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Child with SMA has found a way a to communicate
This gave her a life expectancy of two years old, but she’s now eight years old, with a way to talk. → Read More
Laulima: Bringing holiday cheer to keiki w/rare genetic disorder
Mom and dad say that when their son was born two years ago, they knew something wasn’t right. → Read More
Laulima: Single mom caring for ill son could use your help
Today’s Laulima family is a family of two – a mom and her adult son. Being a single parent is never easy, and for this mom, it’s especially difficult. → Read More
Laulima: Loneliness and depression from the loss of 4 friends
As many know, loneliness can be crippling, and the holidays can compound depression. → Read More
Laulima: Family of 6 in one room, son with severe health issues
Today’s Laulima family is a big family living in a small space while caring for their son with severe health issue → Read More
Laulima: A Maui family hit hard by COVID needs your help
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Today’s Laulima family is on Maui and was hit hard by COVID. Kathy Muneno has their story and tells us how we can help. Mom was pregnant with their second child when earlier this year she contracted covid and was sick for a month before being admitted to the hospital. Dad took […] → Read More
Laulima: A grandmother on Kaua’i caring for her grandchildren needs your help
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Today’s laulima family is a family of five, sometimes more, on the island of Kaua’i. It’s a grandmother caring for her grandchildren. Kathy Muneno spoke with her and has their story. Denise looks way too young to be a grandmother, especially with 33 grandchildren! She’s in her two-bedroom one bath apartment that […] → Read More
Laulima: Mom, dad is in need of help as they take care of their daughter’s three children
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Today’s Laulima family has gone through so much tragedy over the last year and we’re hoping you can help them through this holiday season. Kathy Muneno has more. Mom and dad had six children. Less than four years ago, they lost a daughter, then this past year mom’s mother passed away after […] → Read More
Laulima: A Maui nonprofit needs your help
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Today’s Laulima family is actually a new, nonprofit on Maui. It’s providing a much-needed service. But it needs your help to continue serving the community. Kathy Muneno has more. “The Aloha Diaper Bank Maui Hub” just opened in June of this year. It provides Maui’s most vulnerable Keiki with diapers, to keep […] → Read More
Laulima: A young mom of one child needs your help
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Today’s Laulima family was just getting started when tragedy struck. We’re hoping you can help them. Kathy Muneno has their story. Mom and dad, both 22 years old, recently got married, and five months ago had a baby boy. Dad worked full time and mom stayed home to care for their baby. […] → Read More
Laulima: A grandmother with three grandchildren needs your help
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Today’s Laulima family is a grandmother and her three grandchildren who were abandoned. Kathy Muneno has their story. The professional who referred this family to Laulima says the boys, ages eight, 11 and 13, only knew a life of drugs and neglect. She says both their parents used drugs and both went […] → Read More
Laulima day: Donate a gift to a local family in need at a neighbor island mall
HONOLULU (KHON2) — This Saturday, Dec. 4 is Laulima Day. It’s a chance to walk right up and donate new unwrapped gifts that will go to local families in need. While the lingering pandemic means that we can’t be back in full swing yet, we have been able to expand back to a neighbor island […] → Read More
Laulima: Young mother and her three-year-old son
Today's Laulima family is a young mother trying hard to leave her unstable childhood, and abusive marriage behind - to provide a beautiful future for her little boy. → Read More
Laulima: Self-employed woman loses business, struggles to support mom with Parkinson’s disease
For many years, one 61-year old woman was a self-employed esthetician. With the lockdown, she had to close her business and without income, she had to move out of her home. → Read More
100th birthday celebrated with drive by parade
Carlina Sunio turned 100 years old today! → Read More
Aloha 2 Kupuna: Meet Bobby Kekoanui
For many high-risk Hawaii kupuna, financial hardship can mean needing to choose between medications or food. → Read More
Kupuna Life: over 50 years teaching special education, and still going strong
There is a treasure to be found at Aina Haina Elementary School. Her name is Sharon Souza. Here with two of her 8 grandchildren, here because her grandchildren go here, as all four of her children did. In all, more than 35 years at Aina Haina Elementary, the entire time, teaching what she’s been teaching […] → Read More
Taking a more integrated approach to dementia
These children at the Montessori Community School in Makiki learn by a philosophy and system developed by Dr. Maria Montessori in Italy more than one hundred years ago. → Read More
'Ike Kupuna: Dods, Kai, Barahal, Keaulana
He's a local boy who grew up here in Kuliouou in East Honolulu. There is not a chance, he says, that he would have ever imagined becoming president and CEO of First Hawaiian Bank. → Read More
Jim Leahey, Irish Person of the Year
The Saint Patrick's Day parade always falls on UH game day. → Read More