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Autumn Flavors
A Comforting Green Chile Pork Recipe Designed for Easy Weeknight Dinners and Meaningful Family Connection Article by Bethany Reid | Photography by Community Eats & Hailey Cartwright For my family, as September rolls in, there’s a coming together, an almost imperceptible drawing in. A return to routine, a return to hard work, a return to family. Long summer nights at the beach give way to after-school sports and homework. Historically, fall has me craving meals around my table. Candlelit and...
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Hobby Turned Into Impact
A Young Entrepreneur Flips the Narrative of a Tech-Addicted Generation on Its Head Article by Matias Arredondo | Photography by Anna Velichko It isn’t hard to agree that technology can be a time-killer, a babysitter or a source of isolation. However, what if it wasn’t? Born and raised on the Big Island, 14-year-old Thomas Rooney felt captivated by technology since he was a keiki, even pulling apart computers and small motors. At age nine, he didn’t just absorb information but used it to build...
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Kona’s Tiny Queen
The Remarkable Story of an Island Bee Ruling Her Hive and Feeding the World Article by Leandra Rouse | Photography by Julia Silva Kurppa On an isolated island in the Pacific, in a hot lava rock field surrounded by coffee trees, in a colorful box buzzing with life—a queen is born. She emerges from her golden cell, a royal nursery built just for raising queens. For the past 16 days, nurse bees have been caring for her closely, feeding her a special elixir called royal jelly. She grows from...
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No One Walks Alone
A Grueling Trek Proved That Raising Young Men Requires an Entire Community Article by Julia Silva Kurppa | Photography by Joel Froese “Stop. Breathe. Walk.” The directive from Abe Medeiros was simple, but executing it took everything his grandson, RJ, had left. Clutching the end of his grandfather’s walking pole, RJ was being pulled up the final, brutal incline of Mauna Kea. Behind him walked his father, Randy Tabayunda, watching every step, ready to catch his son if he fell. Years earlier...
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