In 2019, Stefanie and Ross Anderson were honored to restore Waioli Kitchen & Bake Shop to its original mission of meeting the underserved in our community . The new Waioli provides vocational training for graduates of substance abuse disorder programs and individuals recently released from incarceration. It works with these women who are looking for a fresh start in life and gives them hope. It also provides basic life skills and vocational training at the shop and encourag
Photo: Overgrown streambank and culvert area with concealed cache—poor sightlines and debris create risks of ‘sandbars’ in the stream, thereby reducing free-flowing streamflow. If you’ve walked Mānoa District Park adjacent to the Kahaloa Street bridge recently, you’ve felt how welcoming it is. Much of that credit goes to longtime NSW block captain and Adopt-a-Park volunteer Mike Shiroma , who quietly clears trash, trims overgrowth, and paints out graffiti along the stream