The morning before I attended the screening of the new X-Men movie, I was cleaning out an old box of mementos and came across an odd flyer. It read "Mutants Are People Too!" on the cover. On the inner fold were details of how this country was full of Mutant Oppression and lacking Mutant Equality. I was given this flyer at the first screening of the original X-Men in 2000, when … [Read more...] about X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST New Movie Review
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Akaku YBEAM Grads Get Practical Experience
Alumni of Akaku’s youth program will now have an opportunity to gain field production work in the real world. Graduates of Akaku’s Youth Broadband Education & Awareness Mentoring training certification (YBEAM) will have the opportunity to use their skills as participants in Akaku Youth Media Exchange (AYME), taking their training to the next level. Kat Tracy, Akaku’s Director … [Read more...] about Akaku YBEAM Grads Get Practical Experience
Ohana Fuels To Donate To Hale Makua
As part of its “Fuel Up. Do Good” program of donating money to local nonprofits, Ohana Fuels announced on Oct. 7 that it would be giving a portion of the money it receives from gasoline purchases through Dec. 31 of this year to Hale Makua Health Services, which dates to 1946 and provides a home for Maui seniors who lack the means to pay for their own care. It’s a generous … [Read more...] about Ohana Fuels To Donate To Hale Makua
Liko Ae Hawaiian Leadership Program Gets Big Grant
Since 2003, the Liko A‘e Native Hawaiian Leadership Program has provided students of Hawaiian ancestry at UH Maui College (and before that Maui Community College) access to positive mentors and role models. Over that decade, more than 2,000 students (not all of which were UHMC students)* have in some way received benefits from the program. “We look to our past, projecting the … [Read more...] about Liko Ae Hawaiian Leadership Program Gets Big Grant
State Workplace Training Program Gets Emergency Grant For Long Term Unemployed
Here’s some good news for people who’ve been unemployed seven months or more. This week the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announced that the U.S. Department of Labor had given it an “emergency” grant for $1,769,095 to “expand the service capacity of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Dislocated Worker training and employment program.” Though the … [Read more...] about State Workplace Training Program Gets Emergency Grant For Long Term Unemployed