by Alia Wong | Oct 8, 2014 | charter schools, education, hawaii, k-12 education, neighbor islands, uncategorized
As lava from the Kilauea Volcano continues its approach toward Pahoa, schools in the rural community are preparing for the worst. For two public Department of Education and charter schools, that could mean total devastation. The latest volcanic activity started in...
by Alia Wong | Jul 20, 2011 | government, hawaii, language & culture, lifestyle, miscellaneous, neighbor islands, uncategorized
As she sits in her kitchen, Lindamae Maldonado flips through a photo album. The snapshots show an elderly woman with short, silver hair and round glasses, usually wearing a muumuu and always with a wide grin on her face. She has Maldonado’s swarthy skin, her dark...