Netbooks, eMagazines and a mobile app are among the new free services offered by the Hawaii State Public Library System. The HSPLS also has added services to help patrons learn how to speak the Hawaiian language. The HSPLS Mobile Netbook Loan Program offers netbook computers for loan at 37 public libraries across the state. The netbooks will be available for a three-week loan … [Read more...] about Hawaii State Library Now Loans Netbooks And EMagazines
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2013 MauiTime Charity Gift Guide
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
Reflecting On Camp Imua
For special needs children, life can be full of obstacles and challenges—but it can also be full of caring individuals dedicated to help meet those challenges. Indeed, the power of community is invaluable in its contributions to the lives of special needs children, and organizations such as Imua Family Services recognize this. The group recently wrapped up its 37th annual Camp … [Read more...] about Reflecting On Camp Imua
Rotary Club Assists Maui Youth and Family Services
The Maui Youth and Family Services historic Ka Pono building in Makawao was the recipient of a well-deserved and needed interior and exterior maintenance and landscaping last weekend, courtesy of good-willed Rotarians content to spend a Saturday in service. The project was part of the Weinberg Friends Program, in which Rotarians perform a community service project and in return … [Read more...] about Rotary Club Assists Maui Youth and Family Services