We live in tough times for nonprofit organizations. Government spending is drying up, and that means they’re increasingly being forced to take up the slack. Otherwise, the neediest individuals in society will be left on their own. Year in and year out, we’ve watched these charitable organizations attempt to do more with less funds. Even here on Maui, the sight of Santa Claus … [Read more...] about 2013 MauiTime Charity Gift Guide
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2012 Nonprofit Charity Gift Guide
And here we are at another holiday season on Maui. Radio stations start playing Jawaiian versions of old Christmas standards, the beaches started filling up with evermore tourists and store owners start lining their shelves with Santa in beach shorts trinkets. Oh, and the island’s nonprofit organizations–which increasingly have to take up the slack left when government shrinks … [Read more...] about 2012 Nonprofit Charity Gift Guide
Watching Keiki Learn About The Arts At Camp Kaluanui
During one recent stop by the Nui No’eau Visual Center campus on a sunny afternoon, I found a group of keiki on the lawn holding brightly colored parachutes in big circles. They were observing how they caught the wind and made shapes with the fabric. It was a giant, colorful living sculpture that giggled its way across the lawn before disbanding, after which the kids headed … [Read more...] about Watching Keiki Learn About The Arts At Camp Kaluanui