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Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-May 2, 2018
Photo: Courtesy of Oahu RC&DA goat from the Therapeutic Horsemanship of Hawaii promotes the 2018 Parade Of Farms. 3rd Annual Parade of Farms Recent rains and flooding in Waimānalo haven't stopped the Parade of Farms, an annual behind-the-scenes tour of…
Inside Look: 2019 Hawaiʻi Book & Music Festival
Photo: Courtesy of Hawaiʻi Book and Music Festival The Hawaiʻi Book & Music Festival comes to downtown Honolulu this Saturday and Sunday, featuring children’s book authors, live entertainment, discounts on local books and music, and a book swap where keiki…
Inside Look: 26th Annual Filipino Fiesta
Photo: Courtesy of Filipino Community CenterFilipino Fiesta Court Get your pancit and lumpia fix this Saturday, May 5, at the 26th annual Filipino Fiesta. After more than two decades in Waikīkī and Waipahu, organizers have moved this year’s event to…
Building Your Dream House? The 2018 Home & Garden Show Can Help
Do you dream of waking up in your dream home? There’s an expo that can help make it happen. Find expert services and the best new products at the 2018 Home & Garden Show sponsored by Atlas Construction, taking place…
We Tried It: “Your Rainbow World” Gallery at Hawai‘i Children's Discovery Center
Photo by David Croxford.Kids get creative with Chinese lion-dancing equipment and a drum at the Hawaiʻi Children's Discovery Center. What: The newly renovated “Your Rainbow World” Gallery. Who: Four parents; two girls, 5 and 8; two boys, 2 and 4.…
We Tried It: Living Art Marine Center Reef Walk
Photo: Jennifer Carlile Dalgamouni Who: Mom, Dad, Uncle and 5- and 7-year-old boys What: Living Art Marine Center Night Reef Walk Where: Shoreline near Kāhala When: Saturday, 6 to 7:45 p.m. Our family had gone on a few daytime reef walks…
We Tried It: UH Institute for Astronomy Open House
Photo: Jennifer Carlile Dalgamouni What: Institute for Astronomy Open House Where: UH Institute for Astronomy in Mānoa, 2680 Woodlawn Drive. When: 1 to 3 p.m. at last year's event in 2017. Who: Mom, Dad, 4- and 6-year-old boys, joined by two…
Summer Camp Opportunity: Seeds4Tomorrow
Photo: Courtesy of Seeds4TomorrowSeeds4Tomorrow teaches out in the fields and inside classrooms. Do your children love gardening? Do they ever ask how certain fruits and veggies end up on their dinner plates? Consider signing them up for Seeds4Tomorrow, a hands-on…
Education Cheat Sheet: Helping Your Child with Math
Photo: Courtesy of Island Pacific Academy Editor’s Note: The thing I had feared since Cassera started elementary school happened in second grade. She asked me to check her math homework and as I stared at what appeared to be a…
Inside Look at The Nānākuli Public Library
Photos: Glenn Miura of CDS International For years, families in the Leeward Coast communities of Nānākuli and Mā‘ili had to drive to Wai‘anae or Kapolei to get to a public library. That ended on April 14, 2018, when the state’s 51st…
Support Hawaii’s Moms in Business at the Mom Made Market
Courtesy of The Keiki Dept.Courtesy of Love + MonstersCourtesy of My3bsCourtesy of Jana LamCourtesy of Tony & Mei Hawaii’s Mom Made Market returns for its third year on Saturday, April 21, and Sunday, April 22, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.…
Your Weekend: The Best Family Events-April 11, 2018
Photo: Courtesy YMCAThe ropes course at Camp Erdman. YMCA Healthy Kids Day The annual event at the YMCA’s North Shore camp offers kids free access to the rope climbing course, giant swing, rock-climbing wall and pool. Wear covered shoes if…
7 Emergency First Aid Classes You Can Take and One for Your Kids
Illustration: Kelsey Ige American Red Cross Hawai‘i Classes: “Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED” teaches basic, life-saving skills plus CPR and the use of the AED. “Babysitting Basics” teaches youth ages 11 and older how to care for little children in…
Medical Emergencies: Real-Life Parent Tips to Keep Your Family Safe
Illustrations: Kelsey Ige From the moment they start crawling, kids get into accidents. Sometimes it’s falling off the couch or bed—usually after jumping on it despite your warnings. Other times it’s missing the next monkey bar, fingers getting caught in…