Remember When: How to Record Your Family’s History in Hawai‘i
Recording family history can be a fun and fascinating project for keiki and kūpuna. Here are tips for how to start, what to ask and how to turn storytime into history time.
HONOLULU Staff Favorites: The 12 Best Frozen Treats for a Boiling Hot Day on O‘ahu
Labor Day might signal the end of summer elsewhere, but we’ll still be sweating through the next few months. Here are our favorite ways to cool down.
Your Weekend: Ideas for Family Fun-September 10, 2020
Photo: Courtesy of Ocean Institute, Dana PointThe Hikianalia is one of the boats that will be highlighted in a virtual maritime festival. Oceanic Institute Maritime Festival Things are getting shipshape this weekend at this maritime celebration. It is based in…
How to Get Your Child Started Bicycling in Honolulu
Photo: Hawaiʻi Bicycling League May is National Bike Month, traditionally filled with fun activities, such as Bike to School Day, but these unusual times have put almost all events on hold. The good news is that during the stay-at-home order,…
Your Weekend At Home: Ideas for Family Fun for September 3, 2020
Photo: Okinawan Festival Promotion Video Okinawan Festival Labor Day weekend always means the Okinawan Festival. This year, it is different, of course, with the performances launching online. We went through the schedule for the highlights. Most of the fun is…
26 Things to Do on Your Lānai in Hawai‘i
Keep keiki busy with these fun, screen-free activities from A to Z.
Keiki in the Kitchen: Three Great Starfruit Recipes from a Hawaiʻi Chef
It’s tasty raw, right off the tree. But three recipes make star fruit really shine in snacks, sips and desserts.
5 Ways to Make Childcare More Affordable
As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise here in Hawai‘i, many parents face the uncomfortable decision between keeping their children at home or sending them to school or daycare. For those who cannot afford to keep their children…
13 Online Tools and Mobile Apps for Teaching Your Kid About Money
It’s never too early for your little one to start learning about finance. These resources to teach them about financial literacy in a way that’s fun and safe.
New Hawaiʻi Childrens Book Turns Tasks Into Fun Math Lessons
The best math games and apps, according to math professors at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s CRDG. Plus, a peek at their new math book for kids.
Your Weekend: Ideas for Family Fun-August 13, 2020
Courtesy of hawaiifoodbank.org Editor’s Note: Whether you go out or stay at home is your choice, so we are making sure we offer fun for both options in our Weekend Guide. Give Virtually The Hawaiʻi Foodbank’s annual food drive will not feature smiling…
Education Cheat Sheet: Decoding Assessment Jargon
Objectives, goals, formative: what do these words mean when it comes to understanding how your child is learning in school?
Oʻahu’s Public Schools Will Go Online for the First Month of School
Photo: Aaron K. Yoshino Parents had been watching the rapidly increasing case counts of COVID-19 for the last week. So, it wasn’t a surprise for many Gov. David Ige and state schools Superintendent Christina Kishimoto announced Friday, Aug. 7, that…