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Hawaii Foodbank president and CEO Gerald Shintaku, Pearlridge manager Fred Paine, Hawaii Foodbank vice president and COO Polly Kauahi and WATG associate vice president Noe G. Pegarido collect canned...
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Doug Chin’s legal career began in 1993 when, as a first-year UH law student, he was chosen as an intern in the Attorney General’s office. Today he is the AG, and the job demands are rather different...
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Micki Kolberg, Conner Chew, Courtney Hiraoka, Pamela Taylor Tongg and Raven Matsushita. Photo by Bodie Collins Pamela Taylor Tongg danced 300 ‘Nutcrackers’ with Atlanta Ballet, and for 30 years she’s...
View ArticleHelping Keiki Get Creative This Summer
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View ArticleA Crash Course In Family Packing 101
Extra baggage comes with the territory of being a parent. As your family grows, your luggage set does, too. No more cute little carry-on. Nope, that’s reserved for those rare moments when you travel...
View ArticleSmart Summer Strategies For Families
Summer’s here. Now what? For many students, the next few months are packed with camps, sports clinics, Summer Fun, trips to the beach and family vacations. But this break from school also can mean...
View ArticleBig Transitions For Young Students
From preschool to kindergarten was a big transition — for my son and me. Just when I feel like I’m getting into the groove, the school year is almost up. Why is it that school seems to drag on when...
View ArticleGetting A Leg Up On Millennium Falcon
You know what they say. The sequel is never as good as the original. Well, never say never. The stars aligned for me to tackle my son’s Star Wars Lego set that’s been in a holding pattern for...
View ArticleEvery Day Should Be Mother’s Day
It’s hard to express how becoming a mom changes you. Unless you have kids. Then you know exactly what I’m talking about. Pre-kids, it’s all about you — your goals, your career, watching what you want...
View ArticleGetting Fed Up With Restaurant Keiki Menus
I have a serious pet peeve — or parent peeve — when our family goes out to eat. In 99 percent of restaurants, the keiki menu is horrible. Sure, most kids aren’t foodies, but why can’t there be at least...
View ArticleInspirational Life Lessons For Keiki
Hawaii Biz Kids PHOTO COURTESY DAYNIN DASHEFSKY Five bucks doesn’t go very far. In my terms, that equates to one fancy dessert disguised as a drink at Starbucks. For my children, $5 vanishes just as...
View ArticleGolden Opportunity For Disappointment
The golden egg TANNYA JOAQUIN PHOTO In my column here last week, I wrote about the sweet satisfaction of being part of a candy-free Easter hunt for my daughter’s class. Little did I know then that...
View ArticleStriving To Stay Sweet Sans The Sugar
Holy Nativity Keiki 3’s teacher Stanell Koanui gives instructions for a candy-free Easter hunt. The treat afterward was a fruit bar PHOTO FROM TANNYA JOAQUIN Easter was responsible for two of my guilty...
View ArticleAn ‘Appy’ Time @ Magic Kingdom
Hana and Kaimana in line for the Pirates of Caribbean ride at Disneyland TANNYA JOAQUIN PHOTO What would we do without our smart-phones, tablets and computers? We can’t live without them. Depending on...
View ArticleMagical Disappearing Act At The Mall
Free ‘Forever Flawless Diamond’ sample to add to my collectionTANNYA JOAQUIN PHOTO I must have sucker written all over my face. Either that or I look like a tired mom who needs a pick-me-up. To be...
View ArticleEvery Day Should Be Mother’s Day
It’s hard to express how becoming a mom changes you. Unless you have kids. Then you know exactly what I’m talking about. Kaimana knows how to make Mommy happy PHOTOS FROM TANNYA JOAQUIN ◄ Back Next ►...
View ArticleGetting Fed Up With Restaurant Keiki Menus
I have a serious pet peeve — or parent peeve — when our family goes out to eat. In 99 percent of restaurants, the keiki menu is horrible. Sure, most kids aren’t foodies, but why can’t there be at least...
View ArticleInspirational Life Lessons For Keiki
Hawaii Biz Kids PHOTO COURTESY DAYNIN DASHEFSKY Five bucks doesn’t go very far. In my terms, that equates to one fancy dessert disguised as a drink at Starbucks. For my children, $5 vanishes just as...
View ArticleGolden Opportunity For Disappointment
The golden egg TANNYA JOAQUIN PHOTO In my column here last week, I wrote about the sweet satisfaction of being part of a candy-free Easter hunt for my daughter’s class. Little did I know then that...
View ArticleStriving To Stay Sweet Sans The Sugar
Holy Nativity Keiki 3′s teacher Stanell Koanui gives instructions for a candy-free Easter hunt. The treat afterward was a fruit bar PHOTO FROM TANNYA JOAQUIN Easter was responsible for two of my guilty...
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