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Community Programs are Nurturing the Health and Resilience of Hawai‘i First Responders and Their Families

by | Oct 22, 2025

Share: Editor’s note: This story mentions mental health, anxiety, depression, death and suicide. If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis or has thoughts of suicide, contact Hawai‘i CARES 988 by calling or texting 988. The call center is...

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How Native Hawaiian Cultural Practices are Supporting First Responders’ Mental Well-Being

by | Oct 8, 2025

Share: Editor’s note: This story focuses on mental health and contains a reference to suicidal thoughts. If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis or has thoughts of suicide, contact Hawai‘i CARES 988 by calling or texting 988. The call...

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Culturally Rooted Domestic Violence Program on Kaua‘i Showed Early Impacts Before Funding Was Cut

by | Sep 24, 2025

Share: Every first Tuesday for the last six months, laughter, singing and strumming could be heard in Anahola as lifelong musician Ipo Kahaunaele-Ferreira taught her neighbors how to play the ‘ukulele. She’d teach them songs like Dennis Kamakahi’s “Kōke‘e,” Henry...

Are Agricultural Co-ops Seeing a Revival in Hawai‘i?

by | Sep 10, 2025

Share: Koh Ming Wei was clearing some of her Puna property to plant māmaki when she had to leave amid the 2018 Kīlauea eruption. After returning home a few months later, she was surprised to see three perfectly aligned rows of māmaki rising through the soil. There was...