcement today by Jean Nakanishi, Executive Director of the Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific Foundation.

The prestigious tournament once again attracted a sold out crowd with 258 golfers making up 86 teams at the Hawaii Prince Golf Course on Wednesday, May 29th.

“First Hawaiian has been the lead sponsor for REHAB’s golf tournament for nine years. During that time, the tournament has raised some $2.3 million in support of REHAB and it’s important mission of helping people recover from a traumatic illness such as a stroke or heart attacks,” according to Raymond Ono, Vice Chairman & Chief Operating Officer of First Hawaiian Bank and chair of the golf committee.

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16-year old local boy survives thanks to blood donors

Submitted by Marc Arakaki on Friday, June 14th, 4:44 pm
16-year old local boy survives thanks to blood donors

 

16-year old Keanan Block is a healthy high school junior.

Two months ago, he wasn’t.

It was the Iolani junior’s birthday when he discovered he was bleeding internally. Turns out, he needed over 11 units of blood.

“The best way I can describe receiving blood is that it's almost as if you're taking in air after holding in air for a really long time. You just feel like a weight has been lifted off your shoulders and you feel so much better - a million times better,” Block said.

After spending numerous hours in the hospital, doctors found what they called a “very suspicious” area in his intestine. They cauterized the area or removed the area. Block is now able to go back to playing tennis and karate - two sports he loves.

“I feel completely back to normal and everyone's treating me like normal and I've never felt so happy to be normal again,” Block said.

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Moiliili Community Center Receives $10,000 Weinberg Grant

Submitted by Jennifer Sudick on Tuesday, June 4th, 5:13 pm
Moiliili Community Center Receives $10,000 Weinberg Grant

 

The Moiliili Community Center (MCC) is proud to announce that it has been awarded a $10,000 grant by the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation as part of the foundation’s annual “Christmas in May 2013” Employee Giving Program.

The grant will be used to continue services under the Center’s popular Kupuna Support Program, which provides services to keep Oahu’s kupuna active.

“The Moiliili Community Center is extremely grateful for the support and generosity of the Weinberg Foundation, whose enduring philanthropy is renowned throughout the Islands,” said Nadine Nishioka, MCC interim executive director. “Our Kupuna Support Program now serves more frail, isolated, low-to-middle income elders than ever, thanks in part to benefactors like the Weinberg Foundation.”

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