Maui Now — More than 150 families and homeowners, HCL investors and employees, executives and business and community partners gathered on the lawn at The Bishop Museum for an evening of speeches, awards, live local music and food. All proceeds from the event go to support housing for local and Hawaiian families.

Aloha State Daily, Pacific Business News, Hawai‘i Public Radio, Maui Now — Kāne has led Hawaiʻi Community Foundation for nearly 10 years, in addition to serving on its board seven years prior. Now, he’s preparing to move to Hawaiʻi Island in September, where he will lead Parker Ranch Inc.

Punahou Bulletin — Mark Noguchi’s belief that “food tells a story” lays the foundation for the syllabus of Cook Your Heritage, with each student’s experience providing an opportunity to gain perspective on one’s environment, culture and family folklore.

Maui Now, Hawai‘i News Now — Kupu is seeking to fill more than 150 paid positions for multiple career-boosting programs, including the Conservation Leadership Development Program, Kupu ʻĀina Corps, and the Summer Program.

Civil Beat — Nearly half of white high school students and more than half of Black students in the state said they’d experienced racism in schools, according to a federal survey recently pulled from the internet by Trump administration orders.

Spectrum News, Maui Now — Hawaiian Electric announced that in 2024, the company achieved 36% “consolidated renewable portfolio standard” through a boost in new grid-scale and rooftop solar capacity and is on track toward their 2030 RPS milestone of 40%.