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Clay Partnering LLC

Community Voices: Partnering is a proven process for building stronger teams, securing better outcomes and preventing disputes

For organizations looking to improve internal alignment, stakeholder engagement, and/or internal or external collaboration, this structured, facilitation-based process offers a compelling alternative to traditional problem-solving and strategic planning models.

Gerald “Jerry” ClayMay 08, 2025

“Miss Congeniality” is one of the movies featured on the big screens this week.

Rom-coms for mom back in theaters for limited showings

Consolidated Theatres is bringing back some film favorites in time for Mother’s Day. Watch movies such as “Bridget Jones’s Diary” and “Miss Congeniality” on the big screen at theatres across Oʻahu. 

Katie HellandMay 08, 2025

shave ice and milkshake

These shave ice treats are so ‘kawaii’

Kawaii Ice Wave brings its sundaes, soft serve and shave ice to Mililani Shopping Center

Kelli Shiroma BraiottaMay 07, 2025

‘Ahi ssambap

Dive into this limited-time, Market Fish menu

StripSteak, A Michael Mina Restaurant, is kicking off summer with dining events and dishes that showcase island-caught fish

Kelli Shiroma BraiottaMay 07, 2025

This brother duo will be featured performers at Ko Olina Children’s Festival.

North Shore-based duo of brothers set to perform at Ko Olina Children’s Festival

Nyjah Music & Zyah Rhythm are a duo of brothers set to perform at Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women & Children on Saturday, May 10. They have a personal connection to the medical center, which will benefit from the festival.

Katie HellandMay 07, 2025

Cassidy Crowley and Genevieve Iida run Shred Shave Ice, while attending Punahou School. The pair is pictured here at the brandʻs recent pre-launch event.

Shred Shave Ice finds its niche in the local dessert business

Punahou School students Cassidy Crowley and Genevieve Iida share their journey as young entrepreneurs, with their latest venture paying homage to Uncle Clay’s House of Pure Aloha. The pair have turned a profit in less than two months, serving sweet treats at private events and a pop-up.

Kelsey Kukaua MedeirosMay 07, 2025

Māhealani Uchiyama is a singer and songwriter and the kumu hula of Hālau Ka Ua Tuahine, as well as the founder and artistic director of Māhea Uchiyama Center for International Dance in Berkeley, California.

Lei Day marked release of Māhealani Uchiyama’s new song

A growth spurt helped this artist discover her calling as a singer, songwriter and kumu hula. Māhealani Uchiyama released her newest song on Lei Day. It is part of the album, “Pōpoloheno: Songs of Resilience and Joy,” which launches June 13 and celebrates a compilation of stories of people of African descent in Hawaiian history.

Katie HellandMay 06, 2025

sushi and poke bowl

Domo Café brings its sushi and poke to Pearl Kai Shopping Center

The biz just opened its third location.

Kelli Shiroma BraiottaMay 06, 2025

An aerial rendering of The Cove redevelopment.

Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Neighborhood Board supports West O‘ahu redevelopment project

Cove Campbell Kobayashi LLC —  a partnership comprised of the James Campbell Co., Kobayashi Group and BlackSand Capital — is working to redevelop the nearly 11-acre property as The Cove.

Stephanie SalmonsMay 06, 2025

The Ala Wai Canal pictured from the Waikīkī-Kapahulu Public Library end. Photo taken May 3, 2025.

What goes into making Genki Balls and why the Ala Wai is better for it

The Genki Ala Wai Project started in 2019 with a mission “to empower students, teachers and the community to work together to restore the ecosystem in Ala Wai Canal,” which runs through Waikīkī. Aloha State Daily lent a hand over the weekend toward its goal to deploy 300,000 Genki Balls, made of effective microorganisms, to make the water safe for fishing and swimming by 2026, while inspiring other waterway cleanups on Oʻahu and beyond.

Kelsey Kukaua MedeirosMay 06, 2025

ice cream

Unique ice cream flavors will have you coming back to Kailua

Please Come Again’s Pan Asian-inspired ice cream flavors are worth the drive to the Windward side.

Kelli Shiroma BraiottaMay 05, 2025

a lot of piggy banks

Community Voices: The major raid that wasn’t

The state Legislature came close to raiding nearly $320 million from 97 different special funds this session.

Tom YamachikaMay 05, 2025

Fireknife

Polynesian Cultural Center set to host 32nd annual World Fireknife Championships

Competitors from all around the world will compete at the Polynesian Cultural Center in the coming weeks.

Christian ShimabukuMay 03, 2025

schools desks

Pipikaula Corner: The kids need more ... indoctrination?

A case study in how goofy ideas trickle down from New York to Honolulu. The latest argument? Hawai‘i's public schools need to be turned into factories of "resistance." Someone dust off the Pink Floyd albums!

A. Kam NapierMay 03, 2025

This lei contest included more than 130 entries.

City and County of Honolulu announces winners of Lei Day contest

More than 130 lei were submitted to this contest, hosted by the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Parks and Recreation, on Lei Day, May 1, at Kapiʻolani Park. See photos of the lei entered in the contest and learn the winner of the Mayor’s Grand Prize.

Katie HellandMay 02, 2025

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Hawai‘i baseball readies for home series against No. 7 Oregon State

The Rainbow Warriors, who are on the outside looking in for the Big West Conference race, host No. 7 Oregon State for a nonconference series this weekend.

Christian ShimabukuMay 02, 2025

A rendering of Uahi Ridge, a new affordable rental housing development that recently broke ground in Līhu‘e.

Affordable rental project coming to Līhu‘e

Ground broke this week on Uahi Ridge. When complete, the first phase of the project will offer 96 affordable rental units for families earning at or below 60% of the area median income. The second phase of the project will add 60 more units.

Stephanie SalmonsMay 02, 2025

(Photo by Reyazul Haque)

Two stories of transformation from a program within The Salvation Army

Local residents Tai Lizama and David Chung share how the nonprofit’s Adult Rehabilitation Center changed their lives for the better, and how they’re still involved today.

Kelsey Kukaua MedeirosMay 02, 2025

Chuck Merkel, outgoing executive director of the Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum

Chuck Merkel reflects on nine years at the Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum

On May 1, Merkel will retire as executive director of the museum, featuring World War II submarine USS Bowfin, within Pearl Harbor National Memorial. He shares the accomplishments he’s most proud of and what’s next for the nonprofit.

Kelsey Kukaua MedeirosMay 01, 2025

Ryan Tanaka

Braddahhood and Sistahhood Grindz evolves with new landscape to support Hawai‘i athletes

An event was held at Giovanni Pastrami on Tuesday afternoon to commemorate a first-of-its-kind name, image and likeness (NIL) deal for local high school athletes.

Christian ShimabukuMay 01, 2025

Chris van Bergeijk is the CEO of the Kosasa Foundation.

Kosasa Foundation launches new grant program for arts and culture nonprofits

This foundation has a new grant program that seeks to bridge the gap in funding for nonprofits and young creatives in the arts sector, which was hard hit during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Katie HellandApril 30, 2025

Topa Tower in Downtown Honolulu

Lost Time at Topa Tower

Weird experiences at the site of the former Honolulu Fort suggest that the boundaries between past, present and future might be porous.

Lopaka Kapanui and Tanya KapanuiApril 30, 2025

Caleigh Dillon

Hawai‘i entrepreneurs get lessons through ‘Āina to Mākeke program

The 12-week program aims to help participants scale up their food businesses.

Stephanie SalmonsApril 30, 2025

Lunalilo Home's five-acre campus located in Hawaiʻi Kai accommodates more than 40 residential seniors, as well as a adult day center, with space for cultural activities.

Recent gifts boost housing and strategic planning efforts by local nonprofits

The Central Pacific Bank Foundation and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines recently teamed up to provide a total of $625,000 in grants to local organizations addressing Hawaiʻi’s housing crisis. Aloha State Daily spoke with recipients about how they plan to use the dedicated funds, as well as CPB Foundation President Catherine Ngo about its overall goal to strengthen Isle communities.

Kelsey Kukaua MedeirosApril 30, 2025

Dillon Gabriel

Days before NFL Draft, Mililani's Dillon Gabriel gives back to alma mater again

Gabriel donated various new pieces of training and recovery equipment to Mililani High School just days before he becomes an NFL Draft selection.

Christian ShimabukuApril 23, 2025

Charis Higginson, left, founded Humanity Hale in 2019.

Hawai‘i Island nonprofit seeks community support for transitional housing project

Humanity Hale’s Charis Higginson recently launched the organization’s first GoFundMe campaign requesting $550,000 to purchase a 10-acre farmstead in Captain Cook. Her goal is to build a safe haven for local youth, offering transitional housing, trauma-based support and Hawaiian arts and culture programming, as well as a community gathering space.

Kelsey Kukaua MedeirosApril 23, 2025

Sports Box boxes

Have a ball at Central O‘ahu's new sports simulator experience

Sports Box is opening another location in Pearlridge Center’s Wai Makai on May 1.

Kelli Shiroma BraiottaApril 23, 2025

The exterior of 508 N. Kalaheo Avenue in Kailua.

High-Low: On the market in Kailua Beachside

Median home prices are just one way to look at the real estate market. In this new feature, Aloha State Daily will look at neighborhoods, and even single apartment buildings, to find the highest- and lowest-priced homes on the market so readers can see the spectrum of what's available. Up first, Kailua Beachside.

Stephanie SalmonsApril 23, 2025

Cam Stone

Molded by past adversities, Hawai‘i football star Cam Stone set to begin pro career

The 2025 NFL Draft runs from Thursday to Saturday, with Stone viewed as a potential Day 3 selection.

Christian ShimabukuApril 22, 2025

Sally Chow pictured picking up food from Ala Moana Center.

This volunteer hates food waste and loves giving back to the local community

Meet Sally Chow, a volunteer for Oʻahu nonprofit Aloha Harvest, which collects on average about 6,000 pounds of excess food per day and redistributes it for free to partner agencies that feed those in need.

Kelsey Kukaua MedeirosApril 22, 2025

scissor cutting money

Community Voices: Fearing federal cuts, state looks to axe tax credits

Renters, landlords, business owners and more should watch out for House Bill 1369, which the Tax Foundation of Hawai‘i has dubbed the "Category Killer," for the categories of tax exemptions and credits it seeks to eliminate.

Tom YamachikaApril 21, 2025

Lahaina, as it was before the 2023 wildfire

Community Voices: Apply rebuilding waivers to all Lahaina fire victims

When disaster strikes, people want to rebuild what they lost. If that property is in a Shoreline Management Area, however, the law can get in the way, as hundreds of Lahaina homeowners have found out. A bill before the legislature would waive such restrictions, freeing people to rebuild their homes.

Keliʻi Akina & Ph.D.April 20, 2025

E Kingma Large

Community Voices: Presidential proclamation balances ocean protection and sustainable commercial tuna fishing

This viewpoint from the Hawai‘i Longline Association makes a case that President Donald Trump's reopening of commercial fishing grounds around Pacific islands is good for local consumers and industry, which use more sustainable methods than do foreign fishing fleets.

Eric KingmaApril 19, 2025

butter chicken plate

There’s a new Indian restaurant in Central Oʻahu

Cha Cha’s Indian Curry serves up butter chicken, lamb curry and naan

Kelli Shiroma BraiottaApril 17, 2025

scallops and chicken pot pie

Podmore has a new spring menu

New dishes range from scallops to roasted cauliflower and a must-have chicken pot pie

Kelli Shiroma BraiottaApril 17, 2025

Pastor David "Waxer" Tipton serves as the Waikīkī Beach Chaplaincy's director and president, overseeing the more than 55-year-old evangelistic ministry in Waikīkī.

Community Voices: Persistence amid permit issues to hold services at Waikīkī Beach

Waikīkī Beach Chaplaincy has served the community surrounding the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waīkikī Beach Resort for 55 years. Last month, the chaplaincy received a “Cease and Desist Order” from the state Department of Land and Natural Resources for its Easter and weekly services. Pastor David “Waxer” Tipton, director and president of the chaplaincy since 2021, shares how the organization is handling permitting pitfalls this year.

David "Waxer" TiptonApril 17, 2025

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