For as long as she can remember, Wendy Hensel says, she’d wanted to be a teacher and a lawyer. So,..
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Mami Ogiwara was on track to pursue a more conventional career. Then Cirque du Soleil came to town. Medical school..
As president of Ronald McDonald House Charities Hawai‘i, Ed Nishioka helps families facing serious health challenges. A week after Grammy..
Drs. Whitney Limm and Thomas Kosasa, and John Henry Felix will be recognized for their ongoing work in bettering the..
Tony Award-winning producer and Punahou School alum Kevin McCollum is bringing the SIX “queendom” to Broadway in Hawai‘i. When you..
JT Ojerio has reinvented herself, trading wrestling mats for sketch pads as the founder of Aloha de Mele and Studio..
State Department of Hawaiian Home Lands director Kali Watson is leading a multi-pronged effort to address the waitlist. By his..
Mona Choy may not be a public figure — she’s not a politician, celebrity or superstar athlete — but within..
Nicholas Iwamoto survived a brutal attempted murder. He doesn’t want the community to forget his story — or those of..
From the Big Island to The Food Network, chef Philip “Ippy” Aiona is living out his culinary dream. Chef Philip..