According to the experts, here's what financially literate children should look like: They should be able to evaluate financial information, set financial goals and possess the skills to achieve them, be able to use financial services (like banks and loans)…
The Honolulu Zoo's new baby lions have three local students to thank for their names. The 4-month-old cubs, Kekoa, Alohi and Iolana made their debut at the zoo this past weekend. Each of the cubs got their names from a…
Forty-seven schools statewide were represented at yesterday's 2013 Hawaii Geographic Bee, held at the Blaisdell Center. Winner Andrew Anderton, of Lihue, Kauai is an eighth grader at Island School. Anderton is no stranger to this competition; he also won the…
Wyatt and Sky take in the lawn and garden at the Spalding House. Growing up in Hawaii means that my children are regularly surrounded by beauty. When we visit beaches, hike trails or stop at scenic overlooks, we talk…
Akira Takabayashi, an eighth grader from Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School on Kauai. The winning word was lamentation, but other words such as Hemerocallis and baruhkzy were among the list of words that moved him forward in the competition. He…
The Monster at the End of this Book By Jon StoneIllustrated by Michael SmollinReview by HONOLULU Family reader Lisa Hartwell-Tindle and her son, Nainoa. “There's a monster at the end of this book!” screams our 21/2-year-old son, Nainoa. Like most…
According to the experts, here's what financially literate children should look like: They should be able to evaluate financial information, set financial goals and possess the skills to achieve them, be able to use financial services (like banks and loans)…
Photos by David Croxford and Kristen Hook
I'm not sure when I became a techno dinosaur, but it was somewhere between my daughters' births and their entrance this year into fourth grade. I spent 30 minutes recently trying to figure out how to work Face Time, only…
LION DANCE PHOTO: WES FUNAI. OTHER PHOTOS: CHILDRENS DISCOVERY CENTER CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONAGES 3 TO 10Children's Discovery CenterFeb. 10, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.Celebrate the Year of the Snake with special activities and a lion dance and performance…
